Idaho stabbing suspect targeted 3-year-old’s birthday party

A man who had been asked to leave a Boise apartment complex returned the next day and stabbed children celebrating a 3-year-old girl’s birthday in an attack that left the city reeling, Police Chief William Bones said Sunday.

Rival unions vie for the loyalty of Clark County teachers

Clark County School District teachers have two weeks to decide whether they want to stick with the current union, the Clark County Education Association, or align with the upstart National Education Association of Southern Nevada.

Spain eliminated from World Cup by Russia

Russia shockingly eliminated Spain from the World Cup, surviving two hours of dominance by the 2010 champions in a 1-1 draw and then winning a penalty shootout 4-3 on Sunday.

 
UNLV professor studies the risks of distracted walking

The professor in UNLV’s School of Community Health Sciences has studied distracted driving and its bipedal counterpart, and while distracted walking may not yet receive the research attention distracted driving does, Bungum suspects it will as the gaggle of gizmos we embrace continues to multiply.

Are no-shows by Las Vegas taxis usual or abnormal?

In May former Las Vegas planning commissioner Byron Goynes waited an hour for a Western Cab taxi that never came. Is this routine or an anomaly?

 
UNLV program fast tracks teachers to Las Vegas schools

For the past month, Barnard and 13 other UNLV students fulfilled the practicum portion of the the state’s Alternate Route to Licensure program.

 
Substance abuse clinic tries new business model in Las Vegas

CrossRoads of Southern Nevada, which plans to open by mid-July, intends to offer clients medical detoxification, short-term housing and services such as connections to employment and education, life skills training and therapy.

 
Arizona man, 91, still relishes role as Angel of Route 66

Most mornings, the 91-year-old Mayor of the Mother Road rides his bicycle the few short blocks to his office, a bustling souvenir shop along old U.S. Route 66, the venerable long-sidelined highway that has defined his life.

51s blow past Bees as winning streak reaches 5

Cody Asche celebrated his 28th birthday by going 3-for-4 with four RBIs and four runs scored in the 51s’ 15-2 victory over Salt Lake on Saturday night at Cashman Field.

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