Rebels lean on four seniors

If he believed in psychics, Lon Kruger could pay a visit to one and get a reading on his basketball team’s future. That is unnecessary, though, because the UNLV coach already knows what to expect.

Both Faith Lutheran teams reach final

MESQUITE — Moments after his team clinched its first spot in a Class 3A state championship game, Faith Lutheran boys soccer coach Nate Hagge hugged David Edson.

Las Vegas, Galena meet for title

State championship berths in soccer aren’t awarded on style points. No one could be happier about that than Las Vegas’ boys.

ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

IN BRIEF

BASEBALL

Promise doesn’t faze Pacquiao

Their fight at the MGM Grand Garden is three weeks away, but the hype machine for Oscar De La Hoya‘s return to the ring against Manny Pacquiao already is rolling.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

IN BRIEF

STRIKE DATE SET

Former FBI agent arrested in slaying of son’s girlfriend

A former federal agent arrested in the death of a woman who was beaten with a hammer Thursday was once an agent with the organized crime division in the Las Vegas FBI office, a source said Friday.

Police ask: Are there others?

There could be more victims in a string of slayings of Las Vegas Valley prostitutes whose dismembered bodies were found along highways, a Las Vegas police detective said Friday.

Topless revue to try covering up

Now here’s a switch in a city founded on the principle of more is better.

Bomber’s son gets attorney

The son of Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols appeared Friday morning in Las Vegas Justice Court to answer charges that he stole a 2008 Yamaha motorcycle.

Teenager accused of beating toddler

Nye County prosecutors might seek the death penalty for a 16-year-old Pahrump boy accused of beating the toddler of his 28-year-old live-in girlfriend.

Official raises question about principal’s firing

A state official suspects a charter school principal might have been fired for asking too many questions about school finances, potentially jeopardizing the school’s status as a “cash cow” for its private management company, Imagine Schools of Arlington, Va.

CORRECTIONS

• In a Thursday story about a proposal to reduce the legal age for gambling in Nevada, the Review-Journal incorrectly reported the minimum age to gamble in Maine. Players must be at least 21 to play slots in that state.

Wash area conservation urged

Air Force Col. Dave Belote shudders to think what would happen if the Bureau of Land Management makes public land available for development along a corridor where fighter jets with live munitions fly to reach the Nellis training range.

Amnesty offered for traffic tickets

Las Vegas Justice Court officials will waive late fees and penalties for people with outstanding traffic tickets starting Monday.

Wife accuses LV judge of abuse

A Las Vegas justice of the peace is being accused of physically abusing his wife and could face a charge of battery.

No smoking in the casino

Many opponents of Draconian anti-smoking laws argue that the controversy over where to allow smoking would be more fairly handled through the application of property rights rather than the threat of government force.

Ex-CEO receives nine-year sentence

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A flashy Las Vegas entrepreneur who became a billionaire at the height of the dot-com bubble was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for stock fraud, capping a seven-year investigation that led to seven convictions.

IN BRIEF

Planet Hollywood posts narrower loss

Runway work could snarl flights

Runway reconstruction at McCarran International Airport could worsen flight delays this winter, but forecasts of frequent and widespread chaos on the ramp are greatly exaggerated, aviation officials said Friday.

Trash haulers deal near OK

Shareholders of Republic Services Inc. and Allied Waste Industries Inc. on Friday approved a merger creating the second-largest U.S. trash-hauling company.

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