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Trump lawyer reportedly brokered $130K payment to silence porn star

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer brokered a $130,000 payment to a porn actress to prevent her from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Trump, according to a report Friday in The Wall Street Journal.

Foundation offers host of scholarships for Southern Nevada students

Even with a well-known name, the Rogers Foundation can struggle with attracting high school seniors to apply for its numerous college scholarships. That’s why the foundation is reminding students that the deadline to apply is Feb. 2.

Nevada medical board to review rules for new opioid law

The Nevada Medical Board of Examiners is delaying implementation of a new opioid prescription law after dozens of doctors complained that the change is burdensome and enforcement is confusing.

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Meetings to gather input on Clark County superintendent search

In addition to the meetings announced Thursday by the School Board, the district plans to launch an online community survey to gather feedback on the district’s search for a successor to Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky.

 
Las Vegas students survive ‘Shark Tank’ contest at CES

Three seniors at Cimarron-Memorial High School emerge victorious in contest based on popular ABC television show with “Conditional Cubes,” a beta product designed to help young students learn computer coding.

Officials drop special protections for Canada lynx

Wildlife officials in the United States declared Canada lynx recovered on Thursday and said the snow-loving wild cats no longer need special protections following steps to preserve their habitat.

Innovation, transportation at heart of Sandoval speech

Car-summoning watches, voice-responsive computers, artificial intelligence and robo-deliveries were pipe dreams when people like Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval were growing up watching television shows like “Knight Rider,” “The Jetsons.”

Swarm of nearly 100 small earthquakes reported near Reno

A swarm of nearly 100 small earthquakes has been shaking the ground in Northern Nevada but experts say they’vebeen so tiny most people didn’t even notice.

A look at the impact of new tax law on education in Nevada

Families can now use 529 plans to pay for private K-12 tuition, but changes in the financing of bonds and the increase in the standard deduction could cost school districts.

Texas man charged with murder in death of 3-year-old daughter

The father of a 3-year-old girl whose body was found in a culvert near their suburban Dallas home little more than a year after she was adopted from an Indian orphanage was indicted Friday on a capital murder charge.