Police find Venus Williams at fault in fatal car crash

Venus Williams, the world’s former top-ranked tennis player, was the driver at fault in a two-car crash in Florida on June 9 that killed a passenger in the other vehicle, according to the initial police report on the incident released Thursday.

New UNLV logo draws comparisons to Wranglers image

Veteran Vegas radio personality Jim Tofte says the new UNLV spirit logo, unveiled Wednesday, looks a lot like the Las Vegas Wranglers’ logo from around the 2010-2011 season.

Medicaid fiasco was predictable

Why doesn’t Sen. Heller use his head and, for example, sponsor a bill to attack the massive fraud and abuse in the Medicaid/Medicare system?

Dean Heller steps up to the plate on health care

Please stick to your guns, senator, and do not let Mitch McConnell and his band of ultra-right Teapublicans run roughshod over the best interests of the American people.

Dean Heller needs a challenge in the GOP primary

Tthe only thing Sen. Heller’s Medicaid expansion means is that there will eventually be only Medicaid and no more free market.

EDITORIAL: Minimum wage job losses? Nothing to see here, folks

Nevada needs to learn a lesson from these misguided minimum-wage laboratories, and see to it that young people in the Silver State always have opportunities to get on that critical first rung of the job ladder.

EDITORIAL: Don’t believe the hype about Medicaid ‘cuts’

Democrats can parse the word “cut” all day long, but spending for Medicaid and other programs — even under the “devastating” Senate proposal — continues its inexorable trend: and that’s up, up and away.

Double murderer with 6 wives not a sociopath, doctor says

Convicted double murderer Thomas Randolph, who lived for decades off the proceeds of dead wives, has a narcissitic personality but is not a sociopath, a psychiatrist testified Thursday about the flagrant philanderer six times wed.

Horseplayers wary of Beach Patrol in Grade 1 race at Monmouth Park

Sometimes handicapping a horse race is like sitting on a jury and trying to decide if the star witness is telling the truth. A case in point is Saturday’s United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park, a 1 3/8-mile turf race for 3-year-olds and up.

Top online pro Ian Steinman savors first deep WSOP run

Ian Steinman, the 2016 WSOP.com Online Player of the Year, rarely plays live tournaments due to a fear of flying. But the resident of Carson City was savoring his first deep run in a WSOP event Thursday at the Rio Convention Center.

Las Vegas police checking for illegal fireworks on July 4

The Metropolitan Police Department will send officers around the Las Vegas Valley on the Fourth of July to check for illegal fireworks usage, Chief Rich Fletcher said at a news conference Thursday.

Changes coming for Uber, including tipping through app

Uber drivers will have options to make extra cash in Las Vegas as part of the embattled company’s “180 Days of Change” initiative, company executives said.

Raiders secure guard Gabe Jackson for 5 years, $56M

The Raiders locked up guard Gabe Jackson with a five-year, $56 million contract extension, meaning both he and quarterback Derek Carr are secured through the team’s relocation to Las Vegas in 2020 and into the 2022 season.

5 spots for a meal in Las Vegas this week

Cleo at SLS Las Vegas has introduced a social hour from 5 to 7 p.m. daily, with dishes such as hummus, Greek salad, quinoa and roasted vegetables and kebabs, sausages and meats priced at $7 to $9.

5 places for tofu in Las Vegas

Lucky Dragon’s high-end restaurant offers numerous tofu dishes, some vegetarian or vegan, others utilizing meat or seafood.

‘Despicable Me 3’ not terribly entertaining

There are simply too many ideas in this unnecessary sequel, none of which is really explored, for any of them to resonate.

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