La Vista News

Military families got a special treat Sunday, thanks to the Papillion-La Vista School District.

Cabela's Inc. has announced plans for not one, but two new facilities in Papillion.

QUITE AN HONOR: Benson High School recently was awarded a Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grant of $10,000 to create an automated solar powered hydroponic system.

The days of healthy pay raises might seem like a distant memory to workers who have seen their pay drop or their jobs disappear.

TONY MICELI/WORLD-HERALD NEWS SERVICE Published Sunday November 1, 2009 'Best friend' is also a partner Bellevue's top dogs The phrase "man's best friend" carries a lot of weight for La Vista K-9 Officer John York.

Haunted Hollow 12501 Giles Road in La Vista Open Sundays through Thursdays from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m; Fridays and Saturdays from 7 p.m. until midnight Haunted Hollow stands apart from the other haunted houses in Omaha because of its claims of real-life hauntings.

A missionary from Chile has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy.

Registration is under way for a conference designed to improve relationships with diverse groups while nurturing leaderships skills among Latinos.

A 23-year-old man charged in connection with the sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy pleaded no contest to a lesser charge Monday.

It's a miracle on Park View Boulevard. La Vista's landmark 60-foot evergreen tree in front of city hall is healthy and doing better than expected since having its trunk slashed in January.

Charges have been dropped against a man who took a saw to the trunk of a historic tree in La Vista last winter.

Firefighters from Bellevue, La Vista, Papillion and Omaha are fighting a blaze at a Bellevue apartment building this morning at 116 N. Galvin Road.

First came the impressive, 128,000-square-foot retail store at La Vista's Southport development near Interstate 80.

Police officer candidates for Scottsbluff and Gering could be administered the same test under a proposal considered Tuesday.

When the president for the Association of Postal Commerce speaks in Omaha next Thursday, he will tell the business people in the audience that it's time they tell Congress what they need and what they'll pay for from the Postal Service.

What's not in dispute is this: A Papillion police officer shot a man's dog to death while executing a search warrant at the man's home Oct.

Look out for a peloton of pink Saturday. The Trek Breast Cancer Awareness Ride, a nationwide event, is in its fourth year locally.

A La Vista man said he's been waiting for a year for someone to step up and pay to fix the damage to his house.

Papillion La Vista South High School's Navy JROTC students received the Area 13 Most Improved Unit award Wednesday.

What is the city's plan to ensure that untreated sewage is not dumped into local waterways? >> Separate some of the combined sewers in eastern parts of the city.