Remembering Dan Currie, the most dapper of Lombardi’s Packers

Longtime Las Vegan Dan Currie, who played outside linebacker for Vince Lombardi’s championship teams in Green Bay during the 1960s and was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, died Monday. He was 82.

N. Korea bomb test may have been twice as strong as estimated

North Korea’s powerful nuclear test this month may have been even stronger than first reported, equivalent to roughly 17 times the strength of the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, according to a new analysis by a U.S. monitoring think tank.

Anglers cheered on during bass tournament at Lake Mead

Amateurs were randomly paired with one of the pros as a co-angler, but each angler fished for his own five-fish bag. Pros competed against pros and amateurs against amateurs.

High school golfer travels to help Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

Sometimes it’s a challenge to write an entertaining weekly golf notebook when there is plenty of strife and struggle in the world. But even in difficult times, golf can hopefully provide a diversion.

 
Henderson mayor, councilwoman face ethics complaint

Debra March largely focused on government transparency during her campaign for mayor. Now, less than three months after taking the reigns of the city, an ethics complaint accuses March and Councilwoman Gerri Schroder of failing to comply with transparency rules.

2 Democrats join Nevada lieutenant governor race

Former two-term state Treasurer Kate Marshall announced Wednesday that she will be run to be Nevada’s next lieutenant governor.

 
Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum presents creepy collection in October

Here, at no cost to you, are three unofficial tips for visiting Zak Bagans’ soon-to-open Haunted Museum. Respect the artifacts. Respect the spirits. And if Bagans should ask you to open a door, think twice.

Union calls for interim Clark County School District leader

The administrators union is calling for the appointment of an interim Clark County School District leader to replace Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky, who is at the center of a growing budget deficit crisis.

Nevada Senate Democrats hire new executive director

State Senate Democrats on Wednesday announced they have hired a “seasoned political operative” to help protect and expand their majority.

Mesquite set to sue Clark County School District

The city of Mesquite is poised to sue the Clark County School District alleging inadequate funding for the city’s rural schools.

 
Nevada gasoline prices rise to highest in 2 years

Nevada gasoline prices spiked this month in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey even though the Silver State doesn’t depend on the Gulf Coast for its fuel needs.

 
France, Britain promise help to Caribbean areas damaged by Irma

Nearing the end of a sweeping visit to assess the devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma, French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to rebuild the wrecked island of St. Martin and diversify its economy from a sole reliance on tourism.

Homeland Security sued over phone searches at US borders

The Trump administration has engaged in an unconstitutional practice of searching without a warrant the phones and laptops of Americans who are stopped at the border, a lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges.

Willie Nelson, Paul Simon headline Hurricane Harvey benefit

Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt are among the stars headlining a benefit concert next week to help Texas residents affected by Hurricane Harvey.

 
Police investigate deaths at Florida nursing home after Irma

Eight patients at a sweltering nursing home died after Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning, raising fears Wednesday about the safety of Florida’s 4 million senior citizens.

 
London sewer crews declare war on 130-ton clogging ‘fatberg’

Crews in London are waging a “three-week sewer war” against an enormous “fatberg” — a solid mass of congealed oil, diapers, hand wipes and other unsavory items — that is clogging a Victorian-era sewer in Whitechapel, London.

 
Rally held for biracial boy who was nearly hanged by teens

More than 100 people, holding hands and singing “We Shall Overcome,” gathered at a park to offer support to the family of an 8-year-old biracial boy who was nearly hanged by a group of teenagers.

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