CARSON CITY – About a dozen people protesting the death of Oregon wildlife refuge occupier LaVoy Finicum lined Carson Street on Saturday in front of the Capitol grounds to bring attention to what one termed the murder of the Arizona rancher at the hands of overzealous federal authorities.
Even before President Barack Obama sends up his next nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, the clubby reputation of the U.S.Senate has taken a hit. One might even say the upper chamber is less senatorial than its once-storied past.
The North Las Vegas Fire Department hasn’t replenished its ranks since hiring was stunted by the economic downturn.
The green flag drops on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Kobalt 400 at 1:00 p.m. today. Follow the action here with our live blog.
A fire leaves one adult displaced and causes property damage Sunday evening near Alta and South Torrey Pines drives, according to the Las Vegas fire department.
NEW YORK — The Central Intelligence Agency is hiring more than just spies.
As predicted, it started to blow like crazy just before the green flag fell Sunday for the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, delaying the start by 40 minutes. Suddenly, the new low downforce package everybody had been talking about became a footnote.
Brady Exber, who was inducted into the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame in 2006, won the Southern Nevada Golf Association Summerlin Amateur Championship at Highland Falls Golf Club and Palm Valley Golf Club.
Kenny Oakley worked around 11 hits to throw a 104-pitch complete game and lead UNLV to a 4-2 win over San Jose State in the finale of the teams’ three-game Mountain West baseball series Sunday at Wilson Stadium.
Kurt Busch started from the pole position and led for the first 31 laps — and Kyle Busch led for 38 laps down the stretch — but neither could hold off a late charge by Brad Keselowski in the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
