Makeup of Clark County board raises eyebrows

Wolfson’s positions on the committee and as a representative of an entity it recommends money for is no exception. At least eight of the committee’s 10 members are tied to grant applicants.

 
Former Cincinnati cop on trial for death of black motorist

A former University of Cincinnati police officer on trial for the murder of an unarmed black motorist feared for his life as the traffic stop unfolded, his attorney said on Thursday.

New report ranks Nevada 4th nationally in solar capacity

Solar energy production keeps expanding in Nevada, with the state ranking fourth nationally in cumulative capacity in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period the previous year, a national group reported Thursday.

 
Footage from deadly London attack shows police, attackers

Dramatic video footage released Thursday captures the moment when armed police swooped into a busy market area near London Bridge on Saturday night and shot dead three attackers.

Women are roaring again in NHRA racing

Another chapter in progressive motor sports history was written last weekend at the New England Nationals where drag racing with its first sweep by female drivers.

Vegas Golden Knights hire Mike Kelly as first assistant coach

The Vegas Golden Knights announced Thursday that Mike Kelly has been hired as an assistant coach, reuniting he and head coach Gerard Gallant from earlier this season when they were with the Florida Panthers.

2005 Cosby interview read during Day 4 of sex assault trial

Bill Cosby told police that he gave allergy pills to Andrea Constand to help her relax before what he described as a consensual sexual encounter, a policeman testified at the entertainer’s criminal trial Thursday

A look at Day 9 of the World Series of Poker

The round of 32 for the $10,000 buy-in Heads-up No-limit Hold ’em Championship is stacked with stars, including eight-time bracelet winner Erik Seidel, five-time bracelet winner Jason Mercier, and former Main Event champions Joe Cada, Ryan Riess and Joe McKeehen.

Former S. Korea health minister guilty of swaying Samsung vote

South Korea’s former health minister was convicted on Thursday of pressuring the country’s pension fund to support a controversial Samsung merger, in one of the first rulings on key players in the corruption scandals that ensnared the country’s ousted president and Samsung’s heir.

Attorneys for ‘Serial’ subject Adnan Syed argue for new trial

Attorneys for a man convicted of killing his high school sweetheart, and whose story is at the center of the popular podcast “Serial,” will argue Thursday that he deserves a new trial.

 
Las Vegas officers killed in ambush remembered 3 years later — VIDEO

On June 8, 2014, Metropolitan Police officers Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo were dining at CiCi’s Pizza, near Stewart Avenue and Nellis Boulevard, when they were ambushed by anti-government, anti-police zealots Jerad and Amanda Miller.

Brief cool-down ahead for Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Valley can expect another triple-digit day before a brief cool-down period, the National Weather Service said.

US 95 lanes near Tropicana reopen after crash

A crash on U.S. Highway 95 near Tropicana Avenue has been cleared Thursday and all lanes have reopened, according to Regional Transporatation Commission traffic cameras.

Fishermen helping to recover bodies from Myanmar plane crash

Fishermen joined navy and air force personnel Thursday in recovering bodies and aircraft parts from the sea off Myanmar, where a military plane carrying 122 people including 15 children crashed a day earlier.

 
Space Invaders skill-based gaming lands in Atlantic City

Scientific Games, the Las Vegas-based maker of slots and table games, is launching Space Invaders, its first skill-based slot game, at several Caesars-owned casinos in the New Jersey gambling resort.

 
JP Morgan opening its first commercial bank in Nevada

JPMorgan Chase opens its first commercial banking arm in the state Thursday, which will serve companies generating between $20 million and $500 million in annual revenue.

 
Ex-FBI chief Comey says he was fired to blunt Russian investigation

Former FBI Director James Comey told a nationally televised hearing Thursday that President Donald Trump fired him to blunt an investigation into campaign ties to Russian meddling in the presidential election.

Polls open in UK election after campaign marred by attacks

Polling stations across Britain opened for national elections amid heightened security Thursday as one senior police official said the country was living through “unprecedented times” following a series of terror attacks in recent weeks.

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