IN BRIEF
EX-WIFE FOUND IN GARAGE
Ex-husband arrested in woman's slaying
Las Vegas police arrested last week the ex-husband of a woman found dead in mid-February.
Clifford McClain, 29, is accused by Las Vegas police of killing his ex-wife, Allainna McClain. He was arrested on Thursday, Las Vegas police announced Tuesday.
Allainna McClain was found dead by Las Vegas police in the garage of a residence in the 8700 block of Isola Lane on Feb. 17 in southwest Las Vegas, police said.
NEAR DURANGO, WARM SPRINGS
Woman, dog die in early morning fire
A woman was killed Tuesday in an early morning fire at two-story house near Durango Drive and Warm Springs Road, according to the Clark County Fire Department.
Firefighters responded to a call of smoke coming from a house at 7258 Quarterhorse Lane at 4:48 a.m. When they arrived, they found the house filled with smoke, which was coming from a bedroom on the second floor.
In the bedroom, firefighters found a dead woman. Firefighters also found a dead dog in the home.
Fire officials did not give the identity of the woman or cause of the fire.
88TH IN COUNTRY
Boyd School of Law moves up in rankings
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Boyd School of Law moved up 12 spots to 88th in the country in U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings of the best law schools.
The 10-year-old school was in a seven-way tie for the spot in the rankings, but still down from its best ranking of 82nd place in 2004.
It moved into the top 10 in two key areas, placing third in the nation in legal writing, ninth in the country in the area of conflict resolution and 12th in the area of clinical training.
The school has been one of UNLV's more successful programs, receiving accreditation from the American Bar Association the first year it qualified and becoming one of 168 schools in the prestigious American Association of Law Schools in just five years.
SLOW ECONOMY
City of Sparks lays off five of its employees
The city of Sparks has laid off five employees in the city's Community Development Department.
Two others were transferred.
Community Development Director Neil Krutz says the slow economy and downturn in the construction industry necessitated the layoffs.
The department's budget mostly comes from fees collected for building permits, inspections, planning and other development services and is separate from the general fund.
GROUP, GOVERNMENTS AGREE
Killing of sea lions postponed under pact
The authorized killing of California sea lions at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River would be postponed under a proposal agreed to Tuesday by the Humane Society of the United States and federal and state governments.
The proposal, sent to U.S. District Court in Portland, Ore., would delay the killing authorized by the National Marine Fisheries Service until the court could rule on the request for the preliminary injunction from the group.
Under the agreement the Human Society will not seek a temporary restraining order against the entire sea lion removal project until the injunction issue is resolved.
