Three Up, Three Down

Recent developments in the Mountain West Conference recall the board game Monopoly, with commissioner Craig Thompson cast in the role of Rich Uncle Pennybags, minus the top hat and bushy mustache.

On TV/Radio

BASKETBALL

Versatile Stanback flourishes

The more I watch Chace Stanback play basketball, the more I wonder what Ben Howland was thinking.

Rebels foil Badgers, move to 3-0

In pressure situations, Chace Stanback delivered time and again on the offensive end, putting UNLV in position to steal a win.

Shooting of Utah park ranger leads to large manhunt

MOAB, Utah — Nearly 100 officers tracking a gunman in a rugged Utah canyon Saturday were believed to be closing in on the suspect accused of shooting and critically wounding a park ranger, authorities said.

This Week

MONDAY

Week in Review: Top News

A nationwide manhunt ended Sunday with the arrest of Thomas Steven “Spider” Sanders, the suspect in the slaying of 12-year-old Lexis Kaye Roberts of Las Vegas.

Week in Review: Reporters’ Notebook

School District Associate Superintendent Andre Denson was inducted into the Excellence in Education Hall of Fame on Tuesday. One of his accomplishments was the founding of “the Gentlemen’s Club of Las Vegas, which is not what it sounds like,” said fellow associate superintendent Joyce Haldeman.

What Lobbyists Think

More than 900 people registered to lobby the Nevada Legislature in the most recent regular session two years ago. That compares with fewer than 600 lobbyists two decades ago.

Somehow, patting down disabled, elderly improves security

Slumped in her wheelchair, Amelia looked my way and shrugged. It was happening. Again. In the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport recently, my 14-year-old was once more being patted down by uniformed strangers wearing rubber gloves.

Nevada power brokers flex muscles

As Gov.-elect Brian Sandoval celebrated his election night victory onstage at Red Rock Resort , his two key campaign advisers, waiting in the wings, received congratulations, too.

Safety shortcomings spotted in Sunrise catheter case

Analysis of catheter lines that came apart in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sunrise Children’s Hospital — when it was done and how thoroughly — is at the center of new criticism from national safety experts.

Water Cooler

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