82°F
weather icon Clear
State’s students doing poorly

Nevada’s public school system remains dead last in the nation for a second year running, according to an annual analysis of children’s well-being released today.

Adventure seeker drags limo to EDC

They come from everywhere to create a massive sea of humanity known as the Electric Daisy Carnival.

Nevadans in Congress list their assets, liabilities

Rep. Steven Horsford and his wife, Sonya, bought stock in Facebook on the day the company went public. Rep. Joe Heck and his wife, Lisa, opened a college savings account for their son Joey Jr. Rep. Dina Titus and her husband, Tom, like to invest in electricity companies.

THE LATEST News
Historic Huntridge plan taps hopes and fears downtown

For nearly seven decades the symbol of the Huntridge Performing Arts Theatre in downtown Las Vegas was the sleek, Streamline Moderne-style tower rising above the marquee.

 
Man completes tightrope walk near Grand Canyon

Florida aerialist Nik Wallenda completed a tightrope walk that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona on Sunday.

 
Rivers receding in Calgary, thousands return home

About 65,000 residents of Calgary were being allowed to return to their homes Sunday to assess the damage from flooding that has left Alberta’s largest city awash in debris and dirty water.

Supreme Court has range of options on gay marriage

Sometime in the next week or so, the Supreme Court will announce the outcomes in cases on California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

 
South Africa: Nelson Mandela in critical condition

JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela’s health has deteriorated and he is now in critical condition, the South African government said Sunday.

Dissension and fiscal woes beset the Girl Scouts

Given the friction and financial woes facing the Girl Scouts these days, perhaps it’s time for a giant friendship circle. Under that long-standing tradition, a ring of Scouts clasp hands and give a little squeeze, accompanied by a silent wish of good will.

St. George market bans woman’s book on polygamy

ST. GEORGE, Utah — For a full year at a weekend market outside St. George, Kristyn Decker sold signed copies of her book about growing up in polygamy for $15 a copy.

 
As wildfire rages, Colorado town braces for long evacuation

DEL NORTE, Colo. — A colossal wildfire near a popular summer retreat in southern Colorado continues to be driven by winds and fueled by dead trees in a drought-stricken area, authorities said Sunday.

WikiLeaks: Snowden seeking asylum in Ecuador

WASHINGTON — Admitted leaker Edward Snowden circled the globe in evasion of U.S. authorities on Sunday, seeking asylum in Ecuador and leaving the Obama administration scrambling to determine its next step in what became a game of diplomatic cat-and-mouse.

Don’t want your mug shot online? Then pay up, websites say

After more than seven years and a move 2,800 miles across the country, Christopher Jones thought he’d left behind reminders of the arrest that capped a bitter break-up. That was, until he searched the Internet last month and came face-to-face with his 2006 police mug shot.