Sanchez embraces Las Vegas in quest to rebuild UNLV program

For Tony Sanchez, the perfect marriage is UNLV and Las Vegas. It’s a union that’s rarely been made, at least by coaches who have overseen the Rebels’ football program.

How to fly cross-country without using airports

It’s no secret that crowded airports can be a hassle and a giant time-suck for cross-country travelers. Soon, a workaround may be available for corporations and the ultra-rich. The concept is this: You don’t need an airport if you can land and take off from your own front yard.

9 small Nevada towns worth checking out — PHOTOS

For the last 50 years, Nevada’s popularity has surrounded Las Vegas and Reno, but it wasn’t always that way. Before gaining statehood, Nevada was a known mining state. Of those towns and cities built for silver digging, few survived — while more than 150 years later, others thrive.

Ex-UNLV football player takes stand in lawsuit against doctor

A former UNLV football player who claims a surgeon botched a spinal surgery and ended his football career told a jury Friday he went from “playing football to being damn-near crippled” within weeks of the procedure.

5 cheap music shows coming up in Las Vegas

The Loveless, a scorching psychobilly act from Dayton, Ohio, is embarking on a cross-country tour starting this week, and Las Vegas is one of the lucky cities on its itinerary.

A Q&A with Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor

With song titles from his band that equate people to excrement and a brand-new book titled “You’re Making Me Hate You: A Cantankerous Look at the Common Misconception That Humans Have Any Common Sense Left,” Corey Taylor may seem like a misanthrope miffed with mankind — and, well, maybe he is.

Sandoval: Legal challenge to school choice program ‘disappointing’

The lawsuit filed this week against the state’s sweeping school choice program did not shock Gov. Brian Sandoval. Both opponents and fans of the education savings accounts, which offer about $5,000 in tax dollars for students to use at private or religious schools, fully expected a legal challenge when the governor signed legislation creating the new program.

Topless Las Vegas revue producer shows off Seven Hills home — PHOTOS

Angela Stabile is a multitalented woman who created a successful production that has spawned two spinoffs and will soon open a third. She’s willing to put her butt on the line to make a show work — literally.

Woman slain in central valley stabbing remembered by family, friends

At 84, Mary Luebeck had beaten the odds. She left a life of poverty in Puerto Rico, worked hard in New York and Chicago, then retired to Las Vegas, where she also beat cancer. In the Las Vegas chapter of her story, Luebeck tried to improve the odds of others.

Las Vegas tourism notches second-busiest month of 2015

Southern Nevada visitation continues to roll as Las Vegas recorded its second-busiest month of 2015, tallying 3.7 million tourists to the destination, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Friday.

 
One-armed softball player recreates viral video

Despite being born with ony one arm, Katelyn Pavey had no problem recreating the recent viral video made by Texas softball player Marisa Arriaga, who lifts a bat off the ground with her foot, bounces it behind her back, kicks a softball off a tee, juggles it and then crushes it into the woods.

Tony Sanchez instilled toughness in younger brother Kenny

Kenny Sanchez grew frustrated with every inside pitch, every side-armed delivery that backed him off the plate. He knew what it meant. He understood the message that was being sent. Older brother was making a point.

 
71 refugees in abandoned truck in Austria probably suffocated

Dozens of refugees — most likely fleeing war-ravaged Syria — probably suffocated inside a truck abandoned on an Austrian highway, authorities said Friday.

Google Chrome puts a stop to background tab noise

In a soon-to-be-released update to the Chrome browser, Google will no longer allow sounds and videos to load in background tabs. You will have to click on a tab to load a video or streaming media file — even if it is set to auto-play.

 
Segway cameraman who ran over Usain Bolt apologizes

American sprinter Justin Gatlin couldn’t run down Usain Bolt at the World Championships, but a cameraman riding on a Segway ran over the world’s fastest man as the Jamaican took a victory lap Thursday after winning the 200-meter dash in Beijing.

GLVAR taps officers, directors for 2016

Southern Nevada’s largest professional association has named its officers and board of directors for 2016.

Victim of domestic violence evicted over 911 calls

A mother of two filed a lawsuit against the city of Surprise, Ariz., after she was forced from her home under an ordinance labeling repeated 911 calls a “nuisance.”

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