Sandoval: Nevada has good shot to become drone test site

Nevada is submitting a competitive application for selection by the Federal Aviation Administration as one of six drone testing sites around the country, Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday.

Legacy Tip-Off Classic draws quality teams in third season

When Jack Tarango started the Legacy Tip-Off Classic, the Longhorns’ boys basketball coach simply wanted to ensure his team would play a few quality early-season games.

2013 National Finals Rodeo qualifiers

Following are breakdowns of each championship on the line at the 2013 National Finals Rodeo, with the list of qualifiers in each event, along with overviews of each title race and event descriptions.

Elko steer wrestler Eldridge thrilled to fulfill NFR dream

Walking onto the floor at the Thomas &Mack Center last year in front of a sellout crowd of more than 18,000 at the National Finals Rodeo, Elko native Dakota Eldridge vowed not to return to the NFR unless he was competing in it.

Arizona skydiving collision leaves 2 dead

Two skydivers were killed Tuesday after they collided during a jump over southern Arizona, collapsing their parachutes and sending them plummeting to the ground, authorities said.

Taste of the Town: Hunt for corkscrew pasta yields positive results

There are, it seems, a gazillion pasta cuts out there, but aficionados know that certain sauces and other ingredients are perfect with some shapes but don’t work so well with others. So it was completely understandable to me when Fred Bilello wrote in looking for long fusilli, a corkscrew pasta, and mafalda, which looks like narrow lasagna noodles — and it appears it was, as well, to his fellow Taste of the Town readers, who supplied sources.

Wine of the Week: DaVinci Chianti

DaVinci Chianti isn’t the most complex wine, but it is a very enjoyable drinking wine that loves good food.

Smal Plates: Warm up to a hearty meal

Heritage Steak, which opened in August, is from Tom Colicchio, a five-time James Beard Award-winner, head judge of Bravo’s “Top Chef” and executive chef of Craftsteak at the MGM Grand.

Faculty Senate weighs in on replacing UNLV president

UNLV’s Faculty Senate wants an acting president to be appointed and a national presidential search to begin as soon as possible to replace President Neal Smatresk.

Rock stars, wellness and transport: All in a day’s work

Rock stars aren’t a bad way to get your audience’s attention. At the 2013 Governor’s Conference on Tourism opening session Tuesday, organizers added a little rock star chic by asking The Killers’ manager, Robert Reynolds, to represent the homegrown Las Vegas band onstage.

 
Police seek suspect in theft of taxi

Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who police said stole a taxi at gunpoint.

Las Vegas water rate increases approved through 2017

The Clark County Commission, sitting as the board for the Las Vegas Valley Water District, on Tuesday unanimously approved a series of annual rate hikes set to begin in January and top out in 2017.

Find your coat, winter’s here

A cold front swept over the Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday night, bringing below-freezing temperatures today that will last throughout the weekend, National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Stachelski said.

Simpson files appeal notice to Nevada Supreme Court

O.J. Simpson’s lawyers said Tuesday they will take his case back to the Nevada Supreme Court, hoping justices will overturn a lower court judge’s decision last week denying the former football star a new trial in his armed robbery case.

Man injured in downtown shooting

One person was shot in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.

 
Union official: Train engineer nodded off at controls

The engineer whose speeding commuter train ran off the rails along a curve, killing four people, nodded at the controls before the wreck, and by the time he caught himself it was too late, a union official said Tuesday.

Commissioners OK 8 UMC board members

Clark County commissioners approved on Tuesday a slate of eight members who will sit on a new board for University Medical Center.

Nevada GOP suffers 6,000 drop in voter registrations

The Republicans cut 6,000 voters off their registration gap with Democrats in November, but it wasn’t due to any surge in registrations, the secretary of state’s office announced Tuesday.

Wranglers add center, forward

The Las Vegas Wranglers acquired center John Armstrong in a trade with the Kalamazoo Wings and re-signed free agent forward Phillip Ischi.

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