Zhane Dikes’ two free throws with 14 seconds to play gave San Francisco a one-point lead and the sixth-seeded Dons held off No. 1 Brigham Young, 70-68, to win the West Coast Conference women’s basketball tournament Tuesday at Orleans Arena.
Grand Canyon, who tied for second in conference play, aren’t eligible to compete in the postseason and won’t be participating in the WAC tournament, which starts Wednesday at the Orleans Arena.
The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame announces its class of 2016 with Riddick Bowe, Boom Boom Mancini and Pernell Whitaker leading the 11-member class.
The Boys Las Vegas Invitational tournament takes place Friday and Saturday at Shadow Ridge and Centennial, and the second annual event features top teams from Arizona, California and Nevada.
One person is in critical condition after a rollover hit-and-run crash in the east Las Vegas Valley Monday night, according to police.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority next month will consider returning Cashman Center to the city of Las Vegas later in the year, opening the door for new city development and the eventual exit of the Las Vegas 51s to a new baseball stadium.
The Siegel Group Nevada said Tuesday that it bought a 260-unit Legacy Suites property in Phoenix for $10.55 million. It’s Siegel’s 35th property, and its second Legacy Suites buy in the last nine months.
The Maryland Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered a Baltimore police officer to testify against colleagues charged in the April death of Freddie Gray, a black man whose death triggered protests and rioting.
A state board on Tuesday approved a new $125,000 contract with a prominent law firm to continue assisting Nevada as a new school choice law heads to the state Supreme Court.
Murder charges have been filed against a second suspect in the November 2015 killing of a 9-year-old boy, a crime that horrified a Chicago community.
Danish sportswear brand Hummel has unveiled its new jersey for the Afghanistan national soccer team, complete with a hijab for female players.
The missing hiker found dead near Red Rock Canyon’s Turtlehead Peak trail Monday afternoon has been identified by the Clark County coroner.
A pedestrian hit by a truck in the central Las Vegas Valley in October died of her injuries in January, according to Las Vegas police.
About 40 protesters marched down Virginia Street here Tuesday in opposition to a competitive oil and gas lease sale conducted by the U.S Bureau of Land Management.
A 14-year-old Michigan girl critically wounded during a deadly shooting spree allegedly committed by an Uber driver will leave the hospital on Tuesday, according to online posts by her mother and a family friend.
Libby Sauter talks of her ascent with pride but in the next breath points to the men’s record that’s still more than two hours faster. There’s still work to be done, and Satuer doesn’t shy away from what most deem hard or even terrifying.
Northbound U.S. Highway 95 near Boulder Highway has reopened after a jackknifed semitrailer blocked all lanes Tuesday morning.
Today’s National Pancake Day, and if you’ve been paying attention the past few years, you know IHOP usually celebrates with a free short stack for anyone who comes in to a participating location.
The man killed when his motorcycle struck a car in North Las Vegas Monday evening has been identified by the Clark County coroner.
Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer became the latest sponsor to sever ties with Maria Sharapova on Tuesday, as the world’s highest-paid female athlete started to count the cost of a failed drug test and likely ban from tennis.
The Pac-12 Tournament tips off Wednesday with four games with as many six teams having a shot win the title.
UNLV sophomore guard Patrick McCaw was named to the coaches’ second-team All-Mountain West basketball squad on Tuesday, repeating the honor he received by the media two days earlier.
A woman who worked at a local elementary school was killed by her long-term boyfriend Monday night just before he turned the gun on himself in their northwest valley home, Metro said.
The Ferguson, Missouri, city council on Tuesday may back down and approve an agreement it reached with the U.S. Justice Department to reform the city’s police department after the 2014 shooting of an unarmed black teenager.
Paul Zerdin follows his win on the NBC talent show with a move to Las Vegas, where he will share the theater with singer Frankie Moreno.
If you want to make the world a better place, consider not following the lead of Suzanne Lea, founder and CEO of the Las Vegas nonprofit, In12Days. Or at least ask yourself why before undertaking the tricky business of launching a nonprofit. It’s a venture that some founders spend years running from their own kitchen tables.
Cactus League president Mark Coronado told the Arizona Republic in a story published Sunday that he also is worried about Las Vegas poaching a number of Major League teams for spring training.
On paper, the UNLV women’s Mountain West tournament first-round matchup against Air Force looked like it might turn into a blowout.