EDITORIAL: Passenger pickup pleaser

McCarran International Airport’s drive-thru passenger pick-up area is actually a pretty helpful tool, but it’s always been a tricky dance for drivers. That doesn’t have to be the case any longer.

UNLV meets with Menzies and Beard, may make decision this weekend

UNLV officials concluded their interview with New Mexico State basketball coach Marvin Menzies this morning, and they are preparing to interview Arkansas-Little Rock’s Chris Beard this afternoon.

Villanova upsets Kansas 64-59, heads to Final Four

Kris Jenkins made two free throws with 13.3 seconds remaining, Jalen Brunson added two more with 3.5 seconds left and second-seeded Villanova upset top-seeded Kansas 64-59 on Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament South Region final to reach the Final Four.

BASEBALL: Ayers leads Shadow Ridge to win

Quinn Ayers was 3-for-4 with a double, a run and two RBIs Saturday to help the Shadow Ridge baseball team to an 11-4 victory over Snow Canyon (Utah) in the Snow Canyon Classic in St. George,Utah.

2016 Spring Break Tournament Schedules

Schedules and results (when available) for the baseball and softball tournaments being held over Spring Break in Southern Nevada.

California minimum wage deal reached

California legislators and labor unions have reached an agreement that will take the state’s minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour.

Lake Havasu offers a bridge to the past

Lake Havasu City may be the ultimate mixed metaphor — the home of a 187-year-old English bridge transported to a 38-year-old city on the eastern edge of the Mojave desert, where water sports reign supreme and 21st-century spring breakers love to party.

Cool temps, winds heading for Las Vegas Valley

Cool, windy weather is wending its way back to the Las Vegas Valley, according to the National Weather Service.

Terrorism director glad to receive wrong report regarding fuel barrel vans at Circus Circus

What was first relayed to police as a possible threat to a Strip hotel-casino turned out to be a case of two stolen vans containing diesel fuel barrels. While the concern proved unfounded, reporting such incidents is an important step in combating terrorism, according to the director of the Southern Nevada Counter-Terrorism Center.

UNR surges late to wrap up baseball sweep over Rebels

Bryce Greager went 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs to help UNR complete a three-game series sweep over UNLV with a 7-4 victory Saturday in a Mountain West baseball game at Wilson Stadium.

Hield gets 37, Oklahoma beats Oregon 80-68 to hit Final Four

Buddy Hield hit eight 3-pointers while scoring 37 points, and Oklahoma advanced to its first Final Four since 2002 with an 80-68 victory over Oregon in the West Region final of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

Cesar Chavez Day celebrates legacy of United Farm Workers founder —PHOTOS

When University of Nevada, Las Vegas alum Greg Loza heard his fraternity brothers would be volunteering at Cesar Chavez Day on Saturday, he made the more than four-hour trip from Los Angeles to join them in Las Vegas. The first-generation Mexican American not only wanted to donate his time to the event, but he also wanted to show his support for an issue close to his heart.

Peeps thrive on cult following

Don’t ever underestimate the power of the Peep.

Mick Cronin’s decision made easy by 9-year-old daughter

One of the first reports out of Cincinnati said little Sammi, the 9-year-old daughter of Mick Cronin, weighed heavily in his decision to stay at the school. Of course she did, and you would think UNLV would have realized this before putting all eggs in Cronin’s basket.

Bernie Sanders wins Democratic caucuses in Alaska

Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic presidential caucuses in Alaska, his first win over front-runner Hillary Clinton in three states holding party caucuses on Saturday.

SOFTBALL: Witucki leads Gaels to win

Ashley Witucki went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and two runs Saturday to lead the Bishop Gorman softball team to an 11-1 six-inning win over Rancho Alamitos (Calif.) in the Savanna Invitational in Anaheim, California.

Human Nature wants to be more than Motown

Australian vocal quartet covers songs from ’50s through ‘Hotline Bling’ in new show debuting Tuesday.

Civil drones: Tools of peace tested near tools of war

When the state of Nevada set out to demonstrate its civil uses for drones as one of the six FAA-approved test beds for merging the budding industry into the national airspace, it chose a secure swath of high desert where the nation’s nuclear bombs were tested during the Cold War.

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