Las Vegas celebrates Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

The Metropolitan Police Department and the Metropolitan Police DepartmentFoundation gathered with community members Saturday to mark National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.

Preview of UFC Fight Night 124 main card bouts

A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC Fight Night 124 on Sunday at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.

Doo Ho Choi, Jeremy Stephens headline UFC Fight Night 124

UFC featherweight Doo Ho Choi is racing the clock in a way not many fighters must do at age 26. He has about a year before he must take a hiatus from his thriving career and fulfill a two-year military term mandatory for South Korean males.

 
Crews dig for the missing after California mudslides

Crews dug away at masses of mud, boulders and debris with earth-moving machines and shovels Saturday in a California town ravaged by mudslides, hoping to find seven people still missing in a disaster that has already claimed at least 18 lives.

How a Case Keenum-Blake Bortles Super Bowl could happen

Here’s how the improbable Super Bowl between Minnesota Vikings quarterback Case Keenum and Jacksonville Jaguars QB Blake Bortles could come to fruition.

After outcry, Mark Wahlberg will donate film fee to Time’s Up

Following an outcry over a significant disparity in pay between co-stars, Mark Wahlberg agreed Saturday to donate the $1.5 million he earned for reshoots for “All the Money in the World” to the sexual misconduct defense initiative Time’s Up.

UNLV basketball making the grade in the classroom

UNLV’s basketball team had a 3.1 GPA last semester, just its second 3.0 or greater in the past 15 years. Star freshman Brandon McCoy had a 3.34 GPA.

Killing of Oregon beavers to stop after threat of lawsuit

The U.S. government will temporarily stop killing beavers in Oregon after environmental groups threatened a lawsuit alleging the practice reduces the number of dams that create deep pools that are ideal habitat for young, endangered coho salmon.

Chelsea Manning files to run for US Senate seat in Maryland

The transgender former Army intelligence analyst who was convicted of leaking classified documents filed her statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday.

 
Photographer Robert Knight has shot rock ‘n’ roll icons

Robert M. Knight is no musician, despite having worked with some of rock ‘n’ roll’s best over the past 50 years. But what Knight lacks in skill on the guitar — his favorite instrument — he more than makes up for with his camera.

US Capitol Christmas Tree going to Glacier National Park

The spruce tree destined to serve as the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree was carefully selected from a Montana forest and hauled across the country in a special truck to preserve its freshness.

7th & Carson wows with bread, Panna Cotta

Until recently, 7th Carson, which opened this summer at — well, Seventh Street and Carson Avenue, in downtown Las Vegas, served only one dessert, Salted Butterscotch Panna Cotta ($8).

Hawaii man who escaped hospital had fake IDs, cash

A man who escaped from a Hawaii psychiatric hospital and flew to California was caught with two high-quality fake IDs, two cellphones and more than $6,000 in cash, according to court documents.

Mortenson Construction veteran promotes inclusion programs

Lynn Littlejohn, a 21-year Mortenson Construction employee, is focused on inclusion programs that are a part of the construction of the planned $1.9 billion Raiders stadium.

Ex-Raiders head coach Tom Cable returns to team as assistant

Tom Cable, the Raiders’ head coach from 2008 to 2010, reportedly has returned to the franchise as its offensive line coach. NFL Network reported his hiring Saturday morning.

False missile alarm creates panic in Hawaii

A false alarm that warned of a ballistic missile headed for Hawaii sent the islands into a panic Saturday, with people abandoning cars in a highway and preparing to flee their homes until officials said the cellphone alert was a mistake.

 
Intensive writing bootcamp preps UNLV grad students

Last week UNLV graduate students had the opportunity to do nothing but write ahead of classes beginning Tuesday for the spring semester.

Raiders, Minnesota company unite to build Las Vegas stadium

When the Oakland Raiders selected a general contractor to build the planned 65,000-seat Las Vegas stadium, team executives said they wanted the best. And when Minneapolis-based M.A. Mortenson Construction began building sports facilities, company executives said they, too, wanted to be the best.

Keith Jackson, voice of college football, dies at 89

Keith Jackson, whose signature phrases like “Whoa, Nelly!” made him the down-home voice of college football during more than five decades as a sportscaster, has died. He was 89.

Wynn’s Las Vegas deal includes slice of land with rich history

Casino developer Steve Wynn’s namesake company announced last month that it reached a deal to acquire about 38 acres of land across Las Vegas Boulevard from the Wynn Las Vegas for $336 million.

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