Luxury homes sales up for 2015

Things were looking good for the luxury home market last year, and experts call for more of the same for 2016.

Gimpy Seagears drains six 3-pointers in UNLV win

After spending the two previous days as a spectator at UNLV’s basketball practice, Jerome Seagears didn’t even do much at Saturday’s pregame shootaround.

Rice keeps promise to return to UNLV for Senior Day

On the January evening Dave Rice was fired just three games into the Mountain West schedule, as unprecedented a move as you will find in college basketball, he looked UNLV’s seniors in the eyes and promised they would see him again.

Kurt Busch, Johnson make move on Joe Gibbs Racing, Team Penske

The major theme for today’s Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway was whether Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske would have as big of an edge as they did last season on the two tracks where NASCAR’s new low-downforce package was introduced. After Saturday’s final practice, it appears Chevrolet has closed the gap considerably.

Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup driver ratings

Taking a look at the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Georgia.

Wyoming’s big second half too much for Lady Rebels

Marquelle Dent had 16 points and nine assists to pace six double-figure scorers for Wyoming in its 80-57 rout of UNLV in a Mountain West women’s basketball game Saturday in Laramie, Wyo.

DIVISION IV GIRLS: Balanced Owyhee downs McDermitt in final

Kaylani Smartt led a balanced attack with 15 points Saturday to help Owyhee to a 61-54 win over McDermitt in the Division IV girls basketball state championship game at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center.

DIVISION I-A BOYS: Clark perfectly executes game plan, claims title

Clark effectively milked the clock with a patient offense and played suffocating defense on its way to a 43-39 win over Desert Pines on Saturday at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center. Clark (22-9) won its third straight Division I-A state title.

DIVISION I-A GIRLS: Crusaders win title with end to losing streak

Sam Caruth finished with a game-high 28 points, and Faith Lutheran exorcised two seasons worth of demons with a 50-47 win over Spring Valley in the Division I-A state title game at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center.

DIVISION I-A BOYS: Clark perfectly executes game plan, claims title

Clark effectively milked the clock with a patient offense and played suffocating defense on its way to a 43-39 win over Desert Pines on Saturday at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center. Clark (22-9) won its third straight Division I-A state title.

What’s in the $200,000 Oscars gift bag? Vaporizers, M&Ms and controversy

Don’t feel bad for the losers at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony — they won’t be leaving empty-handed. According to The Daily Beast, this year’s Oscars gift bag will contain a record $200,000 worth of swag.

DIVISION I-A GIRLS: Crusaders win title with end to losing streak

Sam Caruth finished with a game-high 28 points, and Faith Lutheran exorcised two seasons worth of demons with a 50-47 win over Spring Valley in the Division I-A state title game at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center.

UNLV basketball, track athletes burglarized in separate incidents

Last week was an unlucky one for UNLV athletes off the court. Members of UNLV’s basketball and track teams were burglarized in separate incidents recently — while the teams were traveling to compete in other states.

New Nevada Forestry Division administrator selected

Joe Freeland, a fire and natural resource manager for three decades, was named top administrator Friday for the Nevada Forestry Division.

Senate confirms head of FDA

President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Food and Drug Administration won Senate confirmation last week despite vocal opposition from a handful of lawmakers who blame lax federal policies on prescription pain medications for fueling the nation’s opioid epidemic.

Oscar season means homework for Las Vegas resident

Former actress Julie Mitchell held up her homework — a case of newly minted movie CDs — then remembered her instructions: It’s top secret. No sharing with anyone, especially with the media.

Two shot, one dead in central valley

Two people were shot, one fatally, Saturday night in the central valley, Metro confirmed.

Nevada must work to stay ahead of curve

Since the recession, the renewable energy industry has been a particularly bright spot in Nevada’s economy. Nevada is a regional and national leader on clean energy, ranking third in the nation for solar jobs per capita, second in the nation for utility-scale geothermal energy production, and is generating enough wind power for 28,000 Nevada homes.

Results matter, and big government leads to bad outcomes

As he campaigns for the Democratic nomination for president, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) often sounds like he’s running as much against me as he is the other candidates. I have never met the senator, but I know from listening to him that we disagree on plenty when it comes to public policy.

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