TRACK: Jacob Eckersley helps Shadow Ridge boys to win

Jacob Eckersley won the 400-meter dash and was second in the pole vault Tuesday to lead Shadow Ridge’s boys track and field team to victory in a seven-team meet at Moapa Valley in Overton.

City Council candidates debate plethora of topics in forum

The five City Council candidates outlined their views on Cashman Center redevelopment, local recreational marijuana regulations, recycling, sanctuary city designations, fireworks and the controversial development of the Badlands golf course during the hour-and-a-half forum at Temple Sinai in Summerlin on Tuesday night.

Kansas State downs Wake Forest to advance to round of 64

Kamau Stokes scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half of a wide-open game on Tuesday night, and Kansas State’s balance was the difference as the Wildcats pulled away to a 95-88 victory over Wake Forest in the First Four.

Cimarron uses strong start to top Faith Lutheran in five innings

Cimarron-Memorial’s baseball team sent 11 batters to the plate and scored six runs in the second inning Tuesday en route to a 15-2 win over Faith Lutheran in its five-inning Northwest League opener.

SOFTBALL: Liberty rallies to beat Basic in eight innings

Marisa Olmos went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, and Liberty’s softball team scored twice in the top of the eighth inning to rally for a 10-8 victory over host Basic on Tuesday.

GOLF: Arbor View tops Shadow Ridge

Cameron Gambini shot even-par 36 to help Arbor View claim a 225-242 victory over Shadow Ridge in a dual match at Painted Desert.

Fellow fighter testifies that War Machine had choked him out

Herman “The Hitman” Terrado often trained with the now-banished mixed martial arts fighter known as War Machine and testified Tuesday as a defense witness in the man’s sexual assault and attempted murder trial.

Metro, NHP to watch for impaired drivers on St. Patrick’s Day

Between 7 p.m. Friday and 3 a.m. Saturday, Metropolitan Police Department officers will conduct a sobriety checkpoint targeting drug and alcohol impaired drivers, the department announced in a statement.

Rock in Rio fires up 2017 festival — in Rio

Rock in Rio performed to underwhelming ticket sales on the Strip in 2015. It was expected to return this year, but is instead back in Brazil.

Names begin to surface in UNLV AD search

UNLV is still vetting candidates for its athletic director position. But as the advertisement ends Wednesday, some names are beginning to emerge.

 
911 dispatcher in Tamir Rice case gets 8-day suspension

A 911 dispatcher who took a call that led to a white police officer’s fatal shooting of 12-year-old black boy who’d been playing with a pellet gun outside a Cleveland recreation center has been suspended for eight days.

How to pour a perfect pint of Guinness

For the first time, Guinness Brewing Company has its perfect-pint ambassadors in the United States, and they’re in Las Vegas, baby.

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