Rate hike protest scheduled for May 28

A protest against the rate increase that local power utility NV Energy is requesting is scheduled for Thursday, May, 28, not tonight, as the Review-Journal reported in Wednesday’s Business section.

Girl, 7, critical after being shot in North Las Vegas

A teenage girl stepped off a school bus about noon Thursday and was stopped by police tape surrounding a North Las Vegas home. She uttered three panicked words: “That’s my house.”

Hours before, a 7-year-old girl was shot in the face by a 10-year-old boy inside the home.

Budget games in Carson City

Legislative Republicans have a hill to die for. Only it’s more like an anthill — and it’s still too steep for majority Democrats.

Success in Root’s reach

As the daughter of a politician and Las Vegas sports handicapper, Dakota Root was encouraged to never stop exercising her mind and body, and to try as many sports as she could fit into an already demanding schedule.

Cougars advance to title match in boys volleyball

Coronado boys volleyball coach Brock Mitchell told his players in their first team meeting that this season would be a failure if the Cougars didn’t reach the state final.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

UNLV slashes athletic budget

College athletic departments across the country are eliminating sports and jobs. While UNLV has been able to avoid such measures, the outlook isn’t exactly rosy.

Drug tests produce negative response

Ready to flex their pecs and strike a pose, bodybuilders at the Belgian championships scattered when doping officials showed up.

Palo Verde practice yields turnaround in boys golf

Palo Verde’s chances of repeating as the Sunset Region boys golf champion — let alone winning a second straight Class 4A state title — looked murky early this season.

IN BRIEF

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Kruger makes handshake deal

When they last met, UNLV basketball coach Lon Kruger and Louisville’s Rick Pitino parted ways without a handshake. Kruger was the surprise winner, and Pitino was perceived as a sore loser.

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