Pedestrian dies after being hit by off-duty Henderson officer

A 58-year-old Henderson man died Saturday, a day after he was crossing the street in a crosswalk and was struck by a pickup driven by an off-duty Henderson police officer.

BYU rallies to beat Mississippi, 14-13

Linebacker Kyle Van Noy recovered a fumble in the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown as Brigham Young came back to beat Mississippi 14-13 Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

Some evacuations lifted in Southern California wildfire

Officials lifted evacuation orders for 1,500 homes Saturday as firefighters gained the upper hand on a fast-moving wildfire that erupted in dry grass along the main interstate between Las Vegas and Southern California.

Wildfire south of Caliente contained, officials say

Firefighters announced Saturday that they had fully contained a lightning-sparked, 12,000-acre wildfire about 20 miles south of Caliente.

Teen charged with posing as physician’s assistant

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Authorities say a teen was arrested after posing as a physician’s assistant at a central Florida hospital.

Farm dog suckles piglets in Cuba

CAMAGUEY, Cuba — Yeti the dog already had a litter of pups to care for when the piglets adopted her as a second mom.

Cops put squeeze on alleged python biter in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A snake bite in a north Sacramento neighborhood left the victim seriously hurt, but the injured party isn’t whom you’d expect.

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No. 14 TCU loses to Baylor after erasing 24-point deficit

WACO, Texas — Aaron Jones kicked a 37-yard field goal with 1:04 remaining, and Baylor averted a monumental collapse to pull out a 50-48 season-opening victory over 14th-ranked Texas Christian on Friday.

Keplinger keys Foothill win

Foothill High’s Kyle Keplinger was so busy scoring touchdowns that he failed to notice he was having a career night.

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