Las Vegas Strip shooting was not valley’s first mass killing

When a gunman killed 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Oct. 1 , it was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. But it wasn’t the first mass killing in town.

Prospective teachers undeterred by school-district woes

When the news first broke about the Clark County School District’s $50 to $60 million shortfall, prospective teacher Joshua Parker, a secondary education student at UNLV, became certain he had chosen the right career.

 
Pentagon chief Mattis says diplomacy, not war to end Korean crisis

On his first visit to the tense but eerily quiet frontier between North and South Korea as U.S. secretary of defense, Jim Mattis conveyed the message he hopes will win the day: Diplomacy is the answer to ending the nuclear crisis with the North, not war.

Authorities investigate death of 10-month-old Las Vegas boy

A 10-month-old Las Vegas boy whose family had previously been investigated by Clark County Child Protective Services died last week after he was found unresponsive.

Findlay Automotive Group donates to HomeAid of Southern Nevada

HomeAid of Southern Nevada, a group of local businesspeople in the homebuilding industry who are dedicated to helping those in need, just received a shot in the arm of $7,100 from Findlay Automotive Group.

Friendly Ford manager finds friend at Paws for the Cause

Friendly Ford new car manager Taylor Warf arrived early at the dealership Oct. 21 for the annual fall edition of Paws for the Cause, which has become the go-to gathering spot each year for those looking for a family dog.

Chapman Automotive fights breast cancer with Cars for the Cure

“Pink Saturdays” at Chapman have become a year-round initiative for breast cancer awareness, however, when October rolls around, it goes into full effect. Honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month has become a personal cause for Lawrence Ennis, general sales manager of Chapman Warm Springs. Ennis and his team members wear pink attire and pink ribbons as a way to pay tribute to Ennis’ mother, who lost her battle with breast cancer, and to raise awareness about the importance of early detection.

 
FEMA claims no involvement in contract for Puerto Rico electrical grid

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it had no involvement in the decision to award a $300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico’s damaged power grid. The contract went to a tiny Montana company from the hometown of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

 
LuLaRoe clothing company hit with $1B lawsuit

A California clothing company has been hit with lawsuits claiming it recruited women to sell its goods from home and left thousands of them with unreturnable merchandise.

 
20 years later, some still think ‘Blair Witch Project’ real

The movie features actors Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams and Joshua Leonard playing student filmmakers who venture into the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, in search of the fabled Blair Witch, which supposedly haunted the small town for centuries.

Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving

Tiger Woods pleaded guilty Friday to reckless driving in a deal that will keep him out of jail as long as he stays out of trouble, resolving charges from an arrest last spring.

1 driver critically injured in southwest Las Vegas crash

A portion of Rainbow Boulevard has reopened after it was shut down Friday morning in southwest Las Vegas while police investigated a critical injury crash.

 
Paul Newman’s Rolex watch sold for nearly $17.8M at auction

On Thursday, Paul Newman’s Rolex sold for $17,752,500 after a 12-minute bidding war. That’s the world record for the most expensive watch ever sold at an auction.

 
10-year-old leads state troopers on high-speed, 100 mph chase

A 10-year-old Ohio boy was taken into custody after leading police and state troopers on a dangerous high-speed pursuit that began in Cleveland and ended miles away along the Ohio Turnpike when troopers boxed him in.

 
2 women are safe after being lost at sea for 5 months

Two sailors, after more than five months of being lost in the vast Pacific Ocean, were rescued by the U.S. Navy on Wednesday about 900 miles southeast of Japan.

 
Wildcats earn helmet stickers by topping Valley

Elijah Hicks finished with 210 yards rushing and two scores on 21 carries to power Las Vegas High’s football team to a 26-12 home win over Valley on Thursday night.

Sunrise Mountain rallies past Cheyenne with 19 fourth-quarter points

Trailing by seven points after three quarters, Sunrise Mountain’s football team turned to its workhorse running back and got a key turnover during its 19-point fourth quarter en route to a 26-14 home win over Cheyenne on Thursday.

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