FBI looked into allegations against ex-North Las Vegas official

An FBI agent has visited North Las Vegas City Hall at least twice to look into allegations that former North Las Vegas city manager Qiong Liu attempted to give herself a $30,000 retroactive raise just days before her departure in January, officials confirmed Monday.

 
Brad Keselowski seeking a pleasant Sunday drive in Las Vegas

He grew up in Rochester Hills, Michigan, on the northern outskirts of Detroit. But the way Brad Keselowski gets around Las Vegas Motor Speedway, one might think he keeps a bungalow in Summerlin or Green Valley.

Thousands show up to pay their respects to Rev. Billy Graham

Thousands of people from all walks of life — including a former president — filed slowly past the casket of the Rev. Billy Graham on Monday to pay their final respects to a man who reached millions with his message of salvation through Jesus Christ.

Fla. school shooting deputy thought gunfire was outside, attorney says

The sheriff’s deputy assigned to guard the Florida high school that was the scene of a mass shooting never entered the building to confront the suspect because he believed the gunfire was coming from outside, his attorney said Monday.

Atkinson back to driving UNLV’s med school since health scare

A major health scare forced Barbara Atkinson away from her duties for about four months last year, leaving a medical school three weeks shy of its opening date hanging in the balance.

Pension fund leader sues Wynn Resorts after sex allegations

The official in charge of New York’s $209 billion public pension fund has sued Wynn Resorts in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against former company CEO Steve Wynn .

Animal abuse registry could help identify future mass murderers

Son of Sam, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and the Columbine High School shooters are among the infamous criminals who had a history of hurting animals before they went on to target humans, a tendency that’s part of what’s behind a movement to create public online registries of known animal abusers.

 
Trump suggests he would have rushed into Parkland school

President Donald Trump met with state governors Monday in a wide-ranging discussion that focused largely on school safety and the president’s push to encourage “very gun-adept” teachers to carry concealed weapons.

Parental pushback delays new CCSD transgender policy

Government bodies have violated Nevada’s open meeting law in numerous ways over the years. The offenses usually aren’t as blatant as the infringement committed Thursday by the Clark County School Board.

US Open to abandon 18-hole playoff

The U.S. Open is changing to a two-hole aggregate playoff, the last of the four majors to do away with an 18-hole playoff.

Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of DACA ruling

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administrations highly unusual bid to bypass a federal appeals court and get the justices to intervene in the fate of a program that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.

 
Student wounded in Florida shooting ‘grateful to be here’

A tearful student who was wounded in the shooting rampage at a Florida high school thanked the doctors and first responders who helped her and said Monday she is making a full recovery.

New York pays tribute to 1993 World Trade Center attack victims

Survivors and others are set to gather at ground zero for a solemn tribute to victims of the first terror attack on the World Trade Center, the deadly bombing 25 years ago.

Snow could return to Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday

The best chance for flurries is in the afternoon in the western and southwestern edges of the valley, the National Weather Service said. Areas above 3,000 feet are most likely to see snow.

Police say Bollywood’s 1st female superstar drowned in bathtub

Indian actress Sridevi drowned in her hotel bathtub after losing consciousness, the Dubai police said in a statement Monday, though two police officials said she was also under the influence of alcohol at the time.

Snow blankets Rome as Arctic storm sets records in Europe

The Arctic storm dubbed the “Beast from the East” set record temperatures across much of Europe on Monday and brought a rare snowstorm to Rome, paralyzing the city and giving its residents an unusual chance to ski, sled and build snowmen in its famous parks and piazzas.

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