20 secrets to getting the best deal on a new car

Prepare for sticker shock and new-car-loan awe. The average new car transaction price was $34,428 in December 2015, according to Kelley Blue Book. Meanwhile, the average loan amount for a new vehicle in the third quarter of 2015 was $28,936, according to Experian Automotive.

1 dead after crash at Craig, Lamb

A fatal crash left traffic shut down at the northeast valley intersection of Craig Road and Lamb Boulevard late Monday.

Liberty finds magic in late-inning rally

Liberty scored three runs with no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to stun visiting defending Sunrise Region champion Foothill 10-9 in the Division I Sunrise League opener.

SOFTBALL: Gorrell, Wildcats rally to top Green Valley

Winning pitcher Skylar Gorrell was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, and the Las Vegas High softball team rallied from a 5-2 sixth-inning deficit to earn an 11-7 win at Green Valley on Monday.

Woman killed in Sunday morning fire ID’d

The woman who died after an apartment fire Sunday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Grand jury testimony details alleged misdeeds of shelter supervisor

Allegations of a corruption have plagued Boulder City since reports surfaced that the city’s police chief dropped a criminal investigation of the city’s animal control supervisor who’d been accused of needlessly killing dozens of animals for years.

UNLV season recap: Promising team slowly fell apart

The Rebels are searching for a new coach and hoping they can keep the core of the current roster together as well as the four-player recruiting class that signed in November.

Health insurance that you can’t use is useless

High insurance premiums with the Affordable Care Act are bad enough. Couple them with high deductibles, and many are paying for insurance that they can’t possibly afford to actually use.

7-on-7 football gains respect among players despite skepticism by college coaches

College coaches are more likely to describe the increasingly popular 7-on-7 events as football”s version of the travel basketball circuit. A competitive, yet unregulated, environment that mostly serves to quench fans” thirst for offseason recruiting news.

GOLF: Panthers place four under par, down Arbor View

Jack Trent shot a 3-under-par 33 at Paiute on Monday to earn medalist honors and lead the Palo Verde boys golf team to a 173-199 win over Arbor View. The Panthers had four players shoot under par in the match.

Vegas 16 tourney cuts field in half, endures delays, ridicule

The inaugural Vegas 16 — the tournament name is for the calendar year and not the size of the field — released its bracket Monday. Because eight teams will participate, the tournament will begin two days later than scheduled on March 28 with four games at Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Settle in with sunny, warm weather in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Valley can expect to see sunny skies and warm temperatures for the week, according to the National Weather Service.

Activist chronicles wild horse roundups to guard against mistreatment

Horse activist Laura Leigh drives a monster-sized truck, an imposing Ford F-250 4-by-4 with its chassis jacked up so high she often must tumble down from the driver’s seat, the vehicle’s battered white finish filthy and mud-caked from all of her bumpy, teeth-loosening, off-road escapades.

Vegas 16’s eight teams at a glance

East Tennessee State is making its 14th postseason appearance, including nine in the NCAA Tournament. Most recently appeared in the NCAAs in 2010. Last postseason appearance was in 2014 in the CIT.

Billy Idol ready to start Las Vegas residency

Billy Idol is launching his first Las Vegas residency on Wednesday and he seems relieved to be here instead of touring Europe as it struggles with humanitarian, political and European Union crises.

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