■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, Armando Rodriguez (1-0); Sky Sox, Coty Woods (1-1)
The UNLV women’s tennis team beat Fresno State 4-3 on Sunday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex. The Rebels (14-6, 4-1 Mountain West) took two of three doubles matches for the first point, then split the six singles matches.
UNLV appeared to be in control early against a pitcher who was 0-6 with a 7.59 ERA, but Rebels baseball coach Tim Chambers sensed trouble.
After squandering an excellent chance to eliminate Stockton in Game 6, the Wranglers had virtually no chance in Game 7 on Sunday in Stockton, Calif.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — Gregg Arnold doesn’t take offense when people tell him he has a big head.
RENO — On his historic 1843-44 expedition across the West, John Fremont named some prominent features in what became Nevada, including Pyramid Lake and the Humboldt and Walker rivers.
Officials at Clark County’s Department of Family Services are celebrating the advancement of legislation that will help improve the quality of care for foster children.
The pressure is on. The Senate is expected to vote this week on a bill that could require background checks for people buying guns at gun shows and online, not just via the country’s 55,000 licensed firearms dealers.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nevada’s primary state psychiatric hospital has transported more than 1,500 mentally ill patients to cities across the nation by Greyhound bus over the past five years, according to a published story.
Clark County commissioners are expected to decide Tuesday on a new state legislator to replace ousted Assemblyman Steven Brooks.
Remember the Ford Pinto scandal in the 1970s, when people died because Ford executives knew the car’s fuel tank was deadly, yet after a cost-benefit analysis decided it was cheaper to pay out settlements than to fix the millions of Pintos on the road?
SALT LAKE CITY — Many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fast as a way to grow closer to God, but Utah medical researchers want to know whether the practice also is reducing their risk of diabetes and heart disease.
Mike Ballard loves sports, and at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas he was an undersized player known as “The Spear” on the high school football team for the time he made an illegal spearing move when tackling an offensive player.
A list of weekly networking events around the Las Vegas Valley. Want to see a meeting here? Send your information to bizbriefs@reviewjournal.com.
Police were investigating the stabbing death of a man in Mesquite on Saturday night.
Some people overstep the boundaries of good business practice when they communicate by telephone and email. Not being seen creates a false sense of security.
At Houdini’s Magic Shop, shelves are jam packed with the unusual.
Starting her own business was a double win for Randi Hecht.
More than half a decade after Southern Nevada’s economy hit the skids, it’s still tough for small businesses to rustle up funding.
Penn National is not the first commercial casino company to jump into the Indian gaming market.
Adam Scott has become the first Australian to win the Masters, beating Angel Cabrera on the second hole of a playoff on a rainy day at Augusta National.