Nevada gets low marks for inmate health spending

State spending on inmate health care in Nevada is among the lowest in the U.S., according to a national Pew study recently released.

 
Las Vegas Pearl Harbor survivor collects high school diploma

Ed Hall’s buddies at a Masonic Lodge in Las Vegas surprised the 94-year-old World War II veteran with a sheepskin more than 75 years after he lied his way into the Army at 16.

 
Joanna Jedrzejczyk dismisses Ronda Rousey comparison

Former UFC women’s strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk immediately dismisses a question comparing her loss at UFC 217 to Ronda Rousey’s first loss in the organization in November 2015.

Construction starts on movie theater complex in North Las Vegas

Construction started Monday on a 14-screen movie theater in North Las Vegas, showcasing one of the first visible steps toward redeveloping the economically depressed downtown area.

Shriners Open raises bar for future TPC Summerlin tournaments

“You know what, I’m lucky that the Shriners Hospital and PGA Tour gave me the platform to help donate and help people here in the city of Las Vegas,” La Vegan Charley Hoffman said.

Active military, veterans can ride bus free on Veterans Day

Active military service members and veterans can ride the bus for free on Saturday in honor of Veterans Day, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada said.

Las Vegas police investigating double homicide

Las Vegas police are investigating a possible double homicide Monday afternoon in a western Las Vegas Valley neighborhood.

Fox stops airing Trump impeachment ads

Fox News Channel says it won’t air any more ads from a wealthy Democratic donor advocating President Donald Trump’s impeachment due its viewers’ strong negative reaction.

Two educators honored for developing literacy program

“Nevada ranks really low in education outcome and school readiness,” Byington said. “The program could have a huge impact. Literacy is one of the main factors in school achievement.”

‘Killing rampage’ threat to California university ends in arrest

A man who posted videos of himself holding guns and smiling while describing his desire to go on a killing rampage has been arrested after threatening a staff member at a private university in Southern California that he attended, authorities said Monday.

Henderson plans to revive Pittman neighborhood, add grocery

The city used a $60,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundaton and Reinvestment Fund to create the plan aimed for solving some of the area’s problems, according to Stephanie Garcia-Vause, the city’s director of community development.

Texans coach says team has talked about signing Colin Kaepernick

Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien says he and general manager Rick Smith have discussed signing Colin Kaepernick in the wake of last week’s season-ending injury to Deshaun Watson.

Attorneys for Nevada inmate not seeking stay of execution

Attorneys representing Scott Dozier have pushed to ensure that his lethal injection is carried out humanely, but after more than an hour of argument on Monday, they told a judge in Las Vegas that they were not asking her to postpone the execution.

 
Colorado man charged with murder in Denver Walmart shooting

A Colorado man was charged on Monday with six counts of first degree murder and 30 counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting rampage at a Walmart store in the city of Thornton in which three people were killed.

Texas church shooting about mental health, not guns, Trump says

Responding to a U.S. mass shooting for the second time in six weeks, President Donald Trump said Monday that it wasn’t “a guns situation” that was behind the slayings of more than two dozen worshippers at a Texas church a day earlier.

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