Nick Tapuala won the discus at the Division I state track and field meet with a mark of 178 feet, 9 inches despite unfavorable conditions at Carson High and became the third Liberty thrower to take home a state title in the event since 2011.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Friday he would support Raiders owner Mark Davis if he wanted to move his NFL franchise from Oakland to Las Vegas.
A cheap flight is great, but a free flight is better. And while it might seem like a free plane ticket — or at the very least, a nearly free plane ticket — is just a dream, travel junkies and airline insiders know a few secrets to help make it a reality.
Nyquist has soared to horse racing’s pinnacle, yet isn’t getting the credit he deserves the year after American Pharoah won the Triple Crown in dominant fashion.
Las Vegas’ Jessie Vargas will risk his WBO welterweight title against Kell Brook, the IBF champ, on Aug. 27 in England.
Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director who has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994, analyzes the field for Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
UNR’s offensive surge in the sixth inning led to an 8-1 victory over UNLV on Friday to even the final series of the regular season at one game each.
The Rev. Michael Engfer has multiple opportunities to serve through All Saints Episcopal Church and the Air Force Reserves.
For the second time in a week, Stolmy Pimentel was thrust into a start on short notice. And again, Pimentel struggled, giving up a four-run lead as the 51s fell 14-6 to the host Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
Bob Bennett isn’t going to comment on the nonsense that is anyone believing a Floyd Mayweather Jr.- Conor McGregor fight has the slightest chance of happening, no matter how rich a payday it might generate for all involved.
Rancho, which defeated Shadow Ridge in its first game Friday, used a seven-run outburst in the second inning to oust defending state champion Reed 12-0 in five innings in the losers’ bracket final at Hixson Park. Seeking their first state title in 36 years, the Rams will face Spanish Springs (27-14) for the crown at noon Saturday. Spanish Springs needs one win to claim the title. Rancho must win twice.
Michaela Hood pitched three innings of relief and went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs scored and three RBIs to help Spring Valley’s softball team to a 13-3 win over Boulder City in six innings in the winners’ bracket final of the Division I-A state tournament Friday at Shadow Mountain in Sparks.
Pahranagat Valley’s softball team erupted for nine runs in the third inning to down Eureka 12-5 in the loser’s bracket final of the Division IV state tournament at UNR’s Hixson Park.
Although the first official day of summer isn’t until June 20, the Bellagio has completed construction and development on its extravagant summer floral display.
Nevada Highway Patrol said the northbound U.S. Highway 95 lanes at Horizon Drive would be open sometime after 11:15 p.m. after being shut down for approximately two hours by a four-car crash.
Erislandy Lara, the reigning World Boxing Association junior middleweight champion, is confident he will defeat Vanes Martirosyan Saturday at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas after their first fight in 2012 ended in a draw.
Trent Bixby’s two-run triple highlighted a three-run fourth, and Basic went on to beat Galena 7-3 to move into the championship game at noon Saturday at Manogue. Basic (35-4) faces Centennial (29-10), and the Bulldogs would have to beat the Wolves twice to take the title.
Michael Morelli’s RBI double scored Zach Murphy with the go-ahead run in the sixth inning Friday to help Boulder City’s baseball team rally for a 6-4 win over Elko in the winners’ bracket final of the Division I-A state tournament at Galena High in Reno.
McClain O’Connor went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs, and Nick Vincent threw a four-hitter with seven strikeouts as Lincoln County’s baseball team topped Pershing County 12-2 in six innings in the loser’s bracket final of the Division III state tournament Friday at Wooster High in Reno.
Only one Clark County School District student was named among this year’s U.S. Presidential Scholars, a group of 161 students selected from across the nation.
Northwest Las Vegas residents are being asked to provide input for the Clark County Rural Streets Study. Residents living near Lone Mountain, designated a Rural Neighborhood Preservation area, are being asked to provide feedback on what alternative street designs might help serve the community, or if the current street standards are adequate.
Police are seeking the public’s help to find five men in connection with a Thursday jewelry store robbery.
Abby Richter, a junior at Green Valley, contracted viral meningitis at age 11, and being out of the water for an extended period helped foster her affinity for the sport. Richter has since developed into one of the nation’s top swimmers and will compete Saturday at the Division I state swimming and diving meet at UNLV’s Buchanan Natatorium.
After more than two years of gathering, redacting and delaying release of documents that the Las Vegas Review-Journal sought in the Bundy standoff in Bunkerville, the Bureau of Land Management this week provided the newspaper with more than 400 pages of blacked-out emails and reports.
A man died Friday after he crashed his motorcycle into a concrete barrier in Henderson. The crash occurred about 3:45 p.m. northbound on Stephanie Street just north of Russell Road, Henderson police spokeswoman Michelle French said.
Residents can expect cooler temperatures throughout the Las Vegas Valley this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
An anchor at KTNV-TV, Channel 13, was arrested Thursday afternoon after she was suspected of drunken driving, the station reported Friday afternoon.
As an alternative for grown-ups looking to avoid the sequels and general noise of summer, “The Nice Guys” won’t finish last. But it had the potential to be a lot better.
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