Man wounded in central valley shooting

Metro is investigating a central valley shooting that left a man with a leg wound Tuesday night.

 
Bad week for football, thanks to Carter, Sarkisian

I knew something was missing all these years. I never had a fall guy. Think of all the rowdy shenanigans I could have created at those sports writer parties while debating fantasy drafts.

Uber approved in Los Angeles airport

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to let ride-hailing services such as uberX and Lyft pick up passengers at the city’s international airport, which will become the largest U.S. air hub to allow the practice.

Teen pleads not guilty to killing of guardians

A 14-year-old Arkansas boy charged with capital murder in the deaths of his guardians pleaded not guilty in state court on Tuesday and was ordered held without bond.

UNLV junior Whitely leads three-player attack at running back

Considering what freshmen Xzaviar Campbell and Lexington Thomas did in training camp to give life to UNLV’s run game, it would be easy to forget they aren’t the starters. That job belongs to someone quite familiar to Rebels football fans.

Football contests run from no risk to high risk

All football handicapping contests in Las Vegas are not created equally, which is a good thing. There are options for freerollers and high rollers, and for the so-called sharps and squares.

2015 Sierra Vista Football Capsule

The Mountain Lions ended a playoff drought last season, making their first postseason appearance since 2008. They even won a playoff game, but returning to the postseason might not be a simple task.

2015 Moapa Valley Football Capsule

Realignment may have moved the Pirates from Class 3A to Division I-A in recent years, but whatever they call the classification, Moapa Valley has consistently been one of the state’s top teams.

2015 Clark Football Capsule

The Chargers ended a 10-year playoff drought in 2013, but failed to make the postseason despite finishing above .500 last year.

2015 Green Valley Football Capsule

The Gators have won two league titles in the last three seasons, but must replace some key players, especially on offense, as they enter the 2015.

2015 Beaver Dam Football Capsule

Beaver Dam lost all of its starting offensive line, but it did return some key players in the skill positions.

2015 Lake Mead Football Capsule

Lake Mead returns to Division III this season after playing just one game as an Independent a year ago

2015 Chaparral Football Schedule

The Cowboys earned their first playoff berth since 2007 last season, and now are looking to make it consecutive appearances

2015 Laughlin Football Capsule

The Cougars, now under first-year coach Hemingway, look to improve with the return of several upperclassmen.

2015 Virgin Valley Football Capsule

The Bulldogs will lean on an experienced offensive line as they try to make a run for the playoffs.

2015 Calvary Chapel Football Capsule

O’Kelley returns as the team’s signal caller and will get plenty of help from newcomer Golden Jr. and Carrington on the offensive side.

Museum visitor trips, punches hole in painting worth $1.5 million — VIDEO

It’s enough to cause curators to break out in cold sweats: the sight of a museum visitor tumbling right into a valuable, centuries-old painting at a busy exhibition. A Taiwanese schoolboy, 12, did just that on a visit to a Leonardo da Vinci-themed show in Taipei, tripping up while admiring the exhibits.

 
Trump vs Bush, Jeb called out for Asian ‘anchor baby’ comment

Donald Trump mocked Jeb Bush on Twitter on Tuesday morning after the former Florida governor dug himself into a deeper hole explaining his “anchor babies” comment.

Bicycle store owners survive, thrive amid Web competition

Southwest Bikes co-owner Ted Jewell tells the story of a man who bought a bicycle from Wal-Mart that was still in the box, then called the Southwest Bikes retail shop and wanted a mechanic to assemble it for $20.

Gee handcuffs Zephyrs as 51s extend division lead

Dillon Gee pitched seven shutout innings, and Brandon Allen and Darrell Ceciliani homered to power the 51s to a 3-0 win over the New Orleans Zephyrs in a Pacific Coast League game Tuesday in Metairie, La.

Sophomore seeks return of Silverado tradition

Though she was in elementary school at the time, Sydney Berenyi hasn’t forgotten the fervor that once surrounded Silverado’s girls volleyball team.

 
ESPN suspends Curt Schilling after tweet compares Muslims to Nazis

ESPN has removed Curt Schilling from coverage of the Little League World Series after the retired pitching star sent a tweet on Tuesday comparing the percentage of Muslims who are extremists to the percentage of Germans in 1940 who were Nazis.

EDITORIAL: Bureaucracy, politics caused teacher shortage

The Clark County School District’s shortage of teachers is a massive policy failure compounded by protectionism. By retaining bureaucratic barriers to the licensing of educators, the system is forced to fill hundreds of classrooms with the very people those barriers are designed to keep out of schools.

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