UNLV needs to feed Armani Rogers what he can handle to start

The formula coaches will provide Rogers this season isn’t your standard sustenance, but instead a mixture of those attributes they feel will best produce winning play at quarterback.

UNLV’s backup QBs working to stay ready

UNLV’s painful football history has shown that the opening-day quarterback likely won’t start every game. That means backups Kurt Palandech and Johnny Stanton need to make sure they’re ready if called.

High-stakes health-care debate hits Nevada’s Medicaid program

The state’s expansion of Medicaid in 2014 gave hundreds of thousands of low-income and disabled Nevadans medical insurance, but it also plunged the state into the center of the battle over spiraling health-care costs.

 
U.S. suspends search for 3 Marines who crashed off Australia

U.S. military officials called off a search and rescue operation on Sunday for three U.S. Marines who were missing after their Osprey aircraft crashed into the sea off the east coast of Australia while trying to land.

Jack Wold leads Blue Sox to region final

Jack Wold was 4-for-4 with a double, two home runs, three runs and three RBIs to lead the Southern Nevada Blue Sox to a 9-5 win over League City (Texas) in the American Legion Western Regional in Denver.

Law firm has been big donor to Clark County commissioners

The attorney and law firm that received a retainer worth up to $500,000 from Clark County commissioners last month have donated thousands to the election campaigns of those same officials, state records show.

 
U.S. prepares for total solar eclipse on Aug. 21

It will be tough eclipsing this eclipse. The sun, moon and Earth will line up perfectly in the cosmos on Aug. 21, turning day into night for a few wondrous minutes, its path crossing the U.S. from sea to shining sea for the first time in nearly a century.

Stop using the word ‘cop’ in headlines

I have deep respect for law enforcement personnel, and I think it is inappropriate to use a slang term

COMMENTARY: The guardrails continue to hold on the Trump presidency

We should all be grateful that from the generals to the Scouts, from the senators to the cops, the institutions of both political and civil society are holding up well.

EDITORIAL: Legal marijuana and employer drug testing

Many workers are unable to advance to better-paying opportunities because they can’t survive a drug screening. That has implications for a wide range of economic issues, including wage growth and productivity.

‘Star Trek’ boldly goes among fans, stars at Las Vegas expo

The Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas, held at the Rio, started Wednesday and ends Sunday. This year’s highlights include first looks at “Star Trek: Discovery,” the latest “Star Trek” series, and a celebration of the 30th anniversary of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”

Silverado hires Colin Darfour as boys basketball coach

Colin Darfour, who was fired in March after leading Clark to the Class 4A state boys basketball final in his lone season at the school, confirmed Saturday he was hired as the coach at Silverado.

Tail & Fin serves sushi in avocado bowls, tacos and pineapples

The Tail & Fin’s “mastermind” says the mission of the restaurant “is to make it easy for anyone to enjoy fresh, raw fish.” It would have been an odd statement to read on a restaurant website in this country not so many years ago. Yet now the concept is normal; we eat raw fish as sushi and poke, in burritos and bowls and no doubt in more permutations to come.

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