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Charges filed against high school softball coach accused of having sex with player: Friday, June 1, 2012; Formal charges were filed today against a Silverado High School softball coach accused of having sex with a player on the team.
Mayweather trades spotlight for jail cell as 90-day sentence begins: Friday, June 1, 2012; Donned in gray sweatpants and cloaked under a matching gray hoodie, champion boxer Floyd Mayweather wasn’t late to the gym Friday morning. Instead, he was on his way to court to report for the start of his 90-day sentence for domestic battery. Shortly after 10:45 a.m. the 34-year-old stepped out of a white Cadillac Escalade, his neon-green sneakers touching the hot sidewalk.
More cooling stations available amid excessive heat warning: Thursday, May 31, 2012; Temperatures are expected to reach triple digits Friday, prompting the opening of six additional public cooling stations in Las Vegas.
President Obama to visit UNLV next week, officials confirm: Wednesday, May 30, 2012; President Barack Obama will visit UNLV next week, according to university officials. Obama is expected to be on campus June 7 for an "official event," a White House official said Wednesday. Other details of Obama's trip have not been released.
Club's goal is for members to climb 52 Southern Nevada peaks: Wednesday, May 30, 2012; A gentle, cool wind brushes Rita Wagner’s blond bangs over the age lines on her tanned forehead as she hikes Big Falls at Mount Charleston. It’s a 3 1/2-mile trail with an 800-foot elevation gain that leads hikers to a shimmering waterfall.
For Wagner, 73, it’s an easy hike; she pays no attention to those who say she’s too old for such activity.
Dealership learns that Michael Vick, in town for youth event, remains a lightning rod: Saturday, May 26, 2012; An act of goodwill has enraged Findlay Toyota’s Facebook audience to a point where the car dealership’s marketing department shut down its promotional page. The target of the backlash is Philadelphia Eagle Michael Vick, who met with fans Friday night at the Henderson dealership.
Lawyer cut her legal teeth as teen in county’s unique Trial By Peers program: Saturday, May 26, 2012; Justice seems to pump through the veins of Alexis Brown, a Las Vegas native who has been “practicing” law since she was 13. Brown, 29, is a lawyer with the Fennemore Craig legal firm and traces her love of the law to her childhood. Among her youthful experiences, Brown was involved with Clark County’s Trial By Peers, a program established in 1993 that enables middle and high school students to represent and prosecute teens accused of petite crimes, such as shoplifting or truancy.
While investigating crash, Metro officer struck by suspected drunken driver: Friday, May 25, 2012; A Metro Police officer investigating a crash in the east Las Vegas Valley was hit in the right leg by a passing pickup truck.
Inmate release part of new North Las Vegas plan to reduce jail staffing: Friday, May 25, 2012; North Las Vegas released 70 inmates from its jail Thursday, part of a plan to reduce the size of the facility brought on by a rash of correctional officers calling in sick last weekend, a city official said Friday.
Public's help sought in locating missing northwest valley teen: Thursday, May 24, 2012; Metro Police is asking the public’s assistance in locating a 15-year-old girl who they say went missing early Thursday morning in northwest valley. Illiana Zamora was last seen around 5 a.m. in the area of Farm and Fort Apache roads, police said.