BASEBALL: Mustangs start strong, down Trailblazers

Robbie Galvan went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs on Tuesday, and Shadow Ridge’s baseball team used a six-run first inning on its way to an 11-8 victory over host Durango.

SOFTBALL: Gators pack on runs late, top the Bulldogs

Samantha Loving went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs and three RBIs and tossed a nine-hitter with eight strikeouts to help Green Valley’s softball team to a 9-3 win at Centennial on Tuesday.

Cattle rancher taking fight over land use to limit

Within the last few weeks, the Bureau of Land Management announced plans to impound at least 500 of what it calls “trespass cattle” that a rancher has left to roam on a 90-mile swath of federal land for the past 20 years. Federal authorities will restrict access to almost 600,000 acres of public land in northeast Clark County to ensure the safety of the operation.

Wranglers lose regular season home finale

Chase Schaber’s four goals helped the Bakersfield Condors defeat the Wranglers 6-5 Tuesday as Las Vegas closed out the home portion of its 2013-14 ECHL regular-season schedule at the Orleans Arena in front of 4,164.

Henderson City Council approves discount on land to attract safe company

The Henderson City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to sell land near St. Rose Parkway and Spencer Drive at a significant discount to lure one of the nation’s largest safe manufacturers that would bring “significant economic benefits” to the city.

VOLLEYBALL: Harris, Desert Shields beat Miners in five sets

Cheyenne’s Cory Harris had six kills, 10 assists and four blocks Tuesday to lead the Desert Shields to a 25-14, 25-15, 8-25, 20-25, 15-11 win over visiting Sunrise Mountain in boys volleyball.

GOLF: Alvarez helps Cougars edge Crusaders

Michael Alvarez shot a 3-over-par 39 at Canyon Gate on Tuesday to help Coronado’s boys golf team to a 205-206 win over Faith Lutheran.

Putting Justice Ginsburg out to pasture

She’s 81 and the survivor of not one, but two, major bouts with cancer — the first colon cancer and the second pancreatic. Some liberals concerned with the direction of the U.S. Supreme Court would like Ruth Bader Ginsburg to resign by the end of the summer so that President Obama can replace her with another liberal judge.

Home prices rise in February; Nevada trails California in annual gains

U.S. home prices rose in February from a year earlier at a solid pace. The states with the biggest price gains in the past year were: California, where prices rose 19.8 percent, followed by Nevada, 18.5 percent, and Georgia, 14.2 percent. No states posted a drop in home prices.

Accident-prone stretch of Summerlin Parkway warrants closer look

Say what you will about Summerlin Parkway, but to question its safety may be stretching things a bit. There are legitimate questions, however, surrounding the general vicinity of the Rampart Boulevard overpass.

Obamacare an early subject for Lowden, Hutchison

The two top Republicans running for lieutenant governor — Sue Lowden and Mark Hutchison — have dueling TV ads on Hutchison’s role in President Barack Obama’s signature health care insurance law.

HBO making it easy to catch up on ‘Game of Thrones’

Sure, you could use HBO On Demand or HBO GO. You could get the DVDs. But HBO2 is going old-school with back-to-back 30-hour marathons in time for Sunday’s fourth-season premiere.

First class-action lawsuit filed over Nevada’s insurance marketplace

A Las Vegas man who had trouble getting covered through the state exchange’s Nevada Health Link website is a co-plaintiff in the first class-action lawsuit filed over the troubled insurance marketplace. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court of Nevada on Tuesday afternoon against the state of Nevada, Xerox and the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, which runs Nevada Health Link.

Registration begins today for Las Vegas Marathon

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon is kicking off registration for its Nov. 16 event today with a 5K fun run that’s scheduled to start at 6 p.m. at the Red Rock Running Company, located at 120 S. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 144, in Henderson.

New report details racial gap among Nevada children

(AP) — A new report shows white and Asian children in Nevada are far better positioned for success than the state’s black and Latino children, although all groups fare worse than the national average.

 
The 57-cent part: Congress demands answers on GM recall delay

The fix for a faulty ignition switch linked to 13 traffic deaths would have cost just 57 cents, members of Congress said Tuesday as they demanded answers from General Motors’ new CEO on why the automaker took 10 years to recall cars with the defect.

Hundreds ‘wed’ to fool friends and family

Hundreds of couples — and even strangers — participated in mock weddings at the MGM Forever Grand Wedding Chapel to prank family and friends on April Fools’ Day.

Police seek man who tried to rob store in downtown Las Vegas

The botched robbery happened March 18 near Las Vegas Boulevard and Bonanza Road, but police did not release the details of the crime, including the name of the store where it happened.

Horsford named to House financial services panel

Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., was named Tuesday to the House committee that handles housing, banking and insurance legislation. Horsford said he applied for the post that forms bills relating to Nevada’s economic recovery — housing and foreclosures, business lending and insurance reform.

NHRA team’s mobile kitchen keeps everyone well fed

The rolling kitchen is among the 14 Freightliners that the seven teams of Don Schumacher Racing use to travel the NHRA Mello Yello Series circuit. The convoy will hit 24 locations across the country from February to November.

Pennsylvania man gets 14 years in Southern Nevada sex abuse case

A former Southern Nevada man was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison Tuesday for the sexual abuse of three boys over a three-year period and streaming abuse sessions with one of the boys in Yahoo chat rooms.

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