UNLV head football coach Mike Sanford received some advice from a coaching legend on Friday.
As the sun rose Friday over the Las Vegas Valley, students and members of Palo Verde High School’s Air Force Jr. ROTC paid tribute to foreign language teacher Barbara Edwards, who was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 77 when it slammed into the Pentagon eight years ago.
A Las Vegas police officer fired his weapon during a traffic stop Friday night on the Strip. Nobody was injured.
The Cleveland Clinic, consistently called one of the best hospitals in the nation, is once again exploring the possibility of building a medical center in Las Vegas.
Agencies and other organizations in the Las Vegas Valley remembered the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in a variety of ways Friday. For example, about 50 people gathered at the Clark County Government Center Amphitheater, where police and fire agency honor guards marched and speakers lauded the emergency responders who died eight years ago.
LOS ANGELES — A reality show contestant suspected of killing his model wife and disfiguring her so she couldn’t be identified included details in a missing persons report that investigators find telling, and chilling, as they continue to probe the bizarre crime.
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators have finished an inquiry into whether coroner’s employees illegally leaked or sold private information related to the investigation of Michael Jackson’s death.
The homeless veteran problem might not be the biggest issue facing the Department of Labor in recent months, but Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis was in Las Vegas on Friday to let veterans know: You won’t be overlooked.
CARSON CITY — Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons faced a hostile Democratic-dominated Legislature last January when he delivered his State of the State address in the Assembly chambers.
Football and phones highlight today’s version of Net Notes.
Australian slot machine developer Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. has invested millions of dollars and spent nearly a decade trying to break into the American casino industry.
Harrah’s Entertainment and a London-based online gaming company Friday announced an agreement that will help the casino giant enter the United Kingdom’s online casino market with its Caesars Casino and World Series of Poker brands.
UNLV cornerback Deante Purvis’ pass interference penalty breathed life into an Oregon State drive that was all but dead. The Beavers took advantage by driving to the Rebels’ 16-yard line, where kicker Justin Kahut made a 33-yard field goal with seven seconds left to hand UNLV a heartbreaking 23-21 loss tonight at Sam Boyd Stadium.
At The Pearl at the Palms on Friday night, Mariah Carey kicked off the first of a pair of two-night stands at the venue. She never seemed to overexert herself and never appeared to break a sweat much less a nail.


