Basic turns up pressure to roll by Boulder City

Basic boys basketball coach Leonard Taylor pulled all five of his starters midway through the third quarter Monday so he could give them an earful.

Beloved entertainer Rasmussen still having a blast

Flint Rasmussen isn’t just a funny guy. There are actually numerous ways to describe the 46-year-old Choteau, Mont., resident who has been entertaining rodeo folks for two decades.

Competing in NFR ‘awesome’ for home-grown Eldridge

The NFR is always bigger for those who hail from the Silver State and get the chance to compete for a gold buckle. This year, that’s the case for Dakota Eldridge, a steer wrestler from Elko who made the NFR for the first time last year and is back for another go-round.

Basic turns up pressure to roll by Boulder City

Basic boys basketball coach Leonard Taylor pulled all five of his starters midway through the third quarter Monday so he could give them an earful.

How to stay safe and healthy over the holidays

The holiday season is upon us. As we “Deck the Halls,” prepare and attend “Holly Jolly…” feasts and embark on travel, let’s take a few minutes to review some health and safety tips to ensure that we bring in 2015 safe and sound and without the usual holiday bulge.

FLAG FOOTBALL: Twigg leads Grizzlies by Pioneers

Amberlynn Twigg threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns Monday to lead Spring Valley’s flag football team to a 25-19 win over visiting Canyon Springs.

 
Widow donates diamond engagement ring to Salvation Army

The Salvation Army found an unusual surprise inside one of its red donation kettles: a diamond engagement ring given by a widow in honor of her late husband.

Packers strike early, hold on for win against Falcons

The Green Bay Packers produced a near flawless first half before holding on for a 43-37 home win over the Atlanta Falcons to cement their place at the top of the NFC North division on Monday.

Tony Sanchez will be next UNLV football coach

Tony Sanchez took Bishop Gorman to the top of the high school rankings, and now he will start near the bottom of the college football world at UNLV.

 
Man accused of stabbings on train says he ‘saw demon’

A passenger accused of stabbing four people on an Amtrak train in southwest Michigan told police he began the attack after seeing another man turn into a demon, according to court documents released Monday.

Vote on water rate hike, pump station set for Wednesday

Las Vegas Valley water customers could soon be asked to swallow their third rate increase in as many years for what officials are calling a $650 million hedge against Armageddon on the Colorado River.

Fuel-price drop seen as opening to set up I-11 funding

Should Nevada and Arizona be taking advantage of plunging gasoline prices to raise taxes to fund construction of Interstate 11? An Arizona State University economist posed that question while assessing the economy of the Western states in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ biannual Economic Outlook forum.

Device could end the battle for the armrest

Could this device finally bring a peaceful end to the great arms race in the sky? That’s what the makers of Soarigami, a plastic divider that allows air passengers to comfortably share an armrest, are claiming.

 
Sexual threats, harsh interrogation methods by CIA detailed in report

Graphic details about sexual threats and other harsh interrogation techniques the CIA meted out to captured militants will be detailed by a Senate Intelligence Committee report on the spy agency’s anti-terror tactics, sources familiar with the document said.

LeBron, others take court in ‘I Can’t Breathe’ shirts

LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and multiple players on the Brooklyn Nets are wearing “I Can’t Breathe” shirts as they warm up for a game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn.

Criminal records backlog won’t be cleared until 2018

All 78 state courts are now reporting dispositions to the state criminal information repository, but it will take until mid-2018 to erase a backlog of nearly 900,000 old records, state lawmakers were told Monday.

Hendricks is his own toughest critic

Johny Hendricks put the blame squarely on himself for losing his welterweight title to Robbie Lawler on Saturday in UFC 181 at Mandalay Bay. “I didn’t fight. Look at the fourth and fifth round. I just didn’t fight,” Hendricks said.

 
3 people, 1 bear dead after chain of crashes in Florida

Three people died and eight were injured in a chain of car crashes that began when a woman driving an SUV hit and killed a black bear on a dark, remote road in the Florida Everglades region, a police spokesman said on Monday.

Services set for legendary tap dancer Bunny Briggs

Services for legendary tap dancer Bunny Briggs — whose career stretched from the 1920s into the 21st century — will be held at noon Friday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Henderson.

Cowboy Christmas shatters attendance record

The Cowboy Christmas and Fanfest drew 66,258 shoppers to giant shopping the Las Vegas Convention Center on opening weekend. Is it any wonder Orlando and Dallas tried to rustle the cash cow that is the National Finals Rodeo?

CCSD schools listen to Obama, add more computer classes

Clark County School District and the nation’s six other largest school systems have heeded the call of President Barack Obama to bring computer science courses to more students, the White House announced Monday.

NHL to explore viability of Las Vegas for expansion

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed that the Board of Governors had no objection to billionaire businessman Bill Foley exploring the level of interest in an expansion team coming to the city of Las Vegas.

Country acts performing for free during NFR

Rodeo brings back old-Vegas tradition of the lounge act, but trade your martini glass for a cowboy hat.

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