Rebels’ 10-0 run to end first half proves pivotal against Utah State

About three minutes remained in the first half of the UNLV-Utah State basketball game Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. The score was tied at 24. And given what has happened to the Rebels at times this season, it was easy to expect the worst from them.

Lady Rebels win fifth straight, move into tie for MW lead

The UNLV women’s basketball team won its fifth straight game to move into a tie for first place in the Mountain West, defeating Utah State 73-67 on Wednesday night at Logan, Utah.

Program at UNLV poses: Does it matter if Jesus was married?

Karen L. King will join two other biblical scholars to discuss a fragment of papyrus and what has come to be called the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife during a program at UNLV Thursday night.

Ruling forces North Las Vegas to weigh its options

North Las Vegas, which can’t afford the multimillion-dollar court defeat it suffered this week, is weighing its legal and union negotiating options.

@Twitter: City Councilmember adopts realtime Web polling

Steve Ross likes Wedgies realtime Web polling. A lot. Ross has been using Wedgies to poll his 900-something Twitter followers on city issues such as the downtown arena proposal, More Cops tax and Container Park policies.

Tailhook victim criticizes ‘ludicrous’ sentence in Tuesday’s Nellis court-martial

The Nellis Air Force Base major who pleaded guilty Tuesday to assault of an enlisted man and was ordered to forfeit $3,678 in pay epitomizes the military’s “antiquated, medieval justice system,” said a former Navy helicopter pilot who was a victim of the Tailhook scandal in Las Vegas.

Pro-arena faction wins bloody victory in Las Vegas

Dreamy scenarios typically rule the day when a showcase project clears a major hurdle, as the arena did Wednesday. But the 4-3 city council vote to give Cordish another four months to finish its funding plan was a bloody victory for the pro-arena faction.

 
$1 billion offered for perfect NCAA Tournament bracket

Correctly predicting the outcome of every game in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is no layup. There’s now a $1 billion prize waiting for anyone able to pull off the feat this spring.

Las Vegas-area traffic stop leads to Canadian drug ring busts

A Canadian man busted outside Las Vegas 15 months ago ferrying 99 pounds of cocaine to Calgary has led Canadian and U.S. authorities to break up a multi-million dollar drug ring.

ECHL extends deadline for Wranglers to find new home venue

The Wranglers have at least two more weeks to find a new place to play next season after the ECHL agreed to extend Wednesday’s deadline at its Board of Governors meeting in Philadelphia.

Feds yank moviegoer wearing Google Glass from theater

A moviegoer wearing Google Glass was removed from an AMC Theater in Columbus, Ohio, and questioned for an hour by federal authorities before being released after they determined he wasn’t recording “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.”

Horsford optimistic about jobless pay bill, Titus skeptical

U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., said this week that he’s optimistic Congress will extend federal unemployment benefits for several months and possibly a full year, but Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., was more skeptical.

Tiananmen Square protester sentenced to 47 months for credit scheme at Strip casinos

Irene Li, 53, pleaded in court Wednesday that she had never broken laws since she was granted U.S. asylum in 1990 after participating in protests at Tiananmen Square. But her role in a $2.2 million credit scheme at Strip casinos got her 47 months in prison and an order to pay restitution.

Henderson police seek Game Stop robbers

Henderson police asked for the public’s help Wednesday in finding a pair of robbers after Game Stop stores were held up three times this month.

School showcases improvements to win new students

Cimarron-Memorial High School is offering open enrollment for the first time and has 122 seats available. It joins 106 other elementary, middle and high schools with a total of 18,230 vacancies across the Clark County School District for 2014-15.

Personal libraries are retreats

With the advent of tablets, phones and e-readers, could the book-lined home library go the way of the formal dining room?

There’s home and then there’s Home

Home improvement is a big topic. There are so many options. Common improvements include makeovers in the kitchen or bathrooms, new flooring or wall coverings, or even entire additions. In every case, I can imagine, there are worthwhile green options that make sense.

Local events

Jan. 23

Design events converge in Las Vegas beginning today

Las Vegas will be the center of the design world for the next two weeks with a number of events that feature the latest in interior decorating, home furnishings, and kitchen and bath products.

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