Republican Handel avoids upset in Georgia race, thanks Trump

Republican Karen Handel won a nationally watched congressional election Tuesday in Georgia, and she thanked President Donald Trump after she avoided an upset that would have rocked Washington ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

14-year-old boy drowns in central Las Vegas swimming pool

The incident happened about 7:30 p.m. on the 4200 block of Nolan Lane, near Alta Drive and Valley View Boulevard, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. P. Spencer said.

Debra March sworn in as mayor of Henderson

Henderson Mayor Debra March was sworn in Tuesday night along with three other aldermen, making her the city’s second female mayor.

Lots of issues with socialized medicine

While our system is not perfect, we know that nothing is. I feel strongly that we should be as free and as responsible as possible in our lives.

Hot or not, the workday must go on

At 2:47 p.m., the taco truck on Las Vegas Boulevard and Bonanza Road hit 115 degrees. With the ovens on and the meat cooking on the rotisserie, it’d be 130. The metal refrigerators were hot to the touch.

Bullpen pitches 51s to victory at Reno

Six pitchers combine to lead the 51s to an 8-4 victory over the Reno Aces in the final game of a four-game series at Greater Nevada Field in Reno.

Air Force Weapons School reactivates 6th Weapons Squadron at Nellis AFB

Keeping its century old skull-and-propeller shoulder patch for its pilots and ground crew, the U.S. Air Force Weapons School reactivated the 6th Weapons Squadron on Tuesday at Nellis Air Force Base as a new home for F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter jets.

Mobb Deep’s Prodigy dies after Las Vegas show

Prodigy, the rapper best known for his work as half of long-running New York duo Mobb Deep, died in Las Vegas, after a hospitalization due to complications from sickle-cell anemia. He was 42.

 
Culinary hypocrisy on full display at health center opening

Some people go to great lengths to hide their intellectual dishonesty. Not the leaders of Culinary Local 226. Last week, they sent out a news release and invited Gov. Brian Sandoval to join the celebration of their glaring hypocrisy.

Officials formally kick off conference center expansion at MGM Grand

Accompanied by a blast of green and gold confetti and “Viva Las Vegas” by Elvis Presley, MGM Resorts International executives on Tuesday tossed gravel with gold-colored shovels to kick off construction of a $130 million conference center expansion at the MGM Grand, a key piece in a larger south Strip strategy.

Northern Nevada inmate found dead

An inmate at the Northern Nevada Correctional Facility in Carson City died Monday.

Walmart employees graduate Las Vegas Training Academy

Seventy-five employees graduated as the first class from the Walmart’s Las Vegas Training Academy, which also celebrated its grand opening during the ceremony Tuesday.

Michael Brown’s parents reach settlement with city of Ferguson

A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement in the wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the parents of Michael Brown, an unarmed, black 18-year-old, whose fatal shooting by a white police officer nearly three years ago in Ferguson, Missouri, set off months of protests.

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