UNLV wins second game to salvage baseball split at San Jose State

Andrew Yazdanbakhsh and Nick Rodriguez each went 3-for-4 with an RBI to lead UNLV to a 9-3 win at San Jose State, helping the Rebels claim a split of their Mountain West doubleheader. UNLV was limited to four hits in losing the first game 3-0.

Campus carry added to another gun bill, clears Assembly panel

A “campus carry” bill that failed to get a hearing in the Nevada Senate was resurrected in the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Friday in a bit of legislative legerdemain that keeps the gun proposal alive, at least for the time being.

Is ‘Mad Max’ a feminist movie?

“Mad Max: Fury Road” has been hailed as a great apocalyptic movie with pro-feminist leanings. But is Charlize Theron’s character as empowered as, say, Sigourney Weaver’s role was in the “Aliens” franchise?

Home-goods retailer Restoration Hardware plans largest U.S. store for Las Vegas

Executives with the Tivoli Village retail, office and dining district in Peccole Ranch said Friday that upscale home-goods retailer Restoration Hardware of Corte Madera, Calif., will open its largest U.S. store yet under the retailer’s RH Gallery concept.

Hawks beat Wizards to advance to Eastern Conference Finals, 94-91

Forward DeMarre Carroll had 25 points and 10 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks survived a frantic finish to eliminate the Washington Wizards with a 94-91 win in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series on Friday night.

Edgar-Faber fight headlines UFC’s first card in Philippines

A featherweight bout between Frankie Edgar and Urijah Faber will serve as the main event for an Ultimate Fighting Championship card Saturday in Manila, the first time the organization has held an event in the Philippines.

Police seek missing Henderson man

Henderson police are seeking the public’s help in finding a 77-year-old man who went missing on Thursday.

Cool, cloudy Friday not expected to see rain

The Las Vegas Valley is expected to see high temperatures only in the 60s, according to the National Weather Service, and the rain will likely stay to the north and south.

Blue Bell shutting North Las Vegas distribution center

Blue Bell Creameries, still reeling after shutting its entire operation over a fatal listeria recall of its ice cream, is laying workers off for the first time in its 108-year history.

Homeless count shows slight growth in Clark County

The number of homeless people living on the streets in Clark County and in emergency shelters jumped to 7,509 this year, up from 7,443 in 2014.

8 acts to catch at Rock in Rio this weekend — VIDEO

After a hard-hitting opening weekend, the festival returns with a more pop-centric lineup this go-round. Here are some of the acts you won’t be crowd-surfing to over the next two days:

 
Warm-blooded fish found living in frigid depths — VIDEO

Scientists have discovered the first fish, known as the Opah or moonfish, to be fully warm-blooded enabling it to be a vigorous predator in frigid ocean depths.

 
Death of unarmed man after police used Taser ruled homicide

The death of an unarmed black man who died two days after South Florida police officers shocked him with a Taser device has been ruled a homicide by the medical examiner.

Founder of Rosie’s Den, a popular roadside cafe, dies

Rosie Larsen, founder of Rosie’s Den, a cafe popular with travelers and lottery aficionados about 60 miles southeast of Las Vegas, died on Friday, according to her staff. Larsen, 89, opened the White Hills, Ariz., cafe in 1984.

 
Ariz. mom gets 18 years probation for leaving kids in hot car

An Arizona mother whose sobbing mug shot drew widespread media attention was sentenced to 18 years of supervised probation on Friday for leaving her two boys in a hot car while she went to a job interview.

Amazon strips away gender category search for kids toys

The Telegraph reported Thursday that global retailer Amazon removed its “boy” and “girl” filters from its search options, which forces shoppers to only search by age and toy type.

 
Amtrak crash engineer ‘reported no problems with his train handling’

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board interviewed Friday the engineer of the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. Investigators found engineer Brandon Bostian to be “extremely cooperative,” said NTSB board member Robert Sumwalt.

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