EDITOR’S NOTE: This partial interview by Review-Journal columnist John L. Smith with retired FBI undercover agent and author Bob Hamer first aired in its entirety Jan. 21 on KNPR-FM, 88.9 “KNPR’s State of Nevada.” A recording of the interview is available online at knpr.org.
Excitement, fear and anxiety are three common emotions among seniors applying to college.
When Mia Bell scored Durango’s first 11 points Saturday, it looked as if she again would account for most of the Trailblazers’ offense.
One of the first questions at a news conference Wednesday to preview the Ultimate Fighting Championship 94 card was directed at UFC president Dana White.
It would not be a big surprise if Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald scores the first touchdown of today’s Super Bowl. The oddsmakers picked him as the favorite to do so.
For the second straight night, more than 6,000 fans showed up at the Orleans Arena for a hockey game. For the first time this weekend, the Wranglers decided to show up, too.
The Web site snopes.com, which takes a look at urban legends, proving many of them to be false, has turned its skeptical eye toward a myriad of Super Bowl legends.
Senior center Shamela Hampton became the 18th UNLV women’s basketball player to score 1,000 points, leading the Lady Rebels to a 78-64 victory over Air Force on Saturday at Cox Pavilion.
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — For three UNLV seniors, the collection is complete.
If Antonio Margarito fights again in Las Vegas, he’s guaranteed to be watched closely during his prefight preparation in the locker room.
MOSCOW, Idaho — Freshman Luke Babbitt scored 24 points and Joey Shaw 15 as the UNR men’s basketball team held off Idaho 69-65 in a Western Athletic Conference game.
The Arizona Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers matchup has been analyzed and overanalyzed the past two weeks.
BJ Penn talked a great deal about how he’s a much better fighter than when he lost a split decision to Georges St. Pierre in 2006.
The Nevada Supreme Court has suspended Las Vegas lawyer T. Lincoln Peterson for six months and one day after finding that he engaged in misconduct.
Try this in high school or at the mall, and you’d have an all-out brawl.
CARSON CITY — The mood is grim as the Legislature prepares for its biennial session.
Former Henderson Police Chief Richard Perkins was on the city payroll two months this fiscal year, but he stands to pull down nearly $450,000 from City Hall at a time when politicians must slash services or raise taxes as government revenue plummets with the state economy.
When it comes to our cars and roadways, Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie and the Metropolitan Police Department deserve a lot of credit.
CARSON CITY — With the economy in shambles and a report that illegal immigrants are going back home, illegal immigration won’t be a big issue at the 2009 Legislature.
Binion’s Horseshoe Club was never known as a Salvation Army annex, but Benny Binion had a soft spot for the ragged Westside kids who would mill around behind his gambling hall.
Anita Statler, one of the more than 300 people staying at the Shade Tree shelter, had never eaten buffalo meat before Saturday, when a hunting and fishing TV channel teamed up with local volunteers to bring a different kind of meal to some of Southern Nevada’s most needy tummies.
Of the 600 television shows he’s hosted over 20 years, Ed Bernstein‘s most memorable one might be the one that didn’t air.
The number of Clark County School District students not fluent in English grew by 132 percent between 1998 and 2008, but has since leveled off.