Hainan moving flights to early mornings to beat the heat

Hainan Airlines on Friday will adjust its summertime schedule so that its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets can safely take off during the cool early morning hours, rather than run into difficulties often associated with the searing afternoon heat.

Overnight closures expected to affect traffic during Project Neon work

Three overnight closures are expected to affect traffic this week for drivers in downtown Las Vegas as crews continue to work on the $1 billion widening of the Spaghetti Bowl interchange known as Project Neon, the Nevada Department of Transportation said Tuesday.

MLB suspends Bryce Harper 4 games, Hunter Strickland 6 for brawl

San Francisco Giants reliever Hunter Strickland has received a six-game suspension and Washington’s Bryce Harper four games for their roles in a benches-clearing brawl at AT&T Park.

Man shot dead on residential North Las Vegas street

A man in a car was fatally shot about 2:20 p.m. on the 2800 block of Holmes Street, just southeast of Cheyenne Avenue and Civic Center Drive.

Nuclear panel moves toward licensing Nevada’s Yucca Mountain

A move by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to restart licensing on Yucca Mountain drew immediate criticism Tuesday from lawmakers opposed to disposing high-level nuclear waste in Nevada.

Desiree Reed-Francois not wasting time getting started at UNLV

Desiree Reed-Francois has seven immediate priorities as she prepares to take over as UNLV’s athletic director on Thursday. She will begin with a staff meeting at 8:30 a.m. that day.

Spring Valley Hospital has hybrid operating suite

It looks like a normal operating room, but Spring Valley Hospital, 5400 S. Rainbow Blvd., has taken things up a notch by opening its new hybrid operating suite this spring. The 930-square-foot space is used for cardiac procedures including thoracic aneurysm repairs, minimally invasive heart surgeries and heart catheterizations.

Henderson paramedic wins national award

Chris Dobson drove a harrowing 50 miles with his sirens blaring and lights flashing to get to a patient who was critically injured in a February 2016 crash in Moapa Valley.

Raiders QB Derek Carr vows to play out contract if no deal by training camp

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has expressed that he wants to sign a contract extension before training camp begins in late July. On Tuesday, he took that point a step further, emphasizing the degree to which discussions will end if no deal is done at that point.

Pentagon calls missile defense test a success

The Pentagon scored an important success Tuesday in a test of its oft-criticized missile defense program, destroying a mock warhead over the Pacific Ocean with an interceptor that is key to protecting U.S. territory from a North Korean attack.

UNLV, Thomas & Mack erasing near $5M athletic department deficit

UNLV and the Thomas & Mack Center/Sam Boyd Stadium are putting in $3.7 million to nearly wipe out the athletic department’s deficit. That gives new athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois a fresh start as she takes over Thursday.

Las Vegas dancers compete on NBC’s ‘World of Dance’

“A million dollars changes a lot,” one contestant says of the grand prize that lured Jabbawockeez and the Las Vegas winner of another TV dance contest to the new NBC competition.

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