Mendes seeks UFC featherweight title in enemy territory

A night before boarding a flight to Brazil for the biggest fight of his career, Chad Mendes dug into his DVD collection for a movie released the same year he was born.

North Las Vegas mayor focuses on the positives for the new year

Mayor Shari Buck chose not to dwell on the tumultuous elements of 2011 when she faced about 600 business professionals and fellow city leaders at the 16th annual North Las Vegas State of the City address Jan. 12 at Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane.

Groups seek federal investigation into Las Vegas police

Two Southern Nevada civil rights groups formally called for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the Metropolitan Police Department’s use of deadly force, citing a history of controversial fatal shootings and a review system that rarely holds officers accountable.

Air Jordan shoe collection heisted from North Carolina home

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– A Charlotte, N.C., man says 30 pairs of Nike Air Jordan sneakers still in their boxes that he’s been collecting since middle school have been heisted.

LA-area hospital: Heather Locklear ‘stable’ in ICU

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Actress Heather Locklear remained in an intensive care unit Friday following an emergency call that brought paramedics to her home, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Priest gets 37-month term in church thefts

Mercy was not in the cards for a priest who stole and gambled away hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Las Vegas Catholic church. Monsignor Kevin McAuliffe will serve three years and a month in a federal prison and three years under supervision once he is released.

Official qualifies to challenge Ross for Ward 6 seat

Las Vegas Planning Commissioner Byron Goynes has qualified to challenge Ward 6 Councilman Steve Ross in a Jan. 31 recall election, a county official said Friday afternoon.

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