Underdog Lynx look to shock Yerington

Just last week at UFC 193, the world got a reminder that the underdog should never be taken for granted.

Police identify suspect in fatal shooting near downtown Wednesday

Las Vegas police identified a suspect they believe was involved in a fatal shooting Wednesday afternoon in a downtown home. Metro named Omar Valencia-Garcia as a possible suspect on Thursday.

Review-Journal expanding newsroom to create special projects team

The Las Vegas Review-Journal will create a special projects team, hiring six additional newsroom staffers to investigate and produce in-depth public-service stories and packages that will often take long periods of time to develop.

Climber hurts ankle, rescued at Red Rock Canyon

Las Vegas police rescued a climber Thursday morning who injured his ankle in the Red Rock Canyon National Conversation Area.

Merry (football) Christmas: 6 college matchups feature clash of top 25 teams

College football fans can unwrap an early Christmas present this weekend as there are six matchups of top 25 teams in the College Football Playoff rankings, highlighted by two showdowns of top-10 teams in Ohio State-Michigan State and Oklahoma State-Baylor.

Down syndrome support group honors Super Stars — PHOTOS

In honor of October as Down Syndrome Awareness Month, the Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada M.O.M.S. (Moms Offering Moms Support) group highlighted Down Syndrome Super Stars.

Nevada taxi officials OK record number of new cabs

The Nevada Taxicab Authority on Thursday approved an unprecedented allocation of new cabs, a move that will likely raise the ire of cab drivers who already believe there are too many of them on the road.

 
David Bowie just dropped a new single — VIDEO

Got 10 minutes to spare? If not, you might want to wait until you do and then check out the new David Bowie video, which premiered Thursday.

Man struck, killed walking in street near M Resort

The Clark County coroner’s office has released the name of a pedestrian who was hit by an SUV and killed in the southern valley early Thursday.

Valley residents’ achievements, Nov. 19, 2015 — PHOTOS

Local doctoral student of audiology Candace Coleman recently returned from a nine-day mission trip to Mexico City to help people hear better.

‘Elf’ leading the merry way to Christmas

“Elf the Musical” is based on the 2003 movie hit, which stars Will Ferrell as the endlessly goofy Buddy the Elf, who 1) discovers that he’s not really an elf and 2) leaves the North Pole to search for his real father in New York City.

Supreme Court orders Vegas woman to be kept on life support

The Nevada Supreme Court ordered a Las Vegas woman declared brain dead at a Reno hospital to be kept on life support, ruling that standards used by the hospital to make the determination might not satisfy state law.

Bryce Harper wins National League MVP

Voters left no doubt about the winner of the National League Most Valuable Player award.

 
Vegas Eats: Le Thai in downtown Las Vegas — VIDEO

Dan Coughlin gets asked a lot why he owns a Thai restaurant. He says because he’s Thai, but no one believes him. His half-Irish half-Thai ancestry fools his restaurant’s crowd.

 
Vegas Stripped: Balancing chaos with art — VIDEO

Between the ages of eight and 14, Clarice Tara lived under an umbrella of mental abuse from her mother’s boyfriend. At 14, she left to live with her father, whose abuse of drugs drove Clarice to forms of self-abuse herself.

More stringent oversight for casino nightclub operations approved

The Nevada Gaming Commission will require casino operators to take more stringent approach in monitoring their nightclub venues, hoping to avoid regulatory complaints that often led to six- and seven-figure fines for allowing illicit activity inside the venues.

Eggslut to open at Cosmo next year

Eggslut, which has become a cult favorite at the Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, will open a branch at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in 2016, the resort has confirmed, “serving beloved breakfast items day and night.”

 
Sports Betting Spotlight: NFL Week 11

Matt Youmans, Kelly Stewart and Golden Nugget sports book manager Aaron Kessler preview the college football and NFL weekend.

Nevada’s public pension fund finances improve

Nevada’s public pension fund covering about 103,000 active state and local government employees saw its financial health improve in 2015 over the previous year, and now stands at 73.2 percent fully funded.

 
5 reasons you should watch the Latin Grammys tonight

For the sixth straight year, the biggest names in Latin music will take the stage in Las Vegas for one of the industry’s biggest award show.

Kingman municipal worker investigated for using city funds to pay gambling debt

Authorities allege the second-ranking officer in the city of Kingman Finance Department used city funds to pay off a massive gambling debt. The information comes from court records regarding the investigation of Budget Analyst Diane Richards.

Thursday Night Football: How to watch Titans at Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars host the Tennessee Titans at EverBank Field tonight for a Thursday Night Football matchup. Here’s everything you need to know if you want to watch the game.

 
None of ‘Mockingjay’s’ bleak, ponderous endings pays off

One of the biggest drawbacks to adapting a series of books for the big screen, especially with the obligatory splitting of the final novel into two movies, is the lack of closure.

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