EDITORIAL: NFL’s anti-betting stance doesn’t hinder Super Bowl handle

Publicly, the National Football League would like everyone to know that it opposes sports betting. But privately, NFL officials have to acknowledge that for decades, interest in their product has been heavily derived from betting — both legal and illegal.

Chargers man up, wear league crown

Clark’s man-to-man defense limited host Faith Lutheran to its lowest scoring output of the season, and the Chargers came away with a 63-45 victory to clinch their fourth consecutive Division I-A Sunset League title.

LETTERS: VA shouldn’t scale back prescription services

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ run for the White House is even scarier than the thought of Hillary Clinton becoming president, but I think recent local news about the Department of Veterans Affairs is more important to many veterans in Southern Nevada.

Las Vegas wedding chapels vow memorable experience — PHOTOS

While noting Elvis Presley’s popular song “Burning Love,” impersonator Harry Shahoian officiated at a recent ceremony for a Brazilian couple renewing their wedding vows at Graceland Wedding Chapel.

1 dead after shooting at home near Lone Mountain

A shooting left one man dead in the driveway of his west valley home Wednesday evening near Lone Mountain, Las Vegas police confirmed.

North Las Vegas planning commission OKs height variance for Faraday plant

The North Las Vegas planning commission unanimously approved a height variance for part of electric car maker Faraday Future’s factory Wednesday night. The carmaker needs the extra room to accommodate multiple levels of equipment in the complex’s paint shop building.

FLAG FOOTBALL: Stonebarger, Wildcats clinch Northeast title

Taylor Stonebarger had 14 carries for 96 yards and a touchdown Wednesday as Las Vegas’ flag football team clinched the Northeast League title with a 13-0 victory over visiting Valley.

 
Southwest pilots picket over lack of contract progress — VIDEO

More than 300 Southwest Airlines pilots on Wednesday took to picket lines in Las Vegas, protesting the lack of progress in drafting a new contract after four years of negotiations.

Aggressive Wildcat seeks second title

Las Vegas High’s Antonio Saldate will go for his second straight region title when the 113-pounder competes in the Sunrise tournament beginning Friday at Green Valley.

BOWLING: Rock rolls Liberty boys into Sunrise final

Terrance Rock rolled a 695 series Wednesday to lead Liberty’s boys bowling team to a 7-2 win over Eldorado in a Sunrise Region semifinal at The Orleans.

Man, girl still at hospital after Summerlin shooting

About a dozen gunshots erupted from inside a Summerlin home Wednesday before dawn, leaving two people in extremely critical condition at University Medical Center as of Wednesday night.

 
National parks get star treatment in IMAX film

America’s national parks are undeniably huge. Collectively, they cover a land mass roughly the size of Germany. “National Parks Adventure,” a new IMAX 3D documentary narrated by Robert Redford and scheduled for global release on February 12, is shooting for those mega-sized proportions.

Regulator’s proposal would not grandfather in existing rooftop-solar customers

A new draft proposal from a state utility regulator posted Wednesday would not grandfather in existing rooftop solar customers under former, more favorable net metering rates despite NV Energy’s recommendation that they be protected for 20 years.

Second Pinches Tacos offers funky vibe

Pinches, whose first Las Vegas location was a tiny spot in the Downtown Container Park, added its second local restaurant around the beginning of the year

Nevada sees another rich tourism opportunity in India

Back in the late 1990s, Nevada saw a golden opportunity with the expansion of China’s middle class and its willingness to travel internationally. Just over a decade later, Nevada is seeing another tourism opportunity.

Worries over firearms surface in rooftop-solar debate

An official with the Nevada Public Utilities Commission said Wednesday that there has been escalating tension and intimidation directed at agency staff over the rooftop-solar debate and that at least two Las Vegas protesters at a Monday hearing on the issue were openly carrying firearms.

Bernie Sanders to speak at UNR Saturday

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will speak at the University of Nevada, Reno on Saturday.

Trial opens for man accused in Wetlands Park killing, police shootout

In the span of 26 hours, Robert Sean Williams broke into an east Las Vegas valley home, used a gun from the burglary to shoot and kill a man in the Wetlands Park, then broke into an apartment where he engaged police in a lengthy standoff, firing upwards of 20 shots toward officers and striking a squad car, prosecutors said Wednesday during opening statements of his trial.

Nevada fishing report, Feb. 11, 2016

Anglers are reporting that fishing is slow and live bait difficult to get. The best action for striped bass has been at depths of about 150 feet.

Suspended lawyer accused of lying at state bar hearing

Suspended defense lawyer Brian Bloomfield lied under oath before a state bar panel considering action against him over his forgery guilty plea, a prosecutor charged in court Wednesday.

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