Public schools must permit transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity, according to an Obama administration directive issued amid a court fight between the federal government and North Carolina.
A verbal argument led to a man being stabbed at an east valley bar Friday morning.
Our music picks this week include the Hair Metal Awards and the Cure.
Nicolas Cage may not make ’em like he used to, but he is still making ’em in Las Vegas.
Our arts picks this week include Left of Center Gallery’s “North East” exhibit, and Jazz in the Park.
Chris Connelly is the founder of Contrarian Investments LLC, one of the first established sports betting entities in Nevada. Entity betting could provide a significant boost to the state’s handle.
Anna Bogoslavets, a freshman on a UNLV roster that features only foreign players, is a young woman from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev who will shatter the single-season record for winning percentage. She is 24-1 entering the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
The Meadows’ Kevin Inthachack shot 2-over-par 74 Thursday to claim the Division III League tournament title at Highland Falls.
For the the first time, Helldorado Days and the PBR will merge for a three-day show running Friday through Sunday. The Last Cowboy Standing is the headline event Friday and Saturday, with the annual Helldorado rodeo running through the weekend.
Just like when he signed at UNLV as a three-star prospect who was lightly recruited, Patrick McCaw went into the NBA Draft process largely overlooked.
Zion Morgan, a 6-foot-4-inch guard from Chicago’s Kenwood Academy, committed to the UNLV basketball team Thursday. He averaged 14.7 points, 5.0 assists and 2.2 steals last season.
Green Valley High School graduate Jamie Little and her husband, Cody Selman, who also is a racing person, are expecting their second child in October. It’s going to be a girl this time.
Palo Verde’s Izzy Goldsmith, who’s been training with an eye on this summer’s Olympic Trials, will shift her focus to compete in the finals of the Division I Sunset Region girls swimming and diving meet starting at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at UNLV’s Buchanan Natatorium.
Centennial shrugged off a pair of seventh-inning mistakes, and Jake Rogers completed a three-hitter as the Bulldogs topped visiting Cimarron-Memorial 5-1 in the winners’ bracket final of the Sunset Region baseball tournament.
It took two risky calls, but Rancho coach Amanda Zunno’s decisions paid off when Jahnae Davis-Houston scored from third on a wild pitch in the eighth inning to give the Rams a 1-0 victory over Coronado in Thursday’s Division I Sunrise League winners’ bracket final game at Foothill.
Las Vegas cruiserweight Andrew Tabiti is starting to get bigger fights and garner more attention. On Friday, he’ll meet Keith Tapia in a 10-round fight on Showtime’s SHOBox series from Sam’s Town.
Sofia Meza singled into center field with one out in the 10th, plating Shae Clements from second base with the decisive run as the Mustangs nipped Palo Verde, 5-4 at Bishop Gorman and earned a spot in Saturday’s Division I Sunset Region final.
If Nyquist can win the Preakness on May 21, he would set up the third straight Belmont Stakes with the Triple Crown on the line. That kind of excitement is great for horse racing.
Ryne Nelson threw a two-hit gem to lead host Basic to a 3-1 victory over Green Valley in an emotionally charged winner’s bracket final of the Division I Sunrise Region baseball tournament.
Green Valley grabbed early leads in every set before cruising to a 25-18, 25-11, 25-19 sweep of Valley in the Division I Sunrise Region semifinals at Foothill.
The win moved Gabriel Ynoa to 4-0 on the season and lowered his ERA to 1.77, second in the Pacific Coast League behind Los Angeles Dodgers uber prospect Julio Urias of Oklahoma City.
Michaela Hood scattered eight hits and struck out seven as Spring Valley defeated Faith Lutheran 5-1 in the winners’ bracket final ofthe Division I-A Southern Region softball tournament.
Authorities say a small single-seat helicopter crashed in a remote Nevada canyon about 75 miles north of Las Vegas.
Clinging to a 24-23 lead in the final set, Palo Verde got a key dig from senior Ryan Vogelei, just before Jason Landman’s kill shot sailed wide for Durango to seal the Panthers’ 3-1 semifinal victory.
Boulder City right-hander Jacob Hubel allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out four over seven innings as the Eagles shocked the defending region champion Faith Lutheran, 4-3. Hubel only needed 79 pitches to dispatch the Crusaders. He threw 52 strikes and 27 balls.
Brandon Burris tossed a five-inning no-hitter and struck out 15 on Thursday to help Pahranagat Valley’s baseball team to an 18-0 win over Tonopah in the opening round of the Division IV Southern Region playoffs at Alamo.
Collin Faught had 14 assists Thursday to lead Tech’s boys volleyball team to a 25-9, 18-25, 25-19, 25-15 win at Sunrise Mountain.
The man North Las Vegas police named as a suspect after a fatal hit-and-run crash Saturday reportedly posted a selfie on social media shortly after the wreck, police said Thursday.
Kaitlyn Davis spun a five-inning one-hitter and was 3-for-4 with a triple, a double and two RBIs Thursday to help Pahranagat Valley’s softball team to a 20-1 win over Round Mountain in a Division IV Southern League playoff game at Alamo.
Charges could include conspiracy to commit a crime, destruction of property, trespassing, destruction of habitat, killing of an endangered species — a felony — and a charge of possessing a firearm as an ex-felon.
