Kris Bryant, Bryce Harper come home to be honored with family, friends

Bryce Harper, the National League’s Most Valuable Player, and Kris Bryant, its Rookie of the Year received keys to the city during a ceremony on the the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience downtown Thursday night.

Sands Corp. opens Cotai Central final piece; Adelson predicts Macau turnaround

Las Vegas Sands Corp. opened the last piece of the Sands Cotai Central development in Macau on Friday, and the company’s top executive — despite 18 straight months of the market’s declining gaming revenue — said the region has nearly bottomed out.

 
Sports Betting Spotlight: Bowl Special

Matt Youmans, Kelly Stewart and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller preview the college football bowl season.

 
FBI, US Marshals looking for ‘affluenza’ teen Ethan Couch

A manhunt was underway on Thursday for a wealthy Texas teenager, described at trial as being afflicted with “affluenza,” who apparently fled to avoid violating a probation deal that kept him out of prison for killing four in a drunken-driving crash.

Here are 26 reasons to watch this year’s Las Vegas Bowl

It’s Brigham Young vs. Utah, which is all the reason you need to watch the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl on TV — but only on TV, because the game is sold out, and it will cost a pretty penny to score a ticket on StubHub at this late hour.

Furniture store helps community with book donations, little libraries

When Conn’s, a Houston-based furniture and specialty home goods retailer, opened its 100th store, it donated 1,000 books and five little libraries to the community near its new store, Conn’s HomePlus at 2201 Civic Center Drive in North Las Vegas.

Man killed in Beltway crash on Thursday identified

The 43-year-old man who died after crashing his pickup truck into an oncoming dump truck Thursday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

 
Woman, teen to be charged in deaths of children found in storage unit

An autopsy showed that two children found in a rented storage unit died of “ongoing physical abuse,” authorities in Monterey County, California, said at a press conference.

Allegiant Air escapes punishment for emergency landing in Fargo

The Federal Aviation Administration has scolded but not punished Allegiant Air over a July incident in which pilots made an emergency landing in Fargo, N.D., because their plane had less fuel than required.

One person burned in house fire Friday morning

One person was hospitalized with burns and a cat was found dead after an east valley house fire early Friday morning, officials say.

 
Uproar over homework assignment on Islam closes Va. schools

After a teacher at a Virginia school handed out a standard homework assignment on Islam, such an angry backlash flooded in that it prompted officials to close every single school in the county as a safety precaution.

Red Rock Canyon reeling in tourists after 25 years

One of the closest getaways for Las Vegas Valley residents is Red Rock Canyon, which recently marked 25 years as a national conservation area.

RJ purchase draws media reactions

Two views of the purchase of the Las Vegas Review-Journal by billionaire Sheldon Adelson:

Rizin back to square one in search for Emelianenko’s foe

After months of speculation as to what direction Rizin Fighting Federation officials would go in naming a replacement opponent for heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko’s return to competition on New Year’s Eve, the organization will go back to the original plan.

UFC belt only missing piece for Overeem

At this point in his career, veteran heavyweight striker Alistair Overeem is singularly focused. His choice of training camp helps make sure he stays that way.

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