High school golfer travels to help Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

Sometimes it’s a challenge to write an entertaining weekly golf notebook when there is plenty of strife and struggle in the world. But even in difficult times, golf can hopefully provide a diversion.

Indians make AL history with with 21st straight win

For more than 100 years, American League teams have gone on winning streaks of varying lengths — short ones, long ones, double-digit ones. Nothing, though, like the one the Cleveland Indians have pieced together.

Republicans, Democrats unveil starkly different health care bills

Republicans and Democrats unveiled starkly different health care reform bills Wednesday, underscoring the deep partisan divide on Capitol Hill that will likely keep both pieces of legislation from becoming law.

$100 ticket buys a shot at northwest Las Vegas Valley home

Got $100? You could win a house and help save a child’s life. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is giving away a home in the northwest valley, at 4135 N. Durango Drive.

Nevada fishing report, Sept. 13, 2017

LAKE MEAD — Tournament anglers found fishing for black bass to be a mixed bag over the weekend. Some found good action while others struggled to fill their 5-fish bag. Anglers fishing out of Temple Bar have found good fishing for bass in the 1- to 3-pound range. The fish are taking plastic jigs. Striped bass are hitting cut anchovies and live shad fished near the bottom. Make sure to keep the anchovies frozen. Fishermen are seeing some boils early in the morning, but they are short in duration and few in number.

12-year-olds did Summerlin area proud at Cooperstown tourney

There’s this baseball team of 12-year-olds from Las Vegas who went to Cooperstown, New York, for eight days last month to compete in a tournament. There were 103 other baseball teams participating, similarly composed of 12-year-olds from all over the U.S. and Canada.

Pahrump Valley dominates Sunset League match

Pahrump Valley’s girls golf team placed five golfers in the top six spots Wednesday, including Breanne Nygaard shooting a 6-over-par 78 and winning medalist honors, to win a Sunset League match at Mountain Falls.

Farm-to-table Honey Salt fills Summerlin-area niche

General manager Jed Wack says restaurant Honey Salt is one of those “everything-from-the-earth kind of concepts. It’s everything farm-to-table, down home and comfortable. It’s a reflection of our owners (Kim Canteenwalla and Elizabeth Blau ).”

North Las Vegas Fire Department gets grant for imaging cameras

The North Las Vegas Fire Department received a $70,410 federal grant to purchase 10 thermal imaging cameras that will help firefighters detect “hot spots” that could potentially go unnoticed when battling a blaze.

Consultant says CCSD has tools to complete reorg

The Clark County School District has not come fully into compliance with the state-mandated reorganization, but it has all the tools it needs to do so.

Martin Shkreli ordered jailed for bounty on Hillary Clinton’s hair

A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered Martin Shkreli to be jailed while he awaits sentencing for securities fraud, citing a Facebook post in which the former drug company executive nicknamed the “Pharma Bro” offered a $5,000 reward for a strand of Hillary Clinton’s hair.

Trump’s disaster response shows he learned from predecessors

In his handling of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, President Trump has shown a gift for displaying confidence and a know-how about handling real estate — even when it is stewing in fetid water.

Equifax CEO to testify before House commerce panel

A U.S. House panel said Wednesday the chief executive of Equifax will testify about a massive data breach that affected up to 143 million Americans at an Oct. 3 hearing, as the company’s shares fell another 14.6 percent amid pressure on the company to explain its handling of the hack.

Allegiant resumes operations at 6 Florida airports after Irma

Allegiant Air resumed regular operations Wednesday at six airports across Florida, where more than half of the carrier’s planes and passengers fly as a vacation destination.

Raiders, Donald Penn near 2-year contract extension

The Raiders are closing in on a two-year extension with left tackle Donald Penn, a source said Wednesday. Negotiations picked up following his first game Sunday, one in which he played all 66 of the offense’s snaps. They are expected to culminate with a contract signed as early as this week.