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Vegas-bound plane makes emergency landing at London airport

A Virgin Atlantic passenger plane bound for Las Vegas safely carried out a “non-standard” landing at London’s Gatwick airport on Monday after a landing gear problem, with television pictures showing the plane intact and stationary on the runway.

 
Obama’s immigration plan outlined ahead of Las Vegas trip

President Barack Obama imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation on Thursday, easing the threat of deportation for about 4.7 million undocumented immigrants and setting up a clash with Republicans.

Southern Nevadans with ties to West Africa lament Ebola’s toll

Liberian expatriates, longtime Las Vegas churchgoers and service club members, educators and entrepreneurs are among Southern Nevadans who don’t need television images to visualize Ebola’s victims.

Vegas faith communities aim at extremists, terrorists

This weekend is the Southern Nevada Sabbath and Weekend of Conscience among various faith communities in an effort to raise awareness of radical extremist groups and terrorist organizations.

Fire at FAA facility spawns a few long lines at McCarran

A fire at the Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control radar facility in suburban Chicago created a big mess in the Midwest and a few long lines at McCarran International Airport on Friday.

Nevada civil rights group to take up police militarization

Nevada’s advisory committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will meet in Las Vegas this week to gauge public sentiment on the militarization of local police forces.

Police looking for masked, armed robber

Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help identifying a masked, armed robber they say hit several local businesses in the Las Vegas Valley in July.

Man booked in California linked to Las Vegas slaying

Las Vegas police said the man they believe is responsible for a deadly shooting at a west valley convenience store last week was arrested in California on Wednesday night.

200-plus rally for Gaza in Las Vegas

More than 200 people, many in white T-shirts and others waving Palestinian flags, rallied in Las Vegas on Saturday with a message: “I Stand with Gaza.”

Las Vegas woman wins Coney Island hot dog eating contest

Two-time defending champion Sonya Thomas lost her hot dog eating title Friday to 28-year-old Miki Sudo of Las Vegas, who wolfed down 34 franks and buns in 10 minutes to win the women’s division of the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island.

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