Vanity plates are popular in Nevada, but some are off-limits

It’s not uncommon to see personalized license plates bearing messages such as “beehive,” “vroooom,” “mrandmr” and the uncomfortable-sounding “smthrme” on Nevada roads. However, when it comes to choosing vanity plates, people can’t always get what they want.

Asteroids a bigger risk than shark attacks, odds indicate

The confirmed return of great white sharks to Cape Cod has rattled some boaters and beachgoers. Yet the chances of an encounter involving a human are infinitesimally small, and the likelihood of an attack resulting in serious injury or death is smaller still.

Southern fare among offerings at north valley’s Waffles Cafe

Kimberly Brown of North Las Vegas was ready to go back to work after being a stay-at-home mom for five years with her youngest son, Landon. She had been working for Bank of America for 10 years before taking maternity leave.

‘Circus 1903’ moving into Paris Las Vegas’ theater

“Circus 1903” arrives from Simon Painter and Tim Lawson for The Works Entertainment and MagicSpace Entertainment, the producers of touring magic production “The Illusionists.”

No What-Ifs for short-lived Las Vegas CFL team

VICE Sports revisited the Las Vegas Posse’s rapid rise, and even more rapid decline, in a retrospective called “The Bizarre Story of the Las Vegas Posse and the CFL’s Stint in Sin City.”

 
CBO analysis: Senate health bill would leave 22M uninsured

Senate Republicans were barreling ahead Monday for a showdown vote on a health care reform bill despite independent analysis that showed the GOP plan would leave 22 million uninsured.

 
Artist Salvador Dali’s body to be exhumed to settle paternity suit

A Spanish judge on Monday ordered the remains of artist Salvador Dali to be exhumed to settle a paternity suit, despite opposition from the state-run foundation that manages the artist’s estate.

UNLV assistant professor: US airports face challenge

Most U.S. libraries are sure to have countless books on locomotives, automobiles, airplanes and especially military aircraft. But there’s not nearly as much on airports.

British PM Theresa May says Brexit won’t disrupt lives in 2019

British Prime Minister Theresa May tried Monday to reassure European Union citizens living in Britain that their lives and those of their family will not be disrupted when Britain leaves the EU in 2019.

Immigration enforcement trial begins for ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio

The immigration rhetoric and crackdowns pushed by President Donald Trump have a familiar ring in Arizona, where former Sheriff Joe Arpaio once used similar tactics to become a national figure.

Raiders planning stadium that could rise 225 feet, FAA docs show

The Raiders want to start construction by Nov. 1 on a new NFL stadium that could rise 225 feet from a vacant 62-acre plot of land on Russell Road, just west of Interstate 15, according to information posted Monday morning by the Federal Aviation Administration.

City finds solution for unfinished Huckleberry Park

Residents were left looking at an unfinished park in the Providence master-planned community in the northwest valley after the developer, Cliff’s Edge, dropped the project nearly two years ago.

 
SUV plunges into LA motel swimming pool, 8 injured

Eight people were injured Sunday night when an SUV crashed into a motel swimming pool, Los Angeles police said. The driver lost control of his vehicle, crashed through a brick wall and landed in the swimming pool, police said.

Ospreys making a comeback — PHOTOS

An abundance of nests along the Lynnhaven River in Virginia Beach, Virginia, points to the bird’s surging population in recent decades after the insecticide DDT nearly wiped them out last century.

Supreme Court rules on concealed guns, church rights

The Supreme Court is rejecting yet another call to decide whether Americans have a constitutional right to carry guns with them outside their homes.

A look at Day 27 of the World Series of Poker

Phil Hellmuth is one of 11 players remaining in the $10,000 buy-in Seven-card Stud Hi-Low/8 or Better Championship. But standing in the Poker Brat’s path to a record 15th career WSOP bracelet is a who’s who of pros.

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