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Lawyer for King’s manager rebuts embezzlement claim

The lawyer for B.B. King’s longtime manager denies that his client embezzled more than $1 million from the musician during his dying days. Las Vegas attorney Brent Bryson said King’s manager, LaVerne Toney, transferred the money into King’s trust account after his death.

SB I-15 to close at Primm Wednesday morning

Southbound Interstate 15 will be closed at Primm early Wednesday morning for a sign installation project just south of the California border.

 
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Congress rejects raid on Filipino veterans fund

A plan by the Department of Veterans Affairs to redirect $35 million from a Filipino veterans fund to help bail out a troubled hospital project outside Denver was rejected by Congress on Thursday.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signs education bills

As Nevada’s education leaders began preparing to implement sweeping changes to the state’s public school system, Gov. Brian Sandoval on Thursday signed several bills to modernize what and how students learn in the Silver State.

Senate passes Heller amendment on veterans records

The U.S. Senate approved a Nevada senator’s amendment on Tuesday to prod the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs to harmonize electronic health records compiled on service members.

Inmate dies at Northern Nevada Correctional Center

A 54-year-old Northern Nevada inmate serving a life sentence for first degree murder died Friday, the Nevada Department of Corrections announced.

Sandoval names Vegas exec to State Board of Education

Victor Wakefield, executive director of Teach for America in Las Vegas, was appointed Friday to the State Board of Education by Gov. Brian Sandoval.

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