2018 NFR Las Vegas, Day 4 — PHOTOS

The National Finals Rodeo continued its annual 10-day run at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Sunday.

Petroglyph Canyon packed with hints at region’s history

Some art is best viewed by plopping yourself down on desert gravel under a big blue sky and gazing upward. That was my approach at the Gallery in Petroglyph Canyon earlier this fall. After a moderately difficult hike, my reward was spotting hundreds of the gallery’s approximately 1,000 American Indian designs and images displayed on two rocky canvases stretching about one-tenth of a mile.

 
Nuns accused of embezzling funds, may have gambled in Las Vegas

Two nuns in Southern California have been accused of embezzling as much as $500,000 in tuition, fees and donations, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported. The nuns may have spent some of the money at casinos in Las Vegas, according to parents and officials.

Day care and the ramifications for children

So the Review-Journal’s Victor Joecks advises parents to keep their children out of preschool if they want them not to go to prison (Wednesday column). When millions of American working families need two incomes, where does Mr. Joecks think these parents should put their kids when they’re working two jobs just to make ends meet?

CARTOON: Medicare for all

Review-Journal editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a three-time winner of the Sigma Delta Chi Award. Contact him at mramirez@reviewjournal.com.

Raiders’ Jon Feliciano, Gabe Jackson finish win despite injuries

The initial expectation Sunday was Feliciano’s injury will end his 2018 season, a source said. A person familiar with Jackson’s situation said that, before the ankle issue, he suffered a left elbow injury Sunday on which he’ll undergo MRI and X-ray testing.

Macron to address French nation Monday amid protests

Pressure mounted on French President Emmanuel Macron to announce concrete measures to calm protests marked by violence when he addresses the nation Monday evening, and breaks a long silence widely seen as aggravating a crisis that has shaken the government and the whole country.

Winter storm slams South; 300,000 power outages reported

A massive storm brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain across a wide swath of the South on Sunday — causing dangerously icy roads, immobilizing snowfalls and power losses to hundreds of thousands of people.

 
Raiders slip past Steelers in wild 24-21 upset

The Steelers nearly answered, but kicker Chris Boswell lost his footing on a 40-yard field goal as time expired in a 24-21 victory.

Bobby Grich hopes to deliver in clutch at Baseball Winter Meetings

Bobby Grich arrived in Las Vegas as they still were hanging banners for the Baseball Winter Meetings. The six-time All-Star wants to raise awareness in the Association of Professional Ball Players of America, a charity of which he recently became president.

Sierra Nevada snowpack above average after California storms

Back-to-back California storms blanket the Sierra Nevada in snow, more than twice the snowpack level compared to this time last year, with winter still nearly two weeks away.

Fans flock to Las Vegas for NFR parties, not just rodeo

Perhaps the best thing that ever happened to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo was event officials deciding it would be agood idea to make the nightly go-rounds available on a live TV feed to hotel properties all over Las Vegas.

Canadian Curtis Cassidy back for another shot at NFR title

Curtis Cassidy has been at this steer wrestling gig for 20 years on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association tour, and surely years before that honing his craft as a kid.

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