Johnny Manziel shows up late to team meeting

Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel is letting his rookie status show through again, this time for reportedly showing up late to a team meeting.

Nevada inmate denied cataract surgery wins ruling

A Nevada inmate denied cataract surgery by the Department of Corrections because he still had one functioning eye has won a ruling in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Man sentenced to life in brothel murder case

A 22-year-old man on Friday was sentenced to life without parole for killing his brothel boss in December 2010.

‘A breath of fresh air for boxing’

Veteran boxers Gabe Rosado and Bryan Vera are happy to be guinea pigs when Big Knockout Boxing makes its Nevada debut Saturday night at Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Jury duty ‘very different’ for Nevada justice

For Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Gibbons, the waiting was the hardest part of serving as a juror in a Carson City criminal case this week.

Data breach at Supervalu said to include Albertsons

NEW YORK — A data breach at Supervalu may have impacted as many as 200 of its grocery and liquor stores and potentially affected retail chains recently sold by the company in two dozen states.

Faith Lutheran hopes helmet covers cut down on concussions

The defending Division I-A state champions are using a helmet cover designed to help reduce the impact players feel upon contact. The Crusaders will wear them during practices this season but not in games.

Man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter

A 23-year-old Henderson man on Friday pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for shooting a woman in October.

 
Teens questioned after sneaking into former Heat player’s home

Seven teenagers were questioned by south Florida police after sneaking into the house of former Miami Heat basketball star Ray Allen and could face charges after frightening his wife and children, officials say.

Senate must follow House’s lead on Internet access tax

Last month, the House of Representatives gave consumers a little love when lawmakers voted to make a long-standing ban on Internet access taxes permanent.

 
US couple charged with killing woman’s mom in Indonesia

Indonesian police charged an American couple with murder Friday after the body of the woman’s 62-year-old mother was found stuffed in a suitcase on the resort island of Bali.

Motorcyclist killed in Friday accident on I-15

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Interstate 15 near Sahara Avenue early Friday morning, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.

Casey Kasem is going to be buried in Norway

The wife of Casey Kasem plans to bury the late radio personality in Norway — contrary to Kasem’s desire to be interred in Los Angeles and against the wishes of his adult children, a publicist for Kasem’s daughter said Friday.

Woman avoids ticket by choking on hot dog

Eating a hot dog in your car? Might kill you, might get you out of a ticket.

 
McCartney concert caps goodbye to Candlestick

San Francisco said goodbye Thursday to Candlestick Park with an evening concert by former Beatle Paul McCartney that finished about midnight. It will be demolished to make way for a housing, retail and entertainment development.

 
Reporter’s Candlestick moment: 1989 quake

Read former RJ sports reporter Royce Feour’s account from the scene at Candlestick Park when an earthquake struck San Francisco on Oct. 17, 1989.

Notre Dame dismisses four starters for academic fraud

Four Notre Dame starters were dismissed from the school for academic fraud after an internal investigation this summer was completed, Fox Sports reported Friday.

Dice game cheating led to fatal shooting

Last week’s deadly shooting that left a 24-year-old man dead stemmed from a game of dice the night before, according to a Las Vegas police arrest report.

Arlington Million highlights Saturday card

Arlington Million will be going on 33 years this Saturday. It was the world’s first million dollar horse race and remains just as prestigious today.

Report sees more Nevada consumers spending freely

A new report shows employment in Nevada rose 3.3 percent in May compared to last year, which has driven consumers to spend more freely since they’re more confident that they’ll be continuously employed, said Randy Boesch, executive vice president of The Private Bank by Nevada State Bank.

Mom tries to register son for school, has baby instead

A mother in the advanced stages of labor thought she had just enough time to stop off and register her 4-year-old son at a Houston-area school en route to the hospital. But she was mistaken.

LVCVA may enlist professional real estate help

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority may get some professional real estate help acquiring land south of the Convention Center in its bid to transform the campus into the Las Vegas Global Business District.

 
‘The Giver’ covers familiar territory

“The Giver” takes place in a world without memories. If only audiences could enter that realm for 97 minutes so that the movie wouldn’t feel so very familiar in the wake of other young adult adaptations ranging from “The Hunger Games” and “Divergent” to “Ender’s Game” and next month’s “The Maze Runner.”

Flood damages historic Death Valley opera house

The historic Amargosa Opera House suffered serious flood damage after heavy rain struck the tiny town of Death Valley Junction, Calif., last week.

Summerlin’s lush landscape irresistible to coyotes

You can’t imagine how I felt when the woman from the Nevada Department of Wildlife said that coyotes live in every state of the continental union. Moreover, “they flourish throughout the entire state of Nevada, including urban areas such as Las Vegas and Reno.”

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