UNLV festival, in its 30th year, loves celebrating Las Vegas’ diversity

The 30th anniversary of the annual Festival of Communities was held on the Academic Mall to showcase the melting pot that is Las Vegas. People from all walks of life — from yogis to light saber performers — attended the festival, which was held in conjunction with Rebel Preview Day to let high school students and their families experience UNLV’s diversity.

SOFTBALL: Coronado hands Liberty its first loss

Dylan Underwood, Erica Hardy, Tatum Spangler and Ashley Ward combined for eight of their team’s 10 hits Saturday and were center-stage in Coronado’s 4-1 victory over previously unbeaten Liberty.

Top seeds Gonzaga, North Carolina reach national title game

Nigel Williams-Goss and Zach Collins combined for 37 points to lead Gonzaga past South Carolina 77-73 at the Final Four, while North Carolina held off Oregon 77-76 to advance to Monday’s title game.

Raiders’ facility could land in several Las Vegas Valley neighborhoods

The Raiders will be on the lookout for a practice facility, and the Nevada Legislature set aside $100 million for such a project. They have several potential locations to scout, including Downtown Summerlin, where the Golden Knights are constructing their building.

Locals with NFL ties eager for Raiders to arrive

Detroit Lions safety Miles Killebrew, a Foothill High product, is one of many locals with NFL ties excited about the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas.

Experts: Challenge to build Las Vegas Raiders stadium for 2020

Southern Nevada construction industry experts say whoever ends up building the planned 65,000-seat stadium for the Las Vegas Raiders will face a massive challenge to get it done by the opening of the 2020 NFL season.

Moving Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas will be tough task for NFL

While teams who have fled well-established NFL cities all experienced similar logistical hardships and concerns, unique circumstances make a one-way-fits-all model impractical when it comes to backing up the moving trucks.

Police investigating body found in central valley

A man called 911 about 2:05 p.m. and told dispatchers he had “info on a dead body that could possibly be a homicide,” Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Grant Rogers said.

Nomadic Raiders might need interim home before landing in Las Vegas

The Raiders will play at the Oakland Coliseum in 2017. But then where does the nomadic silver-and-black call its temporary residence until 2020, when a domed 65,000-seat stadium in Las Vegas will be ready?

Introducing the Las Vegas Nine

One could put together an entire roster of guys representing Southern Nevada high schools who have played in the big leagues, a significant percentage of whom are still playing.

Remembering Las Vegas’ first national basketball champions

Paul Son-Dice of Las Vegas, led by former UNLV Rebels Armon Gilliam, Sudden Sam Smith and Greg Goorjian, won the 1984 AAU men’s national basketball championship on home turf.

Cancer can’t stop young Las Vegas man from helping others

While cancer has meant Kyle Silveroli can no longer protect Americans militarily as he hoped, he believes he can make a positive difference in lives by putting a face on recent research findings of cancer experts: Millennials, young people born between 1982 and 2004, now have double the risk of colon cancer and quadruple the risk of rectal cancer compared to baby boomers.

 
Man charged with arson for Atlanta bridge fire

A man accused of starting a raging fire that collapsed a portion of Interstate 85 a few miles north of downtown Atlanta was charged with arson Saturday.

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