UNLV roundup: Men’s soccer standout Musovski honored

UNLV senior Danny Musovski was named the Western Athletic Conference’s offensive player of the week in men’s soccer for a league-record sixth time, the WAC announced Monday.

Shadow Ridge volleyball tops Silverado, earns final state berth

Whittnee Nihipali had 13 kills, 17 digs and three blocks, and Shadow Ridge’s girls volleyball team kept its season alive with a 25-22, 25-17, 25-16 victory over Silverado in a state play-in match Monday night at Sierra Vista High.

For now, I’m avoiding Las Vegas as a tourist destination

I feel that it is an obscene affront to the victims to “eat, drink, and be merry” in Vegas, as if their dying didn’t matter and their wounds never happened.

Review-Journal investigation sparks reform at LVCVA

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board members would be allowed to accept no more than $400 in gifts and one agency-sponsored trip annually under changes proposed Monday in response to a Review-Journal investigation.

Broadcom offers $103B for Qualcomm in chip megadeal

Chip maker Broadcom Ltd. made an unsolicited $103 billion bid for Qualcomm Inc. on Monday, setting the stage for a takeover battle that could reshape the industry at the heart of mobile phone hardware.

Anti-recall petitioners accused of impersonating state workers

The president of the recall committee looking to oust Democratic state Sen. Joyce Woodhouse is accusing anti-recall petitioners impersonating state workers, according to a complaint filed Monday.

Town weighing effects of taller buildings near Grand Canyon

A ballot measure being decided Tuesday is the latest push in a decadeslong effort to build new hotels, boutique shops and commercial centers in Tusayan, Arizona, a tiny town that millions of people pass through on the way to the Grand Canyon each year.

LVCVA committee backs idea of consolidated president-COO

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s six-member Policy Committee endorses the idea of combining the two positions, but but wants the convention authority’s board to play a role in selecting who gets the job.

Nevada gets low marks for inmate health spending

State spending on inmate health care in Nevada is among the lowest in the U.S., according to a national Pew study recently released.

 
Las Vegas Pearl Harbor survivor collects high school diploma

Ed Hall’s buddies at a Masonic Lodge in Las Vegas surprised the 94-year-old World War II veteran with a sheepskin more than 75 years after he lied his way into the Army at 16.

 
Joanna Jedrzejczyk dismisses Ronda Rousey comparison

Former UFC women’s strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk immediately dismisses a question comparing her loss at UFC 217 to Ronda Rousey’s first loss in the organization in November 2015.

Construction starts on movie theater complex in North Las Vegas

Construction started Monday on a 14-screen movie theater in North Las Vegas, showcasing one of the first visible steps toward redeveloping the economically depressed downtown area.

Shriners Open raises bar for future TPC Summerlin tournaments

“You know what, I’m lucky that the Shriners Hospital and PGA Tour gave me the platform to help donate and help people here in the city of Las Vegas,” La Vegan Charley Hoffman said.

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