Air Force flying high again

Little was expected of Air Force this season, but the Falcons are back to winning. How is coach Troy Calhoun getting it done?

 
Despite mother’s plea, man sent to prison in death of son

A 27-year-old Las Vegas father was sentenced to between 10 and 30 years in prison Tuesday in the death of his toddler son, despite a plea from the boy’s mother to keep her husband out of prison.

3 face murder, robbery charges after Colorado River drowning death

Las Vegas police say two men and a woman showed up at Domingo Alva-Gonzalez’s home with his stolen Chevrolet pickup and then swiped the rest of his belongings the day after his body was found in the Colorado River.

McCarran’s Rent-A-Car expands with exotic, sports car models

In the mood to rent a Tesla Model S? Or the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray? Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the No. 5 car rental car company at McCarran International Airport by revenue in 2014, is expanding by adding a unit of its Exotic Car Collection to McCarran’s Airport Rent-A-Car Center.

Proposal for no increase in electricity rates going to vote

CARSON CITY — A vote is scheduled Thursday by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission on an agreement that would hold electric bills steady for the average Southern Nevada residential customer of NV Energy beginning Jan. 1.

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After five years on Horizon Ridge Parkway, owner Annie Payton in May moved her restaurant to a larger location with a full bar

Kentucky DE jailed on rape charge, suspended from team

Kentucky freshman defensive end Lloyd Tubman was suspended from the team after his arrest by Lexington/Fayette County police on a first-degree rape charge, according to multiple reports Tuesday.

The Dish: Free Bobbies and more

Capriotti’s will open its 33rd Las Vegas location on Thursday at Downtown Summerlin.

Grandfather charged in starving of 7-year-old boy

The grandfather of a boy who Pennsylvania authorities say was starved nearly to death, appeared in court on Tuesday to face 14 charges including aggravated assault, false imprisonment and attempted first-degree murder.

Woman files suit over religious query during traffic stop

An Indiana woman says in a lawsuit that a state trooper questioned her during a traffic stop about her religious beliefs and handed her a church pamphlet that asks readers to acknowledge being a sinner.

Jennifer Lawrence responds to nude photo hacking

The people who chose to look at nude celebrity photos that hackers posted committed “a sexual offense,” actress Jennifer Lawrence says in an exclusive interview with Vanity Fair in its November issue.

Cop nixes ticket, buys mom booster seat for child

A Michigan officer who pulled over a vehicle because a 5-year-old girl wasn’t secured in a booster seat decided a ticket wouldn’t cut it.

Robbery suspect beaten by store clerk who boxes

A would-be robbery suspect was beaten up when he found out the hard way that a convenience store clerk on the University of Pittsburgh campus is also a former Golden Gloves boxing champ.

Royals’ Hosmer, teammates pick up $15K tab

First baseman Eric Hosmer made good on a Twitter invitation to Kansas City Royals fans to meet players at McFadden’s bar following a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels in the American League Division Series on Sunday.

10 huge mistakes to avoid when trying to save money

Addressing the issue of saving money is the most fundamental, yet neglected aspect of personal finance in the U.S. today.

Georgia sheriff’s deputies cleared after stun gun burns toddler

A grand jury in Georgia on Monday declined to indict sheriff’s deputies who during a drug raid in May set off a stun grenade that severely injured a 19-month-old boy, prosecutors said Monday.

Culinary rally coincides with opening of Downtown Summerlin

The Culinary union has scheduled a march and rally through the streets of Summerlin against Station Casinos for Thursday afternoon — the same time as the highly anticipated opening of Downtown Summerlin.

Gunfight among Miss. relatives leaves 2 dead, 2 wounded

Two family members killed each other and wounded two relatives in a gunfight following a domestic altercation in rural northeast Mississippi last week, a law enforcement official said on Monday.

 
Former NFL player arrested after fight at nightclub

Former National Football League star running back Larry Johnson was arrested in southern Florida on Tuesday, accused of hitting a man with a broken bottle at an upscale beachside hotel, police said.

DEA agent sued over fake Facebook page sting operation

The Drug Enforcement Administration set up a fake Facebook account using photographs and other personal information it took from the cellphone of a New York woman arrested in a cocaine case, to trick her friends and associates into revealing incriminating drug secrets.

Shooting victim hospitalized in Las Vegas

One person was hospitalized after being shot in the northeast valley Tuesday morning, Las Vegas police said.

Pedestrian dies after Vegas hit-and-run

A pedestrian from India who was hospitalized after being struck in a September hit-and-run has died, Las Vegas police said on Monday.

Mom arrested after child took heroin to day care

A 4-year-old girl took hundreds of packets of heroin to her day care center and began passing it out, thinking it was candy, Delaware State Police said.