UNLV updated its basketball schedule Wednesday, with times established for all but a handful of games.
The average decommissioned satellite either burns up over a specific ocean region or is ejected to a far-off orbital graveyard. But Chinese officials admit they have lost control of Tiangong 1.
An inmate died Tuesday night at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City, according to the state Department of Corrections.
The National Park Service is trying to track down a motorist who defaced a remote dry lake bed in Death Valley National Park famous for its mysterious moving stones.
Anna Dobbins dished out 31 assists, and Adriana Rios had 11 kills and eight digs to help Las Vegas’ girls volleyball team to a 25-2, 25-14, 22-25, 23-25, 15-6 win over host Valley on Wednesday.
“Chopper Tom” Hawley is to be back on (and in) the air Monday morning, as details of his now-infamous flight from Denver to Las Vegas are coming to light.
Lani Potter went to work on improving around the greens, and the results have been evident this fall. She has won or shared medalist honors in five of the Eagles’ six matches and established herself as the overwhelming favorite for the individual title when the Class 3A girls tournament tees off next month.
Green Valley boys cross country runner Milton Amezcua won the 3.1-mile race Wednesday, and the Gators had four of the top five finishers to win a eight-team meet at Cornerstone Park.
Centennial’s Raul Saucedo and Justin Madsen each went 2-0 in singles on Wednesday to lift the Bulldogs’ boys tennis team to a 10-8 win at Legacy.
An aviation expert who monitors passenger traffic at airports across the country says McCarran International will maintain its status as the nation’s ninth busiest airport in five years.
Authorities in Charlotte tried to quell public anger Wednesday after a police officer shot a black man, but a dusk prayer vigil turned into a march that ended with a protester critically wounded by gunfire and the governor declared a state of emergency in the city.
Macee Barlow’s second-half goal helped host Palo Verde to a 1-0 victory over Centennial on Wednesday afternoon.
Tjaden Giles went 3-0 in singles to help Basic’s girls tennis team edge Silverado 10-8 on Wednesday.
Repair crews worked through the night trying to restore electricity to Puerto Rico’s 3.5 million people early Thursday after a fire at a power plant blacked out the entire U.S. territory.
Sure enough, league play in the Class 4A Sunset Region and Class 3A starts this week, the true indicator that summer is done. Even Bishop Gorman is taking a break from irking out-of-state fanbases to play a Southwest League contest against Bonanza. (I didn’t include that game in my picks, but, spoiler alert, Gorman is going to win.)
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The FBI is conducting an investigation into the campaign contributions of Las Vegas City Councilman Ricki Barlow, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Clark County will charge the city of Las Vegas roughly $1 million less than it would have for each of the next four odd-year municipal elections, in exchange for the city waiving fire protection fees called for under a decades-old agreement.
Jack Guynn and Chase Castro both recorded a goal and an assist on the road Wednesday, as Shadow Ridge took down Faith Lutheran, 3-1.
Senior Airman Michael J. Buras’ name, which already graced a highway in his native Georgia, now also adorns a building at Nellis Air Force Base.
A pair of Las Vegas defense attorneys started distributing “Black Lives Matter” buttons among their colleagues nearly two months before the issue sparked controversy at the Regional Justice Center.
Gov. Brian Sandoval on Wednesday said he will call a special session of the Legislature in early October to consider a package of recommendations for Clark County that include building a 65,000-seat football stadium, expanding the Las Vegas Convention Center and paying for more police officers.
Some state lawmakers are cheering the prospect of having the NFL’s Oakland Raiders take up residence in Las Vegas, but they’re on the sidelines on how a $1.9 billion stadium should be financed.
Commentary
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, a 100-foot-high mural must be worth at least 10,000. What about 15 of those murals, some spanning the side of an entire building?
An Oregon State Police trooper testified a government informant was driving Ammon Bundy when the Oregon standoff leader was arrested on his way to a community meeting north of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
Boulder City’s Lani Potter shot 5-over-par 70 Wednesday to earn medalist honors and carry the Eagles to a victory in a Sunrise League match at Wildhorse Golf Club.
Western’s Ellyson Reynada and Kirsten Molina each had a goal and an assist Monday, as the Warriors held off Cheyenne at home, 3-2.