Larry Nassar assaulted in prison, attorney says

Larry Nassar’s attorneys say the disgraced former sports doctor was assaulted within hours of being placed in the general population at the federal prison in Arizona where he is serving a 60-year sentence for child pornography possession.

 
Company behind Necco Wafers, Sweethearts abruptly closes plant

The owner of the company behind chalky, colorful confections such as Necco Wafers and Sweethearts has unexpectedly shut down operations at its Massachusetts plant and hasn’t said if candy production will resume.

2017 Brian Head fire still could harm fish at Panguitch Lake

A year after the Brian Head fire, fishing has been good enough that most anglers might believe the Panguitch Lake fishery escaped unscathed. But an official for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources still has concerns.

Suspect in church shooting in Fallon appears in court

A man “willfully and deliberately with premeditation” opened fire during services on Sunday at a Mormon church in Northern Nevada, killing one man and wounding the victim’s brother, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday.

Campers clear out of part of Yosemite as wildfire rages nearby

The few remaining campers in Yosemite Valley packed up gear Wednesday and cleared the area for firefighters battling a huge wildfire near Yosemite National Park.

Nevada fishing report, July 25, 2018

LAKE MEAD — Fishing has been unpredictable. With constantly high temperatures, fish are moving out from shore during the daytime and coming closer in at night. Early risers are seeing striper boils in and around coves. Striped bass are biting on anchovies and threadfin shad, while black bass are hitting poppers and plastics. Catfish are biting on almost anything, but mostly at night. Stink baits, night crawlers, anchovies and shad will catch the fish when fished off the bottom.

Unbeaten Triple Crown winner Justify retired from racing

Trainer Bob Baffert and Justify’s owners said caution over the horse’s ankle condition made it impossible to tell if he’d be healthy enough to race by the fall.

 
Ex-Stanford swimmer Brock Turner appeals sexual assault conviction

A lawyer for former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner argued Tuesday that his client’s attempted rape conviction should be overturned. Turner never intended to rape an unconscious woman, he said.

Raiders’ Khalil Mack gets high praise from Joe Thomas

Raiders star pass-rusher Khalil Mack is expected to holdout Thursday when the team reports to Napa, California, for the first day of training camp. And in do so, he has become a lightning rod of opinions around the team.

Kansas ordered to turn over materials about Adidas, recruit

Newly released records show that a federal grand jury ordered the University of Kansas this year to turn over communications between its men’s basketball coaches and at least one prospective student-athlete.

B&B Las Vegas restaurants close, staffs party at Carnevino

After Carnevino, B&B Ristorante and Otto Enoteca e Pizzeria served their final meals Sunday — five days earlier than expected — the staffs said farewell with a party at Carnevino on Monday. Nicole Brisson, the company’s former director of Las Vegas operations who will head the new Eataly project at Park MGM, surprised some longtime friends of Carnevino by selling some of its exquisitely aged beef in cryovac packages ready for freezing. We’re told Carnevino continues to look for a new Las Vegas home now that Mario Batali no longer is associated with the company.

Las Vegas girl rewarded for fundraising with lemonade stands

Five-year-old Theresa Babcock, who has given more than $5,000 from her lemonade stands to police departments, got a surprise this month: two kid-size toy cars detailed to look just like vehicles from the Henderson and Metropolitan police departments.