North Face founder’s dream now reality with Chile’s national parks

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed decrees Monday creating vast new national parks using lands donated by a U.S. conservation organization in what is believed to be the largest private donation of land ever from a private entity to a country.

House panel votes to release classified memo on surveillance

Brushing aside opposition from the Department of Justice, Republicans on the House intelligence committee voted Monday to release a classified memo that purports to show improper use of surveillance by the FBI and the Justice Department in the Russia investigation.

Clark County schools release training videos for social media use

The training is designed to spell out what the district considers appropriate interactions with students and help cut down the number of district employees arrested on sexual misconduct charges.

UNLV to begin camp for children whose parents have cancer

Jaclyn Rivera remembers her mother being treated for breast cancer when Jaclyn was just 15. She also remembers how dramatically her mother’s course of treatment altered not just the family’s life, but her own perspective.

Former Las Vegas Outlaws QB says XFL won’t make same mistakes

When word got out that pro wrestling impresario Vince McMahon intends to bring back the XFL, the cellphone of former Las Vegas Outlaws QB Ryan Clement began to light up. You’ve got two years to get in shape, the messages said.

NDOT to discuss plans to relieve traffic near Raiders stadium

The Nevada Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting Tuesday to discuss improvements along Interstate 15 that are expected to help relieve traffic congestion near the Raiders stadium site.

Workers skipped checks at Nevada homes for mentally ill, report finds

An investigation of filthy conditions at state-funded homes for people with mental illness concluded that caseworkers failed to conduct monthly visits and did not follow up when serious violations were uncovered.

 
MLS awards David Beckham, Miami expansion team

The journey is now complete: Beckham has his team, and Miami is back in Major League Soccer.

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