51s’ offense comes up short in road loss to Zephyrs

The 51s put up two runs in the second inning, then failed to score again in a 3-2 Pacific Coast League loss to the host New Orleans Zephyrs on Monday. It was Las Vegas’ third straight setback.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

Kyle charges toward Chase at full speed

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– Kyle Busch can’t win everywhere, proven by two horrendous races this season at Pocono Raceway.

Female ref commands respect in center of cage

Mixed martial arts fans are accustomed to seeing the same faces in the referee rotation on major cards, but a new official stood out on the World Extreme Cagefighting event at the Hard Rock Hotel.

IN BRIEF

PRO BASKETBALL

‘Banner’ gets into Hammon’s heart

The Star Spangled Banner” was full of emotion Monday for a member of the Russian Olympic women’s basketball team.

IN BRIEF

NORTHWEST LV FATALITY

Show producer Apcar dies in Las Vegas at 93

Frederic Apcar, producer of the long-running “Casino de Paris” and ground-breaking “Vive Les Girls” at the Dunes, died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was 93.

Witness account differs from police

Roxanne Lewis still has questions about why Las Vegas police shot and killed a man on her doorstep late Sunday.

Teen slain to hide identity, LV police say

A couple threatened with possible exposure for pimping out a runaway teen are accused of trying to hide the crime by choking the young girl to death, according to a Las Vegas police report.

Ex-311 Boyz to address event

At one of tonight’s National Night Out events, which are organized to bring communities and law enforcement together, two of the speakers are people who once were considered dangerous.

Man found with ricin pleads guilty

A 57-year-old found with four grams of ricin, enough to kill hundreds of people, pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges that included possession of a biological toxin and possession of unregistered firearms.

St. Jude’s Ranch undergoing face-lift

A small army of volunteers is on a mission to complete by Friday construction of three projects that will house a new program for pregnant and parenting teens at St. Jude’s Ranch for Children in Boulder City.

Signatures verified for property tax limitation initiative

CARSON CITY — An initiative petition pushed by state Senate candidate Sharron Angle to cap property taxes has enough raw signatures of registered voters in all 17 counties to qualify for the November ballot, the secretary of state’s office reported Monday.

Judge faces accuser

Former bailiff Johnnie Jordan hasn’t worked for embattled District Judge Elizabeth Halverson for more than a year, but his emotions are still raw.

Man agrees to testify against Simpson

O.J. Simpson will have one less co-defendant at his side when his armed robbery trial begins next month.

Techniques take toll on showgirls

Rita Casablanca had to meet exacting criteria to be accepted into the topless dance revue “Crazy Horse Paris.” Her breasts had to be a natural 34B. The space between her belly button and the top of her pubis had to measure precisely 18 centimeters.

A trophy just for showing up

Oh, for the days of expectations in public education. There was a time when attendance was an afterthought — teachers and parents demanded that students be in class every day, barring illness, and that they pay attention in class, study at home and be able to read, write and perform basic calculations with ease.

‘A riddle, wrapped in a mystery’

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Nobel Prize winner and author of the great Russian condemnation of communism and its chief villain, Josef Stalin, died Sunday in Russia at the age of 89.

Subcommittee targets housing sector

As Nevada slogs through a struggling housing market, a state legislative subcommittee wants to prevent future troubles in Nevada’s housing market.

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