Faith Lutheran freshman rallies for girls crown

Hunched over and leaning on her racket for support, Madison Foley looked like anything but a champion early in the second set Saturday.

Coronado sophomore surprises field

Ryland McDermott wasn’t the popular pick to win the Sunrise Region boys singles tournament.

Velasquez punctuates dos Santos trilogy

UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was not afraid to share his strategy for defeating former champ Junior dos Santos on Saturday night in the rubber match between the sport’s two most dominant big men.

Job layoffs as mortgage refinance boom slows

A recent spike in interest rates has caused a decline in refinancing activity, a drop-off that has curtailed a two-year refinancing wave that started in 2011 and led to the nation’s largest banks shedding thousands of mortgage jobs.

‘Reno gov’ no more?

One of my politically savvy friends once told me his idea for a devastating ad that could be used against Gov. Brian Sandoval.

The GOP’s worst shutdown blunders

Identifying the single worst mistake by congressional Republicans in this month’s shutdown debacle is tough. There were too many strategic blunders to count.

Nevada’s anniversary celebrated at old opera house in historic style

Formally attired revelers got a jump on the Nevada Day festivities Saturday at the historic Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City, dancing the night away in period clothing that evoked the heyday of this once booming mining town.

Simpson retains four-shot edge

For a while, it appeared Webb Simpson couldn’t get out of his own way in his attempt to remain atop the leaderboard at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

Cornett sets rushing record but Bulldogs blow out UNLV

Derek Carr passed for 412 yards and four touchdowns, all four TDs to Davante Adams, to lead Fresno State to a 38-14 victory over UNLV tonight at Bulldog Stadium.

LIVE STREAM: UNLV at (17) Fresno State

UNLV (4-2) has won four straight games, doubling last season’s win total. But now they face undefeated conference foe, No 17. Fresno State (5-0) on the road. Watch the live stream Friday, October 19 at 7 p.m.

FBI investigating possible courthouse cover-ups

FBI agents quietly have interviewed current and former courthouse employees in a stepped-up investigation into allegations of excessive force by Family Court marshals and possible cover-ups of their actions.

Unions protest tax proposal to build Summerlin ballpark

Opponents of the Las Vegas 51s’ bid to build a baseball park in Summerlin with public money used the entrance of a PGA event at TPC Summerlin Saturday morning for the first public protest of the proposal.

 
FBI terrorism unit probing plane laser attacks

The FBI announced Friday it has assigned its Joint Terrorism Task Force to lead a probe of laser attacks on the cockpits of two planes approaching LaGuardia Airport this week, inviting help from the public as well to fight a growing threat against the nation’s air transportation.

 
Ohio teen cares for family after crash, mourns 6 dead

A 17-year-old boy had to identify the bodies of his parents and four sisters killed in an Ohio car accident involving a police officer responding to a call about a robbery, a social worker helping surviving relatives said Saturday.

Violin from the Titanic sells for more than $1.6M

A violin believed to have been played on the Titanic before the doomed vessel sank was auctioned for more than 1 million pounds ($1.6 million) Saturday, a fantastic figure which one collector said may never be beaten.

Wedding planning on a deadline for NJ gay couples

Activists are still working to line up judges who could waive the three-day waiting period for same-sex couples who want to exchange vows first thing Monday, when gay marriage will become legal in New Jersey.

Library program preps preschoolers in reading before kindergarten

You’re never too young to enjoy a good book, even a picture book. The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District has implemented a new program, 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, aimed at preschool children. It proposes that toddlers have 1,000 books read to them by the time they enter kindergarten.

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