The Global Legends Series was created for retired soccer stars to suit up again and for fans to see their favorite players up close and personal.
A diverse group of residents and stakeholders, including two paleontologists, has been appointed to guide the development of Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument.
Downed power lines and flooding are hampering relief efforts in Fiji after one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere tore through the Pacific island nation, flattening remote villages and killing at least five people.
Illinois linebacker LaKeith Walls is transferring to UNLV. As a fifth-year senior, Walls is eligible to play for the Rebels in the 2016 season.
Zane Gurwitz and Bret Boswell each went 3-for-5 with two runs for No. 23 Texas in its 11-2 romp over UNLV in a nonconference baseball game Saturday in Austin, Texas.
Schedules and scores from region and league boys basketball tournaments.
Nyasha LeSure had 19 points, six rebounds and six assists to help rally UNR to a 71-65 win over UNLV in a Mountain West women’s basketball game Saturday in Reno.
A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting near the Strip that left two women dead and a man critically injured Friday morning, police said.
UNLV’s 102-91 victory over UNR at Thomas & Mack Center wasn’t always pretty. In fact, the Rebels tried to ugly it up at times almost out of necessity as they were down to six scholarship players by the time the game tipped off.
Capri Uzan scored 12 of his 20 points in the second half to help Desert Pines to a 47-42 win over visiting Clark for the Division I-A Southern Region title. Both teams advance to the I-A state tournament, which begins Friday in Reno.
Spring Valley shot 75 percent from the field in the first quarter, including 5-for-7 on 3-pointers, and cruised to a 63-46 win over Faith Lutheran at Desert Pines to claim its second consecutive region championship. Both teams advance to next week’s state tournament in Reno.
Schedules and scores from region and league girls basketball tournaments.
Italian author Umberto Eco, who became famous for the 1980 international blockbuster “The Name of the Rose”, died on Friday, Italian media reported. He was 84.
Imagine a school where parents directly decide whom to hire as a principal. Elected by their neighbors, the parents could hold a majority vote on a school council that selects the principal on a four-year contract and evaluates her annually. The parents also control the campus budget and approve school improvement plans.
Thousands of people protested around the country on Saturday in support of a New York City police officer who was convicted of manslaughter this month for fatally shooting an unarmed black man, according to media reports.
A 16-year-old Las Vegas girl was critically injured after she was hit by a truck in the northwest valley Saturday afternoon, Metro police said.
If you liked Saturday’s sunny skies, you’re in luck. Sunday promises to offer much of the same unseasonably warm weather.
Nevada loves Hillary Clinton. And in 2016, Nevada loved her a little bit more than it did the last time she ran in a competitive Democratic race for the presidency.
In the heart of the Strip, hundreds of culinary workers and other Strip employees convened at six sites set up to allow them to break away from their jobs and caucus.
Former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush has dropped out of the Republican presidential race, he announced tonight in South Carolina.
The Mustangs opened the game on a 14-0 run, and Mountain View never threatened as The Meadows rolled to a 60-39 win over the Saints in the Division III Southern League tournament title game at Desert Pines.
Debra Kingston had 19 points and nine rebounds to lead the White Pine to a 54-48 win over Agassi Prep in the Southern League final at Desert Pines. Both teams advance to next week’s state tournament in Reno.
Alyssa Hanks went 9 of 12 from the free-throw line in the second half and finished with 21 points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots to help Round Mountain to a 37-34 win over Pahranagat Valley in the Southern League final at Desert Pines.
Front-runner Donald Trump has been declared the winner in the GOP’s South Carolina primary.
The Rebels host their in-state rival, the UNR Wolf Pack, tonight at Thomas & Mack. Here’s everything you need to know if you want to watch.
The Rebels are 5 1/2-point favorites when they host UNR at the Thomas & Mack tonight.
The woman Henderson police said disappeared Friday afternoon after threatening to harm herself has been found unharmed.
Nevada’s health insurance exchange disputes a federal report claiming it misallocated funds for creating its program and recommending it consider refunding $893,000 to the Centers Medicare and Medicaid Services.
UNLV’s Drones and Autonomous Systems Lab, which opened in April 2015, will be featured on NOVA on Vegas PBS in a Feb. 24 special called “Rise of the Robots.”
Let’s call it Operation Motherhood. The next mission for Senior Airman MiaLisa Mossay, a 25-year-old dental assistant at Nellis Air Force Base, will begin in about five months. That’s about the time she will deliver her third child as an active-duty military mom.
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