Event promotes safety with free car seats — PHOTOS

Clark County School District police officers along with UMC Trauma and UMC Children’s Hospital of Nevada staff gave free inspection and installation during National Seat Check on Saturday.

Barbecue benefits children’s charities — PHOTOS

The Pigs for Kids Barbecue Cook-Off and Festival at Craig Ranch Regional Park on Saturday in North Las Vegas featured a barbecue competition that benefited Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, Cure 4 The Kids Foundation and the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation. 

House votes to cut off fed funds to Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood would be blocked from receiving federal funds for the next year under legislation approved last week by the House largely along party lines.

EDITORIAL: McDonald’s state juice job jabs taxpayers

Last week, in urging Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald to resign his position, we wrote: “No political figure in the state has dived eagerly, head-first, into so many ethical swamps.” We were wrong.

LETTERS: Get over it, Rep. Hardy — Iran deal is done

Rep. Cresent Hardy argues in his commentary that we should listen to our ally Israel and reject the deal hammered out with Iran concerning their cessation of developing nuclear arms (“Simply put, if Iran and Hamas win, US ally Israel loses,” Monday Review-Journal). Rep. Hardy states that Israel is qualified to make the judgment because, geographically, it sits quite close to Iran.

Pahrump’s Odegard wins Moapa Valley meet

Pahrump Valley’s Bryce Odegard pulled away and easily won the Moapa Valley Invitational cross country meet Saturday in Overton.

One tough vote for Democrats

There’s plenty of confusion out there when it comes to religious freedom.

ESA lawsuits mobilize party heavyweights

They won’t inspire any TV movies or docudramas, but the civil trials that will determine whether Nevada’s new school choice law survives or dies will be the biggest national story to hit state courtrooms since O.J. Simpson.

Obama puzzled by Putin once again

Once again, President Barack Obama and his foreign policy team are stumped.

 
Fire destroys golf course building in Summerlin

A maintenance building at a Summerlin golf course was destroyed by fire Saturday morning, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.

Report: Vegas has enough water to add 1 million residents

The Las Vegas Valley has enough water to support 1 million more residents, and it should be able to weather at least the next 20 years before any permanent new supplies are needed, according to the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s revised 2015 resource plan.

Sanders’ message smacks Obama’s reign

It’s not particularly noteworthy that a presidential candidate should go to Liberty University, a conservative evangelical college, and deliver a tough critique of President Barack Obama’s record. It is unusual when the critique is delivered by a Democratic candidate who’s challenging Hillary Clinton from the left. Yet that’s what Sen. Bernie Sanders did on Monday.

Strip closure planned at CityCenter complex

Sewer line work begins on a busy section of Las Vegas Boulevard Sunday night in a project that is expected to hamper traffic for a month.

Report Card: UNLV vs. Michigan

It was an ugly, ugly day for the UNLV offense. The final numbers, even though they are far from impressive, don’t even begin to tell the story of how much the Rebels struggled to find any sense of rhythm.

Woman shot and killed in her apartment identified

A man told Las Vegas police, “Why don’t you just shoot me?” during his arrest in connection with the Sept. 2 shooting death of his girlfriend, according to an arrest report.

Man dead, another hospitalized after crash at outlet mall

One man died and another suffered “substantial” injuries in a crash at the Las Vegas South Premium Outlet Mall early Saturday morning, according to Las Vegas police.

No momentum for the Rebels in Michigan Big House

In a game like Saturday’s, no single play was going to decide the outcome. Michigan was a better team than UNLV and showed it from the opening kick.

 
Man allegedly punched baby thinking she was possessed

Michael McCarthy, a man arrested in connection with the death of Boston toddler Bella Bond, is alleged to have punched the 2-year-old because he thought the child was possessed, a law enforcement source involved in the investigation told CNN on Saturday.

Democrat fundraisers encourage Biden to run for President

A group of prominent Democratic Party fundraisers on Friday began circulating a letter to encourage a hesitant Vice President Joe Biden to enter the 2016 race for U.S. president.

Why filmmakers brought the solar system to life in a Nevada desert — VIDEO

Last October, Los Angeles-based filmmakers Alex Gorosh and Wylie Overstreet spent about 36 hours in Black Rock Desert, 150 miles northeast of Reno, positioning planets and carving orbits across the face of the same dry lake bed that plays host to Burning Man.

How to get wed onstage in Vegas by Margaret Cho

Comedian Margaret Cho will officiate an LGBTQ wedding onstage when she does stand-up Oct. 16 at Treasure Island hotel.

 
Trump defends handling of anti-Muslim comments

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said on Saturday it was not his job to defend U.S. President Barack Obama after a man at one of his campaign events said he was a Muslim and “not even an American.”

Hofbrauhaus taps Vegas spirit for Oktoberfest

While there is only one true Oktoberfest, you can taste the same beer that is brewed specially for the festival at the Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas during its Oktoberfest.

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