Aces rally to top Blue Sox, move into American Legion title game

After falling behind 2-0 in the first inning Friday in the American Legion State Tournament at Durango, the second-seeded Las Vegas Aces appeared flat and out of sorts, while the third-seeded Southern Nevada Blue Sox looked poised.

Price is right for Blue Jays at trade deadline

At least five teams were in hot pursuit of David Price, the ace lefty put in the display window by the Detroit Tigers, and he’s not going to the team that needed him most, a team that normally goes on shopping sprees with a credit card and mortgages the future by dealing prospects.

Nationals-Mets series highlights weekend TV schedule

While we wait for football season to start, some of the big names who switched teams before today’s baseball trade deadline will be on display this weekend in several marquee matchups in the majors highlighted by the Washington Nationals vs. New York Mets and the Los Angeles Angels vs. Los Angeles Dodgers.

Housing authority staff fight firings

The embattled director of an agency providing public housing in Clark County ordered senior staffers not to communicate with commissioners on its oversight board without his approval.

Allegiant investigation: Captain exercised sound judgment

An in-house investigation of the emergency landing of Allegiant Air Flight 426 in Fargo, N.D., last week has found that the flight crew operated within the bounds of all regulations and “our captain exercised sound judgment in the operation of his aircraft,” the airline said Thursday.

Clark County names interim director for family services

Tim Burch, director of the Clark County Department of Social Services, will serve as interim director for the county’s child welfare system starting Monday.

EDITORIAL: Cab companies cave to competition

Competition is ruthless and relentless in driving advancement and efficiency. As a result, Southern Nevada transit is about to change for the better.

EDITORIAL: Restitution lost

Some of the victims of Dipak Desai’s massive health care fraud have been victimized again, courtesy of the U.S. attorney’s office.

Slain man was silent during shootout with cops

Bryan Keith Day never said a word to officers before he shot one of them three times — including once in the face — with a pellet gun.

Woman found slain in her central Las Vegas Valley home

A woman was found dead in her central valley townhouse Wednesday, and Las Vegas police are investigating her death as a homicide.

Investors bilked in Japan look to Las Vegas mayor for restitution

Los Angeles lawyers Robert Cohen and James Gibbons say they know what Mayor Carolyn Goodman should do with the $50,000 in campaign contributions she got from the alleged mastermind of a $1.5 billion international Ponzi scheme.

Hoffa mystery endures 40 years later

These days Stan Hunterton is known as a longtime Las Vegas attorney. Whether the case is civil or criminal, Hunterton is a legal veteran comfortable around any courthouse.

CCSD pushes to release deceased student’s farewell notes

The Clark County School District hopes to win favor in the court of public opinion with the unsealing of several farewell letters that a 13-year-old student wrote to her younger brother and peers before she killed herself two years ago.

Buckeyes No. 1 in Coaches Poll

Defending champion Ohio State will open the season with the No. 1 ranking in the Amway Coaches Poll, receiving 62 of 64 first-place votes in the preseason picks released Thursday.

 
‘Top Gear’ Team has Auto Show for Amazon in the works

The former presenters from hit BBC show “Top Gear” — Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May — have signed a deal with Amazon to produce a new motoring show for its streaming service, Amazon Prime.

NV Energy, tribe settle suit over coal-fired power plant

NV Energy will pay a Southern Nevada Indian tribe $4.3 million to settle a 2013 lawsuit over pollution from the coal-burning Reid Gardner power plant 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

14 bars every Las Vegas local needs to try

There are dozens, if not hundreds of places to go out drinking in the Las Vegas Valley — some places are chains, some are holes-in-the-wall and some are worth going to for the experience more than the drinks.

Las Vegas man sentenced for forcing woman into prostitution

A Las Vegas man who pleaded guilty to forcing a woman into prostitution on the Las Vegas Strip was sentenced to a prison term of 3 to 10 years, the attorney general’s office announced Thursday.

 
Ex-Cincinnati officer released on $1M bond

Former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter in the July 19 shooting death of Samuel DuBose.

Resort wear: What is it and what’s its purpose?

What is resort wear and where does it fall in seasonal collections? Those questions come to our head every time we see pieces of printed linen or floral and ivory, peep-toed wedges, huge beach totes, knee-flowing dresses and menswear that would only be appropriate for having brunch in a midcentury garden (especially in January when the days are chilly and short).

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