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Driver will be charged in U.S. Highway 95 death

The driver who Nevada Highway Patrol says hit and killed a man on U.S. Highway 95 near the Summerlin Parkway exit Monday night faces charges in his death.

Politicians proposing idea of $0 community college tuition

Nothing sparks consumer demand like the word “free,” and politicians in some states have proposed the idea of providing that incentive to get young people to attend community college.

Experts: Early investment in literacy has biggest payoff

The consensus among experts at the Nevada Literacy Summit at University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Invest early and make certain students have grade-level reading skills by the end of third grade.

Man gets revenge on fraudster by texting him Shakespeare’s entire works

An Internet vendor failed to deliver a PS3, so a U.K. man did what any reasonably frustrated person with a basic understanding of text messaging would have done: sent him the entire works of Shakespeare via text message.

 
Las Vegas to again get federal security funding

The Las Vegas area is back on a national homeland security funding list, and should receive $1 million of more than $400 million the federal government is distributing this year. U.S. Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., called the funds “crucial.”

 
The cutest grandma on Instagram is fighting cancer, inspiring everyone

Betty’s great-grandson, Zach Belden, started an Instagram account in January to document Betty’s cancer battle. Three months later, @grandmabetty33 has nearly a quarter of a million followers and is one of the coolest grandmas around.

Elementary teacher gives students non-alcoholic beer

A Michigan teacher made a poor choice by giving non-alcoholic beer to a class of fifth graders in a history lesson, a school official said. Superintendent Ed Koledo said the teacher allowed Hyatt Elementary students in Linden to sample O’Doul’s that had been brought to school by a student March 6 to represent ale common in the 1700s.

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