Raiders expect to break ground for Las Vegas stadium Nov. 13

A member of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority says the Oakland Raiders have settled on a date for the groundbreaking of its planned 65,000-seat domed football stadium.

Nevada will lower assumption for public pension plans

A state panel overseeing the $38 billion Nevada public employee pension plan voted Thursday to lower its decades-old assumption about the return on its investments.

Nevada commits more than $1M to fight opioid epidemic

The state’s Interim Finance Committee on Thursday approved more than $1 million in expenditures for a five-point opioid initiative intended to fight abuse of prescription painkillers in Nevada.

Jet fuel tank targeted by Las Vegas shooter will soon be inspected

The giant jet fuel tank struck by rifle fire during the deadly Strip mass shooting has been drained and McCarran International Airport officials are close to hiring a safety expert to inspect it.

Baby drowns in east Las Vegas backyard pool

A 1-year-old baby girl drowned in an east Las Vegas backyard pool Saturday, according to a Clark County Department of Family Services report.

 
Holstein’s Dill Weed is a great cocktail for morning revelers — VIDEO

Holsteins’ new Game Day Brunch menu offers the Dill Weed cocktail, a take on a bloody caesar, or Clamato-based bloody mary. Despite the combination of aggressive ingredients, the cucumber vodka base smooths everything over, a perfect way to ease back into drinking for morning revelers still recovering from the night before.

School police use Taser to subdue Las Vegas High student

The unidentified 16-year-old boy faces charges of disturbance and battery of a public official after the incident, which marked the first time district police have used the weapon since they began carrying them in 2015.

COMMENTARY:

President Donald Trump’s two-step gutting of the Affordable Care Act, ending cost-sharing for insurance companies and allowing them to cover fewer medical conditions, should be a political nightmare for Republicans.

 
High school football Week 9 preview — VIDEO

Nevada Preps staffers Ben Gotz and Justin Emerson preview Week 9 of the Southern Nevada high school football season, as league races come into focus.

 
High school football Week 9 preview — VIDEO

Nevada Preps staffers Ben Gotz and Justin Emerson preview Week 9 of the Southern Nevada high school football season, as league races come into focus.

Pot-themed sandwich chain Cheba Hut spreads to Las Vegas

Cheba Hut, a pot-themed sub shop based out of Fort Collins, Colorado, opened its first Nevada location in the Sahara Rainbow Center in September. Appropriately, it is next to The Source marijuana dispensary.

‘Mark Felt’ fails to breathe life into Deep Throat

For a movie with “Mark Felt” in its title, writer-director Peter Landesman’s (“Concussion”) historical drama rarely allows viewers to get to know Watergate whistleblower Mark Felt.

Natural disasters boosting demand for metal roofs

Hurricanes and fires are on the minds of metal construction workers as they gather this week in Las Vegas for MetalCon, the industry’s largest U.S. expo.

European stars appear headed to Del Mar for Breeders’ Cup

The turf races in the first Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar look like they will attract a strong contingent from across the pond. Here are some of the big names being considered for the races on Nov. 3-4.

Money pouring in on Chiefs to cover against Raiders

When the Chiefs opened as 2½-point favorites over the Raiders on “Thursday Night Football,” sharp bettors quickly pounced on Kansas City, which was moved to a 3-point favorite at Oakland.

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