Friday Football Showdown: Sept. 19

Chuck Edel and Scott Pritchard go head to head this week in the bracket contest with a $50,000 prize pool.

Attorneys: Court ruling created millionaire real estate investors

Two Las Vegas attorneys said Friday there were likely a lot of new millionaire real estate investors created Thursday as a result of a Nevada Supreme Court decision finding that a super priority lien held by a homeowners association can extinguish a first deed of trust on a property.

CCSD has third straight year of record enrollment

The Clark County School District counted 318,597 students on Friday, marking the third-consecutive record year for its official enrollment.

‘Red Band Society’ ad pulled considered racist

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is pulling ads for the Fox television show “Red Band Society” from nearly 200 buses amid complaints they are racist and offensive to women.

The best Mexican food in Salt Lake City

In a west side Salt Lake City neighborhood known for tire shops and taco joints, a pineapple turns on a spit over layers of smoky, marinated pork. The dish is called al pastor, and the place is called Chunga’s.

Report: Harbaugh sought Rice’s removal in February

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh wanted the team to cut Ray Rice in February when video surfaced that showed the running back dragging his unconscious wife out of an elevator in Atlantic City, N.J., ESPN reported Friday.

Jury awards $16M in Sundance helicopter crash

A Las Vegas jury awarded $16 million Friday to the families of two married couples who died in a December 2011 helicopter crash near Lake Mead.

 
Man asks woman for hug, cuts off nearly a foot of her hair

A former PE teacher is facing a misdemeanor assault charge after cutting off nearly a foot of hair from his former girlfriend’s head while he was giving her a hug.

Cordish Cos. sending in exec to lobby for stadium

The Cordish Cos. is sending one of its big guns to Las Vegas next week — company Vice President Blake Cordish — to drum up support for its publicly subsidized soccer stadium proposal in downtown Symphony Park.

Authorities ID shooter, man killed in Thursday shootout

The man who was shot dead Thursday morning at an apartment complex near Decatur Boulevard and Vegas Drive was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Friday.

‘Honey Boo Boo’ parents breakup

Bad news, “Honey Boo Boo” fans — Mama June and Sugar Bear have broken up.

Report details marijuana grow bust, arrest

Las Vegas and Henderson police and the Drug Enforcement Administration agents found a full-functioning marijuana lab when they searched and dismantled a southwest valley house Thursday, according to an arrest report. The joint task force found the grow house in the 6200 block of West Levi Avenue, near South Jones Boulevard and Cactus Avenue, after getting an anonymous tip, Las Vegas police said.

After Scotland’s vote, some Americans are considering secession

For the past few weeks, as Scotland debated the wisdom of independence, Reuters has been asking Americans how they would feel about declaring independence today, not from the United Kingdom, but from the mother country they left England to create.

Doug Elfman’s Best of Las Vegas

Doug Elfman grew up on the gumbo of New Orleans, which is why he loves the gusto of Las Vegas so much.

History for only $30 million

A piece of Las Vegas history may be headed for a developer’s chopping block.

Security heavy at Arizona child-slaying arraignment

Death threats targeting an alleged child killer prompted heavy security at the Mohave County Courthouse in northwestern Arizona on Friday. Justin Rector, 26, pleaded not guilty in the strangulation of 8-year-old Isabella “Bella” Grogan-Cannella in Bullhead City.

 
NFL to implement new personal conduct policy

Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL wants to implement new personal conduct policies by the Super Bowl.

NFL Week 3 predictions

Previews and predictions for every game. Know the key matchups before kickoff.

 
Ravens fans line up to exchange Ray Rice jerseys

Thousands of Baltimore Ravens fans lined up early Friday morning to exchange their Ray Rice jerseys and cut ties with the former running back who was once one of the team’s most popular players.

Angelina Jolie surgery sparks surge in female cancer tests

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie’s decision to make public her double mastectomy more than doubled the number of women in Britain seeking to have genetic breast cancer tests, according to a study released on Friday.

Clark County coroner IDs man killed in motorcycle crash

The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the motorcyclist who died in Thursday night’s crash in North Las Vegas.

Some Las Vegas HOAs cast in role of underdog

Valley homeowners associations have so many headaches these days, there may not be enough aspirin.

Summerlin’s Belmonte includes multigenerational suite

Belmonte by Woodside Homes, a new upscale neighborhood in Summerlin’s Paseos village, offers three floor plans ideal for extended families and live-in caretakers or homeowners who love to entertain.

 
Police follow ‘major break’ in missing Va. student case

Police looking for a missing University of Virginia student searched a car and apartment on Friday in a major break in the case, a police spokeswoman said.

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