Jonathan Brookins survived a disastrous first round to win a unanimous decision over Michael Johnson and earn “The Ultimate Fighter: Season 12” title on a card at the Palms on tonight.
A man whose body was discovered in the south valley early Saturday morning is believed to have been killed by his son, who was found dead hours later in Bonnie Springs, Las Vegas police said.
RENO — Oscar Bellfield scored a career-high 24 points as 24th-ranked UNLV defeated UNR 82-70 at the Lawlor Events Center tonight. The Rebels next play Boise State on Wednesday at the Orleans Arena.
Warriors quarterback Bryant Moniz passed for 380 yards and four touchdowns. This ended UNLV’s season, the first under coach Bobby Hauck. The Rebels are 2-11. No. 25 Hawaii is 10-3.
A boy died and a female passenger was critically injured in a Saturday morning single-vehicle crash in Pahrump, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
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Thousands of Santas ran, jogged and walked in the Las Vegas Great Santa Run and Kris Kringle Jingle fun run at Town Square in Las Vegas this morning. The event, a benefit for Opportunity Village, was an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for “the largest gathering of Santa Clauses.”
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — An 18-month-old South Carolina boy is in critical condition after authorities say he was hanged by his ankles in a closet and repeatedly beaten by three teenagers. The three teens, ages 14, 15 and 16, are accused of abusing Louis Wright of Charleston. The child’s mother, Shakera Wright, has also been charged with allowing the beating to occur.
LOS ANGELES — He was named a “person of interest” in the killing of a Hollywood publicist, and he shot himself to death as detectives tried to question him – but police say it’s still not clear if he played any role in the murder. What is certain about Harold Martin Smith is that he was an armed career criminal possibly looking at another stretch in prison.
BERLIN — The online payment service provider PayPal has cut off the account used by WikiLeaks to collect donations, serving another blow to the organization just as it was struggling to keep its website accessible after an American company stopped directing traffic to it. PayPal said the move was prompted by a violation of its policy, “which states that our payment service cannot be used for any activities that encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to engage in illegal activity.”
For most of the 29,000 participants in Sunday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon or its half-marathon offshoot, finishing the race will be a benchmark in their lives. For Josh Cox, it will simply serve as a warm-up.
For the first time in five years, Trevor Brazile can devote most of his focus in the National Finals Rodeo on winning calf roping and team roping world championships.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in mysterious lawsuit
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