Zylstra’s perfect shooting keys Brigham Young rout

PROVO, Utah — Brock Zylstra shot 8-for-8, including six 3-pointers, and scored 22 points to carry Brigham Young to an 81-56 victory over San Francisco on Saturday.

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Pigeon fans flocked to Tuesday’s County Commission meeting to defend their beaked buddies against a proposal to outlaw intentional feeding of the birds.

Foreclosure victory pays little for Reno man

If you told Emiliano Pasillas that he would be making history when he bought his new house in 2006, he likely would have a different kind of history in mind.

Graney state’s top sports writer for third year in row

Las Vegas Review-Journal sports columnist Ed Graney has been chosen Nevada Sportswriter of the Year for 2011, the third straight year he has been honored by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

Suspect in Nevada-Utah crime spree waives extradition

ELKO — A Utah woman arrested in Nevada in connection with a two-state crime spree has waived extradition to Utah where she is a suspect in the killing of a couple.

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An estimated crowd of 314,000 people packed the Strip as the new year dawned with an eight-minute fireworks show.

Las Vegas math whiz excels on test

Ian Johnson is 13 but years ago — when even Ian says he was young — his mom would put him in timeout for being mischievous. But that never worked.

Anti-G suit questioned in crash that killed Nellis pilot

Air Force investigators who probed the June 28 crash of an F-16C fighter jet that killed Capt. Eric Ziegler should have focused more on the life-support garment he was wearing when he blacked out over the Nellis training range moments before the crash, according to a lawyer for a company that makes the anti-G suits.

Casino mogul Adelson gives $5 million to pro-Gingrich super PAC

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Las Vegas billionaire has contributed $5 million to an independent group backing Newt Gingrich, breathing new life into the former House speaker’s struggling campaign for the GOP presidential nomination and casting renewed attention on the role of such groups in the 2012 contest.

Cosmo plays host to Lise’s fresh pop

Her parents are New Orleans jazzbos, and judging by her blood-warming, vintage-sounding soul, Aijia Lise spent plenty of time raiding Mom and Dad’s record collection.