Man dies after falling into Nevada mine shaft

A father of five children has died after falling into a Nevada mine shaft so deep and treacherous that rescuers had to abandon efforts to reach him while he was still alive, officials said Saturday.

UNLV trounces Utah, 78-58

SALT LAKE CITY — Oscar Bellfield, Quintrell Thomas and Tre’Von Willis scored 12 points apiece and UNLV coasted to a 78-58 victory over Utah in the Mountain West Conference regular-season finale at the Huntsman Center.

Mark Martin wins Sam’s Town 300

Mark Martin conserved just enough fuel to take advantage of Brad Keselowski’s last-lap tire problem and win the Sam’s Town 300 today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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ACLU criticizes Nevada’s prisons in report

Overcrowding and understaffing are preventing Nevada prisons from meeting the basic human needs of those they incarcerate, according to a report released this week by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada.

Youths sentenced to prison in deadly 2009 street robbery

Erica Evans holds “Brother Bear,” which holds the ashes of her son, Dominique. On Friday she took the stuffed animal to court, where she spoke at the sentencing of six youths who killed her 19-year-old son in a random street robbery in 2009.