PROVO, Utah — Jonathan Tavernari had 22 points, and Jackson Emery scored a career-high 19 to lift Brigham Young out of a first-half funk and into a tie for second place in the Mountain West Conference with a 73-62 victory over New Mexico on Tuesday.
It shouldn’t have been a surprise that Shawn Jones was in the right place at the right time in the closing seconds Tuesday.
LARAMIE, Wyo. — A shooting slump, an injury and streaks of inconsistency have shadowed UNLV’s Wink Adams through his senior season.
Michael Vick, the quarterback turned dog abuser, is scheduled to be released July 20 from federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan., for his role in a dogfighting conspiracy.
Some basketball teams spent Christmas break playing in tournaments or simply taking a mental hiatus from the game.
Desert Pines’ boys basketball team hoped to have already won a home playoff game and be preparing today for a Sunrise Region semifinal.
Michael Huyghue is prepared for the jokes. How can’t he be?
State Sen. John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, said he is making a full recovery from his cancer of the nasal cavity, a life-threatening condition he was diagnosed with last year.
The home intruder gunned down by a northeast valley resident Sunday was a registered sex offender with a long criminal history, Las Vegas police said.
Jesus, don’t ever unleash that bastard on me, whatever you do.”
After months of delays, the trial for the man accused of videotaping himself sexually assaulting a 3-year-old began Tuesday with a simple question: Can you remain impartial after watching a video of a man having sex with a little girl?
A former Durango High School teacher accused of having sexual contact with students was sentenced to prison Tuesday.
Some local residents don’t take childlike joy in an ice cream truck’s jingly tunes.
By midsummer, a city known for its glitz will be ground zero for treating neurological brain disorders and the location of the Cleveland Clinic’s newest center for brain treatment and research.
A headline in Tuesday’s Business section was incorrect. The headline should have said, “Harrah’s move presages bankruptcy.”
A meeting on the proposed Las Vegas city hall nearly erupted into bedlam Tuesday night as residents of historic West Las Vegas shouted down city officials with complaints that job promises haven’t borne fruit for blacks and vows that residents aren’t going to stand for more of the same.
America has plenty of single-industry cities that know housing blight. Gary. Pittsburgh. Cleveland. But those Rust Belt dinosaurs look vibrant next to Las Vegas, the Web site of a national business magazine says. A new report from Forbes.com found that for sheer volume of abandoned apartments and homes, Las Vegas beats all national comers. Detroit ranked second.
The former owner of the Palomino strip club and his son were convicted Tuesday in District Court of second-degree murder with a deadly weapon in the slaying of an ex-employee.
This week readers want to know the latest news on Blue Diamond Road; about state law regarding the visibility of a license plate; an explanation of the new school speed zone signs going up around the valley; and whether the state’s Department of Motor Vehicle files are considered public records.
CARSON CITY — The state’s transportation director said Tuesday that almost all of the $201 million in highway funds Nevada expects to receive under the federal stimulus act would be spent on maintaining existing pavement.
A British newspaper is speculating that the Steve and Elaine Wynn split could become the most expensive divorce settlement in entertainment history.
In Congress’ rush to include all sorts of special-interest largess in President Obama’s economic “stimulus” boondoggle, lawmakers decided to leave out a critical amendment that would have met the bill’s stated goal of preserving jobs.
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Richland County, S.C., Sheriff Leon Lott said Monday he’s not going to charge Olympic-champion swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo published in a British newspaper showed the 14-time gold medalist smoking from a marijuana pipe.
Auntie Anne’s, Fashion Show mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, received 20 demerits Feb. 5. Violations included slime accumulation in ice machine. GRADE: B