Wine of the Week: G’day Red Moscato

Try this modern red verson of ancient varietal to sweeten your lover’s palate on Valentine’s Day.

Rashad Vaughn, top prospect from Findlay Prep, picks UNLV

On the eve of his national TV appearance, Rashad Vaughn was unsure where he wanted to play college basketball. He pondered the positives of Kansas, Kentucky and North Carolina.

The Findlay Prep senior chose UNLV on Tuesday.

Faith Lutheran girls get revenge, topple Clark

Faith Lutheran’s girls basketball team was out for revenge Tuesday night, facing the team that gave the Crusaders their only Sunset League loss of the season.

Contractor from Las Vegas killed in Afghanistan bombing

His family says a man who had recently been living in Las Vegas was one of two civilian contractors killed Monday by a suicide car bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan.

FLAG FOOTBALL: Gibson, Gators edge Rancho in OT

Morgan Gibson threw for 293 yards and five touchdowns Tuesday to help Green Valley’s flag football team edge host Rancho, 41-40 in overtime.

Union negotiation outcomes will shape North Las Vegas’ budget shortfall

North Las Vegas took an early look at an expected $18 million budget hole Tuesday, hosting the first in a series of meetings aimed at finding fixes for ballooning short- and long-term deficits projected in the wake of a costly court defeat suffered last month.

1,000 graves on Mississippi campus could belong to asylum patients

The discovery of what could be as many as 1,000 graves on the campus of the University of Mississippi Medical Center has officials rethinking the location parking facilities and other facilities.

Police report fatal crash at Alta and Hualapai

One person died after two vehicles crashed near the intersection of Alta Drive and Hualapai Way, Las Vegas police said.

 
2 skiers die in Oregon avalanche; toll this season hits 12

Officials in eastern Oregon say an avalanche in the Wallowa Mountains has killed two backcountry skiers, raising the number of people killed in avalanches this season to 12, with six happening since Sunday.

Congressional candidate Hardy says business bankruptcy not an election issue

Cresent Hardy is running for Congress as a small business owner who “knows what it takes to create jobs, make payroll, and meet a budget,” according to his campaign website. But after 20 years in business, his Mesquite-based construction company declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy with 73 creditors owed more than $8.1 million.

Let ex-felons vote, U.S. attorney general urges Nevada

Attorney General Eric Holder called on Nevada and 10 other states Tuesday to restore voting rights to ex-felons, part of a push to fix what he sees as flaws in the criminal justice system that have a disparate impact on racial minorities.

Longtime NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw diagnosed with cancer

Veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw, an institution of broadcast journalism for more than two decades as the face of “NBC Nightly News,” has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting blood cells in the bone marrow

Feds add more criminal charges to Las Vegas high roller’s $193 million tab

High-rolling Las Vegas businessman Ramon DeSage took another pounding Tuesday from federal authorities. DeSage, 63, was charged in a new federal indictment adding dozens of felony counts in what authorities say was a massive scheme to defraud investors of roughly $190 million.

Segerblom: Nevada will OK bill to restore felons’ voting rights in 2015

Nevada state Sen. Tick Segerblom, responding to a comment from the U.S. attorney general, said Tuesday he was confident that the Legislature next year will pass a bill to restore voting rights to prisoners convicted of violent felonies once they finish their sentences or are discharged from parole.

Michael Sam could have played for Lombardi

Amid the debate over whether the NFL is ready for an openly gay player, such as Michael Sam, remember that the great Vince Lombardi was, and Lombardi seemed like an old-fashioned guy if there ever was one.

Utah AG plans to appeal ruling on state’s polygamy law

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes said Tuesday the state intends to appeal a federal judge’s decision that struck down key parts of the state’s polygamy laws.

Caesars subsidiary hires investment bank to restructure debt

A subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment Corp. has hired an investment bank to restructure a portion of the company’s gaming industry-high $23 billion in long term debt.

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