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Audit: Henderson officers improperly voided traffic tickets

Henderson police improperly voided almost 100 traffic citations after they had been filed in court — and in at least one case, did so because a friend or family member of a police employee had received the ticket, an internal audit found.

Cuba deal comes from 18 months of secret diplomacy

Obama’s opening to Havana could help restore Washington’s influence in Latin America and give him a much-needed foreign policy success.

 
Historic bomber touches down at Henderson airport

With its four propellers churning and its polished aluminum fuselage glistening in the afternoon sun, “Fifi,” the last flying World War II-era B-29 bomber, landed smoothly at Henderson Executive Airport on Monday.

Poll: Few voters support Hambrick recall

Only 17 percent of voters in Nevada Assembly Speaker John Hambrick’s Las Vegas district approve of an effort to recall the Republican, according to a poll released Monday.

State education association replaces leader amid turmoil

The executive director for the organization that represents the state’s two largest education unions has been replaced. It was not immediately clear if Gary Peck was fired or resigned from the leadership post at the Nevada State Education Association. According to the NSEA web site, Peck has been replaced by interim executive director Richard “Dick” Terry.

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Unprecedented ruse in betting scheme case debated in federal court

Federal prosecutors and defense lawyers were in court Monday debating the validity of an FBI search warrant and an unprecedented ruse agents used to gain access to luxury Strip villas before raiding an international betting operation.

 
Could the Islamic State be threatening military families online?

An online group claiming affiliation with Islamic State terrorists has threatened American military members and their families in the past, and over the weekend, a new threat surfaced on the Web.

Zimmerman blames Obama for racial tension after Trayvon Martin death

George Zimmerman, acquitted of murder charges in the shooting death of an unarmed black teen in Florida, said in a videotaped interview that President Barack Obama stoked racial tensions in the case.

Gun bills progress in Nevada Legislature

The Nevada Senate on Monday passed legislation prohibiting domestic violence abusers from possessing guns and making it easier for gun owners in other states to carry a concealed weapon in Nevada.

Bill introduced to allow Uber to legally operate

A bill that would enable ride-hailing apps like Uber to operate legally in the state was introduced Monday in the state Senate.

 
No supporting evidence found in UVA fraternity sex assault case

Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Long said investigators did not find evidence to support that a sexual assault happened at a fraternity house at the University of Virginia in September of 2012.

 
8 officers assaulted in Wal-Mart parking lot fight

One suspect was fatally shot and a policeman wounded during a brawl in a Wal-Mart parking lot in which eight officers were assaulted and seven suspects were eventually arrested, officials in Arizona said.