Florida woman gets 5 months for threatening Sandy Hook parent

A Florida woman has pleaded guilty to threatening a man whose 6-year-old son was killed in the 2012 mass shooting at a Connecticut school, which she believed was a hoax.

Museum of Failure celebrates products that flopped

Green Heinz ketchup? Fat-free Pringles? Colgate frozen lasagna? You don’t need to be an expert to know these products weren’t successful.

Rescuers free climber from ‘chimney of ice’ on Alaska glacier

A man descending Denali on Monday had slipped into a crevasse on Kahlitna Glacier. Fellow climbers lowered a rope, but the force of his fall pushed him through constricted spaces just inches wide. The rescue was, “Not for the claustrophobic.”

Deadly IS attacks in Iran target ayatollah’s shrine, lawmakers

Several attackers stormed into Iran’s parliament and a suicide bomber targeted the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Wednesday, killing a security guard and wounding 12 other people in rare twin attacks.

Bicyclist dies after dump truck collision in east Las Vegas

A bicyclist was crossing South Nellis Boulevard at the East Walnut Avenue intersection when he failed to yield to oncoming traffic and pulled into the path of the dump truck about 2 p.m., according to a Metropolitan Police Department release.

Ninth-inning rally dooms 51s in loss to Bees

Reliever Chasen Bradford gave up three hits in the ninth-inning and Salt Lake scored twice to beat the 51s, 2-1.

Long-drive winner finds swing at Canyon event

Ryan Reisbeck, a father of five from Layton, Utah, hit a drive of 436 yards to defeat two-time world long-drive champion Tim Burke and win the Clash in the Canyon event televised live on Golf Channel from the Mesquite Regional Sports and Event Complex in Mesquite.

Henderson City Council votes to eliminate Sunday irrigation

Plant and lawn irrigation on summer Sundays was outlawed in Henderson on Tuesday when the Henderson City Council unanimously approved changing the city’s watering restriction ordinance.

COMMENTARY: Paying the price for the real costs of social media

Social media is not compulsory — there may be an interpersonal cost to not being active online with vast networks of people whom you may know very well or not at all, but the gains (like peace of mind, quiet and privacy) can be priceless.

We don’t need the federal government to fight climate change

Businesses big and small are encouraged and free to pursue their own clean energy goals in ways that are best for them and their businesses, not on demand of hard-and-fast, “one size fits all” government regulation.

Justice and the Bishop Gorman football coach

There seems to be no evidence that Mr. Sanchez punched or slapped her. But the prosecutor added months to the injustice and pushed forward to a trial. Can politics supersede justice in Las Vegas?

Nevada lawmakers should leave ridesharing companies alone

I live in six miles northwest of the Strip. People in my community — especially senior citizens — use Uber and Lyft all the time for doctor and drugstore appointments.

D.O.C.G. Enoteca at Cosmopolitan closing June 20

It appears the revamping of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas’ restaurant program is not over. The resort has announced that Scott Conant’s D.O.C.G. Enoteca will close on June 20.

Las Vegas Strip will soon get a new safety feature

Clark County commissioners on Tuesday told their staff to begin taking bids for the installation of hundreds of steel posts between the street and sidewalks along the Las Vegas Strip.

Boulder City resident who sued police arraigned on new charges

John Hunt’s battle against the Boulder City Police Department injected life into a small town courtroom’s afternoon arraignment session Tuesday when his defense lawyer accused authorities of filing criminal charges in retaliation to his client’s federal lawsuit.

Raiders OL Jon Feliciano injures knee in practice

Oakland Raiders guard-center Jon Feliciano suffered a right knee injury Tuesday during the eighth practice of organized team activities.

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