Nearly five years after Joe Arpaio was voted out as sheriff of Arizona’s most populous county, taxpayers are covering one of the last major bills from the thousands of lawsuits the lawman’s headline-grabbing tactics inspired.
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Baldwin shooting highlights risks of rushed film production
The fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on a movie set has put a microscope on an often-unseen corner of the film industry where critics say the pursuit of profit can lead to unsafe working conditions.
Don’t be cruel: Bar owner seeks return of stolen Elvis bust
Somebody who ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog has made off with an Elvis Presley bust from a Central Illinois saloon.
In 4-3 vote, Clark County School Board ousts Superintendent Jesus Jara
Clark County Schools Superintendent Jesus Jara has been fired. A deeply split school board voted 4-3 Thursday night to terminate Jara’s contract “for convenience,” meaning it did not have to give a specific reason …
Pfizer vaccines for kids age 5 to 11 soon expected in Nevada
Nevada health officials are expecting to receive 95,000 kid-sized coronavirus vaccines as soon as next week, ahead of the expected final federal approval of …
Man threatened to pop fentanyl-laced balloons over EDC festival, police say
A North Las Vegas man was arrested last week ahead of the Electric Daisy Carnival after messaging the event’s founder on Instagram threatening to …
UNLV partnership will provide scholarships to immigrant students
UNLV is partnering with TheDream.US, a scholarship program for young immigrants, for the 2022–2023 academic year.
Las Vegan Zak Bagans fires up new horror anthology series ‘The Haunted Museum’
“We just wanted to make this as scary as possible, to have viewers feel what the real people [who] were affected by these items went through,” he says.
Nation’s top college programs lining up for a chance to sign Desert Pines running back
It’s 1 p.m. on a weekday at Desert Pines High School, and Jovantae Barnes has already heard from 10 college football coaches today. The senior star running back thumbs through his text messages before practice in what has become a daily routine.
A Halloween scare package: Costume tips, candy pairings, parties and more!
Frightening films and spooky stage productions you should consider.