Carrying a perfect game into the fourth inning Tuesday, Foothill softball pitcher Shelbie Medrano swore she hadn’t even thought about it.
Even when Alex Rodriguez is in Vail, Colo, recovering from hip labrum surgery, he manages to grab headlines.
UNLV’s offensive linemen didn’t have the luxury of time the past two seasons. Because of inexperience (2007) and youth (2008), they had to come together quickly, form a bond and hope it served the unit well on game days.
San Diego State and Saint Mary’s are on the outside looking in as the NCAA Tournament prepares to tip off Thursday. But give the Aztecs and Gaels credit for trying to go to a higher source than the men’s selection committee for help.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — On the brink of one final embarrassment, UNLV made the type of inspired run that seniors Wink Adams and Rene Rougeau had hoped to see more of all season. But in the end, the Rebels’ comeback Tuesday night typified their entire season. It was a tease that fell short at the finish line — a 70-60 loss to Kentucky in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.
BJ Penn arrived at a Nevada Athletic Commission meeting Tuesday morning armed with a team of lawyers and enough evidence and documents to enter a full-scale trial.
CARSON CITY — Sin City sinners face an escalation in the cost of their indulgences as state lawmakers consider more than doubling the taxes on liquor and smokes.
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers expressed concern Tuesday about staffing cuts proposed by Gov. Jim Gibbons that could hinder the state’s ability to crack down on drug cartels and other criminal activity.
CARSON CITY — In the face of mounting criticism, spokesmen for Gov. Jim Gibbons continued to defend salary increases in his office, saying that staff pay overall has been slashed by 11 percent.
Coveted parking spaces are no longer just for the handicapped or employees of the month.
This week readers want to know whether you have to take a new eye test for your driver’s license if you have corrective surgery or will a doctor’s note do; what are the blue reflectors on some residential streets in the valley; and the Road Warrior explains what is happening on Interstate 15 at Craig Road at night.
The Clark County Democratic Black Caucus will host a “diversity forum” Thursday evening with North Las Vegas municipal election candidates.
A man wanted by Las Vegas police for his involvement in a Sunday morning hit-and-run that left two people injured was arrested Tuesday.
A tiny toad that hops through marshes of Oasis Valley in southern Nye County hasn’t been faring as well as it should, a species watchdog group claims.
Now that he’s arrived as the $100 million man, Terry Fator is amazed at what’s coming out of other people’s mouths.
A visit by Tim Taylor won’t save the beleaguered Las Vegas economy, no matter how much he manages to lose betting on college basketball.
Officials in Nye County may consider revoking the brothel and liquor licenses of Maynard “Joe” Richards, but not until the bordello owner is sentenced for trying to bribe a county commissioner.
A 43-year-old Las Vegas man accused of wounding several officers during a 2007 shootout at the Paradise Park apartments was sentenced Tuesday to serve four life sentences in prison.
WASHINGTON — Nevada lawmakers joined the chorus of outrage over the bonuses paid to AIG executives.
The first day of spring arrives Friday and high levels of airborne allergens are making sure it’s coming with gusto.
President Obama on Saturday accused the Bush administration of creating a “hazard to public health” by failing to curb food contamination problems. Mr. Bush’s successor announced he will form a “Food Safety Working Group” to “upgrade our food safety laws for the 21st century.”