Playoffs: Foothill holds off Basic, 35-28

Follow updates at nevadapreps.com and on Twitter: @RJ_Sports. Host Foothill (9-2) beat Basic (6-5) tonight and will visit Liberty next week for the Sunrise Region title.

Squabbles splinter Occupy Las Vegas

It began as a small protest with an emphasis on ending corporate greed and influence in politics. But the Occupy Las Vegas movement seems to have lost focus as it has grown, with its message plagued by squabbling among protesters that caused the group to split up.

Arizona fire captain, family presumed dead

Three bodies recovered from the wreckage of a plane crash in a rugged area of western Arizona were transported to the morgue in Lake Havasu City Thursday afternoon.

GOP’s Cegavske joins battle for 4th Congressional seat

GOP state Sen. Barbara Cegavske on Thursday launched an uphill bid for the House, running for Southern Nevada’s newest congressional seat in a Democratic-leaning district.

Grant to fund veterans transportation services

A $1 million federal grant announced Thursday will make it easier for veterans in Southern Nevada to hitch rides to VA clinics around the Las Vegas Valley and the soon-to-open hospital center in North Las Vegas, officials said.

Driver faces charges in fatal crosswalk accident

North Las Vegas police announced Thursday afternoon that three misdemeanor charges are being recommended against Alice Alava, a Henderson resident who drove the car that killed a 6-year-old girl and severely injured two other girls on Oct. 21.

The Real Deal

Woman says Quon helped direct HOA scam

Businessman Leon Benzer and construction defects attorney Nancy Quon were the brains behind a massive scheme to profit from the takeover of Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations, a former property management company employee alleged in court Thursday.

House panel sets hearing on online gambling

A House panel plans to dig further next week into the issues surrounding Internet gambling and efforts to legalize online poker.

Neal to run for Senate District 4 seat

Assemblywoman Dina Neal announced Thursday that she is running for the state Senate District 4 seat in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas that was held by her father, Joe Neal, for 32 years.

The song’s the thing for Swift, Perry at CMAs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Though still largely the domain of men, triumphs by Taylor Swift and The Band Perry at the Country Music Association Awards show that the young women of country music are finding their voices and shoving the boys out of the way.

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