Cosmo hosts World Series of Fighting card on Friday night

Didn’t get enough mixed martial arts at the Cosmopolitan last week? The Strip hotel will host the World Series of Fighting 26 inside the Chelsea on Friday.

TARKANIAN CLASSIC: Durango off target in loss

Durango went nearly six minutes without scoring in the second half, and the cold spell proved costly in a 51-44 loss to Lynwood (Calif.) in the Tarkanian Classic at Bishop Gorman.

Gaming companies want exit requests from Nevada Power reconsidered

All three Las Vegas gaming companies that won approval from state regulators earlier this month to leave as customers of Nevada Power Co. have asked for reconsideration of the decisions.

FLAG FOOTBALL: Williams, Longhorns outlast Diamondbacks

Akia Williams rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries Thursday to help Legacy’s flag football team to a 35-34, double-overtime win at Desert Oasis.

Details of Las Vegas’ New Year’s fireworks show revealed

For the first 8 minutes, 18 seconds of 2016, Las Vegas will be “On Top of the World,” as the New Year’s celebration theme goes, with eyes around the globe focused on a televised, $600,000 fireworks show launched from atop resorts along the Strip.

Las Vegas Review-Journal College Bowl Challenge

Five handicappers compete in a 10-game college football bowl contest. All picks are made against the spread according to lines at the Westgate and William Hill sports books.

Truck crash on 215 Beltway leaves one man dead

A 43-year-old man died after crashing his pickup into an oncoming six-axle dump truck on the 215 Beltway, just north of the Ann Road exit Thursday morning, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.

The weekend’s best bets

Our handicappers share their top picks for the weekend.

Rams take down Bucs in possible farewell game

Quarterback Case Keenum sliced up the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defense, throwing for 234 yards and two touchdowns as the St Louis Rams bagged a 31-23 victory in what could be their last game at Edward Jones Dome on Thursday.

Metro officer wounded in south valley shooting, suspect arrested

A multiagency manhunt ended around dusk Thursday in the Southern Highlands housing community, where Metropolitan Police arrested a man accused of shooting an officer that morning at a south valley long-term motel.

Sheldon Adelson’s newspaper buy has Nevadans talking, and some fretting

As a Republican mega-donor who pours millions into campaigns and political action committees, Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson is already courted by elected officials. Add to that his new status as owner of Nevada’s largest newspaper.

‘Cowboy’ Cerrone ready earn more than paycheck in UFC title bout

UFC veteran Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is not the kind of fighter to obsess over capturing the belt. He’s always made it quite clear he competes in mixed martial arts mostly for a paycheck and to a certain extent because frankly, he enjoys the thrill.

Nevada legislators take first look at Faraday bills

State lawmakers Thursday dissected details of two bills that would give Faraday Future hundreds of millions of dollars in tax credits and abatements, and establish a workforce training program to prepare Nevadans to work at the electric car maker’s $1 billion assembly plant proposed for the Apex industrial site in Southern Nevada.

Announcer Trevor Denman has given voice to Santa Anita

For track announcer Trevor Denman, we were told he is retiring as the voice of Santa Anita Park. That’s true. But then I got a Del Mar press release saying Denman will call the races there in 2016.

Group that includes rich and famous files suit over condo plans

A group of Queensridge homeowners with some well-known names has filed a lawsuit over plans to build thousands of condominiums and apartments where the neighboring Badlands Golf Club now sits.

EDITORIAL: Federal budget package has plenty to like, and plenty of waste

The U.S. Capitol already has a Christmas tree, but Congress just created a second one for good measure. A $650 billion package of tax cuts, credits and “extenders” passed the House on Thursday, and a $1.1 trillion spending plan that would keep Washington funded through September is expected to pass today.

LETTERS: Faraday, Apex will need water importation pipeline

Fifteen years ago, as manager of community resources for Clark County, I negotiated the Master Developer Agreement between Clark County and the Apex Industrial Park. Subsequently, I completed the land sales for the Apex Industrial Park between the Bureau of Land Management and Clark County, and then between the county and the private sector.

 
Sports Betting Spotlight: NFL Week 15

Matt Youmans, Kelly Stewart and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller preview the NFL weekend.

Family had no idea dog to be rehomed ended up on the street

When Genesis Mineo-Rivera saw the little Chihuahua get hit by a vehicle at Bonanza Road and Eastern Avenue on Dec. 2, she stopped, scooped up the pooch and took her to a shelter.

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