Ex-NFR roping champ Skelton still having fun by winning

When Rich Skelton entered the media room at the Thomas & Mack Center after he and team roping partner Nick Sartain won their first round at the National Finals Rodeo on Tuesday night, someone jokingly said to him, “It’s about time,” to which Skelton replied with a straight face, “Yeah, no kidding.”

Jarvis’ 38 points power Gators past Patriots

Xavier Jarvis poured in 30 of his 38 points in the second half, and the host Gators rolled to an 84-65 victory over Liberty in a foul-plagued boys basketball game.

Las Vegas has homeless veterans covered

As federal and local officials prepared to celebrate the Las Vegas valley having enough resources to house every homeless veteran, a woman struggled to find permanent housing for her brother — a Vietnam War veteran — on Tuesday.

Newcomer Rusty Wright adds to family legacy

Over the past dozen years or so at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, there’s one thing you could pretty much always say: If there’s not a Wright, there’s something wrong.

Brown breaks through in bareback riding

Jake Brown came to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo ranked third in the world bareback standings, right in the thick of the championship race.

Sinatra tribute gets less-than-flattering review

Frank Sinatra impressionist Bob Anderson didn’t mince words: “A whole lotta people should be fired” for the CBS special on Sinatra, he said in a Facebook post Monday.

Requirements of battle can’t be compromised

As the Islamic State amped up attacks around the world, the Pentagon responded by bravely announcing that American women will now be put in direct ground combat.

Injuries leave Wichita State vulnerable entering UNLV game

While some college basketball coaches sit on a hot seat, Gregg Marshall occupies the opposite seat. He’s a hot commodity, mentioned each spring as a candidate for major-conference job openings yet never lured away from this quiet Kansas town.

Grand jury indicts three in Nellis AFB ammunition theft

An airman and two other people were indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday in the alleged theft and illegal sale of military ammunition and equipment from Nellis Air Force Base.

High-speed transportation testing site coming to North Las Vegas

A futuristic transportation company said Tuesday it will set up a test facility at a North Las Vegas industrial site, a move hailed by Gov. Brian Sandoval and state officials as another coup in Nevada’s quest to lure high-tech industry to the Silver State.

1 man, 1 woman ID’d after triple homicide

Two of the three people shot dead in a small apartment kitchen Monday night near downtown Las Vegas were identified Tuesday afternoon by the coroner’s office.

 
Florida burglary suspect eaten by alligator while fleeing police

A 22-year-old man suspected of burglarizing homes in Florida was killed and partially eaten by an 11-foot alligator after he waded into a lake, apparently to avoid detection by law enforcement officers pursuing him, police said on Tuesday.

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