Successful Jaguars sprint toward national track meet

Desert Pines, led by a senior-laden team, will be competing in the New Balance Nationals Outdoor Championships on June 17-19 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

MMA legend Kimbo Slice dies in Florida at age 42

Veteran mixed martial artist and street-fighting legend Kevin Ferguson, who was known by the name Kimbo Slice, died Monday night at a hospital in South Florida. He was 42.

Goodwill in Southern Nevada on solid growth path

Walking into a Goodwill store in Southern Nevada today is unlike the experience of 20 years ago. Shoppers are greeted with lively music, nicely dressed mannequins, organized clothing racks and courteous staff.

51s fall behind early, can’t muster comeback

The first two games of the series saw the 51s make dramatic comebacks to win the game. Monday night had about as little drama as possible as the Tacoma Rainiers scored in each of the first four innings en route to a 9-1 victory at Cashman Field.

Free lap dances, pancakes and Chumlee await Raiders

If the Oakland Raiders move to Las Vegas, the players will get free lap dances and limo rides at Sapphire strip club, free pancakes from Hash House A Go Go, and free DJing from “Pawn Stars’” Chumlee.

 
Hillary Clinton clinches Democratic presidential nomination — PHOTOS

Eight years after conceding she was unable to “shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling,” Hillary Clinton is embracing her place in history as she finally crashes through as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

Despite righting a serious wrong, UFC remains insecure

The more times the UFC bullies and removes and bans journalists, the more others will be fearful of similar actions and choose not to report what could be highly important stories about the health and well-being of fighters or other critical matters.

Airport towers in Las Vegas, San Francisco need retrofitting

Two state-of-the-art airport towers due to go into operation this fall in San Francisco and Las Vegas will first need extensive remodeling to make room for technology that dates backs to the early days of air traffic control, according to union officials.

UFC reverses ban on journalists after throwing them out of UFC 199

UFC officials reversed a ban on three journalists who were escorted from The Forum in Inglewood, California, on Saturday before the main event of UFC 199. MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani detailed his ouster during a webcast Monday.

Penguins 1 win away from Stanley Cup after Game 4 win

Evgeni Malkin scored his first goal of the series and Matt Murray made 23 saves after a shaky Game 3 to lead the Penguins to a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night for a 3-1 series lead.

Brock Lesnar to fight Mark Hunt at UFC 200

Former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will come out of retirement to face Mark Hunt at UFC 200 on July 9 at T-Mobile Arena. Lesnar retired from the UFC in 2011 to return to professional wrestling.

Coroner identifies 2 who died in crash

The Clark County coroner Monday has identified the man and woman who died after a crash in the west valley Sunday morning.

St. Jude’s Ranch for Children will separate national operations

The national board of St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, a nonprofit serving neglected and abused children, said last week that it will separate operations in Nevada and Texas to more efficiently serve foster children.

Remembering when Muhammad Ali fought Superman

The legend of Muhammad Ali was so great that he once was matched against Superman in the comic books — and won. It might be the perfect metaphor for the legend that was Ali.

 
Metro investigating string of robberies

Las Vegas police suspect six robberies were committed by the same young men over 48 hours. On Monday, the department released surveillance video of the robberies and asked for the public’s help identifying the criminals.

Passenger-carrying drone company will test in Nevada

The nation’s first passenger-carrying drone manufacturing company is coming to Las Vegas. The Chinese company, EHang Inc. is developing a drone that is capable of carrying passengers.

 
Paid parking underway at some MGM Resorts properties

Dozens of orange-shirted ambassadors assisted resort customers at the Monte Carlo, New York-New York, Aria and Vdara on Monday, the first day of MGM Resorts International’s controversial new paid parking program.

Hambrick targeted by Citizen Outreach mailer

Republican Assembly Speaker John Hambrick is being targeted again in negative campaign mailers for his support of the governor’s $1.5 billion tax package.