Basic football looks to close season on high note

Even after a detour caused by a fight following a game with Canyon Springs, Jordan Gallegos and his Basic teammates have their sites set firmly on one thing: beating rival Foothill.

Nevada gaming regulators OK $850M deal for parent of Stratosphere

Comfortable with the leadership Golden Entertainment Chairman and CEO Blake Sartini brings to his company, the Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously approved Golden’s $850 million acquisition of American Casino Entertainment Properties and its Stratosphere property.

Crackdown on violent North Las Vegas gang leads to indictments

A monthslong crackdown on a violent North Las Vegas gang led to indictments against 19 men and women on charges ranging from murder to racketeering, authorities announced Thursday.

 
Trump says he will work with Congress to get aid for Puerto Rico

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will work with Congress to approve grants and loans to help rebuild Puerto Rico after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria a month ago.

6 rainbow foods to try in Las Vegas for Pride week

Las Vegas will become ever more vibrant this Friday when Pride weekend takes over. Get in the spirit with toasts, sliders and juices that span every color of the rainbow.

 
Las Vegas shooting victim’s surgeon was former neighbor

After Dr. Timothy Dickhudt, a University Medical Center trauma surgeon, operated on Philip Aurich after the mass shooting in Las Vegas, he discovered that their families had connections in his native Minnesota.

Clark County approved to buy Moulin Rouge property

A judge on Thursday approved Clark County’s bid for the former Moulin Rouge property, marking a new phase for the historic West Las Vegas property that housed the first desegregated hotel and casino in Las Vegas.

Apple Maps now offers indoor maps for Las Vegas airport

Apple Maps now provides indoor maps for the Las Vegas airport, allowing users to view terminals, security checkpoints, baggage claim, stores, restrooms and other areas, MacRumors reported this week.

 
CIA recruit dog turns up her nose at bomb-sniffing

Some would jump at the opportunity to train for a job with the CIA. However, Lulu the black Labrador retriever simply had no desire.

Las Vegas police say 3 ‘set up’ man killed during robbery

Metropolitan Police Department arrest report alleges Jose Melvin Franco, 25, Dorie Henley, 25 and Andrew Henley, 21, coordinated the deadly robbery of Jose Juan Garcia-Hernandez on Oct. 10.

Las Vegas Valley to cool off heading into weekend

High temperatures expected to dip into upper 70s on Friday and Saturday before warming trend kicks in on Sunday, National Weather Service says.

As stock market hums along, Black Monday memory still vivid

The stock market keeps ticking methodically higher into record territory. But as investors learned so painfully 30 years ago, markets can shift quickly. On Oct. 19, 1987, the S&P 500 plummeted 20.5 percent to wipe out what had been sizable gains for the year.

Spam thefts forcing stores to keep mystery meat under lock, key

Spam has become a form of currency, particularly for drug addicts in need of quick cash. With Spam selling for roughly $2.50 per 12-ounce can (depending on where in Hawaii you look), a thief who paid nothing for an 8-pack or a case of 12 can turn a decent profit underselling the retailers from whom they stole.

Las Vegas lags in startup business growth, report says

A lot of new companies are getting started in Las Vegas, but they lag in how much and how fast they grow when compared to other metropolitan areas, a new study finds.

They lived long lives together, died together in wildfires

The vast majority of the 42 people killed in the wildfires that have ravaged Northern California were in their 70s and 80s. Several were couples who died together, including childhood sweethearts who had grown old together.

Celebrity auction includes Elvis’s pink Cadillac, boyhood home

Want some Elvis memorabilia? Howabout the Army uniform that Tom Hanks wore while filming “Forrest Gump?” It’s in the sale. What about Whitney Houston’s see-through, acrylic piano or the umbrella with a parrot-shaped handle that Julie Andrews carried in “Mary Poppins?” Or Hugh Hefner’s 1973 BMW, purchased with Playboy profits, presumably?

Barack Obama searching for identity in letters written to ex

A young Barack Obama questioned his place in the world and his racial identity, agonized over whether he’d make enough money as a community organizer, and lamented his incompatibility with his ex-girlfriend in 30 pages of letters he wrote to her that are now being archived by Emory University in Atlanta.

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