North Carolina beats Arkansas 87-78

North Carolina added one more Sweet 16 to its long postseason resume Saturday night with a 87-78 victory over Arkansas at Veterans Memorial Arena.

UNLV baseball team splits with Northwestern

Freshman Austin Anderson had two hits and five RBIs to help UNLV to an 11-8 win over Northwestern and a split of a nonconference baseball doubleheader Saturday at Wilson Stadium. The Wildcats rallied for a 13-12 victory in the first game.

Original Disney monorail car up for auction on eBay

Christopher Nowak says none of his friends were surprised when he and his wife decided to use a down payment for a home on a monorail car instead.

Utah takes Georgetown with 75-64 win

Brandon Taylor scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half and the Utes shot 64.7 percent after intermission to oust the Hoyas in the NCAA Tournament round of 32.

Early voting starts in Southern Nevada municipal races

Municipal election candidates’ window of opportunity to convince voters that they’re the best candidate will start narrowing Saturday when early voting kicks off for Henderson and Las Vegas.

No. 8 NC State upsets No. 1 Villanova to reach Sweet 16

Just two days after Villanova’s best shooting performance of the season, the Wildcats had one of their worst. North Carolina State took advantage, becoming the first team to knock off a top seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament with a 71-68 victory on Saturday.

Las Vegas woman dies after driving car into utility pole

A 22-year-old Las Vegas woman died after crashing a car into a utility pole near the intersection of Owens Avenue and Pecos Road on Saturday, police said.

Xavier advances over Georgia State with 75-67 win

Jalen Reynolds scored a career-high 21 points and the Xavier Musketeers shot a season-high 67.6 percent from the field to hold off the Georgia State Panthers in the third round of the NCAA Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla.

Nevada Demos re-elect Lange as state chairwoman

Nevada Democratic Party Chairwoman Roberta Lange was re-elected Saturday. She vowed to lead a drive to return U.S. Sen. Harry Reid to Washington, put another Democrat in the White House and regain control of the Nevada Legislature.

Chargers, Raiders shared stadium one step closer to actually happening

The dream of bringing national football back to Los Angeles was a step closer on Saturday after a petition to build a stadium to be shared by the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders garnered 14,000 signatures – twice as many as needed.

Whittemore’s law license suspended until 2017

Former power broker and attorney Harvey Whittemore, convicted of funneling money to U.S. Sen. Harry Reid 2007 re-election committee, on Friday was suspended from practicing law for four years, according to the Nevada Supreme Court.

Arizona beats Ohio state 73-58 in third round

Guard Gabe York came off the bench to knock down five 3-pointers and lift fifth-ranked Arizona to a 73-58 victory over Ohio State in an NCAA Tournament third-round game Saturday at Moda Center.

Kentucky tops Cincinnati 64-51 to advance to Sweet 16

Undefeated and No. 1-ranked Kentucky’s chase for perfection continues. The Wildcats (36-0) got 13 points from guard Aaron Harrison and limited No. 8-seeded Cincinnati to 32 percent field goal shooting in a 64-51 Midwest Region third-round victory on Saturday in the KFC Yum! Center.

Vacant apartment fire causes estimated $100,000 in damage

Fire crews responded at 8:22 a.m. to flames and smoke coming coming from a one-story, eight-unit apartment building at 2401 Sunrise Ave., near Stewart and Eastern, fire spokesman Tim Szymanski wrote in a release.

Teen in critical condition after early morning shooting

A teenager was hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting in the 1800 block of Quartet Drive, near Martin Luther King Boulevard and Alexander Road, early Saturday, according to North Las Vegas police.

Realtors eager to embrace drone technology despite obstacles

Doug Trudeau of Tucson, Ariz., became the first Realtor in the country to receive a waiver from Federal Aviation Administration regulations, permitting him to fly his three-pound Phantom 2 Vision+ quadcopter to take photos and videos of real estate.

Crucial council election as NLV hits crossroads

The City Council seats up for grabs in cash-strapped North Las Vegas ride on when question: Who can be trusted to make sure the city stays on the upswing?

Presidential campaign machinery comes hot and early to Nevada

Presidential campaign teams are stepping up the pace in Nevada as the early primary state’s political operatives are in high demand on both the Republican and Democratic sides.

 
Man who attacked TSA officers had 6 homemade bombs

The man who attacked security agents at a New Orleans airport on Friday night had six homemade bombs, or molotov cocktails, in a bag, officials said at a news conference on Saturday.

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