Oregon upsets top-seed Kansas, advances to Final Four

Tyler Dorsey poured in 27 points, Dillon Brooks added 17 and plucky Oregon ended Kansas’ romp through the NCAA Tournament with a 74-60 victory Saturday night that gave the Ducks their first Final Four trip in nearly 80 years.

 
Uber suspends self-driving car program after crash in Arizona

Uber suspended its pilot program for driverless cars on Saturday after a vehicle equipped with the nascent technology crashed on an Arizona roadway, the ride-hailing company and local police said.

SOFTBALL: Mikayla Berg, Basic top Wilsonville

Mikayla Berg went 2-for-2 with a double and four RBIs on Saturday to lead the Basic softball team to a 14-2, five-inning win over Wilsonville (Ore.) at the Russel Road Recreation Complex.

Gonzaga reaches first Final Four by beating Xavier

The criticism dogged Gonzaga wherever it went, no matter how much it won. The Zags run up their record by beating up on teams in a weak conference, then always seemed to come up short as the calendar went deep into March. Few outside of Spokane believed the program Mark Few helped build from scratch belonged in the national powerhouse conversation.

Hundreds celebrate legacy of Cesar Chavez at Las Vegas festival

Despite gusty winds Saturday morning, hundreds flocked to Reese Freedom Park to celebrate the legacy of Cesar Chavez, a Latino civil rights leader who worked to ensure farm workers were provided fair pay, water breaks and protection from harmful pesticides in the early 1960s.

Two walks in Las Vegas Valley raise awareness about suicide prevention

Simran Sodhi was poised as she spoke to a crowd gathered for a suicide prevention walk Saturday morning, but as she talked of her 13-year-old brother’s death and neared the end of her remarks, the Palo Verde High School senior broke down in tears.

Rattlers roll to Meadows Invitational title

Nick Kline, Devon Flowers and Don Phillips each won two events Saturday to lead Mojave’s boys track team to the title at The Meadows Invitational.

Fate of death penalty set to heat up in Nevada Legislature

The death penalty may be ending in Nevada. Assembly Bill 237 in the Legislature would ban capital punishment and commute the sentences of some 81 inmates on death row to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

99-year-old says scotch, cigars and sex are the secret to a long life

Gladys Stroud turns 100-years-old on Friday. If she’s not playing board games, she’s exercising, drinking scotch at happy hours, babysitting her great, great, great, grandson or enjoying live theatre either in Las Vegas or Los Angeles.

1 dies in fatal bus shooting on Las Vegas Strip, hours after Bellagio burglary

A pair of unrelated Saturday morning crimes on the Strip, seemingly ripped straight from movie scripts, left one person dead, multiple suspects in custody, shut down part of Las Vegas Boulevard and dominated social media for hours.

College teacher discovers ‘Dream’ sculpture at Las Vegas park

The “Dream Machine” dream came true for artist Wayne Littlejohn in mid-December, when his towering, spiral metal sculpture capped by a mushroom (cloud?) was dedicated at Siegfried & Roy Park near McCarran International Airport.

Public art projects transform public spaces in Las Vegas — PHOTOS

Las Vegas doesn’t have a major art museum. But art projects from trail shelters to bus shelters, from sidewalks to traffic islands, are transforming public spaces — and, advocates hope, opening eyes to the power of art.

Spring heralds time for cleaning

Spring is officially here, and already the household castoffs from your neighbor’s cleaning efforts are piling up on the sidewalk.

Precise measurements required for vinyl floor installation

Q: I have a powder room, and the vinyl flooring needs to be replaced. The room is only about 6 feet by 6 feet. How do you make sure that there won’t be any gaps when installing it?

Pollenizer tree may not be needed to produce fruit

Q: How close do I need to plant a pollinator tree? I want to plant more fruit trees and was curious how close it needs to be? My neighbors have various fruit trees, and I am about a half mile from Gilcrease Orchard. Is this close enough to be effective, or should I plant my own?

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