Maj. Joe Palen had two things on his mind as he was about to suit up and hunt down the enemy from his Fighting Falcon jet at Nellis Air Force Base. “Keep all the friendlies safe on the ground and destroy all the enemy targets,” the pilot said.
Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli tonight and met little resistance as Moammar Gadhafi’s defenders melted away and his 42-year rule rapidly crumbled. Gadhafi’s whereabouts were unknown.
UNLV named sophomore Caleb Herring its starting quarterback for the Sept. 1 season opener at Wisconsin.
Herring beat out junior college transfer Sean Reilly.
Two female bears were killed during the opening weekend of the first bear hunting season in Nevada history, state wildlife officials said Sunday.
Police say a shooting at the University of Nevada, Reno within nine hours of a separate but similar incident near campus prompted a four-hour lockdown of dormitories.
Las Vegas native Kyle Busch won his 23rd race on NASCAR’s Sprint Cup circuit, pulling even with brother Kurt in career victories. Now, Kyle would like to match another of Kurt’s accomplishments — winning a series title.