Knights not surprised by NHL’s decision on Tom Wilson hit

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety failed to take any action against Washington’s Tom Wilson who had a blind-side hit on Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault in the third period of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final Monday.

Poll shows dead heat in Democratic race for Nevada governor

A new poll has Nevada’s leading Democratic governor candidates in a dead heat just two weeks before Election Day — despite the candidates pouring millions into scathing campaign ads before the contentious primary election.

Las Vegas behavioral health group to pay $1M for Medicaid fraud

We Care Behavioral Health Agency LLC was convicted on a gross misdemeanor charge of intentional failure to maintain adequate records, according to a news release Tuesday from Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s office.

WNBA’s New York Liberty courting potential new owners

At least two different groups that are considering buying the WNBA team were at the Liberty’s home opener in Westchester County last Friday.

Debate cancellation upsets GOP Nevada governor candidates

A Las Vegas news station is under fire after canceling the only scheduled debate between Republican gubernatorial candidates after a decision to include two hopefuls irked two other candidates.

Your digital assistant could be a better student

At my last newspaper, I gave tours of the press. Whenever someone asked a tough question, I’d try to find the answer for them. What I wouldn’t do is apologize and forget about it. Yet that’s exactly what our digital assistants – Alexa, Cortana, et al. – do. When our virtual assistants don’t know an […]

 
‘Roseanne’ canceled by ABC after star’s racist tweet

ABC canceled its hit reboot of Roseanne on Tuesday following star Roseanne Barrs racist tweet that referred to former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Planet of the Apes.

MGM Resorts buys NY casino-racetrack complex for $850M

MGM Resorts International is teaming up with its real estate arm — MGM Growth Properties — to buy the Empire City Casino, 15 miles north of Times Square in Yonkers, New York.

Man arrested after robbing Henderson payday loan shop

The man went into Check City, 130 N. Boulder Highway, near Lake Mead Parkway, wearing a surgical mask and was armed with a rifle, Henderson Police Department spokesman Scott Williams said. He left with an undisclosed amount of money.

Headless skeleton of man trying to flee Mt. Vesuvius discovered

Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site have announced a dramatic new discovery, the skeleton of a man crushed by an enormous stone while trying to flee the explosion of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D.

Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final produces record ratings

One of every two TV sets in use in Las Vegas were tuned to the Golden Knights’ 6-4 win over the Washington Capitals on Monday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Suspect in Indiana woman’s murder arrested near Laughlin

Kenneth R. Pitts Jr., 55, of Terre Haute was arrested Friday at a campsite near the Southern Nevada river town. He’s jailed pending extradition to Indiana in connection with the slaying of 77-year-old Alice “Anita” Oswald of Terre Haute, whose body was found in January in her SUV at the bottom of a pond.