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Family rejects Air Force’s $5.2 million bid for land near Area 51

Members of the Sheahan family said Monday they have rejected the Air Force’s $5.2 million offer to buy their land and mining claims near Groom Mine, next to the secret Area 51 installation where the U.S. military and CIA have tested spy planes and stealth aircraft for six decades.

Laying a WWII ranger to rest — PHOTOS

Dennis L. Schumacher, a former Army private who was one of the original volunteers for “Darby’s Rangers” of World War II fame, was buried Monday at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City. He died Aug. 9 at age 93.