U.S. ties Panama, advances to Gold Cup quarterfinals

The United States recovered from a poor first half and earned a 1-1 draw against Panama on Monday that kept the Central Americans from clinching an automatic spot in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals.

Reds’ Frazier wins Derby in front of home fans

Cincinnati‘s Todd Frazier thrilled the home crowd Monday night with his first Home Run Derby victory, defeating Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson in dramatic fashion at Great American Ball Park.

Henderson public works chief named city manager

Henderson‘€™s new city manager will be a familiar face: the city’€™s public works and parks director, Robert Murnane, who has worked for Henderson for nearly 20 years.

Bluffer’s style works for him

"Good call." Mark Kroon says that a lot at the poker table, which is what happens when you like to apply pressure to opponents on the river, even while holding nothing but air. Sometimes you get caught. Kroon is used to it.

Downtown Las Vegas may have own ‘bridges to nowhere’

Ed Butler noticed the pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks about two months ago while walking along Bonneville Street toward downtown. A solitary walker who doesn‘t own a car or a bicycle, Butler likes to go from his job at University Medical Center to the downtown casinos once every other week.

Clerical mistake helped Dylann Roof get a gun, S.C. sheriff says

A mistake by a South Carolina county jail clerk who entered the wrong information on a charging document for a drug offense in February contributed to a gun being mistakenly sold to the man later accused of murdering nine people at a black church last month, authorities said on Monday.

Higa’s triple sparks Bengals to win in Connie Mack state tournament

Micah Higa‘s RBI triple capped a three-run seventh inning Monday to lead the LV Bengals to a 3-2 win over the second-seeded LV Grizzlies in the Connie Mack state baseball tournament at the College of Southern Nevada.

30 essential money habits

Your financial health, just like your physical health, is built on dozens of small, daily decisions that eventually form habits. And while eating better and exercising more are well-known habits that will get you fit, sometimes the money habits that lead to financial health are much less obvious — though both topics can inspire plenty of debate.

Ex-NFL player missing after falling into lake

Emergency crews are searching for former NFL receiver JaJuan Dawson, who went missing over the weekend after falling from a boat and into a lake in northern Texas, officials said on Monday.

Nevada PERS shortfall looks better for 2014

Nevada‘s Public Employees Retirement System in 2013 was a contributor to an overall $968 billion shortfall among 238 public pension systems nationwide, an increase over the previous year of $54 billion, The Pew Charitable Trusts reported Tuesday.

What you need to know about napping

For me, there‘s nothing more precious than snuggling with my daughter when she naps…and napping myself. We both wake up feeling reborn and with new perspective on life. It also makes me giggle as I remember how I took naps for granted when I was younger, and how I wish there was a rollover option for those snoozes I refused.

Coroner: B.B. King died of natural causes

The late blues artist Riley "B.B." King died of natural causes and not foul play, the Clark County coroner‘s office announced Monday.

Nevada already as diverse as the US will be in 2042

With higher levels of racial diversity than almost all of the country, Nevada‘s population represents the population of America‘s future.

Summer League Rewind: Dejean-Jones, Birch heat up for Pelicans

Former UNLV forward Khem Birch compiled 13 points and 11 rebounds for New Orleans in a win over Brooklyn. Birch, who played for Sioux Falls in the NBA Development League last season, has averaged 9.0 points and 7.6 rebounds in three games for New Orleans.

Broncos player’s mom to be released from prison early

Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas‘ mother has been in prison since 2000 for drug trafficking. She‘s never seen her son catch a pass in person, but now that is likely to change.

Doctors take steps to help valley residents keep feet

An alliance of medical professionals is trying to create a new program to ensure people have foot exams to head off treatable problems that can lead to severe infections, amputations and amputation-related deaths.

EPA moves radiation lab out of Las Vegas

Two tractor-trailer rigs rolled out of the Environmental Protection Agency‘s gated lot across from UNLV on Monday on a journey to relocate equipment for gauging radioactive contamination to an EPA facility in Montgomery, Ala.

Assembly Republicans missed huge opportunity

Despite what you may be hearing from some Assembly Republicans now praising the successes of the 2015 Legislature, there are consequences to voting for the $1.4 billion tax hike, the largest in Nevada‘s history.

NSHE could take lesson from UNLV

If it weren‘t clear already that Nevada has serious higher education issues, news from the past couple of weeks certainly provided such clarity.

India state’s plan to euthanize stray dogs hits a block

A state in India has announced drastic action to deal with its problem of dangerous stray dogs with rabies: culling. But the Animal Welfare Board of India, a statutory board that advises the government, urged the state of Kerala to hold off on euthanizing any dogs.

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