Complex sentence: After several attempts to follow his father's career path, the younger Day moved to Las Vegas in the mid- 1970s and worked as a reporter for the now-defunct North Las Vegas "Valley Times" newspaper.
Split into simpler sentences: After several attempts to follow his father's career path, the younger Day moved to Las Vegas in the mid- 1970s. After moving to Las Vegas, Day began working as a reporter for the now-closed North Las Vegas "Valley Times" newspaper.