Colorado schools still struggling despite pot tax revenue

Colorado teachers are protesting this week for higher salaries and increased money for schools, prompting questions about why the state’s booming marijuana sales have not fixed the funding problems.

Hawaii’s Kauai pursues tourists as island recovers from floods

Residents and businesses are still cleaning up from flooding that deluged parts of Kauai, but community leaders are urging tourists to keep coming so residents don’t suffer an economic calamity on top of record-breaking rains that smothered a normally green landscape in reddish-brown water.

 
MGM partnership will pay for employees to go to college

Nevada’s higher education system will unveil a new program on Friday to make college more accessible and affordable for more of the state’s residents.

Bill Cosby confined to home after guilty verdict

Two days after his conviction, Bill Cosby has already started life as an inmate — though his surroundings are far nicer than they likely will be in a few months.

Grand Canyon’s North Rim prepares for May 15 opening

The Grand Canyon’s North Rim is set to reopen May 15. The lodge, campground, bookstore, gas station and other amenities at the more remote North Rim close for several months each year.

 
Not going to miss their shot: ticket buyers line up for “Hamilton”

The quest to be “in the room where it happens” — The Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall during “Hamilton’s” May 29-June 24 run — began hours before tickets to the Tony-winning musical went on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Ergonomics in the home

Employers have made great strides in helping workplaces become more ergonomically friendly for workers. Carpel tunnel syndrome, leg cramps and other problems associated with sitting for too long or performing repetitive movements have educated companies on ways they can design their work environments to keep employees safe and injury-free.

Cut cactus arms can be replanted

Q: Look what my husband did? He cut my saguaro below the seams before consulting with me. I know it looked kind of sick (the tree, not my husband), but he cut it. I am going to cut those chunks all the way down.

Mirror, mirror on the wall

“Mirrors are there when we are and yet they never give anything back to us but our own image. Never, never shall we know what they are when they are alone.” — Erich Maria Remarque, “The Black Obelisk” (1957)

British toddler at center of legal battle dies

The parents of a terminally ill British toddler whose case drew attention from Pope Francis and others around the world say they are “heartbroken” that their son has died.

 
Vegas Nation: Raiders NFL Draft Day 2 recap

Vegas Nation host Bryan Salmond, Raiders beat writer Michael Gehlken and Review-Journal reporter Gilbert Manzano go over the Raiders draft picks for the second day of the NFL drafts.

Ugliness all around in Lights’ first defeat

The Lights lost to San Antonio FC 3-1 at Cashman Field on Saturday in front of an announced crowd of 8,025 in a game that was stopped for seven minutes in the second half because fans threw objects onto the field.

5 home runs propel 51s past Albuquerque

There were encouraging signs throughout the lineup for the Las Vegas 51s, who used an offensive outburst in the fifth inning to overcome the Albuquerque Isotopes for the third straight night on Friday.

Roundup: Shadow Ridge nabs road win over Centennial

Caitlyn Covington was 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs to lead Shadow Ridge’s softball team to a 7-5 road victory over Centennial on Friday afternoon.

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