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UNLV student among those killed in Arizona plane crash

One of the six people killed in a plane crash on a suburban Phoenix golf course Monday night was an international business student at UNLV. Two others killed — Erik Valente and James Louis Pedroza — also were from Las Vegas.

 
Arizona governor vows big raises for teachers by 2020

Caving to demands from teachers who have protested low pay and school funding shortfalls for weeks, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey rolled out a proposal Thursday promising a net 20 percent raise by 2020 and pledged to push the proposal through the Legislature in the coming weeks.

 
Mom sent text days before California cliff crash, says friend

One of the mothers who died when an SUV plunged off a Northern California cliff sent a text two days before the wreckage was discovered, saying she was so sick she might have to go to a hospital, according to 911 call records from Washington state.

 
Busted skate doesn’t deter Golden Knights’ Alex Tuch

Golden Knights forward Alex Tuch lost the blade from his left skate after a collision along the boards late in the first period of Wednesday’s 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings and had to crawl across the ice to get back to the team’s bench.

 
Las Vegas plumbers join Trump at Rose Garden tax cut event

Richard Kerzetski says he used the money saved from the tax cut to purchase “much-needed trucks, tools and office equipment,” give “bonuses of $500 and $1,000 to all our employees” and hire several new employees.

 
CCSD’s next superintendent can’t solve its problems

Believing that the Clark County School District’s next superintendent can solve its problems is like thinking you can turn Hamlet into a comedy by finding the right lead actor. The next superintendent will have the starring role in an oft-repeated tragedy but no chance to change the plot.