51s close out first half with a win

“I think at the end of the day, everybody wants to be in first,” manager Pedro Lopez said. “Our main focus right now is just trying to get guys better and I think we’re doing that.”

Lawmakers return to Washington with big list of priorities

A mountain of legislative priorities and mounting pressure to raise the debt ceiling will face Congress when it returns Monday for a month of work before summer recess.

Nevada pursues definition of ‘crimes of moral turpitude’

You can’t be a teacher in Nevada if you’ve been convicted of a felony or a “crime of moral turpitude,” but state law doesn’t define the term. State education officials are trying to remedy that omission, but it’s not easy.

Mayors’ wish list: Widen I-15 between Barstow and Primm

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and her Los Angeles counterpart recently met to discuss an array of mutual topics, including a desire to widen the two-lane stretch of Interstate 15 between Barstow and Primm.

School supply drives hit high gear in Clark County

Various groups, programs aim to ensure that teachers and students have enough pens, pencils, notebooks, backpacks and other items to get through the school year starting Aug. 14.

Resale home sales — May31-June7

Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. The address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the resale home. About 90 percent of these addresses reflect the home purchase. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes. The information is provided by Accudata, a local research firm. For the complete listing, visit RJRealEstate.Vegas.

Metro awards 42 officers at annual Best of the Badge gala

At the Metropolitan Police Department’s annual Best of the Badge awards gala Friday evening, the department presented 42 officers with awards for going above and beyond in the line of duty.

Australian Heidi May captures WSOP Ladies Championship

Australian Heidi May, decked out in a psychedelic long-sleeved shirt, won the $10,000/$1,000 buy-in Ladies No-limit Hold ’em Championship on Sunday in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Rio Convention Center.

Magic Johnson shares success secrets at Las Vegas beauty expo

Earvin “Magic” Johnson is famous for delivering the basketball on the court as a point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. Now Johnson, who has become a shrewd and successful businessman, is telling entrepreneurs to overdeliver to their customers.

Planet Hollywood cleaning up after Saturday’s pipe leak

The north side of the resort’s casino floor was closed, and shows at the Sin City Theatre and Cabaret Show Lounge were canceled Saturday night after a water pipe leak caused flooding.

 
Faith Lutheran baseball team rolls into state tourney

Faith Lutheran’s baseball team rebounded in the Connie Mack 18U summer season to go 12-4 and roll into the state tournament that begins Monday.

Fire on Mount Potosi now 45 percent contained

Firefighters are making progress on containing the wildfire burning on the west side of Mount Potosi. The wildfire, has burned more than 420 acres but is about 45 percent contained, the U.S. Forest Service said Sunday night.

 
Faith Luthern baseball team rolls into state tourney

Faith Lutheran’s baseball team rebounded in the Connie Mack 18U summer season to go 12-4 and roll into the state tournament that begins Monday.

 
Retired Las Vegas doctor shares hospital, boxing ring stories

Dr. Edwin “Flip” Homanksy, an amateur boxer in Georgia, was so mesmerized by the first professional fight he saw in Las Vegas that he became a ringside physician in addition to a doctor with the Valley health System.

Syria ceasefire goes into effect

President Donald Trump called for expanded cooperation with Russia on Sunday, as a cease-fire brokered by the two powers and Jordan for southern Syria came into effect.

Jury selection to start for Bundy ranch standoff retrial

Federal prosecutors in Las Vegas are about to try again to prove that four men should spend decades in prison for stopping government agents at gunpoint from rounding up cattle near Cliven Bundy’s ranch in April 2014.

G-20 nations reaffirm support for global warming fight

World powers lined up against U.S. President Donald Trump on climate change, reaffirming their support for international efforts to fight global warming.