Holyfield stops Botha in 8th round

Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield stopped Frans Botha in the eighth round tonight at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Wranglers top Grizzlies, lead series 2-1

Ned Lukacevic had two goals and two assists to lead the Wranglers to a 6-3 victory over the Utah Grizzlies tonight in Game 3 of their first-round ECHL playoff series at the E-Center in West Valley City, Utah.

April 10 Swimming Summares

Follow the link for Saturday’s boys and girls swimming summaries.

Thousands rally for immigration reform; Reid vows to make issue a top priority

The story of America begins with migrant workers, and that’s the message immigration reform activists wanted to send to Congress on Saturday in downtown Las Vegas. Nearly 3,500 activists attended the Rally for America, which was hosted by Reform Immigration for America in front of the Lloyd George U.S. Courthouse. The crowd number, estimated by police, was much less than the 10,000 anticipated by event organizers.

Motorcyclist killed by wrong way driver

A motorcyclist was killed Saturday morning when he was struck by a car going the wrong way on U.S. Highway 95, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.

Reform Immigration For America sponsors rally in downtown Las Vegas

The “Rally for America” event held to bring attention to comprehensive immigration reform kicked off at noon Saturday with about 1,000 attendees, many of whom traveled from other states such as California and Arizona.

Ex-‘Survivor’ producer barred from leaving Mexico

CANCUN, Mexico — The producer of “Pimp My Ride” and formerly of “Survivor” is barred from leaving Mexico while authorities investigate the death of his wife whose body was found in the sewer of a Cancun resort, a state official said Friday.

Alaska eagle survives plunge after mating dance

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An acrobatic display of passion proved too much for a pair of eagles engaged in a mating dance over Alaska’s Prince William Sound.

CORRECTION

Making extra mortgage payments reduces interest cost

Q: My son found that splitting his single mortgage payment about two weeks apart into two payments saves him considerable interest and, therefore, less total amount owed over the length of the mortgage. I asked my credit union where we have our mortgage, and they said they were unable to do this same thing. Have you heard of this plan? What is your opinion? — V.A.

Nonprofit agencies to assist homeowners with new programs

The Neighborhood Stabilization Program Nonprofit Collaborative consisting of six local nonprofit agencies designated to assist families achieve homeownership will act on recent announcement from Housing and Urban Development Secretary Donavan and Sen. Harry Reid, which will bring $1.3 million in emergency technical assistance to help reverse the effects of foreclosure and abandonment in certain neighborhoods in the city of Las Vegas and Clark County.

1 53 54 55 56 57 79
April 2010
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930  
MOST READ