Clark County Commission OKs 10-year progressive sewer rate hike

Starting July 1, the roughly 250,000 homes and business served by the Clark County Water Reclamation District will see their annual service charge go up by about 30 percent through 2028.

Coroner IDs victim of fatal Henderson shooting

The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the man who was fatally shot Jan. 25 in Henderson as Matthew Lee Mergerson.

 
US Coast Guard seizes 35K pounds of cocaine in Pacific

The U.S. Coast Guard has seized nearly 35,000 pounds (15,000 kilograms) of cocaine from apparent drug smuggling vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

 
Cubs family patriarch Joe Ricketts apologizes for racist emails

Some of the emails Splinter News published Monday featured Joe Ricketts making Islamophobic comments, such as “Islam is a cult and not a religion.” Others included conspiracies about former President Barack Obama’s birthplace and education.

Lindsey Vonn crashes in Sweden world championships

Lindsey Vonn straddled a gate mid-air during the super-G at the world championships Tuesday and ended up sliding down the hill face first.

 
Huge crowds pack Boston streets for Patriots’ Super Bowl parade

A party atmosphere enveloped the city as fans clad in team garb packed sidewalks and stood on tiptoe for a glimpse of quarterback Tom Brady, coach Bill Belichick and the rest of the team. Red, white and blue confetti rained down.

 
Liam Neeson says he’s not a racist after revealing ‘primal urge’

Liam Neeson appeared Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” one day after he told an interviewer that he had violent thoughts about killing a black person after learning nearly 40 years ago that someone close to him had been raped.

Paris apartment fire toll climbs to 10, arson suspect arrested

Paris’ deadliest fire in over a decade claimed at least 10 lives Tuesday, sending fleeing residents to the roof and clambering across balconies as flames rapidly engulfed their nine-story apartment building.

 
Las Vegas developer selling mansion for $30M — VIDEO

Jim Rhodes, founder of Harmony Homes, recently listed his 2-acre Las Vegas spread for almost $30 million. At that price, according to the listing on Zillow, the estimated mortgage payment is $116,995 per month.

Man, 79, reported missing in Las Vegas found safe

Arthur Hammon-Smythe, who was reported by Las Vegas police as possibly in need of medical attention, was located Tuesday morning.

Kansas judge says teen girls were ‘aggressors’ in sex case

Prosecutors are researching an appeal after a Kansas judge called two teenage girls the “aggressor” in a sexual encounter with a 67-year-old man and eased his prison sentence.

 
Outskirts of Las Vegas Valley grapple with ‘graupel’

Graupel, also known as snow pellets, fell in areas of the western valley on Tuesday, while some other parts of the valley saw a few wet snowflakes. Sunny skies are expected for the rest of the week, with gradually warming temperatures.

Virginia Gov. Northam weighs future while clinging to office

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam clung to his office Tuesday amid intense political fallout over a racist photo in his 1984 medical school yearbook and uncertainty about the future of the state’s government.

ALS patient dies in ‘freak accident’ on way to Super Bowl

A man with Lou Gehrig’s disease who dreamed of going to the Super Bowl secured tickets from a charity, but was killed when the minivan he was traveling in caught fire on the way to Atlanta.

Man found dead in central Las Vegas house fire

The Clark County Fire Department responded to an early Tuesday morning fire in the central valley and discovered the body of an adult male inside the house.