Station Casinos serve sweet treats for breast cancer month
By Heidi Knapp Rinella / RJ

It’s that time of year when so many things take on a pinkish hue to remind us about breast cancer and further the pursuit of a cure, and Station Casinos has created a veritable pinkapalooza: They’re offering pink cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, rolled cakes, cookies, brownies and more, priced from $1.99 to $19.99. The colorful treats are available at Grand Cafes at Red Rock Resort, Green Valley Ranch Resort and Palace, Texas, Boulder, Sunset and Santa Fe Stations, through the end of the month, and a portion of proceeds will be donated to Susan G. Komen of Nevada and the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

Several deals made during Nevada trade mission to Poland
By Sean Whaley / RJ Capital Bureau

Gov. Brian Sandoval and Nevada officials this week have signed several agreements with Polish authorities on a second trade mission to country.

Bipartisan deal to fix Obamacare may be in trouble
By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Amanda Becker Reuters

A bipartisan deal from two senators to stabilize Obamacare by restoring subsidies to health insurers ran into trouble on Wednesday with President Donald Trump sending mixed signals and the speaker of the House indicating no interest in taking it up.

County OKs expanded plans for arena on Las Vegas Strip
By Eli Segall / RJ

Ex-NBA player Jackie Robinson was given the green light Wednesday for a massive expansion of his already-delayed arena and hotel project on the north Las Vegas Strip.

Gymnast McKayla Maroney accuses team doctor of sexual abuse
By Will Graves The Associated Press

Two-time Olympic medalist McKayla Maroney says she was molested for years by a former USA Gymnastics team doctor, abuse she said started in her early teens and continued for the rest of her competitive career.

Las Vegas shooting victim Sandy Casey mourned in Vermont service
By Greg Sukiennik Manchester Journal

Sandy Casey was remembered Tuesday by the people who knew her best — family, friends and loved ones — as a compassionate teacher and loyal friend with a sense of humor, a commitment to her calling as a special education teacher, and a personality that lit up any room she entered.

Henderson council approves 5 recreational pot dispensaries
By Sandy Lopez / RJ

The Henderson City Council on Tuesday approved five medical marijuana dispensaries to begin recreational sales, marking the first such stores in a city that had been slow in accepting the retail businesses.

 
2 officers involved with United dragging incident fired
By Chris Kenning Reuters

The Chicago Department of Aviation has fired two security officers for their roles in the forcible removal of a passenger on a United Airlines flight in April, an incident that provoked international outrage.

Man arrested in fatal shooting spree in Maryland
By Juliet Linderman The Associated Press

A man with a lengthy criminal past who showed up for work at a countertop company on Wednesday and shot five of his co-workers has been arrested, authorities said. Three of them were killed and two critically wounded.

Trump disputes account of his call to soldier’s widow
The Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a Florida congresswoman “fabricated” an account of the commander in chief telling the widow of a soldier killed in an ambush in Niger that her husband “knew what he signed up for.”

Tragically Hip lead singer, Gord Downie, dies of brain cancer
By Charmaine Noronha and Rob Gillies The Associated Press

Gord Downie, who made himself part of Canada’s national identity with songs about hockey and small towns as lead singer and songwriter of iconic rock band The Tragically Hip, has died at age 53 after a battle with brain cancer.

Fleeing Raqqa, IS leaves booby-trapped toys, corpses
By Alex Horton The Washington Post

Islamic State fighters fleeing their self-declared capital in Raqqa, Syria, have left behind an unprecedented array of deadly improvised explosive devices, U.S. officials say, forecasting what’s expected to be a years-long effort to purge them.

Golden Knights center Shipachyov trying to make difference
By Ed Graney / RJ

Vadim Shipachyov scored his first NHL goal in a win against Boston on Sunday and played nearly 11 minutes of a 5-4 overtime victory against Buffalo on Tuesday night before 17,617 at T-Mobile Arena.

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