The 2010 opening of the USO center at McCarran International Airport was the culmination of a decade of dreaming and planning, a partnership between businesses and veterans to make the travels of our military personnel easier and more enjoyable.
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Brandon Bayardi went 4-for-5 with two RBIs, and Patrick Armstrong hit a two-run home run to lead the UNLV baseball team to a 7-6 victory at Air Force.
Bonanza had two come-from-behind baseball wins over Bishop Gorman during last week’s Sunset Region tournament.
Bonanza’s Jayveon Taylor went into Friday’s state track and field championships at Silverado eager to defend his title as the fastest man in the state.
Tell the cook this is low-grade dog food. I’ve had better food at the ballgame. This steak still has marks where the jockey was hitting it.
The iPad was the boy’s treasured birthday present. To the men who killed him, it looked like an easy target.
The hole simply was too deep for Faith Lutheran’s softball team Friday.
Faith Lutheran freshman Zach Trageton conceded that he didn’t look too good on his first two swings Friday.
The Westminster Concert Bell Choir will perform at 7 p.m. May 29 at Mountain View Presbyterian Church, 8601 Del Webb Blvd. The ensemble’s program will include original compositions and arrangements of familiar works for handbells. Admission is free. A goodwill offering will be taken (702-341-7800).
Centennial’s softball team didn’t play its best game of the season Thursday in its Division I state tournament opener.
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, Matt Fox (1-0); Storm Chasers, Will Smith (3-2)
Flashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: Welcome to the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. The televised extravaganza, with an audience of 125 million worldwide, is now in its 58th year. Once again without fail, it has produced a mix of bubble-gum pop songs, somber ballads, bagpipes, accordions and bizarrely kitsch musical productions.
Follow the link for the schedule and results (when available) of the state baseball tournaments.
Two people died in an apparent murder-suicide discovered Friday inside an apartment near Desert Inn Road and Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas police said.
A casualty of the recession finally has a pulse.