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Spring Mountains beckons, but head up before cold hits

This is a great time of year to head up to the Spring Mountains Recreation Area — what we locals call Mount Charleston. You will experience crisp, early-fall temperatures and maybe a good fall foliage show in the surrounding mountains. One of the best options might be Fletcher Canyon, a side branch off the larger Kyle Canyon. This is a moderately strenuous hike with an 880-foot elevation gain, but it is suitable for most older children and adults, as long as they can handle a 3.5-mile round-trip hike.

 
High school football melee ended by pepper spray being investigated

Clark County School District Police Captain Ken Young said Monday his team is still gathering information about the use of pepper spray Friday to break up a melee after the Canyon Springs and Basic High School football game.

Coroner rules 3rd death in June shooting as homicide

A June triple shooting inside a rental car left two men dead and Justin Brooks in critical condition. Months later, Brooks died of complications from the gunshot wound to his head.

Teachers look for positives in district chief’s retirement

When Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announced on Sept. 7 that he will retire at the end of June, he told an audience that his departure would allow him to address “problems — and problem-makers — head on, without holding back.”

Pho Mai Mai aimed at filling North Las Vegas niche

In Vietnamese, mai mai means forever. That’s one of the reasons Mike Mai and his wife, Hang, of North Las Vegas, named their Vietnamese restaurant Pho Mai Mai. It’s also their last name.

Nonprofit theater group plans to grow Las Vegas’s arts scene

The auditions were the kickoff for the Las Vegas Theatre Alliance , a nonprofit advocacy group founded by Cockroach Theatre artistic director Mindy Woodhead . The alliance’s mission is to grow and expand community theater in the Las Vegas Valley through auditions, marketing and education.

Applause, criticism greet leak of Zinke’s monument recommendations

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recommendation to President Donald Trump to modify 10 national monuments, including shrinking the size of Gold Butte in Nevada, brought swift reaction Monday from both sides of the land-use debate.