Las Vegas’ Savoy turns aggressive, ends slump

Las Vegas High’s Patrick Savoy didn’t play well in the team’s first two games, and his struggles continued into the first half Tuesday night.

Jon Lester and the Cubs agree to $155M deal

Pitcher Jon Lester agreed Tuesday night to a $155 million, six-year contract with the Cubs, the first big deal of the offseason involving a top-level starting pitcher and one Chicago hopes will help end more than a century of frustration at Wrigley Field’s Friendly Confines.

Commissioner says PRCA ‘stronger than ever’

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Commissioner Karl Stressman was upbeat and optimistic at his annual “State of the PRCA” news conference at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo press room inside the Thomas &Mack Center on Tuesday afternoon.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Burton, Vikings edge Falcons

Cameron Burton poured in 32 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, to lead Valley’s boys basketball team to a 67-63 win at Foothill on Tuesday.

FLAG FOOTBALL: Graves leads Bulldogs past Bengals

Kallie Graves threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score Tuesday to help host Virgin Valley’s flag football team to a 26-13 win over Bonanza.

Mom stabbed to death found in fridge

Authorities are searching for a man and his 11-month-old son after the child’s mother’s body was found in a refrigerator in her Houston apartment.

Sunflower seeds without all the work

Taste of the Town readers find sources for shelled sunflower seeds across the Las Vegas Valley, saving time and a potential mess in the kitchen.

Small Plates: Cookbook

Here’s a recipe for Bailey’s Irish Cream Cake from “5-Minute Mug Cakes” by Jennifer Lee.

Small Plates: Dining out at Yusho

Yusho opened in April on the new plaza at the Monte Carlo and features house-made pickled vegetables, noodles and steamed buns and a variety of seafood, poultry, meat and vegetable dishes.

Readers offer enough hors d’oeuvres to feed a party

When we asked readers for their go-to recipes for hors d’oeuvres they responded with gusto and a variety of ideas for parties from now until the Super Bowl.

Propeller moved to Cold War memorial site at Mount Charleston

A propeller from a Cold War-era transport plane was moved Tuesday to a memorial that’s being constructed at Mount Charleston. The memorial will honor the 14 people who died when the C-54 crashed on its way to Area 51.

Las Vegas’ Savoy turns aggressive, ends slump

Las Vegas High’s Patrick Savoy didn’t play well in the team’s first two games, and his struggles continued into the first half Tuesday night.

Lakers wear ‘I can’t breathe’ shirts before Kings game

Los Angeles Lakers players wore black shirts that said “I can’t breathe” while warming up before their game versus the Sacramento Kings in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

2 women injured, dog dies in southwest valley house fire

Two women were hospitalized, one dog died and a second was revived after a Tuesday evening house fire in the southwest valley, according to police.

Trashy Colorado River rafter fined $2,500

An Alaska man has been ordered to pay almost $2,500 for a fine and court cost associated with federal prosecution for dumping refuse into the Colorado River and illegally collecting firewood in violation of his non-commercial private rafting trip permit.

UNLV cadets’ holiday project to produce better soldiers

An effort by ROTC cadets at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to help a needy family for Christmas has turned into course work that will make them better soldiers in the field.

After seven years of digging, Vegas reaches its last straw

Sometime today, a massive underground tunneling machine should break through a reinforced concrete wall at the bottom of Lake Mead, completing its three-mile journey to connect with a 100-foot-tall drain pipe that has been waiting at the bottom of the reservoir since 2012.

Okla. school board votes to remove ‘Redskins’ as high school nickname

The Oklahoma City Public Schools Board has voted unanimously to remove “Redskins” as the nickname for a high school after hearing pleas from students and teachers who found the term offensive, school officials said on Tuesday.

California emerging as the next online poker battleground

California’s latest effort to legalize online poker would sideline PokerStars, shut out the racetrack industry, and offer a twist that makes traditional casinos and card rooms part of the game.

An amazing coincidence!

An independent study of Nevada’s tax system commissioned by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce just happens to have endorsed a tax the Chamber has supported in the past.

Vegas chamber unveils sweeping options for state tax reform

The Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday unveiled an independent study of potential Nevada tax reforms, including a comprehensive overhaul that would affect a half-dozen levies — from sales and property to entertainment and business taxes — as well as proposals for more narrow fixes on just one or two taxes.

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