Two earn spots in U.S. Amateur golf event

At Legacy Golf Club, Hayes Dupree, from Mojave, Arizona, shot 8-under 136, and Joey Vrzich, a rising sophomore at UNR, 7-under 137, to earn the two available qualifying spots for the 2018 U.S. Amateur.

 
Vintage Corvettes displayed at South Point for convention — PHOTOS

The South Point hosted a different kind of horsepower this week. The casino, best known for its equestrian events, housed about 150 vintage cars, some that cost as much as $150,000, for the National Corvette Restorers Society’s national convention.

Palace Station opens new Feast Buffet

The new Feast Buffet at Palace Station began serving customers Tuesday, three days earlier than expected. According to a spokesperson for Station Casinos, the decision to stage the surprise soft opening was made because, “We were ready to roll.”

Las Vegan Kevin Na pursues dream spot on Ryder Cup team

Kevin Na moved from 36th to 13th in the team USA Ryder Cup standings after his win at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier on July 8. The top eight automatically qualify, then captain Davis Love III makes four captains picks.

Smoke, heat add to firefighters’ work against Yosemite blaze

Hot and dry weather on Tuesday hindered efforts to slow the growth of a forest fire near Yosemite National Park that killed a California firefighter last weekend, leading some tourists to cut short their visits although all park trails remained open.

Arizona Cardinals GM pleads guilty to ‘extreme DUI’ charge

Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim has pleaded guilty to extreme DUI after a Fourth of July arrest in a Phoenix suburb. A Chandler police report shows Keim had a blood-alcohol level of 0.19. That’s more than twice Arizona’s legal limit of 0.08 for drivers.

Rosen bill aims to increase hiring of student veterans

U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen on Monday introduced a bill that would expand the existing Work Opportunity Tax Credit to ensure that all student veterans using their GI Bill benefits can take advantage of paid internships or part-time work while in school.

County officials ask NDOT to list projects backed by fuel tax

The Clark County Commission on Tuesday followed the lead of local transit officials in asking the Nevada Department of Transportation to provide a list of projects specifically funded by money from the voter-approved fuel revenue indexing tax.

Lab-grown beef could be in restaurants by 2021

A Dutch company that presented the world’s first lab-grown beef burger five years ago said Tuesday it has received funding to pursue its plans to make and sell artificially grown meat to restaurants from 2021.

National LGBT real estate group forms Las Vegas chapter

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Nevada Properties will sponsor a July 25 mixer to welcome the country’s top LGBT real estate association to Las Vegas. The National Association of Gay Lesbian Real Estate Professionals (NAGLREP) mixer will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at DW Bistro at 9275 W. Russell Road in southwest Las Vegas.

Twitter suspended 58M accounts at end of 2017

Twitter suspended at least 58 million user accounts in the final three months of 2017, according to data obtained by The Associated Press.

Brent Musburger agrees to 3-year deal to be Raiders’ radio voice

Brent Musburger has agreed to a three-year deal to be the new radio play-by-play announcer for the Raiders starting this season, according to two sources familiar with the move.

Bail raised to $1M for Hoover Dam bridge barricade suspect

A judge in Kingman, Arizona, rejects defense’s request to lower bail, deeming Matthew Wright of Henderson a danger to the public and questioning his mental stability.

Several groups oppose EPA proposal to limit science studies

Democratic lawmakers joined scores of scientists, health and environmental officials and environmental activists Tuesday in denouncing an industry-backed proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency that could limit dramatically what kind of science the agency considers in making regulations.