Las Vegas Review-Journal’s sports columnist Ed Graney and Raiders beat reporter Michael Gehlken recap the first day of the Oakland Raiders minicamp in Alameda, California.
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At the Oakland Raiders’ mini camp, head coach Jack Del Rio talks about the progress of the team and says that they need to be resilient to have success this season.
If you’re looking for political drama, look at the Legislature, not Congress. (Victor Joecks/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Oakland Raiders running back Jalen Richard talks about the veteran leadership Marshawn Lynch brings to the field and how wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson motivates him.
• The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors have approved a $1.4 billion upgrade to the convention center. The board voted unanimously to approve the expansion and renovation project. Now administrators can get to work seeking a construction manager. The projects are expected to be finished by 2023.
• The new flyover ramp at the Centennial Bowl interchange will open July 12. The 60-foot-tall bridge will link the 215 Beltway with southbound U.S. Highway 95.
• A North Las Vegas man is accused of attacking his girlfriend when she refused to take a selfie with him. Police say 19-year-old Dasean Williams punched, choked and threatened the woman with a gun. He’s been arrested on assault and attempted murder charges and is due in court June 23.
• The Clark County School District will pay $900,000 to settle claims that an autistic student was improperly restrained by a teacher’s aide. The family claims the restraint happened to their then 11-year-old son at Variety School during the 2011-2012 school year.
The park will include 12,000 acres along the East Fork of the Walker River.