Houston’s low-key mayoral candidates pitch planning, mass transit for city reinventing itselfHOUSTON — The nation’s fourth-largest city, once dominated by Big Oil, is warming to greener options as it chooses a new mayor. Former Las Vegas city planner gets 4-12 years in 2005 slaying of Nigerian-born boxerLAS VEGAS — A 55-year-old former Las Vegas city planner and longtime political activist has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison for stabbing a Nigerian-born boxer to death in 2005. Chickens, fresh apples and other local foods can give indigestion to local officialsChickens finally can roost legally in Bozeman, Mont. |