Sandoval joins governor group proposing Obamacare alternative

Nevada’s Brian Sandoval is part of a bipartisan group of governors urging Congress to retain the federal health care law’s individual mandate while seeking to stabilize individual insurance markets as legislators continue work on a long-term replacement law.

Kids with undocumented parents prone to anxiety, study shows

A new study finds that children born to parents in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are half as likely to have mental health issues than children of undocumented immigrants.

Nevada official says CCSD can’t blame budget deficit on state

Nevada’s top education official is pushing back against Clark County school officials’ assertion that part of the district’s budget deficit was caused by declines in state funding, pinning the blame on poor planning and management on the district’s part.

Free concerts, movies, open mic in downtown Las Vegas this week

The Fremont Street Experience will offer a pair of free shows this weekend. Collective Soul will perform at 9 p.m. Friday on the 3rd Street stage, and Better Than Ezra will play at 9 p.m. Sunday on the Main Street stage.

Howard Hughes Corp. starts Harvey relief fund

Summerlin developer Howard Hughes Corp. said its Houston-area real estate suffered little damage by Hurricane Harvey and that it’s starting a relief fund.

Charting a 12-0 path for UNLV football this season

If faith really means seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness, it also means seeing success in Columbus, Ohio, when everyone else sees a trip to the woodshed.

Nevada high court asked to rule in parents’ dispute over school

The Nevada Supreme Court this week will hear arguments in a Las Vegas case seeking guidance on what factors apply in determining where a child of a divorced couple should attend school

3.5M accounts involved in scandal, Wells Fargo says

The scope of Wells Fargo’s fake accounts scandal grew significantly on Thursday, with the bank now saying that 3.5 million accounts were potentially opened without customers’ permission between 2009 and 2016.

In U.S., man-made intaglios only are found in Southwest

Near the lower Colorado River in eastern California, the Blythe Intaglios are giant designs, man-made long ago by engraving, tamping or scraping away the desert pavement, thus exposing the lighter gravel or soils beneath.

Pakistan sentences officers, acquits militants in Bhutto killing

A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced two former police officers to 17 years in prison for failing to protect former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but the same court acquitted five suspected militants who had confessed to taking part in her 2007 assassination.

Strong night-time winds hit Las Vegas Valley

Strong gusts blew through the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday night, preceding a slightly cooler weekend after days of an excessive-heat warning.

Main route into Burning Man festival reopens

The main road to the Burning Man event in Northern Nevada has reopened after it was closed due to a wildfire that is roaring through the area.

House GOP looks at cutting $1B from disaster funds for Trump’s wall

President Donald Trump is promising billions to help Texas rebuild from Harvey-caused epic flooding, but his Republican allies in the House are looking at cutting almost $1 billion from disaster accounts to help finance the president’s border wall.

Minor earthquake hits near Pahrump

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 1.5 magnitude earthquake early Thursday morning about 30 miles outside of Pahrump.

River Cats score early, send 51s to seventh straight loss

Las Vegas’ late-season swoon continued as the 51s managed only for hits in a 6-1 loss to the Sacramento River Cats on Wednesday at Raley Field in West Sacramento, California.

Oregon court rules barking dogs’ vocal cords must be silenced

An Oregon appeals court agreed Wednesday that a couple must surgically lacerate their dogs’ vocal cords in a procedure known as “debarking” or “devocalization,” following a lawsuit brought by neighbors annoyed by the pets’ “incessant barking.” The ruling upheld a lower court order.

Bullock, DiCaprio each donate $1M to Harvey relief efforts

A pair of Oscar winners, Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio, are leading the way in stars’ donations to relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana, but they’re not alone.

 
Rescuers continue searching through Harvey’s floodwaters

Rescuers began a block-by-block search of tens of thousands of Houston homes Thursday, pounding on doors and shouting as they looked for anyone — alive or dead — who might have been left behind in Harvey’s fetid floodwaters.

 
The day Princess Diana died startled the world

The last day of Princess Diana’s life began on the top deck of her lover’s yacht, with croissants and fresh jams.

 
Triceratops fossil unearthed in Colorado

The bones and skull of a triceratops were found last Friday in Thornton at the construction site of a new public safety building.

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