Reno set to host Olympic boxing hopefuls at tournament

Reno is ready to greet the nation’s best amateur boxers to see who will have a chance to represent the United States at next summer’s Olympics in Brazil.

Callaway leads UNLV to Lady Rebel Round-Up final

One way or the other, Aime Callaway knew the ball was going to eventually find her. And when it did, the UNLV senior center knew what to do.

Obama fails first; GOP candidates follow

The Syrian refugee debate has become a national embarrassment. It begins with a president, desperate to deflect attention from the collapse of his foreign policy, retreating to his one safe zone — ad hominem attacks on critics, this time for lack of compassion toward Syrian widows and orphans.

Working adult needs new type of training

Our world of work — in Nevada, throughout the United States and across the globe — is changing. And it’s changing and being reshaped at a rate faster than at any time in human history. The pace of global urbanization, coupled with the lightning speed at which technological breakthroughs are occurring, is forcing us to re-evaluate virtually every facet of modern life. The scope of change, unimaginable a few years ago, is happening much faster than we ever thought possible.

Changes on the way for View papers

Las Vegas Review-Journal staffers spend much of their time during any week reporting on the little things that sometimes produce big results — the extraordinary efforts of ordinary people.

Valley boys overcome early deficit, down Eagles

Zach Nichols scored 17 points Saturday as Valley’s boys basketball team rallied from an early deficit to defeat visiting Boulder City, 52-44.

LETTERS: Rooftop solar owners carrying fair share

The editorial on rooftop solar (and many before it) mistakenly claims NV Energy gives me 11.6 cents per kilowatt hour for the excess electricity I produce (“Solar must pay its way,” Nov. 22 Review-Journal). I am a new solar user, but based on my first nine months, I anticipate that over a year I will produce more electricity than I use. I make more than I use some months and use more in other months.

Many challenges remain for housing authority, even without Hill

Not many years ago, the well-meaning officials behind the beleaguered Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority couldn’t wait to bring John Hill on board as executive director.

Henderson closes out UFC deal with split decision in five-rounder

Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson has made a career off of winning close five-round fights and that experience may have helped him come out on the right end of yet another of those battles on Saturday.

Ali Walsh leads Gaels into title game

A temperature in the low 30s, a frozen, muddy field and an unbeaten Reed team were nothing more than minor obstacles for Bishop Gorman on Saturday afternoon.

U.S. store sales down slightly for Thanksgiving, Black Friday

Sales at U.S. brick-and-mortar stores on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday were down slightly from last year, but the performance was still seen as strong in a holiday shopping season where discounts spread well beyond the weekend and many shoppers moved to the web.

Lighter play starts house fire in west valley

A house fire started by a child playing with a lighter displaced five people in the west valley Saturday afternoon, officials say.

Crash blocking southbound 95 cleared

A crash that was blocking the right four lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 95, near the Rancho Drive exit Saturday night, has been cleared.

 
College simulation event stimulates charter school students

For two days last week, an unorthodox college campus opened its doors in northeast Las Vegas and welcomed an inaugural class of exclusively middle and high school students.

Nevada inmate dies at Centennial Hills Hospital

An inmate with the Nevada Department of Corrections died at Centennial Hills Hospital Saturday, according to a release.

 
Suspected Colorado shooter had previous trouble with police

The 57-year-old man with a bushy white beard who is suspected of killing three people in a shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado has a history of brushes with the law, including a “peeping Tom” complaint in his home state of South Carolina.

Rebels fall to Wyoming in season finale, 35-28

It’s a season that began with promise, but ended with more questions than a game of Jeopardy after the Rebels lost 35-28 to Wyoming at War Memorial Stadium.