Two football players injured

At least two local high school football players were seriously injured in games Friday, including one who is expected to miss the rest of the season.

FISHING REPORT

• LAKE MEAD — With cooler weather, anglers are finding success throughout the day.

IN BRIEF

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Relaxed Muhammad cruises

Asia Muhammad didn’t spend enough time on the court Wednesday to get nervous.

Rebels struggle to keep football

UNLV has lost three fumbles, and its defense has only two takeaways. The Rebels’ minus-6 turnover margin is 108th in the nation.
At least they play an 0-3 UNR team this week — at 1 p.m. Saturday at Reno’s Mackay Stadium — that ranks 119th, or second to last, with a minus-9 turnover margin.

Taking time to teach youngsters can create lifelong hunters

The upland game bird season started with a bang last weekend as young hunters like Cody Newberry shouldered their shotguns and took to the field for the first time. With his dad, Hoss Newberry, playing the role of bird dog, Cody bagged a limit of chukar and a quail to boot. The father-son team took advantage of the two-day youth hunt that took place last weekend.

Lowden unveils Senate bid

A Nevada casino company officer, former state legislator and 1973 Miss America contestant wants to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. Republican Sue Lowden of Las Vegas says she’ll officially join several other Republicans seeking the chance to challenge Reid, who, as Senate majority leader, is the highest ranking politician in Nevada history.

Son a suspect in slayings of mother, father at home

A couple were found dead in their east valley mobile home Wednesday, and Las Vegas police were searching for their 20-year-old son, who was named a suspect in the double-slaying.

Behind the lens with a rock star

Robert M. Knight — rock photographer — witnessed the old Keith Richards days.

ACORN held over for trial in voter case

ACORN, the controversial grass-roots community organizing group accused of participating in an illegal voter registration scheme, will stand trial on felony charges, a Las Vegas Justice of the Peace ruled Wednesday.

Single trial requested for suspects in fraud case

Federal prosecutors filed a motion Wednesday that seeks to consolidate the fraud trials of a spine surgeon, a personal injury lawyer and a medical consultant.

Doctors worry kids won’t get vaccinations

Without medical assistants available to administer injections, some Las Vegas pediatricians are worried children won’t receive vaccinations and immunizations in a timely manner — possibly resulting in an epidemic.

Couples delight as law takes effect

CARSON CITY — Las Vegans Earl Shelton and Richard Kuta are not considered married, but they will have virtually all the rights of married couples as a result of Nevada’s new domestic partnership law taking effect today.

Furlough exemptions extended for Nevada prison staff

CARSON CITY — Correctional officers in state prisons won’t have to take a day off each month without pay at least through November as a result of a decision Wednesday by the state Board of Examiners.

Highway spending updated

Just weeks after two U.S. congresswomen chided Gov. Jim Gibbons for failing to aggressively spend stimulus dollars designated for highway work, a new report released by a federal transportation committee shows the state has slipped another spot in spending rankings.

Use of deadly force by police condemned

Evie Oquendo thought the worst was over when her son’s violent outburst ended outside their east valley apartment Tuesday as he finally became calm after swallowing a handful of her anti-anxiety pills. But the confrontation had been reported to Las Vegas police, setting in motion a chain of events that ended with the teenager dead at his mother’s feet. “They murdered my son,” Oquendo said. “They shot at his head. They could have shot at his arm. They could have shot at his leg. They could have Tasered him. They aimed to kill.”

Missing Links

Parents weren’t always so, well, lame. There was a time when your parents were awesome, and myparentswereawesome. tumblr.com celebrates that. The site features parents (and grandparents) in matching outfits in front of a disco van, dressed for Halloween and snuggled up on the couch wearing snazzy duds.

QUICK TAKES

Hopper falls ill

Pigasus rocker says band sounds like ‘God screaming’

No frills, no nonsense, badass rock ‘n’ roll is what Pigasus is all about. These coed knuckle dusters come with groove and grit to spare. Singer/guitarist Jesse Amoroso breaks down the get down.

Nevada Chamber Symphony to open season Sunday

Nevada Chamber Symphony will open its 25th season with a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Clark County Library theater, 1401 E. Flamingo Road.

Band seeks to unite metal scene

No one could find the dude. The tour was set to start in days. This was a problem.

Laugh fest takes break at Caesars

After a four-year run, The Comedy Festival at Caesars Palace is “taking the year off,” leaving the door open to a future return.

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