Crews working to repair downed power poles in Las Vegas

About 300 people remain without power Saturday as NV Energy works to repair 13 power lines knocked over Friday by a forklift in the south Las Vegas Valley.

2018 Legacy Football Capsule

The Longhorns have won 15 games over the past two seasons and figure to contend for a league title after shifting to the Northeast League.

 
Death Valley worker has seen some of Earth’s highest, lowest temps

Terry Eddington, a National Park Service custodian who is about halfway through what may be Death Valley’s hottest summer ever, previously experienced some of the planet’s lowest temperatures during five winters in Antarctica.

2018 Coronado Football Capsule

New coach Terry Riddle takes over the program after serving as Arbor View’s junior varsity head coach.

Study shows Nevada schools have largest average class sizes

The state is at the forefront of a national debate, after a study from the National Education Association found that that the state had the largest average class sizes in the nation last year for the second year running.

2018 Desert Oasis Football Capsule

The Diamondbacks look for improvement after posting just one win over the past two seasons.

Bodies won’t be recovered in Alaska plane crash, officials say

A small airplane that crashed in Alaska’s Denali National Park, killing five people on board, will remain on a near-vertical mountainside because of the substantial risk to recovery crews, officials said Friday.

Grand Canyon rafting plan, with higher fees, canceled

The National Park Service has canceled a contract proposal to run commercial river trips in the Grand Canyon after backlash over higher franchise fees.

Police charge man in Canada shooting that left 4 dead

Canadian police have charged a man for the deaths of two police officers and two civilians in a shooting that struck a nerve in a country that has been roiled in recent months by several instances of mass violence.

 
Sports Betting Spotlight: San Francisco 49ers season preview

Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and Wynn Las Vegas sports book director Johnny Avello join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview the San Francisco 49ers’ season in the sixth of a series of 32 NFL team videos.

 
Man who stole, crashed plane near Seattle identified

The man who stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane from Sea-Tac International Airport was Richard Russell, a U.S. official briefed on the matter told The Associated Press.

 
Shade sails provide sun protection

Everyone is looking for some backyard shade these days, and the latest sun protection is a tensioned fabric canopy called a shade sail. Versions of these canopies originated in the 1990s in Australia and South Africa, where they were made of sailcloth. Today, they are made of high-tech synthetic knits that wear better and block out more ultraviolet rays — up to 95 percent.

Borer damage to trees, shrubs is obvious this time of year

This is the time of year when borer damage in trees and shrubs is most obvious. Limbs are dying. Their damage can be seen from a distance now, but they’ve been working hard feeding on the inside of trees and shrubs for months.

Several methods help clear clogged toilet

Q: My toilet does not flush correctly. The bowl will fill with water, then slowly drain down, or the waste just doesn’t go down at all. I have tried chemicals, but they haven’t worked. What else can I do?

Reno Aces use early advantage to beat 51s

Reno shortstop Ildemaro Vargas took the second pitch out of Cody Martin’s hand out of the park. From that point on, the 51s never had a lead in a 9-5 loss to Reno on Friday night at Cashman Field.

Raiders QB Connor Cook sharp in stint against Lions

When Connor Cook entered, he demonstrated the composure that he’s shown in training camp and that lacked during a turnover-happy spring, leading two scoring drives in a 16-10 win over the Detroit Lions.

 
Jon Gruden, Raiders open preseason with 16-10 win over Lions

Connor Cook completed 11 of 19 passes for 141 yards and one touchdown, and rookie Eddy Pineiro kicked three field goals as the Raiders defeated the Detroit Lions 16-10 on Friday in coach Jon Gruden’s return to the sideline.

 
‘Suicidal’ mechanic feared dead after stealing plane near Seattle

A “suicidal” airline mechanic stole an empty Horizon Airlines plane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and was chased by military jets before crashing near a small island in the Puget Sound on Friday night, officials said.

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