Winston earns his stripes for BCS performance

In another year, Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston will be focused on the NFL Draft, and he probably will be the top pick. If eligible, the redshirt freshman might have gone first this year. Regardless, he’s already got a No. 1 on his resume.

Senate confirms Yellen — first woman to lead the Fed

The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen on Monday as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, elevating an advocate of fighting unemployment and a backer of the central bank’s efforts to spur the economy with low interest rates and massive bond purchases.

Hughes Center rechristened The HC|Hughes Center

Equity Office Properties, the Blackstone subsidiary that bought the Hughes Center for $347 million in September, has rechristened the 1.4 million-square-foot park The HC | Hughes Center.

Innovative solutions to old problems win accolades at developer summit

Saturday and Sunday, before International CES began, 111 teams worked for 27 hours to dream up and execute winning ideas in two categories at the 2014 AT&T Developer Summit Hackathon: wearables and mobile apps.

Florida State beats Auburn, 34-31, for BCS Championship

Jameis Winston threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Benjamin with 13 seconds left and No. 1 Florida State beat No. 2 Auburn 34-31 to win the last BCS national championship game on Monday night.

Heller pleads for votes to extend federal jobless benefits

Sen. Dean Heller pleaded with fellow Republicans on Monday to extend unemployment benefits for jobless workers, saying Congress left millions of people in the lurch when it allowed payments to expire two weeks ago.

 
New video backs accusation of Family Court abuse

A businessman’s claim he wasn’t combative with marshals before he was beaten and stunned with a stun gun while handcuffed in custody appears to be backed up in Family Court security video that has recently surfaced.

 
Arctic blast’s frigid temps boggle the mind

Sorry, but we just don’t understand. Sure, many of us came from parts of the country that are being whipped by an arctic blast right now, but the distance makes us a little insensitive to the situation in the Midwest and on the East Coast.

Driver Authorization Card seekers struggle with written test

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles reported Monday that after three days of accepting applications for the new Driver Authorization Card, the failure rate on the written test is 71 percent.

Saturday groundbreaking scheduled for two new Henderson parks

Henderson officials and representatives of Inspirada Builders LLC will join in a 61-shovel groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday to signify the start of construction on the city’s two newest parks.

Man who sent threatening letter to mayor pleads guilty to conspiracy

A Las Vegas man who sent threatening letters to Mayor Carolyn Goodman over a workers compensation dispute pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor conspiracy charge. Alfred Blackwell, 54, was sentenced to six months of probation and ordered to stay away from Goodman.

Brown out of running to head water agency

One day before his colleagues were set to decide the matter, Clark County Commissioner Larry Brown withdrew his name from consideration to replace Pat Mulroy at the helm of the Las Vegas Valley Water District and Southern Nevada Water Authority.

Kruger, Moser, Miller … and other bites to chew on

When I woke Monday, there were 381 messages in my email box. Too many. For 2014, I have resolved to keep it under 100. So, straight from my email box:

 
10 new Netflix offerings you have to watch

Netlifx made available plenty of new offerings on Jan 1. Here are 10 to check out if you want to avoid embarrassing yourself the next time a co-worker asks if you’ve seen “a classic.”

Drug charges against marijuana grower dropped

Clark County prosecutors on Monday dropped a 15-month old drug possession case against a 50-year-old man who held a state-authorized medical marijuana card.

 
Online kill plot: ‘Jihad Jane’ gets 10 years in prison

A troubled Pennsylvania woman who called herself “Jihad Jane” online and plotted to kill a Swedish artist was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison after telling a judge she had been consumed by thoughts of a Muslim holy war.

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