Ex-Met Dillon Gee shuts down 51s

Dillon Gee, who pitched for the Mets from 2010-15, tossed six shutout innings for Round Rock as the Express beat the 51s 3-1 on Wednesday.

2017 Boys Golf Honors

Follow the link for postseason boys golf honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.

Transportation agency fills posts left open by scandal

State officials filled two Nevada Transportation Authority positions that were vacated as a result of a scandal involving an officer who had an extensive drunken driving history.

Stewart school’s intimate graduation celebrates students’ strengths

Wednesday night’s ceremony at Helen J. Stewart School marked the first graduation for the Clark County School District this year. The intimate ceremony included a description of each student’s strengths and what each contributed to the school community.

Litter mars the Las Vegas Valley landscape

As a community, we should step up. People should start helping out by actually throwing their trash and recycling where it belongs.

Power corrupts? Just look at Carson City Democrats

This is a case of the destruction of the bipartisan balance built into the Legislative Commission, which is second in importance only to the Interim Finance Committee.

Clark County must go after property tax scofflaws

The assessor’s office should be hiring a reputable collection agency to start collection proceedings on these properties.

EDITORIAL: Recommendations in the Las Vegas municipal election

The tiny participation rate in muni elections gives an outsized voice to those who take the time to show up at the polls. It’s literally true that a single vote here and there can potentially swing a race.

 
Former state assemblyman who tried to ban police chokeholds speaks out

Former Nevada Assemblyman Wendell Williams, who sought to ban the use of chokeholds by police more than 25 years ago, is calling for a public reexamination of the Metropolitan Police Department’s neck restraint policy after a man died while in custody last week.

George Wallace is finished with the ‘four wall’

George Wallace, headlining at South Point Showroom this weekend, made a lot of money “four-walling” the Flamingo showroom. But times have definitely changed in Vegas.

 
Montana GOP candidate charged with assault of reporter

The Republican candidate for Montana’s sole congressional seat was charged with misdemeanor assault Wednesday night after witnesses told police Greg Gianforte grabbed a reporter by the neck and slammed him to the ground the night before polls close in the nationally watched election.

1 hurt, 10 displaced in downtown Las Vegas fire

One person was injured and at least 10 people were displaced Wednesday after an apartment building fire near Stewart Avenue and 13th Street in downtown Las Vegas.

Heller talks of effort to spare Nevadans from deep Medicaid cuts

Nevada’s Republican Sen. Dean Heller distanced himself from President Donald Trump’s budget proposal on Wednesday, saying he is working with a bipartisan group to preserve Medicaid spending in states that expanded the program.

Solar bill would have hefty price tag in Nevada

A bill seeking to resurrect Nevada’s rooftop solar industry would create new costs of more than $48 million a year over the 20-year life of the measure, an NV Energy analysis shows.

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