CARSON CITY — About 6,600 more Democrats than Republicans turned out to cast ballots in the two weeks of early voting in Nevada, according to preliminary numbers released today.
A motorcycle officer was involved in an accident shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday at Katie Avenue and Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas police have confirmed.
TCU beat the Rebels 48-6 tonight in a Mountain West Conference game at Sam Boyd Stadium. TCU improves to 9-0 (5-0 MWC) while UNLV drops to 1-7 (1-3). The Rebels travel to BYU next Saturday.
The one wild card in NASCAR’s 10-race Chase for the Championship is finally upon us, where the fate of the eventual Sprint Cup Champion is in the hands, or banking, of monstrous Talladega Superspeedway. The 2.66-mile beast of a track doesn’t play to the favorites; it’s an equal opportunity track that punishes — and rewards — everyone to the same hostile degree.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — Kingman police said a teenager was dead at the scene of a single vehicle traffic accident early today. Lieutenant Dave Coffin identified the victim as Juan Jose Sanchez, 17.
Senate candidate Sharron Angle shook hands with well-wishers Saturday as she walked the two-mile Nevada Day Parade route not once, but twice. Meanwhile, her opponent, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., greeted spectators and participants before the parade began, and then watched from a seat along the parade route.
Las Vegas police said alcohol was a factor in a fatal car accident early this morning on the Paradise/Maryland Interconnect at East Westwinds Way.
WASHINGTON — In the shadow of the Capitol and the election, comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert entertained a huge throng Saturday at a “sanity” rally poking fun at the nation’s ill-tempered politics, fear-mongers and doomsayers.
BEIJING — The newest Miss World is from the United States. Alexandria Mills, a soft-spoken 18-year-old, was named the winner in Saturday night’s contest in southern China. The tall blonde was a relative surprise winner after speculation focused on other contestants.
KATMANDU, Nepal — You can’t get away from a cell phone call, even at the top of the world. Thanks to 3G towers newly installed near Mount Everest’s base camp, explorers can surf the Web, tweet and post Facebook updates without worrying that their signals will disappear into thin air.
NEWPORT, Wales — After yet another rain delay at soggy Celtic Manor, Tiger Woods was quickly reduced to a cheering role on Sunday, taking his worst loss ever in the team competition. His pairing with Steve Stricker was routed 6 and 5 by Lee Westwood and Luke Donald in alternate shot.
Palo Verde’s Brandon Wright has done plenty of damage to opposing defenses, topping 1,000 rushing yards in five games.
