Expert who helped identify UN as source of Haiti cholera outbreak urges new precautions

A University of Nevada, Reno, expert who played a key role in investigating a 2010 outbreak of cholera in Haiti that was later blamed on U.N. peacekeeping troops says the international organization needs to do more to ensure that it doesn’t contribute to the spread of infectious diseases.

2016 Pahranagat Valley Football Capsule

Pahranagat Valley’s 93-game winning streak is alive, and the Panthers return four-year starter Tabor Maxwell at quarterback this season.

2016 Boulder City Football Capsule

Boulder City has 16 returning lettermen on its 25-man roster, and most of the players will see time on both sides of the ball.

Talented Bishop Gorman girls soccer team fueled by 2015 disappointment

Even though it started six freshmen and relied on underclassmen for nearly all of its production last season, Bishop Gorman’s girls soccer team felt it was good enough to win the state title. That goal didn’t come to fruition, as the Gaels lost to Arbor View 3-2 in the closing minutes of the Division I Sunset Region semifinals.

Attorneys ask Nevada Supreme Court for ruling on ‘Las Vegas Law’

Defense lawyers who want to block Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson’s television show “Las Vegas Law” from filming a murder trial took their argument to the Nevada Supreme Court on Monday.

Las Vegas man dies after being attacked by swarm of bees in early August

Though the county coroner has not yet ruled an official cause and manner for the man’s death, the exterminator died after he was stung more than 200 times while working to remove a hive from a home near the corner of Colored Wind Avenune and Wispy Winds Street.

Hawaii resident wins $10.7M jackpot at Wynn Las Vegas

An Oahu, Hawaii resident walked away with a jackpot of more than $10.7 million on an IGT Megabucks Wynn Wheel machine around 9 p.m. on Sunday at Wynn Las Vegas.

UNLV women’s soccer sweeps first Mountain West weekly awards

Redshirt freshman forward Michaela Morris was named the Offensive Player of the Week after a four-goal weekend and junior defender Chidera Akubilo was named the Defensive Player of the Week.

Bill draft request on utility ‘decoupling’ fails to gain endorsement

A proposed bill draft that would give state utility regulators the authority to “decouple” a utility’s recovery of costs from the sale of electricity failed to get a favorable endorsement Monday from a legislative panel.

Seaman-Cannizzaro race tight for state Senate District 6

A poll released Monday suggests a tight race in state Senate District 6, a contest that could determine whether Republicans retain a slim majority in the Nevada Senate after the November election.

Somerville drops legal challenges to Wynn Boston Harbor

No more legal hurdles stand in the way of Wynn’s long-delayed Boston-area casino after Somerville announced Monday it was withdrawing the last of its challenges.

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