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- Probe of fatal mortar shell blast resurrects memories of weapon's shadowy past
- Wednesday, March 27, 2013
- The probe into what caused a 60mm mortar round to misfire during a training exercise at the Hawthorne Army Depot, killing seven Marines and injuring eight, has entered its second week, with the Marine Corps still banning use of the weaponry with a shadowy past. Military investigators have identified and removed from circulation the lot from which the shell came. The shell detonated prematurely March 18 as the Marines, being prepared for oversees deployment, huddled around for instruction on its use.
- Town of Hawthorne has long taken military's ammunition repository under its protective wing
- Wednesday, March 20, 2013
- Three weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, then-Los Angeles Times national correspondent Tom Gorman visited the small town of Hawthorne to profile the home of what was said to be the largest ammunition and ordnance repository in the world. On Monday, an explosion during a live-fire training exercise there killed eight Marines, bringing the Hawthorne Army Depot back into a spotlight it prefers to deflect.
- Commissioner, women's shelter call ad for Guns N' Roses concerts 'inappropriate'
- Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012
- A Clark County commissioner said she regrets the commission’s decision to temporarily rename Paradise Road to “Paradise City Road” to promote Guns N’ Roses concerts.
- He's got the voice, but needs a chance
- Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012
- It’s open-mic night at the Tap House, where singers and musicians gather on their nights off to jam and perform for a loyal, if eclectic, base of fans. A skinny guy with a drawn face and shoulder-length hair approaches the mic. He’s 56 but you can’t tell unless you get up close to him.
- Anti-Defamation League warned: Arab Spring will take much longer
- Friday, Oct. 19, 2012
- In an otherwise-upbeat celebration of workplace diversity and efforts to reduce hate and bullying among young people, an Anti-Defamation League banquet audience Thursday night listened as a former State Department expert on foreign policy cautioned against expectations that governments in the Middle East may be transformed anytime soon.
- No need to go to London to try your hand at an Olympic sport
- Friday, Aug. 3, 2012
- So you’re watching the Olympics and thinking that some of the sports might be fun to try. Maybe not the pole vault or the pentathlon or synchronized swimming but hey, you say, I can get my hands on a bow and arrow or a badminton racket. Fencing? Bring it on, Zorro! And if you’re burned out on Strip entertainment, maybe you’d enjoy watching dressage.
- Random photo of the week
- Wednesday, July 11, 2012
- Submitted by Tom Gorman.
- Google issues false warning about the security of Sun’s website
- Sunday, May 13, 2012
- Google scared Sun readers from visiting stories on our homepage, displaying a screen that warned that the page had been blocked. Rest assured that the security we employ is state-of-the-art, and for good reason.
- Town hall meeting for valley's Hispanics will contribute to national agenda
- Friday, Feb. 24, 2012
- Chances are pretty good you’ve never heard of Glenn Llopis. Brimming with enthusiasm, he’s coming to Las Vegas to rally the valley’s Hispanic residents. Not for President Barack Obama, and not for any of the Republican presidential candidates. Not on behalf of any politicians, actually. Llopis wants to stir Hispanics to rally for themselves.
- Fate of 'Godfather' script, not sold to 'Pawn Stars,' has surprise ending
- Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012
- Al Ruddy, who produced the blockbuster movie “The Godfather," was more than happy to help a Las Vegas charity sell a leather-bound, studio copy of the screenplay, which he had signed and which had somehow landed in one of the charity’s donation bins.
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