UNLV target Mays finds new home at Findlay Prep

One of eight children in a tight-knit family, Skylar Mays is not looking forward to leaving home. But he knew someday it would happen, and he would pack up and go away to college.

Attacker threatened to cook dead man, feed him to his sister

Prosecutors are preserving the testimony of Barbara Owens, a 57-year-old woman who watched her brother’s brutal slaying in their east Las Vegas Valley home, because she may not live through the year.

 
Spacecraft shows Pluto covered in haze, ice — VIDEO

A stunning silhouette of Pluto taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft after it shot past the icy orb last week show an extensive layer of atmospheric haze, while close-up pictures of the ground reveal flows of nitrogen ice, scientists said on Friday.

Pill roughed up early as 51s drop opener at Reno

Las Vegas starter Tyler Pill surrendered seven runs on five hits and didn’t get out of the first inning as the 51s suffered a 12-2 loss in the opener of a four-game Pacific Coast League series at Reno on Friday.

Kovalev seeks opponents’ deference, win over Mohammedi

Sergey Kovalev isn’€™t going to compare himself to Floyd Mayweather Jr. But as a fellow world champion, Kovalev believes he has earned a certain amount of respect.

Patriots eliminated from Connie Mack regional

Black Knights (Calif.) edged LV Patriots, 5-4 on Friday in an elimination game in the Connie Mack Western Regional tournament in Alameda, Calif.

DMV’s Dash Pass penalized poor, less tech-savvy

On the morning Dash Pass died, the line outside the Department of Motor Vehicles’€™ Decatur Boulevard office began forming shortly after sunrise.

Bryce Harper turns down fan’s prom invite

After leaving Las Vegas High School after his sophomore year to get on the fast track to the majors, Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper missed out on going to the prom.

Doctors save man’s severed hand by grafting it to his leg

A man in China may regain use of his hand after it was cut off in an industrial accident. Even more amazing is how the doctors saved the man’s hand: They grafted it onto his leg.

James Franco is writing a book about Lana Del Rey

You would think that being a famous actor and former Oscars host would be enough for Franco, who is well-known for his interesting professional moves, including college professor and soap opera actor.

 
Teen accused of fatally stabbing parents and three siblings

An Oklahoma teenager has been booked on charges that he fatally stabbed five family members and wounded a sixth, a 13-year-old sister who told police she was attacked by two of her brothers, a probable cause statement released on Friday said.

Southwest flight attendants reject tentative contract

Southwest Airlines Co flight attendants voted overwhelmingly against a tentative contract that would have raised wages but involved changes in work rules that many thought were burdensome, their union said Friday.

 
These are the planes Donald Trump owns

Donald Trump is known for his larger-than-life personality, a trait visible from his fleet of aircraft: A large commercial sized plane, a corporate jet and two helicopters.

LETTERS: Traditional beliefs unfairly tagged as ‘hate speech’

I am a Christian, a Republican, I am pro-life and pro-traditional marriage. I used to be able to discuss those things without fear of reprisals. But traditional beliefs are now considered ’€œhate speech’€ in many places, and those who espouse them are labeled anti-freedom of choice, homophobes, bigots and dangerous extremists.

 
Suspect in La. theater shooting had history of mental illness

A 59-year-old man who had been committed to a hospital for psychiatric care was identified by authorities on Friday as the gunman who fatally shot two people in a rampage at a movie theater in central Louisiana before turning the gun on himself as police closed in.

Ogden breaks through with $4 million in sales in four weeks

They only made it look easy. When DK Las Vegas closed on its sale of 14 units in The Ogden between mid-June and mid-July, it might have seemed like, “Build it and they will come.”

DMV says wait times drop after Dash Pass move

CARSON CITY — Wait times have improved at busy urban Department of Motor Vehicle offices since the agency scrubbed remote access to its Dash Pass queue system, officials said Friday.

 
Wanted: Fans to join ‘Jem and the Holograms’

Universal is giving “Jem and the Holograms” fans a chance to appear in the upcoming teen-musical fantasy, with winners selected based on “Jem”-inspired videos posted on social channels.

ESPN parts ways with Colin Cowherd over comments about Dominicans

ESPN Radio host Colin Cowherd’s controversial comments about Dominican Republic baseball players on his show Thursday upset many people, perhaps none more so than Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista.

Crazy Girls statue latest to shine elsewhere

This week we learned the late Riviera’s famous “No Ifs, Ands, or Butts” statue of the Crazy Girls is on its way to Planet Hollywood. It’s bound to be popular. Tourists traveled the length of the Strip just to take a gander at the polished brass derrieres of the Riv’s popular dancers.

EDITORIAL: End betting prohibition

Remember the great era of Prohibition in the United States, from 1920 through 1933? That worked out really well, didn’€™t it? It didn’t create a black market, right? It didn’t cause government to lose valuable tax revenue, particularly during the Great Depression, right?

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