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Black Nevada legislators: Barriers broken but much work remains

Barriers have been broken and doors opened for African-Americans in Nevada and across the country since the civil rights movement of the 1960s, but much work remains to be done, state lawmakers said as they reflected on the day set aside to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

Gay athletes hit Las Vegas for Sin City Shootout

Thousands of gay and lesbian athletes took over the Tropicana over the weekend, suiting up for action on fields around the Las Vegas Valley in the 7th annual Sin City Shootout tournament.

Board to decide how to get sports arena designed, funded

The first few months for the UNLV stadium board members have been like a pregame warm-up. But now it’s game time for the 11-member team of hotel-casino executives, university system regents and local officials. Time to start delivering — and absorbing — public-policy stadium hits.

Right of way for big rigs questioned

A reader frustrated by slow-moving trucks on the highway writes writes with a question.

Motorcyclist who died in crash identified

The 28-year-old man who died early Friday morning when his motorcycle struck a sign on Interstate 15 has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Rollover accident kills man on 215 Beltway at Decatur

A crash Sunday morning killed a man in a black BMW on the southern 215 Beltway westbound at the Decatur Boulevard exit. Witness reports indicate the man was driving over 100 mph.

Earth science teacher engages students through world travel

Wende Lestelle has been aboard a Russian icebreaker ship to Antarctica, studying glaciers and penguins. She’s dug for dinosaur fossils outside Bozeman, Mont., with Jack Horner, the renowned paleontologist. She’s walked in the waters of the Amazon River.