Wound-up Sanchez ready for UNLV opener at Northern Illinois

The 24-minute news conference was nearing a close Tuesday, but it wasn’t winding down. UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez never winds down. At least it seems like he never does.

BOYS SOCCER: Mustangs hold off top-ranked Cimarron

Jack Guynn and Alvaro Gonzalez each scored a first-half goal Tuesday, as Shadow Ridge’s boys soccer team held on for a 2-1 win over host Cimarron-Memorial.

On 70th anniversary, North Las Vegan recalls dad’s stories of WWII’s end

“Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer rain death. … The entire world is quietly at peace.” Those were the words of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, 70 years ago on Sept. 2, 1945. That day has special meaning for Barbara Ackerson, of North Las Vegas.

Assisted suicide bill advances in California special session

A controversial bill to allow physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients in California passed a key legislative committee on Tuesday, after failing in the legislature earlier this summer amid opposition from the Catholic Church.

Henderson approves 4th medical marijuana dispensary

The Henderson City Council approved a medical marijuana dispensary Tuesday night that plans to open on Eastern Avenue, south of the 215 Beltway.

Officer pulls over driver for maintaining direct eye contact

When a police officer in Dayton, Ohio, handed John Felton a warning for a traffic signal violation, Felton asked whether he was stopped for something besides having out-of-state plates, according to a video of the conversation posted on Facebook.

NOTES: Legacy’s ‘unblockable’ Shaw shows what fuss is about

Legacy football coach John Isola watched the highlight film from Derriyon Shaw’s junior season and thought the transfer from Sugar Hill, Ga., was a talented player. But Isola needed to see it with his own eyes.

VOLLEYBALL: Wolves top Trailblazers in four sets

Azure Werner had 16 kills, 13 assists and 11 digs to lead Basic’s girls volleyball team to a 28-26, 24-26, 25-22, 25-22 victory over host Durango on Tuesday.

 
Man arrested for placing hidden camera in NLV bathroom

North Las Vegas police arrested a man they said put a hidden camera in the bathroom of a clothing store, the department said Tuesday night.

Here’s what Netflix is dropping in September — VIDEO

It’s a bad month for cartoon sequels, cult classics and science fiction on Netflix in September, as many classic titles are being removed in their monthly cleanse.

Valley temperatures dip into double digits

After three months of blistering heat in the Las Vegas Valley, temperatures seem to be mellowing out, the National Weather Service said.

 
China calls attacked by Trump ‘disturbances’

China understands people in the United States have the right to say what they want, but most want good relations with China, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Jurors begin deliberating in Las Vegas firefighter’s murder trial

In the weeks leading up to Shauna Tiaffay’s death, her husband bought hammers and knives and dark clothing with a homeless man. Yet when police questioned George Tiaffay about who could have fatally bludgeoned his estranged wife, he never mentioned Noel “Greyhound” Stevens.

Man shot in supermarket parking lot

A man was hospitalized after being shot in a central valley supermarket parking lot after what appeared to be a robbery Tuesday evening, Las Vegas police said.

How much should you have saved for retirement?

There’s actually a simple answer to that. You’ll need to start with a bunch of basic assumptions, but all you really need to know is your income and your age.

Researcher doubts Sinatra role in LV integration

The director of the Oral History Research Center at UNLV is writing a book that will include a chapter titled: “Frank Sinatra Did Not Integrate Las Vegas: The Black Community’s Attainment of Equal Public Accomodations.”

 
Seahawks’ Marshawn Lynch sells Skittles in home shopping network promo

In a home shopping network promo that could easily pass for a “Saturday Night Live” parody of Marshawn Lynch’s love of Skittles, the Seattle Seahawks running back hawked his favorite candy Tuesday morning in a highly entertaining appearance on Evine Live.

County weighs allowing resort cinemas to serve alcohol

Clark County commissioners started initial discussion Tuesday about a proposal that would allow movie theaters inside resorts in unincorporated areas of the county to sell alcoholic beverages.

Nevada high court hears Sands executive’s termination suit

Lawyers continued to debate the question of jurisdiction Tuesday in a wrongful termination case filed five years ago against Sands China Ltd. by its former president and CEO.

George Steinbrenner flipped off Red Sox after Yankees won 2003 ALCS

George Steinbrenner added insult to injury after the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox on Aaron Boone’s home run in Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series. Despite the crushing loss for Boston, former Red Sox first baseman Kevin Millar told “The Dan Patrick Show” that the late Yankees owner gave them a two-finger salute as they left the Bronx.

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