Rodgers, Packers justifiably favored to win Super Bowl

On one good leg, a hobbled Aaron Rodgers had enough to put the Green Bay Packers on the brink of the Super Bowl. Seven months later, he rolled into training camp on healthy wheels prepared to flush a bad memory.

Energetic ‘Bourgie Willie B’ carries a cool vibe

The Asylum Theatre debuted playwright S.J. Hodges’ farce “The Bourgie Willie B” with a lively, super “phat” world premiere at Art Square Theatre on Friday night.

Parents should consider pretty poisons when protecting kids

Many of the everyday items found around your home — from cosmetics to cleaners to vitamins and nutritional supplements to over-the-counter and prescription drugs — can be dangerous or deadly to an inquisitive child.

State park slides into some watery fun — PHOTOS

Spring Mountain Ranch State Park outside of Las Vegas has six springs that pour out hundreds of gallons of water per minute. “Water on the Meadow” is a conservation-minded water-slide event.

Nigerian army rescues 178 from Boko Haram

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s army said late on Sunday that it rescued 178 people held by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in Nigeria’s Borno state, the heartland of the insurgency.

 
Suspect identified, manhunt continues for killer of Memphis cop

Memphis police have identified 29-year-old Tremaine Wilburn as the suspect in a weekend shooting of an officer. Wilburn is at large and considered armed and dangerous, Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong told reporters Sunday.

Batboy, 9, struck by bat during Kansas game dies

A 9-year-old who was hit with a bat during a baseball game in Kansas over the weekend has died. Kaiser Carlile, a batboy for the Liberal Bee Jays team, was accidentally struck Saturday at a National Baseball Congress World Series game.

Nevada lawmakers, on recess, heading overseas

Two Nevada lawmakers are planning to travel overseas this month when Congress is on its summer recess.
Republican Rep. Cresent Hardy is going to Israel. Democratic Rep. Dina Titus will visit countries in southeastern Europe and parts of Asia, according to her office.

EPA draws criticism for moving mobile lab at UNLV

The Environmental Protection Agency has the equipment and experts it needs to decommission four buildings it’s been leasing on UNLV’s campus for nearly 50 years to conduct research with hazardous and radioactive materials.

Vegas Hispanics saying no to Trump, yes to a Democrat

Nearly a dozen presidential candidates already have been campaigning in the Silver State, which will host the first caucus in the West in February after those in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Man sues In-N-Out, claims meth in milkshake

A California man is suing In-N-Out Burger after he says he got sick from meth he found in his milkshake.

 
California wildfires force evacuation of thousands

Thousands of California acres are ablaze as firefighters battle at least 21 wildfires throughout the state, but while many of those fires are small or mostly contained, the wind and heat that are spreading the Rocky Fire in Northern California — and the area’s steep terrain — are causing the most concern.

Man last seen at Rampart casino found

A man who went missing Saturday evening at a local casino has been found, Las Vegas police said Sunday night.

Showers make way for clear skies, sunshine

Saturday’s rainy skies cleared up Sunday, leaving the valley with triple-digit temperatures and sunshine, the National Weather Service said.

 
Cilla Black, popular British personality, dies at 72

British television personality and singer Cilla Black, whose instantly recognizable Liverpool ‘scouse’ accent won over generations of music fans and television viewers, died in Spain aged 72, Spanish police said on Sunday.