Former UNLV player stars in new Geico commercial

Former UNLV and NFL player Ickey Woods is doing his famous shuffle celebration again — this time it’s in Geico’s newest commercial.

NFL Week 1 predictions

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

Outdoor shopping site on Strip to debut in December

The Grand Bazaar Shops, an outdoor shopping destination filled with 110 stores, four full-service restaurants and 20 grab-and-go culinary concepts, will open in front of the Strip casino in late December.

Rain on its way to Las Vegas

Rain is on the way, according to the National Weather Service.

Power outage affects south valley

More than 1,200 residences were without electricity in the south valley Friday afternoon following an outage, according to NV Energy.

Poker in Idaho said to violate state ban

BOISE, Idaho — A federal on Friday ordered a halt to Texas hold ‘em tournaments at the Coeur d’Alene Casino, saying the games are not among those allowed by state law.

Captured albino cobra potentially deadly, quarantined

A monocled cobra that roamed a California neighborhood for days could have given a potentially deadly bite, a snake expert said Friday.

Florida company considers Showboat purchase

ATLANTIC CITY — A Florida company that develops restaurant and entertainment complexes is interested in the former Showboat in Atlantic City.

First Friday to host harvest festival Sept. 5

For September, First Friday arts festival planners are set to put on a Harvest Festival celebrating the bounty of the fall season.

Toledo will have its hands full with Missouri

Despite mixed reviews in its opening win, Missouri should cover the spread as road favorites against Toledo.

Tourism panel deadlocks on marketing winter tourism

A committee that advises the Nevada Tourism Commission on how to market the state to prospective winter visitors deadlocked on two votes over which company it wants to run the $1.75 million campaign.

TENNIS: Spartan girls nip Wildcats in tiebreaker

Sydnie Roberts and Vivien Ross went 3-0 in doubles Friday, and Cimarron-Memorial’s girls tennis team won four of six tiebreaker games to nip visiting Las Vegas, 10-9.

Employee on leave after Reno museum fire

An employee at a Reno science museum has been placed on leave after firefighters concluded her error during a tornado demonstration led to a flash fire that injured 13 people.

Tuscany Village showcased

Preseason is over and it’s time for real savings on new homes in Southern Nevada. Celebrating its “Kickoff Home Sales Event,” Century Communities is offering up to $20,000 in savings at its Rhodes Ranch and Westmont at Tuscany Village communities in Southern Nevada. At Tuscany Village, a select few homes are available for quick move-in.

Serena Williams looking for 3rd consecutive US Open title

World number one Serena Williams took no chances with the searing heat on Arthur Ashe Stadium court by racing to a 6-1 6-3 rout of Ekaterina Makarova to reach the U.S. Open women’s final on Friday.

Relax, your airport security wait could be worse

The number of travelers in the United States who waited 20 minutes or more at an airport security checkpoint this summer dropped by 64 percent since last year.

AMC creating companion series to ‘Walking Dead’

AMC is moving forward with a “Walking Dead” companion series, greenlighting a pilot written by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson.

 
Government officials: Hackers broke into Obamacare website

An unknown hacker or hackers broke into a computer server supporting the HealthCare.gov website through which consumers enroll in Obamacare health insurance, a government cybersecurity team discovered last week, apparently uploading malicious files.

Two shot in Summerlin park robbery

Two people were shot during a robbery early Thursday morning at a west valley park, according to Las Vegas police.

 
Plane with unresponsive pilot crashes near Jamaica

Trailed much of the way by two U.S. fighter jets, a small plane with an unresponsive pilot flew a ghostly 1,700-mile journey down the East Coast and through Cuban airspace on Friday before finally crashing off the coast of Jamaica.

Bengals sign DT so he can pay for daughter’s cancer treatments

The Bengals re-signed defensive tackle and 2012 second-round pick Devon Still to their practice squad to help him pay for his 4-year-old daughter’s cancer treatments since he can continue to receive full health insurance.

Kingman Cadillac killer sentenced to prison

A Kingman, Ariz., man who used his Cadillac to run over and kill another Kingman man in November 2011 was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday.

Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington resigns

Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington resigned Friday afternoon. The club named bench coach Tim Bogar as interim manager.

 
Apple adds more security after celebrity photo scandal

Apple Inc is planning additional steps to keep hackers out of user accounts in the face of the recent celebrity photo scandal and will aggressively encourage users to take stricter security measures, CEO Tim cook told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.

Picks contest purely professional

As a bookmaker, Tony Miller spends little to no time listening to touts. But he does pay close attention to big bettors, those who do more talking with their money than their mouth.

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