Kyle, Kurt Busch not taking Daytona 500 qualifying races for granted

Sweethearts exchanging chocolates on Valentine’s Day. Pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training. NBA all-stars playing matador defense. The Busch Brothers of Las Vegas racing in the Daytona 500. These are rites of February.

Tommy Armour III and his aura are back in Las Vegas

Champions PGA Tour player Tommy Armour III could be, to steal a line from a beer commercial, the most interesting golfer in the world.

Sunset Lake visitors should help keep area clean

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 basically lays the modern foundation and establishes policy for the management of America’s public lands.

Man shot in apartment complex south of UNLV

A man was shot Wednesday night at an apartment complex just south of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed.

I-A BOYS BASKETBALL: Nelson helps Cowboys down Cheyenne

Richard Nelson converted a three-point play late in the fourth quarter Wednesday to break a 59-all tie and spark the Cowboys to a 70-63 home win over Cheyenne in a Division I-A Southern Region boys basketball quarterfinal.

Valley’s Munguia moves from ‘worst’ to first

Valley’s Ulises Munguia won the Division I Sunrise Region title at 106 pounds last week, and the Vikings’ senior will try to cap his career in style Saturday when he competes at the Division I state tournament.

Man who died after suspected DUI crash is ID’d

The man who died after a suspected drunken driver slammed into his car early Tuesday in the southwest valley was identified Wednesday.

Caucus learning experience starts here

If you haven’t paid attention to Nevada’s presidential caucus process and want to know how it will work, this column is for you.

Here’s what Cruz, Rubio and Carson said at tonight’s town hall

Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio struck markedly different tones at CNN’s Republican presidential town hall Wednesday night, with Cruz prosecuting his case while Rubio made a more personal appeal.

EDITORIAL: ACLU’s top priorities should always include free speech

The First Amendment’s guarantees of free speech, free press and peaceful assembly are at the core of all other freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Without the First Amendment, the rest of our rights are in constant peril.

LETTERS: Parking fee opens Pandora’s box on Strip

After reading the Jan. 23 article on the new parking fee for MGM Resorts and and CEO Jim Murren’s justification for it, my only thought was that MGM is opening another Pandora’s box in Las Vegas.

Obama’s proposed oil tax will hit Nevadans hard

As a small business owner and a retired economics professor, I know how hard it is to run a business when you have a government that doesn’t understand how its policies impact a business’ bottom line.

 
Apple phone case stirs up privacy vs. law enforcement issues

A court order demanding that Apple Inc help the U.S. government unlock the encrypted iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters is shaping up as a crucial test case of how far the government can go in forcing technology companies to help security and intelligence investigations.

Retiring Paula Francis looks back on her three decades at Channel 8

Over the years, she’s become as much of a fixture in your living room as the pile of remote controls and that carpet stain you keep trying to cover with a plant. But after a 30-year career on the valley’s airwaves, Paula Francis is retiring from KLAS-TV, Channel 8, effective April 1.

Cliven Bundy indicted for role in 2014 Bunkerville confrontation

Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, his sons Ammon and Ryan, and two others were indicted by a federal grand jury in Las Vegas on Wednesday in connection with the April 2014 armed standoff with law enforcement in Bunkerville.

Evidence contradicts woman’s story of boyfriend’s shooting death

A 54-year-old woman arrested after her boyfriend was shot to death on their northwest valley driveway Feb. 10 told police she thought he was going to shoot her, her arrest report said. According to the report, evidence at the scene told a different story.

K9 police officer recovering from wounds to head and face

Metro Sgt. Eric Kerns’ partner was attacked with a machete as he tried to bring a suspect into custody Friday. The partner received numerous wounds to the head and face, and was rushed to the hospital for surgery.

Chief judge: Gonzalez stays on Las Vegas Sands case

Clark County Chief District Judge David Barker ruled Wednesday that Las Vegas Sands has provided no new grounds to remove District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez from a wrongful termination case against the company.

How to catch up on Oscar-nominated movies before the awards show

It’s not too late to start your Oscar prep by catching up on a whole year’s worth of movies in time for Chris Rock to skewer them when he hosts the Academy Awards on Feb. 28.

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