Athletes of the Week

BOYS BASKETBALL Noah Robotham

LEFTOVERS: And they call this city Hot-lanta?

Atlanta is an international city, home to the world’s busiest airport, CNN and 11 Fortune 500 headquarters.

Emergency notification device essential

Do something long enough and sooner or later you will find yourself on the bad end of an unplanned situation. Proof of that can be seen in the missing digits, or parts thereof, on the hands of your friends or acquaintances who spend a lifetime working with power saws and lumber. All it takes is one small mistake, a simple miscalculation or a momentary lapse of judgment and your circumstance can be changed dramatically.

Fishing report, Jan. 23, 2014

■ LAKE MEAD — The water level has risen to 1,109 feet, which is a trend of steady, albeit slight, increases since Dec. 1. Fishing activity has been light and action slow. Anglers have caught striped bass in the Vegas Wash area using cut anchovies and shad imitations fished on jig heads. Stripers are holding deep; anglers are having success working at depths of 60 to 80 feet. Smallmouth and largemouth bass are slowly becoming more active and can be found in the back of coves or near rocky shelves.

Locals Only: Celebration will get you up to steed

With Chinese New Year coming on Friday, some of you will be heading to celebrations across the valley that are a bit on the noisy side, full of firecrackers and dragon dances.

Running off the rails with Unwieldies

It almost sounds as if it’s been turned into a lullaby, this heavy metal blood boiler that’s been blared at sporting events for decades now when it’s time to get the home crowd to raise its voices and beers alike.

Much-needed snow bound for parched Sierra Nevada

As much as 2 feet of snow is possible atop the Sierra Nevada by Thursday as the first significant storm in nearly two months blows in none too soon for a drought-stricken region where wildfire threats are unseasonably high.

Bilbray picks new campaign manager in congressional bid

Democratic congressional candidate Erin Bilbray on Wednesday said she hired a new campaign manager, a seasoned Washington, D.C., political operative with experience in consulting, legislative work and polling.

Man arrested in armed standoff with police indicted

A 39-year-old Las Vegas man was indicted on charges he pointed a shotgun at police during a suicide attempt that included injecting himself with dog insulin, Clark County prosecutors said Wednesday.

Cesarz sparks Lady Rebels past San Jose State

Alana Cesarz scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Wednesday night to lead UNLV to a 90-76 Mountain West women’s basketball victory over San Jose State at Cox Pavilion.

Northern-style storm catches South off its guard

While 2.5 inches of snow may not mean much to the Northeast or Midwest, it can wreak havoc on areas that don’t plan for snow days. That’s what happened in Atlanta and much of the South this week. Here are a few stories from the southern snow storm.

Police ask public’s help in possible road rage shooting

Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in finding the man involved in the fatal shooting of Cleottus Harvey at the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Rainbow Boulevard Jan. 21.

Retiring in style: PERS list reveals payments

The state retirement system has released some limited information about the retirement benefits received by former public sector workers as a result of a Nevada Supreme Court decision issued late last year.

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