Rams win opener in Western Regional tourney

David Modler went 2-for-5 with a double, three runs and four RBIs on Thursday to lead Rancho to a 9-5 win over Pomona (Colo.) in the opening game of the American Legion Western Regional in Surprise, Ariz.

Tebow loves analyst job, still wants to play football

Tim Tebow still wants — and trains for — another NFL opportunity. Still, while the 26-year-old free agent quarterback waits for another chance to play professional football, he isn’t about to let a potential dream job pass him by.

 
Ex-lawmaker Brooks ordered held on $50,000 bail

Former Democratic Assemblyman Steven Brooks was ordered held on $50,000 bail Thursday on a domestic battery case from last year.

Opening Friday: Turtles, twisters and more

Here’s a look at this week’s new movies, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Into the Storm,” “Step Up All In,” “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” “Boyhood,” “Deepsea Challenge 3D” and “I Origins”:

County officials OK resort plans for old Wet ‘n Wild site

After the unanimous Clark County Commission vote Wednesday, Jackie Robinson hugged brother, Charles. Moments earlier, commissioners — acting as the zoning board — approved a $1.3 billion resort and arena project at the old Wet ‘n Wild site next to SLS Las Vegas on the north end of the Strip.

Landon Donovan to retire after MLS season

Landon Donovan says he will retire from professional soccer at the end of the MLS season.

Ruling upheld requiring LV Sands Corp. turn over documents

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling requiring Las Vegas Sands Corp. turn over documents in the company’s ongoing legal dispute with Steve Jacobs, who served as head of the company’s Macau operations until he was let go in 2010.

Vegas DAV chapter gives 2 vans to VA

Nevada’s Disabled American Veteran chapter will donate two Ford Flex vans Thursday to the Veterans Affairs Southern Nevada Healthcare System so local veterans will have transportation to area VA facilities

Women accused of trying to smuggle phone to Strip shooter

Three women accused of trying to smuggle a cell phone into High Desert State Prison for accused Strip shooter Ammar Harris appeared in a Las Vegas courtroom Thursday.

Spiegelworld sues the Cosmopolitan

Producer Spiegelworld filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit Wednesday that accuses The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas of “sabotaging” the “Vegas Nocturne” show and shuttering its performances at the Strip resort.

Las Vegas police seek armed robber

Las Vegas police are looking for an armed man involved in a Friday night robbery.

 
Russia bans food imports from West

Russia banned most food imports from the West on Thursday in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine, an unexpectedly sweeping move that will cost farmers billions of dollars but will likely lead to empty shelves in Russian cities.

Fisherman pulls in plane, finds dead body inside

The crew aboard a New Zealand fishing boat on Thursday hauled up a surprising and gruesome catch: a small plane with a body inside.

Alliance works to help valley do business globally

When Tom Skancke was approached by an alliance of business and community leaders nearly two years ago, he wasn’t looking for a new job. His is now CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance.

Mob Museum celebrating Cuba’s impact on Las Vegas

While most people are familiar with the role organized crime played in the casino industry in Las Vegas, the connections between the mafia here and in Cuba are often overlooked.

 
Snowden allowed to stay in Russia for 3 more years

Former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden, who is wanted by the U.S. for leaking details about once-secret surveillance programs, has been granted permission to stay in Russia for three more years, his lawyer said Thursday.

Women share tales of challenge, leadership at sold-out conference

When Pat Mulroy first became the general manager for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, someone tried to redirect her to the spouses’ lounge. Many such stories were heard at the MGM Resorts Foundation’s annual Women’s Leadership Conference.

Reader-submitted photos and adoptable pets, Aug. 7-13, 2014

View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everyday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to View, C/O Anne King, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.

Good’s hiring shows UNLV’s Rice is maturing

Former Long Beach State head coach Max Good was hired this week as a special assistant to UNLV head coach Dave Rice, bringing to the Rebels a veteran presence the team has desperately needed since Rice assumed control of the program in 2011.

Exploitation of West’s natural resources, natives unreal

Judith Nies doesn’t leave the environmental optimists and desert daydreamers among us much room for hope in her new book, “Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa and the Fate of the West.”

Boulder City couple has history ‘worth saving’

They were two of Boulder City’s most well-known residents, but there isn’t much left at Henry and Ocie Bradley’s historic address atop a hill near Avenue I.

North Pole or bust: Couple in 90s get exercise ‘walking through Canada’ in Sun City

Frank and Dolores Kology have a goal. They want to walk to the North Pole. It’s a tongue-in-cheek goal, but it is still quite an effort for the couple. He’s 93, and she’s 91. Their trek begins from their Sun City Summerlin home. They walk a circuit of 1½ miles every night. It’s something they’ve done for the past three years without fail.

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