EDITORIAL: Time to red-card this stadium plan

The Las Vegas Valley needs a new stadium — one new stadium. And if taxpayers are going to be asked to fund part of the construction costs, the terms must be favorable, the planning process must be exceptionally open and deliberate, and the venue must have flexibility. There must be vetting and more vetting. And then some more vetting.

Vigil honors black teen shot by Missouri police

As night descended, about 100 people gathered at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas and held their candles high in honor of Missouri 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was fatally shot by police on Aug. 9.

SUNRISE REGION: Pioneers relish division tests

Canyon Springs’ football team has finished second to Green Valley in the Northeast League the past two seasons, so the Pioneers should have been excited to see Green Valley move to the Southeast League.

FIELDER’S CHOICES: Analyst seeks to avoid icy season

It was during my favorite episode of “The Simpsons” marathon — Homer had just devoured the hot peppers grown in a Guatemalan insane asylum at the Springfield Chili Cook-Off — when the notification popped up on my phone.

FOOTBALL: Coronado rallies to win season opener

Coronado’s football team scored a pair of defensive touchdowns in the fourth quarter Thursday to preserve a season-opening 41-26 win at Huntington Beach, Calif.

Retired teachers to fill CCSD vacancies

Teachers in math, English, science and special education have been so hard to find that the Clark County School Board approved rehiring retired teachers Thursday to help fill these 269 vacancies.

PHOTOS: Locals call on Obama to keep immigrant families together

Immigration advocates participated in a vigil on Thursday at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Las Vegas to call on President Barack Obama to use executive order powers to allow families to stay in the country legally.

2014 Football Capsules

Follow the link for the 2014 football capsules, as submitted by coaches.

Sunrise Football: Northeast adds Liberty, but Canyon Springs unfazed

Canyon Springs’ football team has finished second to Green Valley in the Northeast League the past two seasons, so the Pioneers should have been excited to see Green Valley move to the Southeast League. Except that the Gators were replaced by Liberty, winners of the past four Sunrise Region titles.

Analyst seeks to avoid icy season

It was during my favorite episode of “The Simpsons” marathon — Homer had just devoured the hot peppers grown in a Guatemalan insane asylum at the Springfield Chili Cook-Off — when the notification popped up on my phone.

Keith Urban’s wide world fuels music

Genre-bending country star found new album’s inspirations in music from around the globe.

UNLV opens football season on national stage

UNLV plays at Arizona to opens its football season, and the game will be broadcast on ESPN. It’s a chance for the Rebels show last season’s success wasn’t a fluke.

 
Preschooler expelled over mom’s Facebook post

A 4-year-old was expelled from preschool after his mother posted a criticism of the boy’s school on her private Facebook page.

Housing authority chief gets raise despite shortfall

Despite a projected $1.4 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2015, the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority board voted 8-5 Thursday to give a raise and a bonus to Executive Director John Hill.

USC RB quits team, calls coach ‘racist’

Running back Anthony Brown has quit Southern California’s football team, and coach Steve Sarkisian was stunned Thursday by Brown’s apparent accusations of racism against him on social media.

5 free things to do in Cape Town

Cape Town is a place of wry contrasts, a place where you might encounter an international fashion model, a hippie or a “bergie” (beggar). There are urban black townships and picturesque seascapes. A mix of colonial history, the struggle against apartheid and 20 years of democracy color what Cape Town is today.

4 UNC players suspended for season opener

North Carolina coach Larry Fedora said Wednesday the team has suspended four players for this weekend’s season opener, a day after a report of an alleged hazing altercation that left a redshirt freshman walk-on receiver with a possible concussion.

Las Vegan linked to McCarran drug case may be held in Alaska

A judge in Alaska is expected to decide whether a Las Vegas man can be released from federal custody while he awaits charges in connection with smuggling more than 20 pounds of cocaine through McCarran International Airport.

Ex-lawmaker Brooks could soon be free man

Having spent nearly a year-and-a-half behind bars, former Democratic Assemblyman Steven Brooks could be released from custody Thursday, his lawyer said. Brooks pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, admitting that he had been addicted to marijuana while carrying a .357 Magnum Smith & Wesson revolver.

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