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Graduate true to herself through battle with joint condition

Socks and shoes are among the things that could have blocked Jessica Lindley’s path toward college. For the 18-year-old Las Vegan, daily tasks such as putting on footwear require extra effort. Still, it could’ve been worse.

 
Lucky unlucky Henderson woman beat pancreatic cancer’s odds

Mary Kay Duda, 75, hit a streak of bad luck when doctors found a large tumor growing on her pancreas. But she also got a few lucky breaks and beat the often deadly disease by undergoing a risky surgery called the “Whipple procedure.”

Pope tells gay man ‘God made you like this and he loves you’

Pope Francis’ reported comments to a gay man that “God made you like this” have been embraced by the LGBT community as another sign of Francis’ desire to make gay people feel welcomed and loved in the Catholic Church.

Project Gentlemen provides suits for high school graduates

Gerald Griffin had no desire to go to prom last year. “But I signed up for this, and there was a free suit,” he said. “So I told myself, ‘I’m going to prom in a suit.’ ”

US birth rate falls to lowest level in 30 years

U.S. birth rates declined last year for women in their teens, 20s and — surprisingly — their 30s, leading to the fewest babies in 30 years, according to a government report released Thursday.

Police highlight mental health crisis within Clark County jail

As part of the national Stepping Up Initiative, Metropolitan Police Department officials are exploring new approaches to get low-level offenders into treatment instead of keeping them locked up.

Clark County heads off closing Las Vegas detoxification center

Clark County commissioners voted Tuesday to fund the service for addicts aiming to shed their drug habits through the end of the year and repay some of the money the nonprofit WestCare said it lost after its contract lapsed.