Armour heads entries for local golf hall

No matter how Tommy Armour III fares at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, his week is already off to a good start.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

Cardinals gaining believers

Since the Cardinals moved to Phoenix in 1988, whenever Dallas visits it seems like a Cowboys home game. In most years, more attendees wore blue than red.

Experienced hand steers Gaels

Bishop Gorman’s girls golf team has chased one goal all season: to get back where the Gaels have been before.

THE HOT CORNER

[MAL VAN VALKENBURG Review-Journal, 39-32-3 (overall record)]

Pops series off to promising start

Byron Stripling brought the works of Louis Armstrong to life Saturday as part of the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s new pops series.

IRS delays rules of retiring

CARSON CITY — The IRS has delayed the implementation of regulations that soon could have affected the early retirement plans of thousands of Nevada state and local government employees.

Time runs short for procrastinators

You can’t vote if you aren’t registered. Today is the last chance to register to vote for Clark County residents who want to cast ballots in the Nov. 4 general election.

Lawsuit targets teachers

CARSON CITY — A former state lawmaker has filed a lawsuit in Clark County District Court alleging she was defamed by the state teachers union in campaign mailers sent out in her failed 2006 re-election bid.

Berkley questions increasing U.S. forces in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON — Returning home from a weekend in Afghanistan, Rep. Shelley Berkley said Monday she would reluctantly support a buildup of forces to combat Taliban insurgents as part of a reworked U.S. strategy in Central Asia.

Government urged to save wild horses

Wild horse advocates fear the free-roaming legends of the West might vanish from the ranges within five years if the federal government continues to round them up, as they’ve done in Red Rock Canyon.

Rights leaders raise profiling issue

Civil rights leaders worry that a new agreement between immigration officials and Las Vegas police could lead to racial profiling and make people afraid to report crimes.

Hey Las Vegas, it’s the water

In the past year, the city of Las Vegas has won awards for its alternative vehicle fleet and environmentally conscious building designs. But, it is near the bottom of the nation’s top 50 largest metro areas when it comes to sustainability.

The reason?

Water.

Clinic with medical, dental services to open

Nevada Health Centers, which operates clinics across the state catering to the poor and uninsured, opened a new location Monday that offers medical and dental services under the same roof.

Wealth and talent abound at event

The Andre Agassi Foundation won’t say how much money Saturday’s “Grand Slam for Children” raised. The economy is dumb now, obviously, so this makes it sound like the Agassi concert’s financial take was sadly less than last year’s $9 million-plus.

IN BRIEF

pleaded guilty

Valley’s case of chills sets records

Fall made its presence known in Las Vegas this weekend with back-to-back temperature records and with temperature drops not seen in 30 years.

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