Shooting shows risk in police drug raids

On the night of June 11, a team of Las Vegas police officers forced their way into a central valley apartment, breaking through the front door and smashing windows.

Maryland cops turn to Metro retiree in search for justice

In his long career with Metro, Randy Sutton occasionally heard the call on his police radio that a fellow officer needed assistance. Like his fellow cops, he was trained to come running.

Hopes dashed, fans captured

A cheer went up from a Las Vegas crowd when Herculez Gomez entered the U.S. soccer team’s second-round game against Ghana, but the enthusiasm faded as the U.S. lost, 2-1.

Phoenix, Richmond traditionally best guides to predict New Hampshire winner

The best approach in dissecting the top candidates to win at New Hampshire on Sunday is to follow a trend that has been pretty strong since the track first opened for NASCAR Sprint Cup racing in 1993 — and that’s to follow what happened at Phoenix and Richmond. Although the tracks are vastly different in configuration, the one constant among them is that they are all a mile or less with relatively flat banking.

Jackson’s ’84 Victory Tour glove sells for $190,000 in auction at Planet Hollywood

Bidders from around the world came to Las Vegas and bought up Michael Jackson memorabilia worth nearly $1 million at an auction on the anniversary of his death, including $190,000 for the Swarovski-crystal-studded glove he wore on his 1984 Victory Tour. The bidding that began Friday on more than 200 items was “unlike anything we’ve ever experienced,” said Darren Julien of Julien’s Auctions, which ran the auction at Planet Hollywood.

Las Vegan drafted by NHL’s Wild

Jason Zucker of Las Vegas was selected with the 29th pick of the second round (59th overall) of the NHL draft today by the Minnesota WIld.