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Teen exiting bus hit by car in southwest valley

A teen was hit by a car in the southwest valley Tuesday evening, police say. A 16-year-old boy got off of a bus at Jones Boulevard and Rochelle Avenue, near Flamingo Road, about 7 p.m.

Man shot and killed by police in east valley barricade

Las Vegas police shot and killed a man who they say fired at multiple officers during a barricade situation in the east valley Tuesday afternoon.

Lingering militia presence draws mixed reaction in Bunkerville

Rancher Cliven Bundy, whose refusal to pay fees for grazing cattle on public lands for 21 years led to a controversial roundup by the Bureau of Land Management, debunked claims Tuesday that militia followers who rallied to his cause continue to stir up this rural community with checkpoints and an armed presence.

CCSD sued over allegations of bullying at Henderson school

Two male students from Greenspun Junior High School allege they were sexually, physically and verbally harassed by other students for months because of their “perceived sexual orientation,” but received little help from school officials, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the School District in Clark County District Court.

Defense questions witness credibility in theft ring case

Defense lawyers launched an opening-day offensive on Tuesday attacking the government’s chief witness in the federal trial of three Cuban immigrants charged with stealing drugs and high-quality merchandise from delivery vans and warehouses around the Las Vegas Valley. The witness, Yordani Corona Del Toro, a 23-year-old felon and “gang-banger,” struck a deal with federal prosecutors in the case to escape a sentence of life in prison in Nevada as a habitual criminal, the defense lawyers said in their opening statements.

Heller plea fails to sway Boehner on federal unemployment bill

A personal pitch from U.S. Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada failed on Tuesday to persuade House Speaker John Boehner to move forward on a bill that would extend unemployment payments to more than 2 million Americans whose benefits have expired.

Woman dies after fall at South Rim of Grand Canyon

Authorities at Grand Canyon National Park have released the name of a Flagstaff woman who died after apparently falling off the South Rim.

CSN recognized by feds as minority-serving institution for Asian students

The College of Southern Nevada is now a minority-serving institution for Asian American, Native American and Pacific Islander students. The designation, announced Monday and issued by the U.S. Department of Education, recognizes the CSN student body is composed of more than 50 percent low-income or Pell Grant eligible students and at least 10 percent of the student population identifies with the ethnicities indicated by the award.

Chinese business brings PANDA! to Las Vegas stage

PANDA! at The Palazzo has taken up longterm residency in Las Vegas and Chinese producers are hoping to provide cultural bonding.