Tales of opioid abuse hit nerve

Like voices calling from the shadows, residents touched by oxycodone continue to reach out and react to recent columns on the use and abuse of the powerful prescription painkiller.

 
‘Fast and Furious’ Nos. 9 and 10 on the way

Universal Pictures and Vin Diesel have confirmed there will be a ninth and a 10th film in its “Fast and Furious” franchise with release dates in 2019 and 2021.

Summerlin Area Community Events Calendar, Feb. 4-10, 2016

The next installment in the In Its Entirety Concert Series is set to feature Miller & Doobies with Steve Miller Band’s Greatest Hits and the best of The Doobie Brothers at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 in Rocks Lounge at Red Rock Resort.

Southwest-area Community Events Calendar for Feb. 4-10, 2016

All ages are invited to celebrate Cajun and Creole music, cuisine and culture at the Mardi Gras Vegas festival scheduled from noon to 6 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Springs Preserve.

EDITORIAL: UNLV’s expanded offerings a smart move

Las Vegas is a city built on a crazy schedule, with its heavy reliance on the casino resort industry, meaning many of its citizens have to keep an equally crazy work schedule.

Close finish shows Democrats closely divided

We’re not supposed to read too much into the results of Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucus, but if ever a numerical result mirrored a national mood, Tuesday’s did.

Missed opportunities cost UNLV in loss to New Mexico — PHOTOS

Three missed dunks, a seven-point New Mexico possession, a ball that bounced off a UNLV’s player head and into the hands of a Lobo for a layup. And that was just in the first half.

Signing day arrives with UNLV’s class ranked 66th in country

Hired by UNLV in December 2014, Rebels football coach Tony Sanchez had less than three months to cobble together his first recruiting class. Given a full year since then to compile UNLV’s 2016 crop, Sanchez and his staff have produced arguably the best recruiting class in school history.

 
‘Super Bowl Babies Choir’ will sing during game — VIDEO

Be sure to keep an eye on your television Sunday when the third quarter begins to wind down for Super Bowl 50 between Carolina and Denver. That’s when a 60-second commercial entitled “Super Bowl Babies Choir” will be shown.

UNR commit Toomer ready to prove worth

Many prep football players try to impress recruiters and earn a scholarship offer during their senior year. Palo Verde’s Kameron Toomer had a different motivation this past season.

Faith Lutheran recovers in time, defeats Western

Sam Caruth scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, and Faith Lutheran went 6-for-7 from the field in the final eight minutes to pull out a 60-45 win over visiting Western.

Group pushes for changes to new college aid program

A panel of lawmakers this week agreed to seek changes for Nevada’s new Silver State Opportunity Grant — the state’s first program offering financial aid based on need rather than academic achievement.

RECRUITING: UNR commit Toomer ready to prove worth

After more than six months of waiting, Palo Verde’s Kameron Toomer finally will sign with the Wolf Pack on Wednesday, the first day football and soccer recruits can sign a national letter of intent. UNR’s coaches cannot comment until that time.

Zika virus sexually transmitted in Texas, CDC confirms

Zika has been sexually transmitted in Texas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. It is the first known case of the virus being locally acquired in the continental United States in the current outbreak.

Rancher Ammon Bundy withdraws request for release

Ammon Bundy, the rancher who led an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, abruptly reversed course Tuesday and withdrew a request to be released from custody as he awaits trial on a felony conspiracy charge, court papers showed.

Three Southern Nevada hospitals apply to become Level 3 trauma centers

Three Southern Nevada hospitals have filed paperwork to become Level 3 trauma centers. But University Medical Center officials say the move could threaten their county-run hospital if the applications are approved simultaneously.

Man and woman killed in Beltway collision identified

The man and woman killed in a North Las Vegas three-car wreck Monday have been identified by the Clark County coroner.

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