North Las Vegas company’s space habitat rockets into orbit

Bigelow Aerospace employees in North Las Vegas got free T-shirts and a catered lunch with pizza, chicken fingers, cake and ice cream then watched something they’ve worked on for years get shot into space.

Shareholders approve sale of Starwood Hotels to Marriott

NEW YORK — Marriott International has cleared one of its major hurdles on its journey to acquire rival Starwood and become the world’s largest hotel chain.

Jose Ramirez hopes to have bigger punch outside boxing ring

Not that he needs any additional motivation for tonight’s fight with Manny Perez, but maybe someone should download one of Donald Trump’s stump speeches and play it for Jose Ramirez before he enters the ring at the MGM Grand Garden.

Axl Rose to attend Guns N’ Roses show at T-Mobile Arena with broken foot

Fans attending the eagerly anticipated Guns N’ Roses show at T-Mobile Arena tonight, can expect to see a slightly more sedated version of singer Axl Rose than appeared last week at the band’s secret show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles.

Summerlin neighborhood to hold grand opening today

Toll Brothers today will unveil three model homes at the grand opening of Los Altos, its newest Summerlin community. Los Altos will premier three professionally decorated models, ranging from 3,094 to 3,822 square feet.

Vehicle rolls over in central valley

A vehicle has rolled over near Interstate 15 and Lake Mead Boulevard.

UNLV spring football recap No. 14: Rebels prepare for spring game

That sequence of plays took place at UNLV’s practice Friday morning at Rebel Park, where crowd noise blared from speakers and the energy was palpable as the team geared up for its annual spring game, scheduled for noon Saturday at Johann Memorial Field.

Tourism to France rose 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.

Nevada priests react favorably to Pope Francis’ family proclamation

Although none had the chance to read it yet, Southern Nevada priests said Friday that they hoped a proclamation released by Pope Francis might encourage the church to treat parishioners in a less judgmental, more pastoral way when it comes to issues involving marriage and family life.

NCAA shuts down satellite football camps

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh’s next satellite camping trip through the South has been cancelled. The NCAA shut down so-called satellite football camps Friday after the Big Ten turned out to be the only Power Five conference in favor of them.

Project captures virtual views of Nevada’s scenic locales

OK, maybe the Great Nevada Google Street View Trekker Expedition of 2015 wasn’t quite as arduous as the expeditions John C. Fremont led while exploring Nevada and the American West during the 1840s.

5 inexpensive music shows coming up in Las Vegas

The Foo Fighters and Nirvana. That’s a double bill that you’ll never see, for obvious reasons. That said, file this one under: Next Best Thing.

California company faces fine for enrolling ineligible consumers in program

The Federal Communications Commission said it will fine California-based Total Call Mobile $51 million for enrolling tens of thousands of duplicate and ineligible consumers in Nevada and 18 other states into Lifeline, a discount phone service program for low-income consumers.

Women’s bantamweight contender bout added to UFC 200

Not only will the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight title be on the line at UFC 200, two top contenders in the division will have the chance to take a huge step toward a future title bout in a matchup that was made official Thursday.

UNLV’s Chris Obekpa declares for NBA Draft

Another player left UNLV when news broke Friday morning that Chris Obekpa was departing early for the NBA Draft.

Las Vegan resident among thousands to make deposit on Tesla Model 3

Tesla booked more than 100,000 reservations in the first 90 minutes and has taken about 300,000 reservations and deposits since March 31, and at least one Las Vegas resident was ready to plunk down a $1,000 deposit.

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