Rabbi Wyne spreading God’s message his way

If it’s Torah, commercials and the bubbliest rabbi in town, it must be between 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday mornings on KDWN-AM 720, aka “The Rabbi Show.”

EDITORIAL: Bargain for it

Imagine the outrage from local public employee unions if any Nevada government tried to cut worker pay outside the collective bargaining process. The North Las Vegas City Council tried only to freeze employee pay and block costly pay raises through an emergency declaration, but the city’s unions successfully sued to restore those raises. (Never mind that the city couldn’t afford them.)

NCAA SEMIFINAL MATCHUPS

FLORIDA (36-2) vs. CONNECTICUT (30-8)

Fedde, UNLV put clamps on Bulldogs, 6-0

Erick Fedde allowed just five hits over seven shutout innings to help the UNLV baseball team to a 6-0 road win against Fresno State in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night at Fresno, Calif.

December setback by UConn still bugs Florida

The Gators have won all 30 games they’ve played since a loss at Connecticut on Dec. 2. The teams meet again today in the Final Four. They both have changed and they both have stayed the same.

Skyhawks put it together, top Gators

Softball teams develop chemistry at different rates, and more than halfway through the regular season, Silverado coach Kyle Crane still was waiting for the moment that brought the Skyhawks together.

PHOTOS: Company’s Project Takes Off

Five local entrepreneur teams were finalists in the Dominic Anthony Marrocco Southern Nevada Business Plan Competition on Friday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation Building.

Skyhawks put it together, top Gators

Softball teams develop chemistry at different rates, and more than halfway through the regular season, Silverado coach Kyle Crain still was waiting for the moment that brought the Skyhawks together.

Priest touches off anger after toy complaints

A Roman Catholic priest has touched off a controversy in Poland after news media quoted him describing toys like LEGO’s Monster Fighters as tools of Satan that lead children to the “dark side.”

VOLLEYBALL: Robinson helps Falcons rally past Gaels

Trevor Robinson had 13 kills, 10 digs and three aces on Friday to help Foothill’s boys volleyball team rally for a 19-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-18 home win over Bishop Gorman.

Fremont booze battle rages on

The liquor wars aren’t even close to ending on Fremont Street, but a small skirmish could be resolved through a new ordinance introduced Wednesday by Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman.

Nick Johnson’s solution: See no evil

Arizona’s Nick Johnson was involved in one of the most controversial plays of the NCAA Tournament. He still can’t watch the highlight.

Tweak sought to Nevada’s commercial property tax cap formula

A little known aspect of Nevada’s commercial property tax cap has brought lower revenues for local governments, but the Assembly speaker and others are looking at possible remedies.

10 new Netflix movies to watch this weekend

Netflix added several movies to its streaming catalog this week. Here are some previously unavailable flicks you should check out.

Dallas weather makes for easy target

Bad weather in Dallas gave the sports media world something to focus their gripes on. It really could have been anything, though.

Clark County women fast in support of immigration reform

A group of women in Southern Nevada on Friday morning recounted how their lives have been affected by the country’s immigration system. Those same women were fasting to support immigration reform. “We have a broken immigration system,” said naturalized U.S. citizen Ivon Meneses, 39, who has six children with an ex-husband who was deported six years ago. “I don’t want any more kids to suffer like mine, who lost a father.”

Child welfare officials look to strengthen screening frequent visitors at foster homes

Some of the most significant injuries to foster children are inflicted by those child welfare agencies lack the authority to screen, according to Nevada child welfare officials. Under its own policies, the Clark County Department of Family Services conducts background checks on people who are not residents of a foster home, but are regularly or routinely found there, said Director Lisa Ruiz-Lee. However, state law doesn’t specifically provide the authority for Nevada child welfare agencies to conduct background checks on such individuals.

Racing to the octagon

NASCAR drivers Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick have teased a mixed martial arts bout against each other. Fellow driver Denny Hamlin had an easy choice picking the winner.

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