Legacy gets back in win column after defeating rival Arbor View

Maiah Yearwood scored a game-high 16 points, and Legacy’s girls basketball team started the third quarter on an 11-0 run on the way to a 53-39 victory over Arbor View on Thursday.

Women win big at Critics’ Choice

It was a good night for women at the Critics’ Choice Awards, which honored women-centered stories like “Big Little Lies,” ”The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” ”Wonder Woman” was named best action movie and star Gal Gadot accepted a special award for challenging gender stereotypes.

5 Mexican states get highest US ‘do not travel’ warning

Five states in Mexico now have the sternest “do not travel” advisories under a revamped U.S. State Department system unveiled Wednesday, putting them on the same level as war-torn countries like Syria, Yemen and Somalia.

Las Vegas handicapping contest winners ride algorithms to riches

We should have majored in math or economics. If we had, this column might have been about us winning half a million dollars in the Westgate SuperContest Gold or $168,000 as the back-to-back winner of the Golden Nugget’s Friday Football Showdown.

Roundup: Mojave girls edge Pahrump Valley

Savannah Blanchard-Davis had 17 points as Mojave’s girls basketball team edged host Pahrump Valley 43-41 on Thursday.

Clark County schools to receive more money in 2018-19

Clark County schools will have more money in their budgets in 2018-19, after the Board of Trustees approved transferring more responsibilities — and the funding along with it — to individual campuses Thursday.

Westgate sign a menace for nearby residents

I know of dozens of Turnberry Place and Turnberry Towers homeowners who are in the process of installing very expensive blackout curtains and drapes.

Nevada DMV partners with federal agency to fight human trafficking

On Thursday, officials announced the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles had become the first in the nation to partner with the Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign to combat human trafficking.

Goodman pursues recovery, development at Las Vegas address

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman threaded a theme of rebuilding through her annual State of the City address — from recovery after the Oct. 1 shooting to rebounding from the global recession and downtown redevelopment.

Elevated lead levels found at 3 Clark County schools

The contamination was found in three kitchen sinks, not drinking supplies, at Dondero, Stanford and Indian Springs elementary schools. Spot testing at other schools is contining.

 
UFC 220 conference call highlights — VIDEOS

Ahead of UFC 220 on Jan. 20, heavyweight title challenger Francis Ngannou said on a conference call that the reigning champion, Stipe Miocic, is merely the interim champion who is holding on to his belt for him.

Secret Las Vegas airline posted job ad for trips to Area 51

A U.S. military contractor made headlines this week after posting a “help wanted” ad for a flight attendant job on Janet Air, which flies between McCarran airport and certain, ahem, undisclosed locations in Nevada and elsewhere.

Slot manufacturer AGS gets green light from Nevada gaming regulators

There’s a new competitor on the horizon in slot machine manufacturing as the Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a registration order and an initial public offering for Las Vegas-based AGS.

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