LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A blue-nosed pit bull is recovering after being dumped on the side of the road. It happened in the Historic Westside Las Vegas area near Washington Avenue and MLK Boulevard.

It still needed a name. One story suggests that "Bluenose" comes from blue calico potatoes grown in the Maritimes, while others claim it's slang for someone born in Nova Scotia. The schooner was ...