UNLV backup Kurt Palandech talks about the quarterback battle. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about Saturday’s practice. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Engineering and construction methods, as well as proper installation of products, play the biggest roles in reaching goals for energy efficient homes.
New chancellor for the Nevada System of Higher Education Thom Reilly talks about improving access and retention.
An injury on special teams tops the news from Raiders training camp in in Napa, Calif., on Saturday.
The family of Korean War Marine veteran Al Grandis reflects on how he coped with losing his leg on Heartbreak Ridge. (Keith Rogers/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The annual Star Trek Convention continued Saturday at the Rio and runs through Sunday. It features meet-and-greets, autograph signings, vendors, entertainment and more. (Briana Erickson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ed W. Clark High School hosted the Japanese Obon Buddhist Festival, a holiday where people celebrate their ancestors. Attendees watched and joined in the various dances, ate traditional Japanese food such as fried octopus ball (takoyaki), and mochi, and perused crafts for sale. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Metro PIO Jeff Clark briefs the media on an officer involved shooting that took place in the parking lot of the Life Springs Christian Church, Saturday, August 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
An armed naked man who appeared suicidal was shot yesterday by police. This is the 16th officer-involved shooting this year, happening just four days after another police-involved shooting Tuesday. The Metropolitan Police Department says officers weren’t injured during the incident outside of a Christian church.
For the next month, an entire tower at the SLS Las Vegas will serve as military barracks for a Middle Eastern air force group. The tower has 289 rooms and employees say the tower’s pool, bar and salon will be closed to the public during the group’s stay.
One of the many luxuries of living in Las Vegas is being able to go grocery shopping at 2 a.m. But some stores are dropping their 24-hour service. So far this year, 11 stores across the valley cut their hours.
After nine weeks of training, children performed synchronized swimming and diving routines to ’90s music at the Baker Pool on Aug. 4. (Jessie Bekker/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)
As the much-anticipated Clark County School District reorganization gets underway, parents are still unsure of what concrete change they’ll actually see. Jennifer Furman-Born, principal at McCaw STEAM Academy, talks about reorganization and what her school has done to move toward the school empowerment model. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The parade featured over 70 entries including floats, giant balloons, bands and members of the armed forces.
Education Savings Accounts died in the final days of the 2017 legislative session. Governor Brian Sandoval comments on why he thinks the Opportunity Scholarship legislation is the right compromise. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Simon Peck of Las Vegas Metropolitan Search and Rescue describes how volunteers use helicopters to rescue people while at Spring Mountain. Bailey Schulz/Las Vegas Review-Journal
A man died Sunday night after a rollover crash in Summerlin. Police responded to calls around 5 p.m. yesterday that a car had crashed into a landscape median at a high speed near Lake Mead and Ridgemoor Street before it began to turn over into westbound lanes. The man was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the car, dying at the scene.
A man died and another was rescued at Lake Mead Sunday. Police say two men were struggling to swim near Boulder Beach at around 3:30 p.m. yesterday. A bystander was able to save one man but the other went missing. His body was found about an hour later. Neither man was wearing a lifejacket.
And after failing to come to a consensus on critical state budget matters late last week, the Nevada State Senate reached a deal overnight to approve some of the final bills of the legislative session. The deal included reintroducing a recreational marijuana tax, a capital improvement project and adding $20 million in tax credits to the Opportunity Scholarship fund. Senate Republicans opposed the pot tax and the projects bill in protest of a lack of funding for education savings accounts. The money toward the Opportunity Scholarships is seen as a compromise on that matter.
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Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio spoke to reporters at the team’s rookie minicamp and said that everyone is going to have to earn their way to a roster spot. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal @HeidiFang
Ford pledged to do what he can to help state workers recover from past financial sacrifices.
After knocking out James Vick at UFC 199, Beneil Dariush gives his thoughts on the California State Athletic Commission’s new weigh-in policy.
On August 20, Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor will do battle at UFC 202. The fight card will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
UFC middleweight Sam Alvey says his wife, who also corners him, picked Elias Theodorou as his opponent and insists that she’s been right about everyone she’s chosen for him to battle so far.
UFC Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance, Jeff Novitzky, explains how common it is for supplements to contain banned ingredients and discusses the need for federal governments to regulate the industry.
Tim Bradley and Manny Pacquiao arrive at MGM Grand for their Saturday fight.
Hundreds of mourners arrived to the Kanab Utah Kaibab Stake Mormon church for the funeral of Robert LaVoy Finicum, one of the anti-government occupiers of federal buildings at an Oregon wildlife refuge. Following the memorial service, two daughters of Finicum spoke to the media and supporters.
Ahead of UFC Fight Night 82, several of the featured fighters picked which team they think will win the Super Bowl.
Stephen Thompson plans to use his flashy striking skills to defeat Johny Hendricks at UFC Fight Night 82. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday announced at a workshop meeting of transportation regulators and car manufacturers that within a month a Center for Autonomous Vehicles would be created within the economic development office.