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FISHING REPORT

LAKE MEAD — Two large stripers were caught at trout stocking locations at Crawdad Cove and Boulder Harbor. Both fish weighed more than 20 pounds.

HEAD OF THE CLASS

ARBOR VIEW — Girls bowler Sabrena Robinson had a 513 series, including a 189 game, against Cheyenne. Girls basketball player Jenna Valenzuela had 17 points and 12 rebounds in a 45-39 win over Faith Lutheran.

Rebels dodge KO behind 1-2 punch

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — In recent weeks, junior guard Tre’Von Willis and sophomore forward Chace Stanback have emerged as a strong scoring combination for UNLV. Both players reliably filled the role again Wednesday.

Babbitt leads UNR past Boise State

BOISE, Idaho — Luke Babbitt had 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead UNR to an 88-82 victory over Boise State on Wednesday night.

Recovered Lesnar claims he’s ready for UFC return

Even as he was dominating Frank Mir in July to solidify himself as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Brock Lesnar was not at full strength.

IN BRIEF

GOLF

Trek to Arizona could get you back on quail trail

If you’re a bird hunter looking for one final trip before the sun sets on the quail season, you might want to consider the northwestern corner of Arizona.

Suspect arrested in string of robberies

North Las Vegas police this week arrested a man suspected of being the “scarf-face robber,” who might be connected to at least 17 robberies throughout the valley.

Lawmakers ponder leaner health care reform bill

As Democrats ponder a new strategy for their suddenly stymied health bill, two key Nevadans said Wednesday that they are ready to throw up their hands and shelve the ambitious overhaul envisioned by President Barack Obama.

Senate hopeful raises $648,622

U.S. Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian will report that he has raised $648,622 in contributions for his campaign to challenge Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., campaign sources say.

RAIN EXPECTED TODAY

Rain, sometimes heavy, is expected throughout today and into Friday.

Things get hairier for Harry

The political peril has deepened for Sen. Harry Reid and the entire Democratic ticket in Nevada after the stunning special election victory of a Republican who won the Massachusetts seat of Sen. Ted Kennedy, the late Democratic icon.

Positions open sign is lit

Amid steep budget cuts and growing talk of more layoffs, Henderson is doing something it hasn’t done since October 2008: adding new jobs.

Power outage hits gloomy NLV budget talks

It was a dark and stormy night in North Las Vegas on Wednesday — metaphorically perfect weather for gloomy budget talks.

Inquest set in courthouse shooting

The Clark County coroner’s office has scheduled a Feb. 19 inquest into the recent shooting death of a man who opened fire inside the Lloyd George U.S. Courthouse.

Group says states giving too much to lure filming

Unlike other cities around the country, Las Vegas is such an exciting location that Nevada does not have to offer tax incentives to get motion picture and television companies to film there.

Kidnappers nab tourist from Strip

A 40-year-old tourist staying at Caesars Palace was abducted at gunpoint on the Strip last week and held for more than 24 hours while four suspects stole money and valuables from him, Las Vegas police said Wednesday.

Harry Reid faces issues heavier than an alleged bias against fat

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid “has an intolerance for fat people, manifested in asides to aides who seem to be getting portly and an office staff that is suspiciously slim.” Or so says a 5,000-word profile of Reid running in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine.

Inmate serving time in Pahrump escapes from jail

A 22-year-old man serving a misdemeanor sentence in the Pahrump jail faces a felony escape charge after walking away from the outdated facility Sunday night.

Facility for seniors may lose license

The state Health Division has moved to revoke the license of a senior citizen assisted-living facility in Las Vegas because of numerous deficiencies found in repeated inspections.

Montandon wins GOP straw poll

Long-shot gubernatorial candidate Mike Montandon got a boost Tuesday when Republicans in Nevada’s most populous county chose him over incumbent Gov. Jim Gibbons and money and poll leader Brian Sandoval.

Man survives crash, opens new cantina

Scott Frost’s dream was to open a Las Vegas version of Hussong’s Cantina, a Baja California icon for the party crowd.

$6 million awarded for job training

WASHINGTON — Nevada has been awarded $6 million in federal stimulus funds to retrain workers for jobs in renewable energy fields, it was announced Wednesday.

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