Three Southern Nevada schools win NIAA excellence award

The annual award is presented to the school that perform best in a combination of athletics, academics and sportsmanship. The Meadows was the top school for Class 2A, while Boulder City won for Class 3A and Pahranagat Valley won for 1A. Bishop Manogue won the Class 4A honor.

Medicare finances getting worse, officials say

Medicare’s financial problems have gotten worse, and Social Security’s can’t be ignored forever, the government said Tuesday in an annual assessment that amounts to a sobering checkup on programs vital to the middle class.

Former MGM exec to head Allegiant’s resort hotel branch

A longtime executive with MGM Resorts International is jumping to Allegiant Air to oversee the Las Vegas-based budget carrier’s shift into the hotel business, company officials said.

First responders to be honored at Las Vegas gala

Faced with a domestic violence case unfolding in their emergency room, Alexis Mussi and her team acted quickly — calling in members of Trauma Intervention Program.

 
Designer Kate Spade found dead in apparent suicide

New York fashion designer Kate Spade was found hanged in her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday morning in an apparent suicide, law enforcement officials said.

114 arrested in immigration sting in Ohio

U.S. immigration agents made more than 100 arrests Tuesday at an Ohio gardening and landscaping company, one of the largest such stings in recent years and part of the Trump administration’s growing crackdown on employers for hiring people who are in the country illegally.

Death toll from Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire climbs to 69

Guatemalan authorities put the death toll at 69, but officials said just 17 had been identified so far because the intense heat of the volcanic debris flows left most bodies unrecognizable.

David Koch stepping away from business, politics

Billionaire conservative icon David Koch is stepping down from the Koch brothers’ network of business and political activities.

Miss America no longer will include bathing suit competition

The Miss America Organization is dropping the swimsuit competition from its nationally televised broadcast, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance.

Delaware welcomes sports betting just in time for NBA, NHL finals

Gov. John Carney planned to join other state officials Tuesday afternoon at Dover Downs for the launch of sports betting at Delaware’s three casinos, which will offer single-game and championship wagering on professional baseball, football, hockey, basketball, soccer, golf and auto racing.

 
Retired detective’s hunch leads to suspect in 6 Arizona killings

A hunch from a retired policeman helped lead police to a man suspected of shooting six people to death in the Phoenix area, some of whom were connected to his divorce, authorities said after the assailant killed himself with officers closing in.

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