Sports Betting Spotlight: Pittsburgh Steelers 2017 season preview

The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Wynn sports book director Johnny Avello preview the Steelers’ season in the first of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days.

5 shows to see in Las Vegas this week

“Don’t Mean Nothing,” “Hold On to the Nights” and “Right Here Waiting” are just a few of the tunes Richard Marx will be performing in his show “Satisfied: Only The Hits” at the Flamingo.

 
It takes a village to home-school a child in Las Vegas — VIDEO

The growth and maturation of the home-schooling movement in Nevada has created a network of cooperation and support that helps families who decide to march to their own educational beat.

5 concerts in Las Vegas this week

All-time great vocalist + all-time great drummer = all-time great moment for the manufacturers of protective hearing devices.

5 spots for a meal in Las Vegas this week

The 24/7 Bao Now at the Lucky Dragon has added Filipino dishes to its menu — pancit chicken (shown), pork adobo and whole tilapia.

Flood threat causes state of emergency in New Orleans

Flood-weary residents remained on edge as Louisiana’s governor declared a state of emergency in New Orleans, but this time the threat wasn’t churning in the Gulf of Mexico.

3 rookies spark quarterback controversies

Rookie quarterbacks Mitch Trubisky of the Bears, Deshaun Watson of the Texans and DeShone Kizer of the Browns had impressive preseason debuts this week.

 
Google CEO Pichai cancels ‘town hall’ on gender dispute

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has canceled an internal town hall meant to address gender discrimination after employee questions for management began to leak online.

 
Trump warns North Korea US is ‘locked and loaded’

President Donald Trump issued a new threat to North Korea on Friday, saying what he called U.S. military solutions were “locked and loaded” as Pyongyang accused him of driving the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war.

Mercedes-Benz of Henderson donates $10,000 to local graduates

Mercedes-Benz of Henderson recently hosted more than 210 golfers for the annual Southern Nevada New Car Dealers Association Golf Classic at The Revere Golf Club in Anthem. The tournament raised $10,000 in scholarships that were awarded to local graduates from Southern Nevada high schools. Findlay Toyota won first and second place, receiving $4,000 in prize money.

Zoo’s webcam shines light on adopted Siberian tiger cub

A tiger cub who was rejected by her mother at the Philadelphia Zoo can be seen bonding with her adoptive mother and brothers in Oklahoma via live-streaming video.

US 95 lanes near Rainbow reopen after vehicle fire

All traffic lanes have reopened after a vehicle fire on northbound U.S. Highway 95 before the Rainbow Boulevard exit Friday morning.

Barricade over after Las Vegas police find no one in house

Police surrounded a home in the east Las Vegas Valley in which they thought an armed man was holed up early Friday, but after nearly seven hours officers entered the house and found no one inside.

No longer king of jungle, recovery fund helps West Africa lions

Sightings have become so rare that it once took researchers conducting a lion survey in the area two months before they spotted one of the big cats. Conservationists, however, believe the park could one day rebound.

US, South Korea prepare for large-scale war games

Military officials said Friday they plan to move ahead with large-scale U.S.-South Korea exercises later this month that North Korea, now finalizing plans to launch a salvo of missiles toward Guam, claims are a rehearsal for war.

 
Naked man shot by Las Vegas police is local poker player

The naked man shot in front of a southeast valley church was a local poker player and previously had donated money to the church, records show.

6.3-magnitude quake jolts Philippines

A strong but deep earthquake struck the northern Philippines early Friday afternoon but caused no apparent damage.

51s mount late comeback to beat Reno

Las Vegas scored four runs in the eighth inning for a 9-7 win over the Aces.

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