Henderson City Council studies fire station expansion

The Henderson City Council at its Tuesday meeting will consider approving a funding agreement Tuesday that would expand Station 83, one of the city’s oldest fire stations.

Rare bighorn hunt lets armed civilians onto Nevada bombing range

One of the Silver State’s most unusual and exclusive hunts is now underway at the Nevada Test and Training Range, where 15 hunting tags have been issued in three mountain ranges normally off limits to the general public.

Raiders fashion one more bizarre finish to lost season

There is absolutely no practical way to explain what happened at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, much less with the Raiders this season, as they were essentially eliminated from the playoffs in losing to Dallas 20-17.

MGM Resorts bettor loses six-figure wager on Pittsburgh Steelers

New England, which closed as a 3-point favorite at MGM Resorts sports books and a 2½-point favorite at most other books, escaped with the win and drove a stake through the hearts and wallets of most Pittsburgh backers, including one high roller in particular.

 
Raiders fumble away playoff hopes with 20-17 loss to Cowboys

Quarterback Derek Carr led the Raiders downfield and dived for a touchdown, only to fumble into the end zone for a touchback, resulting in a 20-17 loss at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Lake Tahoe faces decline in skiing, gambling

Baby boomers who helped Lake Tahoe’s ski industry expand are skiing less and millennials are not hitting the slopes nearly as much as the previous generations, said Ralf Garrison, founder of DestiMetrics, a resort lodging analytics firm.

COMMENTARY: The unfortunate fallout from the sexual harassment awakening

Even if one believes all the women who have come forward thus far, there’s room for some self-doubt in our individual rushes tojudgment, as well as our participation in social media’s ruthless, often-anonymous dispensations.

Raiders QB Derek Carr joins NFL elite with 100th career TD pass

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr threw his 100th career touchdown pass Sunday to become the fifth player in NFL history to do so in his first four seasons, joining Dan Marino, Peyton Manning, Russell Wilson and Andrew Luck.

 
2017 All-State Girls Tennis Team

Here is the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2017 all-state girls tennis team.

Panthers owner will sell team as NFL investigates sexual misconduct

Facing a growing investigation that accuses him of sexual misconduct and using racist language at work, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson announced Sunday that he will sell the NFL team after the season.

Epic snowstorm blanketed Las Vegas Strip in 2008

Remember the white stuff falling on the Strip in 2008? It was nine years ago today, December 17, that a historic snowstorm struck the Las Vegas Valley. More than 3 inches fell at McCarran International Airport.

Atlanta airport sees power restored after long outage

Minutes after its midnight deadline to get the electricity back on at the worlds busiest airport, Georgia Power announced early Monday that power had been fully restored to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, where more than 1,000 flights were grounded just days before the start of the Christmas travel rush.

Jazz singer Keely Smith, a 1950s Las Vegas star, dies

Keely Smith, a pop and jazz singer known for her solo recordings of jazz standards as well as her musical partnership with Louis Prima, has died of apparent heart failure in Palm Springs. She was 89.

Sen. McCain home after being hospitalized for cancer treatment

Republican Sen. John McCain is returning home to Arizona after being hospitalized for the side effects of his brain cancer treatment and likely will miss a crucial vote on the GOP tax package, President Donald Trump said Sunday.

US soldier killed in Niger died in hail of gunfire

Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson died in a hail of gunfire, hit as many as 18 times as he took cover in thick brush, fighting to the end after fleeing militants who had just killed three comrades in an October ambush in Niger.