Gatorade ad helped Jeter go out his way

On the first day of the final regular-season homestand for the New York Yankees’ captain Derek Jeter, Gatorade began running a 90-second advertisement showing Jeter walking around the Bronx neighborhood outside Yankee Stadium. Shot in black and white, the ad is accompanied by Frank Sinatra’s recording of “My Way.”

Reid, Heller split on Syria strategy

Nevada’s U.S. senators split Thursday on backing Syrian rebels with arms and training, offering starkly different views as to whether the plan that cleared both houses of Congress might work to repel violent Islamic jihadists in the Middle East.

State faults Cliven Bundy in I-15 cow crash

State transportation officials are refuting rancher Cliven Bundy’s claim that they are ultimately responsible for keeping his cattle off Interstate 15 in northeastern Clark County.

Florida man killed 6 grandkids, daughter and self

A sheriff says a man killed six of his grandchildren, his adult daughter and himself at a home in a small town in North Florida.

South Carolina father accused of killing kids feared them

The man accused of killing his five children in South Carolina and dumping their bodies in Alabama feared that they were going to chop him up and feed him to the dogs, a local television station reported, citing arrest records.

Key Las Vegas council member sides against stadium

A proposed publicly subsidized soccer stadium in downtown Las Vegas appears doomed as Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian, the council’s swing vote on the stadium deal, said Thursday she would vote against the proposed stadium finance plan if the council vote were today.

5 high school football games to watch this week

High school football teams around the valley are starting hit their stride. Here are this week’s most intriguing matchups.

Panelists agree: Las Vegas needs multiple transportation modes

A harsh lesson from Mother Nature about the fragility of the region’s transportation infrastructure and the need to protect Las Vegas’ lifeblood of tourism with better ways to move 40 million tourists and the residents who live here illustrate the importance of transportation to the valley, a panel concurred on Thursday.

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Downtown Summerlin to kick-off opening weekend with street festival

Downtown Summerlin will kick-off its opening weekend Oct. 9 with a spectacular four-day “Downtown Summerlin Street Festival” designed to engage, entertain and surprise the residents of Southern Nevada.

Everybody hates the Tesla deal but me

It is rare — and I’m talking “Harry Reid Says Something Smart” rare that I become separated from the likes of the thinkers at the Wall Street Journal and Forbes.

Nevada system makes it easier to vote overseas

Nevadans who live overseas, including military and others, can register to vote and cast ballots — all electronically — in the 2014 election, thanks to a new system announced by the secretary of state Thursday.

Appeals court reconsidering Barry Bonds conviction

Attorneys for both sides were peppered with skeptical questions Thursday from a panel of judges as Barry Bonds seeks to overturn his felony conviction for obstruction of justice.

Las Vegas police, investigating shooting, find fetus in freezer

Las Vegas police officers investigating a tip about a shooting Wednesday discovered something unexpected in a northwest valley apartment — a fetus stuffed inside a glass jar in a freezer.

Obama says Americans ‘won’t give into fear’

President Barack Obama says a bipartisan Senate vote to authorize arming and training Syrian rebels shows the world that Americans are united in combating the Islamic State group.

 
Sports Betting Spotlight: NFL Week 3

Matt Youmans, Las Vegas handicapper Bryan Leonard and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller preview the college football and NFL weekend by offering 12 plays.

On budget: No dough shows

See the Viva Ska Vegas kickoff party, Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon and others for free.

Comedian building fame on a theme

Matt Kazam uses premise ‘40 Is Not the New 20’ to shape wide-ranging stand-up act.

Chvrches emoting at Brooklyn Bowl

Scottish synth pop trio Chvrches conjure a dream world, cooling heated emotions with decidedly more temperate electronics. Singer Lauren Mayberry threatens and seduces atop buoyant keys and pneumatic digital beats.

TICKETS: Brian Setzer at The Pearl before Christmas

The Brian Setzer Orchestra brings its “Christmas Rocks! Extravaganza” to The Pearl at the Palms on Dec. 20. Tickets start at $43 and go on sale at noon Friday.

Nevada court rules tax on strip clubs legal

Gentlemen’s clubs are not being unfairly targeted under Nevada’s live entertainment tax, the state’s high court ruled Thursday.

NFL Week 3: Buccaneers at Falcons prediction

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened the season with a pair of narrow home losses and now face the prospect of playing the next three on the road, beginning with Thursday night’s matchup against the NFC South-rival Atlanta Falcons. The Buccaneers are trying to avoid a repeat of last season’s disastrous campaign, when they opened with eight straight setbacks.

 
‘This Is Where I Leave You’ a dysfunctional-family dramedy

Movie has assembled one of the most likable casts in recent memory. But it’s awfully easy to get distracted as actor after actor from some of the past decade’s buzziest TV shows turns up in thinly drawn roles.

Tiger Woods might hire himself as new swing coach

If you want to get something done, then do it yourself, might be the new strategy Tiger Woods employs when it comes to hiring a new swing coach.

 
Stolen Jaguar going back to owner – 46 years later

Forty-six years ago Ivan Schneider bought himself the Jaguar convertible that would feature in a most unusual tale of unrequited love. It was the first of many luxury cars he would own — and the only one that was ever stolen.

Commission could seek lifetime ban for convicted ex-judge

Former Family Court Judge Steven Jones is off the public payroll, but the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline may not be ready to let him go quietly. Paul Deyhle, the commission’s executive director, said Thursday the seven-member panel will consider a lifetime ban to prevent Jones from running for judicial office again.

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