F-16 crashes near Washington during training mission

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter plane crashed near Washington on Wednesday during a training mission, and the pilot ejected safely while suffering non-life-threatening injuries, the military said.

Trump drops Bannon from National Security Council

President Donald Trump on Wednesday overhauled his National Security Council, dropping his chief strategist, Steven Bannon, according to a White House official.

Jack Nicklaus cover photo career highlight for golf photographer

Photographer J. Rick Martin, who has been taking photos of golf players for decades, moved to Las Vegas as a teenager when his father got busted for operating an illegal craps game in his hometown.

Inmate dies in prison north of Las Vegas

An inmate serving time north of Las Vegas died March 30, the Nevada Corrections Department said.

Friendly Ford hosts second UTI seminar

The Universal Technical Institute returned to Friendly Ford on March 25 for its annual meeting and scholarship testing. The event offers invaluable information for those wanting to become automotive technicians and was held at the dealership for the second straight year.

Democrat still holds Senate floor to oppose Neil Gorsuch

A Democratic senator held the Senate floor through the night and was still going Wednesday in an attention-grabbing talk-a-thon highlighting his party’s opposition to President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch.

Poll shows most young people want gov’t to pay for health care

A GenForward poll says a majority of people ages 18 to 30 think the federal government should be responsible for making sure Americans have health insurance. It suggests most young Americans won’t be content with a law offering “access” to coverage.

Nuclear waste could end up in New Mexico

Backers of a plan to build a temporary storage facility in southern New Mexico to house spent fuel from the nation’s nuclear power plants are making the rounds in Washington, D.C., in hopes of gaining more support for their proposal.

North Korea fires missile as Trump, Xi prepare to meet

North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, ahead of a summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders who are set to discuss Pyongyang’s increasingly defiant arms program.

Thousands of defects on oil train routes pose serious hazards

Government inspections of railroads that haul volatile crude oil across the United States have uncovered almost 24,000 safety defects, including problems similar to those blamed in derailments that triggered massive fires or oil spills in Oregon, Virginia, Montana and elsewhere.

TRACK: Cayon Springs boys, girls win home meet

Jeremiah Jackson-Trotter won the high jump and the long jump Tuesday to lift the Canyon Springs boys track team to victory in a three-team home meet.

GIRLS SWIMMING: Chaparral wins final event to edge Tech

Chaparral won the final event — the 400-yard freestyle relay — and that was enough to lift the Cowboys’ girls swimming team to a 114-110 victory over Tech on Tuesday at Multi-Generational.

Henderson man, 81, dies after motorhome fire

The fire started about 5:30 p.m. at Midway Trailer Park, on the 1800 block of Ward Drive, near Sunset Road and Boulder Highway, Henderson Fire Department spokeswoman Kathleen Richards said.

UNLV suspends sorority for hazing, breaches

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has suspended the Delta Zeta sorority as an active campus organization until fall 2019 for hazing and other incidents.

BASEBALL: Three-run eighth inning powers Rancho over Liberty

Rancho’s Layton Walls provided a two-run single, and the Rams’ baseball team added another run on a passed ball as part of a three-run eighth inning to defeat Liberty 4-1 on the road Tuesday.

VOLLEYBALL: Cheyenne overcomes early deficit to top Tech

Tyler Buchanan had 25 kills, and Brian Orellana dished out 38 assists to lead Cheyenne’s boys volleyball team to a 21-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-18 win over visiting Tech on Tuesday.

Cortez Masto’s ‘no’ on Gorsuch comes down to philosophy

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto says she approached her decision on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch the way she used to prepare for cases as a lawyer: She did her research.

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