School bus leasing gets unanimous OK in Nevada Senate

School districts could lease school buses and other vehicles for private events under a bill approved Wednesday by the Nevada Senate.

‘Hangover’ producer J.C. Spink dead at 45

Manager and producer J.C. Spink, who founded Benderspink with Chis Bender and produced comedies like “The Hangover,” died Tuesday at his home in West Hollywood. He was 45.

Las Vegas wreck brings to light Takata airbag issues

A Nevada crash that nearly killed a young woman has exposed a hole in the government’s efforts to get dangerous Takata air bag inflators off the road: There’s nothing that prevents the devices from being taken from wrecked cars and reused.

 
Here’s what the Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino tastes like — VIDEO

Starbucks released its long-rumored Unicorn Frappuccino in participating stores nationwide Wednesday. But when a news release identifies a drink’s component parts by its colors, rather than its flavors – well, that’s a pretty telling detail.

Las Vegas police take stabbing suspect into custody

Police on Wednesday night apprehended a man suspected of a stabbing spree that left one man dead, critically wounded another, and tried to wound a third in separate incidents Wednesday morning.

Vogue Robinson named Clark County’s new poet laureate

Las Vegas woman will become just the second person to hold the honorary position, designed to promote poetry as an art form and as “a medium for inspirational public commentary.”

 
Trump’s inaugural donors doubled record set by Obama

Billionaires, corporations and NFL owners opened their wallets in a big way to help President Donald Trump raise a record-shattering $107 million for his inaugural festivities, records released by the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday show.

Earlier salary declaration proposed in Nevada Assembly

Future justice of the peace candidates could sooner know the salaries for the position under a bill heard Wednesday in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

George H.W. Bush extends hospital stay

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush will spend at least another day at a Houston hospital where he is under observation while recovering from his second bout of pneumonia in three months.

Impossible ‘bleeding’ vegan burgers arrive in Las Vegas

As Chef Joe Elevado’s new Korean-influenced sliders cook on a hot griddle at a table at Andrea’s in Encore, those seated around the table pull out their phones and start snapping away as the small patties sizzle and gradually change from a bright red to a more familiar shade of browned beef.

Serena Williams is pregnant

It’s another love game for Serena Williams: She is pregnant — and, based on the timeline she offered, she already was when she won the Australian Open.

Female hunter proves she’s no turkey with bow and arrow

The gobbler ghosted out of the trees within 30 yards of Heather Pratt’s hiding spot. She came to full draw and released her arrow. This time she didn’t miss.

Derek Jeter returns to site of (ahem) hole-in-one

The Derek Jeter Invitational starts Thursday at Shadow Creek. Among those expected to play are Marcus Allen, Ray Allen, Anthony Anderson, Brandi Chastain, Don Cheadle, Ken Griffey Jr. and Ivan Rodriguez.

Host Bill O’Reilly out at Fox News

Fox News has decided to part ways with star host Bill O’Reilly following allegations of sexual harassment, New York magazine reported on Wednesday, citing anonymous sources briefed on the discussions.

Prince estate sues engineer over unpublished music

Prince’s estate is claiming a sound engineer who worked with the musician on five tracks in 2006 is threatening to release the unpublished material and has no right to do so.

Sunny and warm for the week in Las Vegas Valley

Sunny skies, warm high temperatures and light winds are expected in the Las Vegas Valley through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

House Oversight chairman Chaffetz to leave Congress after ‘18

House Oversight Panel Chairman Jason Chaffetz on Wednesday announced his plans to leave Congress after the 2018 midterm elections, saying he had no intention of running for any political office.