ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Front-running New Mexico was in big trouble against Air Force, the last-place team in the Mountain West Conference.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Nafis Ricks hit two free throws with three seconds left Saturday, helping Missouri State overcome a 10-point second-half deficit and beat UNR 62-60 in a nonconference BracketBusters series game.
Oscar Bellfield is a college sophomore who when asked if he could invite anyone to dinner, included the following:
The first-degree murder trial of Haley Brunetti was held Saturday at the Regional Justice Center. Brunetti was charged with causing the death of high school senior Jackie Potomski, even though it was Brunetti’s cousin, Nicky Blanc, who shot Potomski in the middle of the school’s basketball court.
MGM Mirage chief Jim Murren says he’s “heard from” fellow Republicans who want him to tone down his support of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
I spent 5½ hours Tuesday warming a bench and cooling my heels in federal District Court. I had been summoned for jury duty.
You need a Greek chorus (pun intended) to fully convey the bad news for Nevada governments.
Springtime arrives at Corn Creek Field Station with a flush of green in the pastures, a froth of flowers in the orchard and a flurry of wings in the tules. The major access to the sprawling Desert National Wildlife Range just north of Las Vegas, Corn Creek provides an introduction to the largest federal wildlife refuge in the country outside of Alaska. Created in 1936 as a refuge for the desert bighorn sheep, the range also protects many other species under the management of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
We gamers already know this, but “BioShock 2” reminds the rest of the world that horror video games are just as gruesome as “Saw” and other slasher movies.
Nothing says beauty or inspires as much as bursts of color in landscapes. What makes annuals so endearing and rewarding? It is because they grab your eye with their brilliant colors and leave lasting impressions in your mind.
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals had its 53rd annual Mardi Gras Ball on Feb. 13 at the M Resort’s Milan Ballroom. This is the longest running benefit ball in Southern Nevada. Proceeds benefit St. Rose’s newest service, the RED (Responsible, Early Detection) Rose Program, which provides free breast cancer screenings, mammograms, biopsies, surgical care and living assistance for uninsured and underinsured women up to 49 years old.
ALICIA BLACKHAM, SOPHOMORE
“They take the fun out of everything.”
It’s not Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood. Not Jennifer Hudson or Chris Daughtry. It’s not even Sanjaya, William Hung or that “Pants on the Ground” guy.