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Las Vegas veteran injured in Iraq to be honored at event in Henderson

Adam Poppenhouse, a 33-year-old Las Vegas veteran who served in the Army after he graduated from high school in 2004, will be honored from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday at Henderson Events Plaza amphitheater at an event sponsored by the city of Henderson and One Hero At A Time, a local volunteer group.

Nevada woman has new reason for hope on MIA/POW Day

Diana Brown Sanfilippo, 70, of Stateline at Lake Tahoe says she has new hope that she’ll one day be reunited with her father, Nevada Air National Guard 1st Lt. Frank Salazar, after witnessing the return of MIA remains from North Korea.

Suge Knight avoids trial in 2015 case, but faces nearly 30 years

Averting a murder trial that had been nearly four years in coming, former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight pleaded no contest Thursday to voluntary manslaughter for running over and killing a Compton businessman and agreed to serve nearly 30 years in prison.

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Sticky note with racist message prompts concern at UNLV

A sticky note with the words, “kill the blacks,” written on the small blue piece of paper was found this week by UNLV students, prompting worries of hostility toward minorities on campus.

Kavanaugh accuser may testify after all — under right terms

Christine Blasey Ford may personally testify against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after all, her attorney said Thursday, breathing new life into the prospect of a dramatic Senate showdown next week over Ford’s accusation that he assaulted her when both were in high school.

Head-on crash in Arizona kills 8, including 4 illegal immigrants

PHOENIX — Eight people, including four immigrants who were in the U.S. illegally, were killed in a head-on collision on an Arizona highway, authorities said Thursday.