Jack Voigt talks about the loss to Oklahoma City on Aug. 5, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV backup Kurt Palandech talks about the quarterback battle. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about Saturday’s practice. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Engineering and construction methods, as well as proper installation of products, play the biggest roles in reaching goals for energy efficient homes.
New chancellor for the Nevada System of Higher Education Thom Reilly talks about improving access and retention.
An injury on special teams tops the news from Raiders training camp in in Napa, Calif., on Saturday.
The family of Korean War Marine veteran Al Grandis reflects on how he coped with losing his leg on Heartbreak Ridge. (Keith Rogers/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The annual Star Trek Convention continued Saturday at the Rio and runs through Sunday. It features meet-and-greets, autograph signings, vendors, entertainment and more. (Briana Erickson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ed W. Clark High School hosted the Japanese Obon Buddhist Festival, a holiday where people celebrate their ancestors. Attendees watched and joined in the various dances, ate traditional Japanese food such as fried octopus ball (takoyaki), and mochi, and perused crafts for sale. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Metro PIO Jeff Clark briefs the media on an officer involved shooting that took place in the parking lot of the Life Springs Christian Church, Saturday, August 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
An armed naked man who appeared suicidal was shot yesterday by police. This is the 16th officer-involved shooting this year, happening just four days after another police-involved shooting Tuesday. The Metropolitan Police Department says officers weren’t injured during the incident outside of a Christian church.
For the next month, an entire tower at the SLS Las Vegas will serve as military barracks for a Middle Eastern air force group. The tower has 289 rooms and employees say the tower’s pool, bar and salon will be closed to the public during the group’s stay.
One of the many luxuries of living in Las Vegas is being able to go grocery shopping at 2 a.m. But some stores are dropping their 24-hour service. So far this year, 11 stores across the valley cut their hours.
After nine weeks of training, children performed synchronized swimming and diving routines to ’90s music at the Baker Pool on Aug. 4. (Jessie Bekker/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)
As the much-anticipated Clark County School District reorganization gets underway, parents are still unsure of what concrete change they’ll actually see. Jennifer Furman-Born, principal at McCaw STEAM Academy, talks about reorganization and what her school has done to move toward the school empowerment model. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)