UNLV’s Zimmerman gets MW preseason freshman of the year honors

UNLV freshman Stephen Zimmerman was named the Mountain West’s Preseason Freshman of the Year on Tuesday, becomming the fourth Rebel to receive the distinction in as many years.

Fossil Day celebration set for Saturday

In a city built on the prime rib special, bones of a different sort will take center stage on Saturday.

Cost of Riviera demolition grows by $1.84 million

The demolition of the Riviera property and getting the land prepared as outdoor exhibition space is going to be a bigger job than originally thought.

A lucky 13 suggestions for National Pizza Month

Maybe it’s because of the influx of Italians back in the day, but Las Vegas seems to have more than its share of pizzerias, most of them turning out fantastic pies. In honor of October as National Pizza Month, here are a baker’s dozen of our favorites.

Chicago Cubs advance to National League Championship Series

Champagne-soaked celebrations are becoming regular occurrences for the Chicago Cubs. Players, coaches and executives partied in the clubhouse and on the field after the Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 to win the National League Division Series on Tuesday in front of a raucous Wrigley Field crowd.

Arizona couple aboard plane in Idaho crash

A northwest Arizona couple was aboard a Cessna 182 that crashed in the Cabinet Mountains near the town of Hope, Idaho, on Thursday, the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday.

Partnership formed to tackle CCSD’s teacher shortage

Hoping to find solutions to the Clark County School District’s chronic teacher shortage, a new partnership between three education interest groups will attempt to recruit, retain and train more high-quality teachers for Southern Nevada classrooms.

2 boaters killed, 5 hurt on Colorado River

Two people were killed and five others were injured when two boats collided on the California side of the Colorado River on Friday.

No more nudes in Playboy magazine

The iconic men’s magazine Playboy said Monday that it is planning to drop fully nude female photography from its pages.

UNLV coach Tony Sanchez to stick with Kurt Palandech at QB

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez promised in the spring that the quarterback position would be up for grabs on a weekly basis, even though senior Blake Decker had pulled away from the competition.

Jury slaps down lawsuit filed by woman against nephew over hug

A Connecticut jury on Tuesday slapped down a lawsuit filed by a New York woman who sued her 12-year-old nephew for injuries she contends resulted from the boy’s “exuberant” greeting at a party on his eighth birthday.

 
Las Vegas tourism officials push for more international traffic

The city’s tourism marketing leaders continued their quest to draw more international traffic to Las Vegas Tuesday, signing an agreement with a South Korean business group and approving spending $375,000 on separate programs geared to boost foreign travel.

Man found dead near Kingman; pickup missing

A homicide investigation is underway in the tiny northwest Arizona community of Yucca, west of Kingman.

7 ways to treat yo’ self in Las Vegas

It’s been four years since “Parks and Recreation’s” “treat yo’ self” episode — and to celebrate, you should definitely treat yourself.

Here’s how you can watch Dodgers-Mets Game 4

The National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets continues today with Game 4 at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Here’s what you need to know to catch the game.

 
Statement from officers in Freddie Gray case ruled admissible

Statements that a Baltimore police officer charged in Freddie Gray’s death gave to investigators can be used in her trial, a Maryland circuit court judge ruled Tuesday at a pretrial hearing.

St. George man killed in rollover on Utah-Arizona border

A single-vehicle rollover resulting in a fatality 3 miles south of the Utah-Arizona border is under investigation by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.

 
Planned Parenthood changes policy, won’t take money for fetal tissue

Planned Parenthood would no longer accept reimbursement for fetal tissue donated for medical research after abortions, the women’s healthcare provider said on Tuesday, a response to allegations by anti-abortion campaigners that it profited from abortions.

 
US delivers ammunition, other supplies to Syria rebel groups

U.S. forces airdropped small arms ammunition and other supplies to Syrian Arab rebels, barely two weeks after Russia raised the stakes in the long-running civil war by intervening on the side of President Bashar al-Assad.

Here’s why Penn Jillette likes presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

Penn Jillette, the louder half of the long-running Penn & Teller Show, is an outspoken libertarian, but he reserves his kindest words for a White House hopeful that may surprise you.

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