EDITORIAL: Stadium plan won’t die

The Cordish Cos. is happy to keep drawing up unviable arena and stadium plans for downtown Las Vegas. After all, you’ve been paying the developers to do it.

EDITORIAL: Barron’s big blunder

Being elected by the people means answering to the people, not hiding from them. Isaac Barron should have known that upon winning election to the North Las Vegas City Council.

FOOTBALL: Laushaul, Williams run over Saints

Stephan Laushaul rushed for 249 yards and four touchdowns, and Agassi Prep’s football team exploded for 43 points in the second quarter on the way to a 63-20 victory over Mountain View on Friday at Rancho.

Several red flags led to I-15 shutdown

A judgment call by officers who routinely patrol Interstate 15 led to the nearly three-hour shutdown of the city’s most important highway Thursday afternoon.

Spartans superior at home

Mark Dantonio’s Michigan State football team is the class of the Big Ten and poised to prove it today against unbeaten Nebraska.

Football can’t expect players to be honest about head injuries

Football can continue to make its rules and add the threat of penalty or worse to those who break them. It can keep cracking down on aggressive hits to the head and neck while trying to create as strong a culture of safety as it can to a violent, merciless game.

Rory wigs out during Ryder Cup revelry

As hard as we try, we just can’t shake the disturbing image Rory McIlroy posted on Instagram the day after helping Europe retain the Ryder Cup.

Agassi Prep erupts for 43 points in second quarter of 63-20 win

Stephan Laushaul rushed for 249 yards and four touchdowns, and Agassi Prep exploded for 43 points in the second quarter on the way to a 63-20 victory over Mountain View on Friday at Rancho.

Rebels desperate for win to keep bowl hopes alive

UNLV’s path to a bowl is a narrow one, but the possibility is out there if the Rebels beat San Jose State today. But the Rebels are 10-point underdogs against the Spartans.

VOLLEYBALL: Tiemann, Lions take pair from Needles

Marissa Tiemann had a total of 14 kills on Friday to lead Calvary Chapel’s girls volleyball team to a pair of victories over visiting Needles.

Royals win in extra inings — again

With three extra-inning wins in four remarkable days, the long-downtrodden Kansas City Royals have climbed from the depths of a 29-year playoff absence to the brink of the AL Championship Series.

Henderson opens 2 new parks Saturday

Henderson will officially open two new parks in Inspirada neighborhoods Saturday.

Robbers throw chainsaws at cops during chase

Police in Duluth, Georgia are looking for two men who threw chainsaws at police during a car chase.

Beyond the Olive Garden

Every year we ask our readers to vote on the Best Italian Restaurant in the valley. Nearly every year, the winner is the Olive Garden. But we live in Las Vegas. We have options.

Secretary of state candidates argue election reform, voter ID issues

In their first debate in the secretary of state’s race, Nevada Treasurer Kate Marshall Friday evening confronted state Sen. Barbara Cegavske about her record of not supporting campaign finance reform, saying voters want to “follow the money” to learn how candidates and officials spend contributions.

Cards get to Kershaw, hang on to beat Dodgers in NLDS opener

Matt Holliday’s three-homer capped an eight-run rally in the seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals stunned Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-9 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Friday night before a sellout crowd of 54,265 at Dodger Stadium.

 
Controversial Colorado history curriculum plan still alive

A Colorado school board whose proposed changes to a history curriculum spawned student walk-outs and teacher sick-outs voted on Thursday to move ahead with a modified version of the controversial measure.

Group: 16 percent of Las Vegas rape kits tested since 2004

Only 846 of 5,231 rapes kits Las Vegas police collected from 2004 through 2013 have been examined in Metro’s laboratory, according to the Joyful Heart Foundation. That comes out to about 16 percent.

Trump loses bid to end pension payments at Taj Mahal

A Delaware bankruptcy judge denied on Friday a request by Trump Entertainment Resorts to be relieved of its pension obligations under a collective bargaining agreement with union workers at the Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City.

The ultimate test of New York knowledge

How well do you know New York City? I’m not just talking Grand Central and the Brooklyn Bridge. Do you know where Jackie O lived and how to reach the Bronx Zoo by subway? Do you know the difference between Peter Minuit and Peter Stuyvesant?

 
Grocery store clerk chases down, stabs shoplifter multiple times

A suspected shoplifter was gravely wounded after a grocery store clerk tussled with him inside a Seattle-area supermarket and then chased him down the street to a parking lot and repeatedly stabbed him, police said on Thursday.

Motorcyclist killed in North Las Vegas crash

A motorcyclist is dead after a Friday afternoon collision in near Craig Road at Revere Street in North Las Vegas, according to police.

Police seek man in Friday robbery near Strip

The man entered a business about 1:45 a.m. near the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane, approached employees, showed a black, semi-automatic handgun and demanded cash.

Program for at-risk LV students wins grant

A program designed to help at-risk students stay in school and become successful after graduation has received a $1.25 million grant that will allow its expansion into more Las Vegas area schools.

NFL Week 5 predictions

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

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