Houston quarterback Greg Ward earns respect with big heart

Houston is enamored with starting quarterback Greg Ward Jr., who has guided the Cougars to 22 wins in the past two years. Ward and the Cougars face San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday.

Enrollment deadline for healthcare.gov extended through Monday

Enrollment for January health-care coverage through the healthcare.gov website has been extended through Monday nationwide due to demand, the director of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange said late Thursday.

Liberty has strong second half in rout by No. 7 Mater Dei

Liberty boys basketball coach Stefan Berg was looking for positives from Thursday’s showcase game against Mater Dei (California) at the Tarkanian Classic. And in the second half at Bishop Gorman, he found a few.

 
White House suggests Putin was involved in US hacking

The Obama administration suggested Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the hacking of Democratic officials’ email accounts in the run-up to the presidential election and said it was “fact” that such actions helped Donald Trump’s campaign.

Seahawks clinch NFC West with 24-3 win over Rams

Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes, Tyler Lockett had 130 yards receiving and a score, and the Seattle Seahawks won the NFC West title with a 24-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night.

Rain, high winds moving into Las Vegas Valley

Rain and a wind advisory are expected for the Las Vegas Valley before the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Nevada receives $1.17m to help erase backlog of untested rape kits

Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee authorizes use of the funding to continue the effort to test some 7,800 untested kits — some decade old — collected after sexual assaults.

Man dies after he was shot on a bus in northeast Las Vegas

The 20-year-old man died less than two hours after he was shot in the abdomen about 5:40 p.m. on a bus at North Pecos Road and East Washington Avenue, police said.

New Park Theater not out to eclipse its stars

The $90 million theater brings another evolution in video technology, but its designer says it’s still about who is performing on stage, not the space itself.

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