Tyler Pill exits early in 51s’ loss

Tyler Pill has been the 51s ace throughout the season. So Saturday, when he gave up two runs in each of the first two innings, manager Pedro Lopez could tell that something wasn’t quite right with him.

Analysis: Trump pushing to restart Yucca Mountain but hasn’t said why

Contrary to his campaign rhetoric, President Donald Trump has not articulated a position on Yucca Mountain though his administration has released a spending plan that includes $120 million to jumpstart the facility.

Man arrested, drone seized during big Arizona wildfire

A man accused of flying a drone over a major Arizona wildfire posted the aerial photos on his website, authorities said Saturday, leading to his arrest for hampering firefighting efforts against the stubborn blaze menacing an area where 19 firefighters were killed four years ago.

Stenhouse Jr. gets 2nd victory of season with Daytona win

Junior went to victory lane at a restrictor-plate race again. Just like last time, it was Ricky Stenhouse Jr. celebrating after the checkered flag.

Stephen Curry gets giant deal as NBA free agency begins

The first day of NBA free agency Saturday saw things starting to take shape, though there’s still dozens more moves to come in the next few days.

Pacquiao loses WBO welterweight title in Australia stunner

Manny Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight world title to Jeff Horn in a stunning, unanimous points decision in a Sunday afternoon bout billed as the Battle of Brisbane in front of more than 50,000 people.

COMMENTARY: Nevada’s new net-metering policy just another handout for solar power

Compensating solar owners at the much-higher retail rate instead of the lower wholesale rate is problematic, because it means solar owners are not paying to maintain the power lines, transformers and other aspects of the grid that they rely on more than other electricity customers.

Public-sector pensions are a real problem

Unfortunately for the taxpayers, the public-employee unions and lobbies are deeply embedded with the very politicians who could repair the problem.

COMMENTARY: Do the math: Replacing Obamacare is a must

Neither Sen. Heller nor GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval has ever called a single press conference to discuss Obamacare’s destruction and bankruptcy of the middle class. Why? Why doesn’t that matter to Democrats, or establishment Republicans?

COMMENTARY: The Republicans, politics and health care reform

Somewhere between the thorny cliffs of Dire Straits, where millions die from Republican meanness, and the gently sweeping shores of Obamaland, where everyone gets a lei and lives to 150, is a big enough boat to get us to market-based health care reform.

Celebrate, don’t attack, the new Culinary Health Center

Innovatively increasing physician capacity in Las Vegas and requiring steps to understand prescription cost increases are not hypocritical or intellectually dishonest.

UNLV researcher works to eradicate invasive plant

Ka-Voka Jackson, a Hualapai Indian who grew up on a Peach Springs, Arizona, reservation, is collaborating with the National Park Service to determine how to best remove and eliminate nonnative ravenna grass weeds from five canyons along the Colorado River.

Team Tatum took tent tips from ‘Absinthe’

In developing “Magic Mike Live,” Channing Tatum says,“We didn’t want to go with just a basic club design or a lounge or one of the Vegas venues people have done before.”

 
New liquor law in Utah sees prices rise, partitions fall

A trendy downtown Salt Lake City seafood restaurant started business Saturday with glass-smashing and champagne, a symbolic gesture in its emancipation from Utah’s so-called “Zion Curtains” alcohol law.

Art galleries in Las Vegas

The exhibit features one-of-a-kind originals, hand-painted prints and limited-edition prints by Nelson De La Nuez, “The King of Pop Art.”

Hard Rock’s Oyster Bar serves plump half-shells all year

Conventional wisdom once warned against eating oysters in months without an “R” in their names. But used-to-bes don’t count anymore, as the song says, and the bivalves served on the half-shell at the Oyster Bar at the Hard Rock Hotel in June proved it.

Tejano music, culture energize Las Vegas convention

The Tejano National Convention celebrated its 14th year this weekend at Paris Las Vegas, with more than 50 performers, traditional Mexican food (including Menudo soup) and numerous booths to meet and talk with artists.

Art museum would be next step toward making Vegas a major city

Some people undoubtedly consider Las Vegas a major league city, what with the NHL’s Golden Knights skating into T-Mobile Arena this fall and the NFL’s Raiders touching down once their $1.9 billion stadium goes up, presumably in time for the 2020 season.

The Great Love Debate tries to solve Las Vegans’ dating woes

“Show them what you did in the third grade, this will work every time,” says Brian Howie, the host of the evening’s event. He sounds like an infomercial, touting a cure-all solution to the audience’s dating woes.

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