Roundup: Foothill picks up win in California tournament

Dylan Hushaw scored a game-high 22 points as Foothill’s boys basketball team ran away from Christian Unified (California) 87-65 in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational on Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, California.

Maple Leaf great Johnny Bower dies at 93

Johnny Bower didn’t even want to come to Toronto. Yet the pint-sized goalie with the big heart became a part of Maple Leafs lore. Bower, a beloved two-time Vezina Trophy winner who helped the Leafs win their last Stanley Cup in 1967, died on Tuesday. He was 93.

Fracking and oil exploration on Nevada’s public lands endangers water, wildlife

If you need proof of these dangers, speak to folks in Sublette County, Wyo., where mule deer herds have fallen more than 40 percent due to widespread habitat loss from oil drilling.

Longtime best friends find out they’re actually brothers

Two Hawaii men who grew up as best friends recently learned that they’re actually brothers and revealed the surprise to family and friends over the holidays.

UNLV forward Shakur Juiston earns MW player of week honor

UNLV forward Shakur Juiston has been named the Mountain West player of the week after averaging a double-double in a pair of victories over Mississippi Valley State and Northern Colorado.

 
Fossil from Nevada cave spurs discovery of extinct horse

Horse bones found in Gypsum Cave in the 1930s were so well preserved they were mistaken for modern equines and filed away in museums. Now they have helped identify a new type of extinct, stilt-legged horse that vanished eons ago.

Trustee’s improbable journey from poor student to School Board

By her own account, Clark County School Board trustee Lola Brooks shouldn’t have graduated from high school. Now she serves as both a source of inspiration and a cautionary note for equally troubled kids in Clark County.

Case focuses on decision over school, child’s best interests

A Las Vegas family court judge should have been more thorough when considering the best school interest of a child wrapped up in her parent’s divorce, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

Molasky executive sees more downtown Las Vegas growth potential

The Molasky Group of Cos., based downtown in its 17-story Molasky Corporate Center office tower, also is looking to do a multifamily project in the area, President Rich Worthington recently said.

 
Versatile junior Jalen Hill steps up game for Clark

Clark junior Jalen Hill is emerging as one of the top wing players on the West Coast, and already has scholarship offers from UNLV and some Pac-12 colleges.

Owner of Caesars casinos, golf courses plans IPO

VICI Properties, the owner of Caesars Entertainment Corp. casinos and golf courses, plans an initial public offering of its stock to help pay down more than $4 billion of debt and finance future acquisitions.

Stretch of southbound US 95 to close overnight Wednesday

A 2½-mile stretch of southbound U.S. Highway 95 leading into downtown Las Vegas will be closed for overnight work Wednesday, along with several nearby freeway ramps, the Nevada Department of Transportation said.

Investigation found no proof of sex in Las Vegas firehouse, union says

An investigation into alleged on-duty sexual activity by Las Vegas Fire Department personnel revealed the claims were unfounded and a broader culture of promiscuity in city firehouses doesn’t exist, the firefighter union president said.

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