State GOP delays controversial pre-primary endorsement vote

Nevada Republican Party officials voted Saturday to delay implementation of a controversial pre-primary endorsement process for GOP candidates after a spirited debate at an all-day meeting.

Florida man guilty of lesser counts in music shooting

A 47-year-old software developer was convicted Saturday of attempted murder for shooting into a carful of teenagers after an argument about their loud music, but jurors couldn’t agree on the most serious charge of first-degree murder.

Girl hit by car while riding bicycle

North Las Vegas police said a 14-year-old girl who was struck by a car while riding her bicycle Saturday will make a full recovery.

‘Juno’ actress Ellen Page comes out as gay

Ellen Page, who won the hearts of moviegoers as the pregnant teenager in the 2007 film “Juno,” has come out as gay.

Arizona inmate makes Valentine’s escape

An Arizona jail inmate who escaped by climbing two walls and crawling through razor wire and was reportedly meeting his sweetheart on Valentine’s Day is back in custody.

UNLV team works to get the lead out of Henderson homes

“In the past, we’ve had a backward way of testing for lead,” said Shawn Gerstenberger, the interim dean of the school of community health sciences at UNLV. “We test children, and if they test positive for lead, then we test the house.” Now thanks to a a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, UNLV is teaming with the city of Henderson to test for and remove lead from older homes.

Agent says Player A in NFL report is Andrew McDonald

A former Miami Dolphins lineman identified as one of the targets of harassment in the racially charged bullying scandal, has no has no problem with the team, his agent said in a statement Saturday.

Minnesota man to face charges in Nevada kidnapping case

Authorities say criminal charges will be filed against a Minnesota fugitive accused of holding his ex-girlfriend against her will for about six months at a motel in the Nevada resort city of Mesquite.

Participants eat on $3.71 a day to get taste of living on assistance

Three Square food bank recently challenged residents to participate in a food budget program to raise awareness about the struggles and challenges of Supplemental Food Assistance Program recipients.

 
Native American site leaves Miami in quandary

As more Native American archaeological sites are being uncovered around the nation, the findings are posing difficult questions for the cities where they are found.

Downtown Las Vegas crash kills two

Two women were killed and a man seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash near Ogden Avenue and City Parkway early Saturday morning.

Great Lakes almost fully covered with ice

From the bridge of the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw, northern Lake Huron looks like a vast, snow-covered field dotted with ice slabs as big as boulders — a battleground for the icebreaker’s 58-member crew during one of the roughest winters in memory.

Village Square continues reinvention with new tenants

Village Square has been reinventing itself and is seeing a number of businesses open. One of the latest is Orangetheory Fitness, which takes its name from its philosophy: targeting one’s orange level of heart rate action, which indicates the heart is working at about 85 percent capacity.

Hauck favors rules to slow offenses

UNLV’s Bobby Hauck favors proposed rule changes designed to slow offenses. In fact, said the proposed change of forcing offenses to wait at least 10 seconds before snapping the ball to allow the defense to substitute doesn’t go far enough.

Lake Mead still largest reservoir in United States

Lake Mead is the country’s largest reservoir with 200,000 acres of water and depths surpassing 500 feet, said Christie Vanover, spokeswoman with Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Pitcher Fedde dominates in UNLV’s season opener

About 50 major league scouts showed up, and even Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper made an appearance. Erick Fedde made sure all 1,303 spectators — the scouts and Harper included — who came to Wilson Stadium on Friday had plenty to see.

Bellagio Gallery highlights ‘Painting Women’

Opening Valentine’s Day at Bellagio’s Gallery of Fine Art, “Painting Women: Works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,” showcases 34 paintings by women artists, including Mary Cassatt and Georgia O’Keeffe, spanning the 19th and 20th centuries — and illustrating women’s quest to become artists, not just subjects for artists.

PHOTO: Rolling into the sunset

The 550-foot-tall High Roller lights up at dusk along the Strip on Friday.

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