All point spreads are from the Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest
Monday’s storms that washed out part of Interstate 15 northeast of Las Vegas led to a strange week at Moapa Valley High School’s athletic programs.
The push for a publicly financed downtown soccer stadium will continue because Las Vegas Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian decided she needed at least another month to scrutinize the project — a $200 million proposal that will have the city pay about three-quarters of the venue’s upfront costs.
The Senate’s initial vote last week on a proposed constitutional amendment to allow Congress to regulate campaign fundraising and spending was somewhat confusing: It passed 79-18, well in excess of the 60 votes needed to begin debate, and the 66 needed for final passage.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department can’t add officer positions without a tax increase, partly because of a plunge in property tax revenue, but mostly because its force is compensated so generously. If police pay were more in line with national averages, hundreds more officers would be on the streets patrolling neighborhoods, stomping out the valley’s dangerous driving culture and keeping the Strip even safer.
With apologies to the movie “Forrest Gump,” presidents are like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re going to get.
On Nov. 4, Nevadans will vote on the Education Initiative, or Question 3. Over the next 50 days, voters will be bombarded with campaign ads for and against Question 3. Tens of millions of dollars will be spent in this campaign, money that could be better spent.
When I send an email to my daughter’s teacher or store family photos with an online service, I consider those items private. To me, and I think to most people, our electronic memories are no less treasured than printed photographs or letters on paper. But federal law doesn’t provide for our digital communications the same privacy protections long afforded to our physical possessions. An outdated statute says that our digital lives can be searched by government officials without a warrant.
Mayweather survived a bizarre attempt by Maidana to bite him during the eighth round and went on to win a 12-round unanimous decision. Outside the ring, there were reports of gunfire on the concourse. However, a MGM security person who was aware of the situation said it was a fight between fans from the crowd of 16,144 that attended the event.
The Jacksonville Jaguars scored 17 points in the first 16 minutes of their opener at Philadelphia. But it was all downhill from there in a 34-17 loss.
On an otherwise weak slate of college football games Saturday, the only matchup of top-25 teams featured No. 24 South Carolina as a 6½-point home underdog to No. 6 Georgia.
UNLV lost 48-34, but the Rebels were driving late with another chance to tie before a tipped pass was intercepted in the end zone. Give UNLV tons of credit for hanging in there.
Members of the Nevada chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction discuss the industry. Women make up of 2.6 percent of construction jobs according to a new report.
Mickey Bey finally got his first chance to fight for a title, and he didn’t waste it. The 31-year-old from Las Vegas took the International Boxing Federation lightweight title from Miguel Vazquez on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden, winning a 12-round split decision in a lackluster fight.
Singer Pia Zadora’s condition was improving Saturday after a scary “touch and go” situation in the first 24 hours, according to her husband Michael Jeffries.
Monday’s storms that washed out part of Interstate 15 northeast of Las Vegas led to a strange week at Moapa Valley High School’s athletic programs.
When it comes to behavior in life, context is everything. More to the point, the relationship is everything.
The Clark County legal community was stunned last month to learn that the district attorney’s office has for decades quietly paid rent and other expenses for some witnesses in criminal cases, a practice not divulged to defense attorneys.
One number jumped off the final stat sheet and may have been the deciding factor in the game. Northern Illinois converted 15 of 19 on third down.
One person died after a two-vehicle crash on the 215 Beltway near South Decatur Boulevard Saturday night, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski knocked out Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the first round of the main event of UFC Fight Night 51 on Saturday in Brasilia, Brazil. Arlovski won his second straight fight in his UFC return and avenged a 2010 loss by knocking Silva down with a right hook and finishing the fight with a series of hammer fists.
Flood Control District tip for Nevada motorists: If you face life-threatening floods, use whatever means you can to get out of there.
How did UNLV do in their game with Northern Illinois? Check out these grades.
Pete Pochiro admits it hasn’t been easy trying to promote club fights in Las Vegas.
Islamic State extremists have released a video showing the beheading of British aid worker David Haines, who was abducted in Syria last year, and British Prime Minister David Cameron is condemning his slaying as “an act of pure evil.”
Senate Republicans last week blocked an effort by Democrats to change the Constitution so Congress could limit how much outside groups can spend on political campaigns.
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