Health bill introduced to improve Nevada housing for mentally ill

The Senate and Assembly health committees heard introductions for several bills Wednesday, including one that aims to improve the services and living conditions of supportive housing for the mentally ill.

Latest action cameras add sharpness to outdoor adventures

The action camera has changed the way we document our outdoor adventures in recent years and can be secured to everything from safety helmets to chest straps to shotgun barrels to fishing rods.

Las Vegas strip mall Cheyenne Commons bought by Florida firm

Pebb Enterprises announced Wednesday that it acquired Cheyenne Commons, a roughly 35-acre retail plaza at the southwest corner of Rainbow Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue. It did not disclose the purchase price, but property records show the center traded for $34.35 million.

Rancho senior eyes career in ever-growing aviation industry

Dabne Anaya, 17, a senior at Rancho High, has been intrigued by airplanes for as long as she can remember, she said. She’s part of the school’s aviation program and dreams of one day flying her own plane.

Paseo Verde librarian teaches ways to spot, avoid fake news

Jeanette Jones, founder of a research firm and a librarian with Paseo Verde Library, has simple motivation for teaching a “Tackling Fake News” class. “If not us, then who?” she said, adding that libraries are in the business of disseminating trustworthy information to the public.

Las Vegas girl will play in tournament at Augusta National

Milan Norton of the Summerlin area has found her passion playing golf, she says. The 9-year-old started playing three years ago after watching her sister and father from the golf cart as they practiced.

 
Teen sentenced for pushing friend off Washington bridge

A woman who pleaded guilty to pushing her 16-year-old friend from a bridge at a popular swimming area near Vancouver has been sentenced to two days in jail and 38 days on a county work crew.

Nevada fishing report, March 27, 2019

Anglers are catching smallmouth bass in the 2- to 3-pound range in Cottonwood Basin at Lake Mohave. Smallies in the 5-pound class are growing increasingly common at tournament weigh-ins.

Bishop Gorman sophomore wins C-SPAN prize for documentary

Zander Clinton’s documentary opens to smooth homemade beats and an image of the classic “Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas” sign. Zander said he chose to build a documentary about the Second Amendment and gun violence because “October 1 was such a big thing here. I was interested in how it happened … it was the biggest mass shooting in history; it made me think there was more to look into.”

Rainbow Library employee recalls youth in Pisa, Italy

Lucia Taylor of the Summerlin area remembers jumping trains during her teen years in Pisa, Italy — a small town near Tuscany that bordered the ocean.

Man changes hate crime plea to guilty in Va. car attack

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A man convicted on state murder charges in a deadly car attack at a white nationalist rally in Virginia pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime charges in a case that stirred racial tensions across the country.

‘Story of Las Vegas’ traced at Woodlawn Cemetery

Politicians, gamblers, lawyers, judges and two Civil War veterans — one Union, one Confederate — share the large, flat, grassy space in one of Clark County’s oldest cemeteries.

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