Stoldal’s retiring, why not the dogs?

Forgive some employees of KSNV-TV, Channel 3, for thinking the station is going to the dogs.

UNLV’s Devonte Boyd having breakout season

Devante Davis figured to be the one chasing receiving records for UNLV this football season. Instead, it’s Devonte Boyd chasing school marks and putting himself in position to be Mountain West Freshman of the Year.

Bassnectar brings heavy metal worthy beats

But even when Lorin Ashton’s not coming hard with remixes of tunes from the likes of bro punks Pennywise and city mates Metallica, his performances have a hard rock edge to them.

VOLLEYBALL: Goddard sisters help Aggies to first league title

Hannah Goddard had 16 kills, and Sarah Goddard added 14 kills Thursday to help Arbor View’s girls volleyball team win its first league title with a 25-22, 25-17, 25-14 win over visiting Bonanza in a battle of the top two teams in the Northwest League.

Halloween season a treat for theme parks

U.S. theme parks have turned Halloween’s shriek-filled haunted houses and bloodied zombies into one of their largest promotional events of the year. Universal Orlando warns ticket-buyers that it sells out some nights of what it stretched this year into a month-and-a-half-long season.

FTC accuses Gerber of false advertisement in formula

Baby-food maker Gerber is being accused by the government of claiming falsely that its Good Start Gentle formula can prevent or reduce allergies in children.

BOYS SOCCER: Ponce, Bengals edge visiting Aggies

Manuel Ponce’s first-half goal Thursday allowed Bonanza’s boys soccer team to wrap up second place in the Northwest League with a 1-0 win over visiting Arbor View.

Woman shot, killed in North Las Vegas

A woman is dead following an early Thursday morning shooting, North Las Vegas police said.

 
150 cats found in New York woman’s home

Authorities have found 150 cats in a New York home owned by a woman who along with her sister was stopped four years ago by police who discovered 77 cats in their cars.

Saints beat Panthers to take control of NFC South

Drew Brees overcame a shaky start and threw for one touchdown and ran for another and the New Orleans Saints defeated the Carolina Panthers 28-10 Thursday night to take over first place in the NFC South.

Need a zombie fix? Head to CSN next semester

College of Southern Nevada anthropology and communications professor Jennifer Basquiat will be teaching a spring course called “Zombies, Fear, and the Other,” which will explore zombies from voodoo folklore to cult horror films to cultural phenomenon.

Man picks ridiculously perfect shirt to get arrested in

Florida police are having a good laugh after an arrest turned meta: The man’s shirt featured a cartoon cop dragging a man to jail.

The Roots are headed to Vegas

Hip-hop greats The Roots take over Brooklyn Bowl at The Linq on Dec. 31 and Jan. 2 and 3.

 
Nurse ignores Ebola quarantine order, goes for bike ride

Insisting she is perfectly healthy, nurse Kaci Hickox again defied the state’s Ebola quarantine Thursday by taking a bike ride with her boyfriend, and Maine health authorities struggled to reach a compromise that would limit her contact with others.

Vegas unions rally to save key Democrats from Republican sweep

Since last Saturday, 65 Culinary Local 226 members have been walking door-to-door in northern Clark County, urging members to vote for U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford, a Democrat in danger of being swept out of Congress by a surprisingly strong GOP wave crashing across Nevada.

‘Rabbits’ go wire to wire in region wins

Foothill’s Karina Haymor led all the way to win the Sunrise Region girls cross country title, and Centennial’s Alexis Gourrier set a course record to win the Sunset girls title. Centennial’s Dajour Braxton won the Sunset boys crown, and Austin Rogers led Green Valley to the Sunrise title.

5 Halloween treats good enough to eat

Have a happy Halloween with these treats — or tricks — available in the valley.

Vegas meets downtown’s ‘Iranian Tony Hsieh’

The boutique motel rooms have new floors, furniture and paint. The flowers in the center of the property are in full bloom. The road surface is cobblestones, not asphalt. And a small wooden pavilion provides much-needed shade.

Dragster Diary: Meet Leah Pritchett

Hi, my name is Leah Pritchett and I am an NHRA Top Fuel Dragster driver. Now, I know that sounds a little weird for a 26-year-old female from Redlands, Calif., to be driving a 10,000-horsepower, nitro-burning dragster. But, to be honest, driving a fuel-burning dragster is all I ever wanted to do.

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