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State calls on CCSD to pay for budget deficit

Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction Jhone Ebert said the district needs to cover costs before putting the pressure on principals.

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Inmate dies at Clark County jail

An inmate at the Clark County Detention Center died Saturday after a possible medical episode, Las Vegas police said.

Rancho High registrar aids homeless teens, families

Angela Urquiaga is on the phone, trying to track down one of her babies. That’s what she calls the roughly 150 Rancho High School students who don’t have a permanent place to live.

Occupy group facing internal squabbling, end of permit

Clark County management will not renew a permit for the Occupy Las Vegas encampment once it expires Feb. 20.
The decision comes days after internal squabbling among protesters made a splash online.

Valley to see strong winds, dust as storm moves in Saturday

High winds are expected to stir up dust in the valley Saturday, Clark County air quality officials said. Blowing dust is expected through the afternoon, according to an advisory issued Friday by the Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management.

Zappos leader takes time to encourage tech startups amid woes

Tony Hsieh hasn’t slept much this week. The exhausted Zappos CEO has been doing damage control since Sunday, when he revealed that his Henderson-based company’s server in Kentucky had been hacked.

Mother knows ‘bath salts’ are lethal

Las Vegas resident Leslie Chaney hopes other mothers now won’t experience the utter despair she has suffered because of her son’s use of so-called “bath salts.”

Man starts over at Chuck Jones attraction after attempted-embezzlement conviction

Cartoons are giving Neil Cantor a second chance. Cantor, who was convicted of attempting to embezzle from the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art in 2008, is making a fresh start in life with his new venture: running the Chuck Jones Experience at Circus Circus.