Thriving Boulder City at a crossroads

Boulder City booster and town scribe Elton Garrett’s sense of the dramatic didn’t fail him.

War of trainers is just what Pacquiao-Bradley fight needs

Is a promotion ever helped when some of the biggest headlines over a third installment of Manny Pacquiao engaging Timothy Bradley are made by those in the corner and not the ring?

Friends, family, officers gather to grieve two killed day of K9 shooting

About 100 people gathered to grieve for Felecia Hughes-Limberly, 46, who died March 31 alongside her son, when they were both shot by a person who later engaged police in a running gun battle that resulted in the death of a police dog.

Las Vegan Frank Mir flagged for possible drug test failure

Las Vegan Frank Mir has been informed by the United States Anti-Doping Agency of a potential violation of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s drug policy as a result of a test conducted on March 20, the organization announced late Friday.

Liberty’s O’Bannon tames Wolves

Liberty’s Ed O’Bannon kept the ball down in the strike zone all day Friday, firing a two-hit shutout to lead the Patriots to a 4-0 road win over top-ranked Basic.

SOFTBALL: Severance, Diamondbacks top Centennial

Winning pitcher Holly Severance had a three-run double in a five-run fifth inning Friday as the Desert Oasis softball team stunned host Centennial, 9-6.

Regents approve Chris Beard’s UNLV contract by 9-4 vote

Chris Beard, 43, agreed to take the job on March 27, but the process was drawn out. He officially will be introduced at a news conference at 3 p.m. Friday at the Mendenhall Center.

Prosecutors say Dennis Hastert wanted to hide sex abuse of wrestler, 14

Dennis Hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million to a person the former House speaker sexually abused when the victim was a 14-year-old wrestler on a team coached by Hastert, prosecutors said in a court filing Friday that details allegations by five former students.

Tourism to France grew in 2015 despite Paris attacks

The overall number of tourists visiting France in 2015 rose marginally compared with the year before to reach an all-time high despite the two deadly attacks in Paris in January and November.

Obama names Nevadan to Hispanic education panel

President Obama on Friday announced his attention to appoint Nancy Brune, executive director of the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities, to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.

Will Manny Pacquiao end career with Saturday’s Timothy Bradley bout?

The 37-year-old congressman from the Philippines. who is an eight-division world champion, has one final appointment in the ring before he leaves boxing for a run at a seat in the Philippine Senate. There’s 12 seats open and he intends to win one of them next month.

Lumos! 4-day Harry Potter convention coming to Las Vegas

Those who can’t make it to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park can experience the wonder of Harry Potter in Las Vegas this summer at a four-day convention.

Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup driver ratings

Taking a look at Duck Commander 500 (4:30 p.m. Saturday, KVVU-5) at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.

Pope emphasizes flexibility over rules for modern families

In a sweeping document on family life that opened a door to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, Pope Francis insisted Friday that church doctrine cannot bethe final word in answering tricky moral questions and that Catholics must be guided by their own informed consciences.

VINTAGE ARCHITECTURE

Sure, you’ve heard of Rancho Circle, the exclusive, downtown-adjacent enclave whose brick and iron gates have welcomed Las Vegas’ rich and famous since the 1940s.

Arrests provide new links between Paris, Brussels attacks

The arrest Friday of five men suspected of links to the Brussels bombings, including the last known fugitive in last year’s Paris attacks, raised new questions about the extent of the Islamic State cell believed to have carried out the intertwined attacks that left 162 people dead in two countries.

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