Las Vegas expo reveals counterculture items

Just next to the huge MAGIC apparel show in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, there’s a small expo targeted at a very niche audience.

Agassi boys run out of steam late

Agassi Prep boys basketball coach Wendell West wasn’t pleased with the way his team played down the stretch Friday.

No offense: Rebels fall in twinbill

The UNLV baseball team appeared to have left its bats on the bus Friday, losing a split-opponent doubleheader to Gonzaga and Pacific in Stockton, Calif.

Hammer time: Seniors send Crusaders to final

Taylor Hammer has been fantasizing about a shot at a state basketball title since she was in middle school.

Rousey wears role well

ANAHEIM, Calif. — What once essentially served as Ronda Rousey’s own private sanctuary at her Southern California gym is now a hotbed of activity.

Sir Charles hit on ‘Price Is Right’

Charles Barkley does a lot of charity events, and the basketball Hall of Famer helped kids in Sacramento, Calif., this week by appearing on the game show “The Price Is Right.”

Pistorius’ London glory a distant memory

I always will remember the 80,000 strong, rising and cheering and shaking Olympic Stadium to its foundation.

Religion Notes

MUSIC

Nevada fostered hero of ‘Argo’

If “Argo” wins the Oscar for Best Picture on Sunday, part of the credit must go to the Nevada roots of Tony Mendez, the CIA agent who pulled off the rescue of six Americans from Iran in 1980.

Two men killed in U.S. Highway 95 head-on collision

A pickup headed north in the southbound lane of U.S. Highway 95 collided with another pickup Friday afternoon in northern Clark County, killing both drivers, a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper said.

Family grieves for cabdriver killed in fiery Strip crash

When Michael Boldon’s son saw the aftermath of the horrific crash Thursday morning on the Strip, he immediately called his father. He wanted to warn his dad, a cabdriver, to avoid the wreckage.

How ‘mad’ can Las Vegas go to sell hoops tourneys?

“The Madness Begins Here.” That’s the catchy new slogan aimed at creating more buzz for basketball in Las Vegas during the frenzied month of March, when Sin City will host an unprecedented four college conference tournaments in three arenas,

Homeland Security raids house in fake document scheme

One person was arrested in a house raid at 2009 Walnut Avenue about
12:30 p.m. Friday, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

F-35 fleet grounded after engine crack found

The Pentagon on Friday grounded its fleet of F-35 fighter jets after discovering a cracked engine blade in one plane.

Constable will not face drunken driving charges

Embattled Las Vegas Constable John Bonaventura will not face drunken driving charges, Clark County’s top prosecutor said Friday.

Marilyn Spiegel steps down as president of Wynn Las Vegas, Encore

Wynn Resorts Ltd. announced Friday that Marilyn Spiegel will step down as president of Wynn Las Vegas and Encore to work on design and development of company projects, including proposed resorts in Philadelphia and Boston.

State looks into whether Assemblyman Brooks can buy rifle

State officials have initiated a routine background check to determine whether troubled Assemblyman Steven Brooks can purchase a rifle from a Northern Nevada sporting goods store.

Police investigating fatal shooting near UNLV

Police are investigating a fatal shooting in an alley not far from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.

Former SafeNest employee facing charges found dead

A former manager of a shelter for abused women charged with coercing a woman for sex last year was found dead in a vehicle on a highway Thursday.

Former poker champ Ferguson settles with federal prosecutors

Former World Series of Poker champion Chris Ferguson, whose career has been derailed for almost three years following the U.S. government’s crackdown on Internet poker, has settled with federal prosecutors.

Wynn Resorts shareholders oust Okada from board

Wynn Resorts Ltd. reported Friday that its shareholders voted overwhelmingly to remove Kazuo Okada from its board of directors.

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