UNLV players still seething over 2014 loss to Hawaii

The anger at the time was palpable, but such feelings usually ease as the months click by. This is the week, though, the memories come flooding back for UNLV’s football players, who believed they had a victory taken away last season at Hawaii.

UNLV, others take advantage as Hawaii ignores home-grown talent

Peni Vea wasn’t alone in his desire to get off the rock, one of many born and raised in Hawaii who covet a chance to experience another place, another sense of culture and tradition. No, really.

Gonzalez twins add to new look for Lady Rebels

The Gonzalez twins — UNLV sophomores Dakota and Dylan — have more than 1.5 million combined followers on Instagram. If their basketball skills are anywhere near as explosive as their social media numbers, the Lady Rebels might defy expectations and produce their first winning season in four years.

After Kenseth’s suspension, NASCAR could use its set of unwritten rules

In its quest to remain relevant during football season, NASCAR foisted a playoff system upon the public. Now it has foisted drivers smacking into one another on the track upon the public, and the handing down of dramatic penalties.

Hunting tragedies show need for safety refresher

Statistically speaking, hunting is near the top of the list when it comes to safest recreational pursuits. According to a report by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, hunting with firearms holds the third position on the top 10 list of safest activities, right between the high-adrenaline sports of billiards and bowling.

District attorney creates new elder abuse unit

The Clark County district attorney’s office on Wednesday announced the creation of a new elder abuse unit to prosecute crimes against the aged and vulnerable.

Man killed in Craig Road scooter crash identified

The scooter operator who was killed in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday in North Las Vegas was identified Wednesday by the Clark County coroner’s office as Richard Eugene Elledge, 51, of Las Vegas.

 
Seattle to remove wads of gum from famous Gum Wall

Kiss the Gum Wall goodbye. The world-famous wads of gum adorning an alley in Seattle’s Pike Place Market are coming down this month.

The Meadows’ Hirsberg far ahead of pack

It’s not difficult to find Ellen Hirsberg on a cross country course.

She’s the runner usually well out in front of everyone else.

When James Bond came to Las Vegas — PHOTOS

As a movie, “Diamonds Are Forever” is mediocre at best. Based on critics’ scores, Rotten Tomatoes ranks it as the 16th best of the 23 official James Bond movies leading up to Friday’s release of “SPECTRE.” (“Dr. No” finished first, “A View to a Kill” last.)

Settlement yields $8M for programs, research to improve women’s health

CARSON CITY — Researchers at Nevada’s medical school and University Medical Center in Las Vegas will share $8 million for projects and programs aimed at improving women’s health, thanks to a 2014 settlement with a major drug company, the attorney general’s office announced Wednesday.

Check out what the Smith Center has to offer in 2016

Newcomers from Liza Minnelli to the Beach Boys join such returnees as Chick Corea and Bela Fleck, Engelbert Humperdinck, the Tenors and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in 2016.

These two brands want to fix your hangover with a drink

In a party-dominated city known for imbibing and getting drunk — and a movie called “The Hangover” — two anti-hangover drink brands are vying for supremacy in Las Vegas.

Dolphin dies at The Mirage

Say goodbye to Beetle. Pathology specialists are trying to determine what caused the 12-year-old dolphin to die Tuesday at The Mirage’s aquatic habitat, officials for the Strip hotel and casino said Thursday.

 
Strip killer Ammar Harris sentenced to death

Ammar Harris was sentenced to death Wednesday for each of the three people he killed on the Las Vegas Strip.

 
Carly Rae Jepsen to play the Venetian on New Year’s Eve

The pop star is planning to be in town to help ring in the New Year with three shows at the Venentian on Wednesday, Dec. 30, Thursday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 2.

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