Falcons able to fight off Eagles’ comeback, 26-24

After the Philadelphia Eagles erased a big halftime deficit to take the lead, the Atlanta Falcons had a chance to fold midway through the fourth quarter.

Hyde leads 49ers to victory over Vikings, 20-3

San Francisco 49ers running back Carlos Hyde had some big shoes to fill Monday night when he made his first career NFL start, taking over for Frank Gore, the team’s all-time leading rusher.

 
Suspect in fatal campus shooting kills himself

A man suspected of gunning down a Mississippi college professor in his campus office has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a day-long manhunt, media reports said on Tuesday.

 
Snowpack in Sierra Nevada mountains shrinks to 500-year low

The snowpack in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains probably shrank to the lowest in 500 years this year and climate change may cause further declines, worsening water shortages in the drought-stricken state, a U.S. study said on Monday.

Pate, Gaels defeat Faith Lutheran

Hunter Pate shot a 2-under-par 33 at Bear’s Best on Monday to help Bishop Gorman’s girls golf team to a 148-161 win over Faith Lutheran.

Filing: Golf course owner hasn’t turned on water as ordered

Lawyers representing Silverstone Golf Club homeowners have asked the golf course’s new owner to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt of court for failing to turn on the course’s water.

Fantasy sports: Gambling or not?

With the NFL season underway and fans opening their wallets to assemble “virtual” teams, a New Jersey lawmaker wants to know: Is fantasy sports gambling or not?

Man arrested after threatening online to kill school teachers

Police arrested an Oregon man and charged him with federal weapons offenses after FBI agents linked him to murderous online threats against teachers at a Christian school he once attended, court documents showed on Monday.

A single complaint prompts sandstorm response from Clark County

All it took was one negative comment on Yelp to send Clark County’s top administrators into public relations crisis-mode earlier this month, working hard and fast to squelch criticism over a seemingly mundane subject: the coarseness of sand.

In Las Vegas, Walker unveils labor plan

Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker wants to “wreak havoc on Washington” by remaking the landscape of American labor.

 
6 TV shows you can’t miss this week

“Dancing with the Stars” usually heralds the start of the fall season, and it’s one of six shows to watch this week.

Nevada’s school accountability data a year behind

Parents will have to wait at least another year before the Nevada Department of Education releases updated school ratings after the state transitioned to new student testing system last year.

Cult-favorite Cannoli Donut hits Carlo’s Bakery Las Vegas

Carlo’s Bakery has introduced doughnuts, and now you don’t have to leave the cannoli in order to take the doughnut, because one of the varieties is the signature Cannoli Donut.

Parents of CCSD special ed students request classroom cameras

For some families with nonverbal autistic children, the best way to ensure their protection in the classroom is to install video cameras that monitor their interaction with adults.

 
4 dogs dead after intruder breaks into shelter, sets dogs free

Several animal rescue groups are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of an intruder responsible for a break-in at a Jurupa Valley animal shelter over the weekend.

Novelist Robyn Carr on ’50 Shades’ books: ‘They’re ghastly’

Robyn Carr is a best-selling romance novelist, but don’t think of her books as romances. Think of them as stories about people who just happen to, after a few unexpected and often nasty twists and turns, live happily ever after. Mostly.

McCarran jet fire inquiry focuses on event for which warning had been issued

The National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation of last week’s engine fire on a British Airways flight from Las Vegas to London is focusing on the disintegration of an engine in a circumstance regulators had warned about in a directive issued in 2011.

Marijuana dispensary to reopen after running out of supply

Clark County’s only medical marijuana dispensary was forced to close its doors for nearly a week after it ran out of supplies due to widespread failures in the safety tests performed on growers’ crops.

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