George Huguely V: Guilty of Second-Degree Murder in Yeardley Love Slaying

George Huguely V, a former University of Virginia lacrosse player, has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend Yeardley Love.

A Maryland jury convicted him late Wednesday.

The UVA lacrosse murder case began in May 2010 and gained national attention, after Love, a popular, all-American athlete, was found dead at the school.

There were no obvious physical wounds. Huguely, 24, admitted to having an altercation with his ex, but his lawyer denied her death was intentional.

Huguely pleaded not guilty to six charges, including first-degree murder and felony murder in commission of a robbery, professing his innocence ... mostly.

His defense attorney Francis Lawrence said during closing arguments:

"Yes, George contributed to her death. But no, he didn't kill her ... he left there with her alive, and that is not in dispute. There was no intentional killing."

"She wasn't dead when he left."

After deliberating for nine hours, the jury decided Huguely was guilty of second degree murder, which can hold a sentence of anywhere from 5-40 years in jail.

Huguely was found not guilty on the most serious charge of first-degree murder, but he was also convicted of grand larceny stemming from the same event.

Whitney Houston Casket Photo Invokes Outrage

The National Enquirer refuses to let Whitney Houston rest in peace.

The latest issue of this notorious tabloids screams "WHITNEY: THE LAST PHOTO!" and purports to depict a picture of the late singer in her casket.

It was allegedly taken inside Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday and shows a woman wearing a dark dress, with "Nippy" (Houston's nickname), along with two treble clefs, written in blue script on the lining of the casket cover.

The image - we blurred it out above - has invoked outrage across the Internet, with Sarah Anne Hughes of The Washington Post referring to it as "shocking and disturbing."

A similar uproar took place in July 2009 when a British tabloid covered an issue with a photo of a dying Michael Jackson being wheeled out on a stretcher.

What do you think of the Enquirer publishing this picture?

Pilar Sanders Files $200 Million Lawsuit, Claims Estranged Husband Made Her a Gold Digger

Pilar Sanders and retired football legend Deion Sanders and engaged in an epic divorce battle, and the former just upped the antagonistic ante. BIG TIME.

According to documents obtained by TMZ, Pilar is suing Deion - for $200 million. The lawsuit stems from the Twitter rant of Deion's daughter (from another relationship) Deiondra, in which the teenager accused Pilar of cheating on her father and referred to her as a "gold diggin hoe."

In these court papers, Pilar effectively responds with: Oh yeah? Well you made me that way!

Pilar's attorney writes that his client believes Deiondra and Deion have been going after her with various "emotional weapons" for years... including "dominance, humiliation, isolation, threats, intimidation, denial and blame."

The suit reads: "[Deion and Deiondra] even persuaded [Pilar] that she was and is worthless, a 'gold diggin' ho, and that no one else would want her."

Moreover, Pilar makes the assertion that father and daughter would scatter various weapons around the house and would try to scare her away by "hurting pets." No details regarding this accusation are provided.

With divorce proceedings underway between the pair, Pilar is demanding $50 million in actual damages and $150 million in punitive damages.

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Vegas PBS Expands Workforce Development Initiative with Key Partnerships

By Debbie Hall

Contributing Writer

Photo by Robert Macabagdal

In the Photo: From left, Ronna Timpa, founder and president, Workplace ESL Solutions;Andrea Gibbins, executive director of Area Health Education Center; Lawrence Sands, DO, MPH, Chief Health Officer, Southern Nevada Health District; Debra Solt, Vegas PBS Workforce and Economic Development director and Terri Janison, regional director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development are part of the panel as Tom Axtell, Vegas PBS general manager, discusses the specific steps being taken with each organization to create workforce training and education opportunities.

R.A.W. United. Helping Our Troops Continue the Fight.

By Sean Burton

Contributing Writer

In the photo: Dr. Spero Tshontikidis, the director of educational services for Wounded Warrior Project, as he served with the 20^th Special Forces Group.

Dr. Spero Tshontikidis is the Director of Educational Services for Wounded Warrior Project™, a veteran of the armed forces, an avid power lifter and the founder of R.A.W. United. He recently held a power lifting meet at Olympic Gym in San Antonio, Texas that yielded a great turnout and amazing support for our warriors. Although it may seem unorthodox for our servicemen to benefit from power lifting, Dr. Spero made the purpose of the meets clear by this following statement, ”We not only have power lifting events. We have the Soldier Ride, a surfing day and other physical programs. Physical be injured, it can’t stop them or slow them down. The troops come back home after their experiences overseas and they start re-evaluating their purpose in life. The physical events help them by giving them goals to start reaching for. These vets see that they can still do things no matter what happened overseas and they become stronger and better because of it.”

Wranglers Declaw Grizzlies in Midnight Circus

By Joe Buda

Photo by Tom Jones IV

In the photo: Paul McIlveen and Joe Fallon

The Las Vegas Wranglers defeated the Utah Grizzlies in their Midnight Circus, the second midnight game of the season.

Las Vegas Children Get Healthy by Dancing Against Obesity

Dance Against Obesity Camp Jump

By Anthony Alegrete

Jump for Joy Foundation

With obesity skyrocketing in this country more than ever, the need for more activity based hobbies and interests (exercise + fun + a theme) are unmistakably needed. A large amount of kids really don't have much of an example anymore. 40 years ago, the average youth’s day consisted of walking to school, running around in gym class or P.E., studying, and then directly to after-school activities consisting of cheer-leading, baseball, or just playing hide and go seek in the yard or neighborhood.

Sweet Fashion for Spring and Summer 2012 at MAGIC

By Vanessa McConnell

Photos by Dwight “DKei” Jones

Twice a year fashion experts, designers, distributors, retailers and fanatics meet in Las Vegas for the ultimate fashion convention, MAGIC.  This season MAGIC introduced even more benefits for the fashion industry with as new multi-platform digital experience with digital products and information including workshops, panels and mobile apps.