MADISON, Ill. — Kyle Busch continued his domination of the NASCAR Nationwide Series by sailing to victory in the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 on Saturday night.
In early May, 51s manager Mike Basso was overseeing a baseball team that bordered on pathetic, and he was growing tired of losing.
Jerryd Bayless dominated the NBA Summer League last year as a rookie.
Centennial High School pitcher Michael Wagner came into the summer on the recruiting radar of some college coaches, but he still was waiting for a scholarship offer he couldn’t refuse.
Wranglers coach and general manager Ryan Mougenel won’t have an assistant coach in his first season with the team. But he will have a former NHL All-Star on his staff.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. had plenty of respect for Arturo Gatti, and the Las Vegan expressed that after learning of Gatti’s death last week.
The Toronto Raptors have left Las Vegas after completing their NBA Summer League run. But their coach is sticking around for another week.
The ball sailed high enough to bring more rain and right enough to worry anyone standing near the visiting on-deck circle, which means the latest first pitch thrown by Oscar Goodman before a 51s game was splendidly perfect.
Dennis Finfrock, whose innovative thinking in the construction and management of special events facilities was overshadowed by a brief, turbulent run as UNLV’s interim athletic director that resulted in the resignation of popular Rebels basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, died Saturday morning from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 62.
Sen. John Ensign’s status in the eyes of his constituents has further eroded in the last month, as revelations about his extramarital affair with a former staffer have continued to trickle out, according to a new poll by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. A majority of Nevada voters still think Ensign should not resign, though fewer feel that way than did a month ago, according to the poll conducted last week
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RENO — Nevada officials say they have “grave concerns” over a U.S. Energy Department proposal to store up to 17,000 tons of mercury at the Hawthorne Army Depot.
The man who opened fire inside the New York-New York was convicted on dozens of felony charges Monday.
The more John Thomas talked about his friend, Dr. Conrad Murray, the sadder he became. Just three days before reports flashed around the world that the 56-year-old Las Vegas cardiologist’s CPR attempts were unsuccessful in keeping Michael Jackson alive, Thomas had phoned Murray to invite him to the opening of the International MMA Fight Club gym in Las Vegas.
By the end of this week, the U.S. government plans on unveiling the rules for its cash for clunkers program.
CARSON CITY — Authorities say a father and son were injured when a home-built experimental plane crashed Saturday morning at the Carson City Airport.
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted last week to expand the federal hate crimes law to include attacks against people based on their gender or sexual orientation.
When Neil Armstrong trained at the Nevada Test Site, no one paid much attention to his footprints.
Not many aspiring journalists have had a more memorable 21st birthday than Marina Nicola.
IF READING THE NEWSPAPER TEACHES YOU ANYTHING, IT’S THAT EVERYDAY LIFE CARRIES ON, even on one of the biggest news days of the 20th century.
On top of all his other adventures and entanglements, local eccentric Lonnie Hammargren once worked as a flight surgeon for the Apollo program.
The city of Las Vegas is pursuing $213 million from the federal stimulus package, part of a plan that, statewide, is expected to pump billions of dollars into Nevada, generating 34,000 jobs at a time when statewide unemployment is at an all-time high.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in mysterious lawsuit
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2, shuts down 215 in northwest Las Vegas
Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school
Asian grocery store looks to add new location near Summerlin