Thursday night football scoreboard

Get all the scores, stats and stories from Thursday night’s high school football games.

20 protest drones at Creech Air Force Base

Organizers of an anti-drone protest at Creech Air Force Base said five from their group of 20 intruded the base Wednesday night to deliver a letter to the 432nd Wing commander but Air Force public affairs officials said none from the group gained access to base.

Patriots pound Dolphins to stay undefeated

Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes to lead the undefeated New England Patriots to a 36-7 win over the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium on Thursday.

Girl ready to return to where she was hit on Halloween

Doctors gave Brazyl Ward a 10 percent chance of surviving after the little girl was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Halloween night in 2013. Two years later, Brazyl and her family are planning to go back to the Spring Valley church where the crash occurred.

These are the 13 highest-grossing horror franchises of all time

From sci-fi/horror to action/horror, these horror franchises offer something to satisfy every moviegoer. Keep reading to see 13 of the highest-grossing horror franchises of all time.

BOYS SOCCER: Donate’s goal helps Pioneers win Northeast crown

Edgar Donate’s goal with 12 minutes left in the match broke a 2-2 tie and allowed Canyon Springs’ boys soccer team to clinch the Northeast League title with a 3-2 win at Las Vegas High on Thursday.

GIRLS SOCCER: Donnelly, Crusaders net Sunset title

Megan Donnelly had a goal and an assist Thursday to help Faith Lutheran’s girls soccer team win the Sunset League title with a 4-0 victory over visiting Pahrump Valley.

VOLLEYBALL: Nihipali, Mustangs sweep Gorman to claim Southwest title

Whittnee Nihipali had 15 kills, 13 digs and two aces Thursday to help Shadow Ridge’s girls volleyball team clinch its second consecutive Southwest League title with a 28-26, 26-24, 25-23 sweep of visiting Bishop Gorman.

Founding dean of Touro med school, other doctors honored

Dr. Mitchell Forman has held his share of prestigious positions, none more important than being the founding dean of the Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Man recalls being mowed down by driver facing DUI charge

Marko Kustudia remembers seeing two kinds of light Oct. 7 while he was taking his routine morning walk. First it was natural, as the rising sun brought daylight to the Las Vegas Valley. Then it was harsh and artificial headlights, but not where they were supposed to be.

3 arrested for massive oxycodone scheme at New York pharmacies

Three people have been arrested on charges that they engaged in what court papers describe as one of the largest schemes ever uncovered to divert oxycodonepills involving pharmacies in New York City, U.S. prosecutors said Thursday.

 
New Mexico cop dies from wounds in earlier shooting — VIDEO

After fighting for his life for more than a week, a decorated New Mexico police officer died Thursday from injuries he suffered after being shot during a traffic stop.

Sacramento High School wide receiver commits to UNLV

Sacramento (Calif.) High School wide receiver Elijah Trosclair (6 feet 2 inches, 180 pounds) said in a text message Thursday that he has committed to play football for the Rebels.

What to expect when you’re expecting to be cremated

Bodies are placed in a rigid, combustible box and pushed inside the cremation chamber to be heated by gas-fed flames of 1,600 to 2,000 degrees.

Coalition challenges petition to repeal new commerce tax

A group called The Coalition for Nevada’s Future on Thursday filed a legal challenge to a referendum sought by GOP anti-tax advocates who want to put the new commerce tax on the 2016 general election ballot for repeal.

Impasse means arbitration for district, teachers union

As it struggles to fill hundreds of classroom vacancies, the Clark County School District will head to arbitration with the local teachers union to break a deadlock over a new contract and pay raises.

New Media Investment Group reverses quarterly loss; revenues rise

New Media Investment Group, the New York-based parent company of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, posted total revenues of $312.1 million in the third quarter of 2015, according to quarterly financial information released Thursday.

Society much more accepting of porn stars these days

At 17, Tasha Reign was watching “The Girls Next Door,” the show starring Playmates Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt, and she turned to her parents and said, “That’s what I want to do.”

EDITORIAL: ELL numbers sink Nevada’s education ranking

Nevada’s latest lousy performance in national school assessments creates the impression that most of the state’s students are academic failures. But that’s not an accurate picture.

EDITORIAL: So long, sesquicentennial

Nevada turns 151 years old Saturday, at which time the state’s nearly two-year observance of its sesquicentennial will officially end. And what a celebration it’s been.

LETTERS: Prostitution sweeps a waste of police resources

The article about the Metropolitan Police Department paying a large settlement to a woman falsely accused of being a prostitute at the Cosmopolitan makes me aware of what a total scam these so-called prostitution sweeps are.

Review-Journal advisory board suggests changes to features section

After spending part of an afternoon last week with the Review-Journal’s Reader Advisory Board, I came away thinking we need to make some changes to our features section or risk losing them as readers. I wasn’t the only one. We limited last week’s discussion to the features section because of time constraints, but our new features editor, Stephanie Grimes, filled a notebook.

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