Pilot dies in air tanker crash

RENO — An air tanker battling a wildfire crashed about 125 miles northeast of Reno Thursday, killing the pilot.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT DEL MAR

Andrews knowingly gets dirty

Some new pictures of Erin Andrews have surfaced, and the ESPN sideline reporter wants you to see these photos.

NHRA rule bending favors Force

Time to take a break from NASCAR and the Sprint Cup points Chase. We can wait a week before again pondering whether Kyle Busch will finish in the top 12 to qualify for the playoffs.

Fans would relish Rachel Alexandra-Zenyatta match

It sounds awfully familiar, the news that the New York Racing Association is trying to arrange a rich stakes race at Belmont Park this fall using a corporate sponsor to boost the purse and featuring the two best horses in training.

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BASEBALL

Hayhurst heartened by stint with Jays

Things couldn’t have gone much worse when Dirk Hayhurst made his major league debut for the San Diego Padres last season.

Free tips offered at handicapping seminar

A free scouting report on the football season is being offered this weekend at the VegasInsider.com sports handicapping seminar at the Red Rock Casino.

IN BRIEF

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Mom still hoping to find daughter

It’s been more than two weeks since Andrea Celina Roye, 18, entered the wilderness of northern Utah’s Green Canyon after telling friends she was going hiking.

Snail may pace pipeline push

A snail the size of a pinhead that lives in eastern Nevada springs in the same basin from which the Southern Nevada Water Authority plans to pump groundwater is one of 29 species that biologists will study to find out if they need protection, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service supervisor said Wednesday.

Officials spot property tax mailer scam

State and federal officials have intercepted about 200 checks sent to a Las Vegas post office box in what they describe as a property tax savings mail scam.

Poll suggests Gibbons a guaranteed election loser

Respondents to a statewide poll said if the governor’s election were held today, they would prefer that U.S. District Court Judge Brian Sandoval and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman face off in a general election.
The Review-Journal survey polled 400 registered voters.

‘Julie & Julia’ inspires cooks to learn more

At many recent screenings of “Julie & Julia,” prominent noshes were buttered popcorn and candy counter confections. But seeing the movie about chef Julia Child and food blogger Julie Powell got Las Vegas residents Angela Shoho and Anjum Ismail hungry for finer fare.

Five injured in boat blast

An explosion on a boat at Lake Mead National Recreation Area injured five people Thursday evening.

Human remains are female

The human remains found in the back of a car in a Walmart parking lot Wednesday belonged to that of a woman, Las Vegas police said Thursday.

Veteran trooper is No. 1

CARSON CITY — Longtime trooper Tony Almarez was named chief of the Nevada Highway Patrol on Thursday as part of a number of promotions announced by Jerry Hafen, director of the state Department of Public Safety.

NLV janitorial company sued in worker-pay case

A North Las Vegas janitorial company violated federal and state labor laws by not paying its employees what they earned, a lawyer said Thursday in announcing a federal class action lawsuit against the company.

Pipeline receives go-ahead

Preparations for the water pipeline to eastern Nevada will continue, and so will opposition to the multibillion-dollar project.

Police hunt two brothers as suspects

Las Vegas police are seeking two brothers in connection with a double slaying that happened earlier this month on a residential street near Decatur Boulevard and Sahara Avenue.

Ensign talks only Tahoe

ZEPHYR COVE — U.S. Sen. John Ensign had a lot to say about preserving Lake Tahoe on Thursday, but refused to answer any questions from reporters about his affair with Cindy Hampton, the wife of one of his best friends.

Ex-officers plead innocent in casino incident

Two former North Las Vegas police officers pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges related to a beating incident at the Cannery in December.

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