Bryan Salmond, Michael Gehlken and Ed Graney discuss the Raiders final 53-man roster, including what cuts surprised them and whether the defense is good enough to content for a Super Bowl despite inactivity on the waiver wire. (Zac Pacleb/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Residents of Southern Highlands have been waiting for a promised sports park for more than a decade. In the meantime, soccer season can get hectic. (Michael Scott Davidson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bryan Salmond, Michael Gehlken and Ed Graney discuss the Raiders final 53-man roster, including Nicholas Morrow making the cut and players being waived.
Bryan Salmond, Michael Gehlken and Ed Graney discuss the Raiders final 53-man roster, including what cuts surprised them and whether the defense is good enough to content for a Super Bowl despite inactivity on the waiver wire.
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and VP of CG Technology Sports Books Matthew Holt preview the Raiders. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police are searching for four people who robbed a Costco on the 800 block of Pavilion Center Drive in Summerlin Wednesday night. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
The Raiders showed up strong to camp on Thursday after Jack Del Rio gave the team Wednesday off. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The majority of Las Vegas police’s civil asset forfeitures occur in low-income and minority neighborhoods. Two-thirds of forfeitures to the Metropolitan Police Department occurred in just 12 zip codes — zip codes in which the average poverty rate is 27 percent and the average nonwhite population is 42 percent. (Rio Lacanlale/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Adam Hill and Heidi Fang returned Thursday for their weekly UFC and MMA update on the Covering The Cage Facebook page. This week, the pair welcomed new UFC fighter Julian Marquez. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
See how to make Abe’s Favorite Mary, a green Bloody Mary offered at Lucy Penny Cafe in the Palms casino in Las Vegas.
(Al Mancini Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• The CEO of United Way of Southern Nevada has resigned. Bob Morgan moved here from New York less than two years ago to take the job. The reason for his departure is unclear.
• A toddler is dead after falling into a pool in the southeast valley. Alan Gonzalez was just shy of two years old. Police are investigating.
• UNLV has named an acting dean for its new school of medicine. Dr. Shawn Gerstenberger will serve while Barbara Atkinson continues to recover from surgery.
• And Pawn Stars has been given the green light for a 15th season. The History channel has ordered an additional 30 episodes.
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the second day of camp on Thursday at Aug. 3, 2017, at Rebel Park in Las Vegas. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Over 5,000 children and families attended the Back to School Fair, hosted by Mariana’s Supermarket at Clark High School Thursday. Proceeds from the benefit will go to Vegas PBS’ Ready To Learn Program and Described and Captioned Media Center, a free-loan educational media library for those with special needs. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Hannah Shaw, known on the internet as “Kitten Lady,” is holding a kitten fostering workshop to teach the public about proper kitten care. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Lyle Mariam, Las Vegas Valley Water District mechanical engineer, talks about new high speed recording technology used record pressure fluctuations in the water system around the valley. The data can be viewed remotely from a computer.
Dave Bliss, who as Baylor University basketball coach in 2003 was at the center of a murder scandal involving his players, was hired recently to coach the Calvary Chapel boys team and serve as athletic director.
Major NCAA violations committed by the Baylor men’s basketball program when Dave Bliss was coach:
■ Bliss paying for tuition for two players (Patrick Dennehy and Corey Herring) and attempting to conceal it.
■ Coaching staff providing meals, transportation, lodging and clothing to athletes, and paying to tuition and fees for a recruit at another school.
■ Bliss encouraging boosters to donate to a foundation tied to a basketball team that included prospective Baylor recruits.
■ Failure to report positive drug test results of Baylor players.
■ Failure by the coaching staff to exercise institutional control over the basketball program.
1. Calvary Chapel Christian School has hired former disgraced Baylor coach Dave Bliss as an athletic director and boys basketball coach. Bliss was at the center of a murder scandal in 2003 when one Baylor basketball player killed another. Teachers and coaches at Calvary Chapel say they are comfortable with Bliss working there despite his past controversies.
2. A pedestrian was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver Wednesday night, according to police. The crash happened at the intersection of Lake Mead and Martin Luther King boulevards at around 9:40 p.m. when a black Nissan sedan traveling westbound hit the pedestrian crossing northbound. The pedestrian died at the scene.
3. NASA has a new job opening: planetary protection officer. It pays up to $187,000 a year and responsibilities include safeguarding Earth from alien life. The position is independent and is a three- to five-year appointment.
Tom Pedro, Terrible Herbst Co. director of maintenance, and a proud American talks about the importance of Independence Day. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Volunteers with Moms Demand Action gather on June 3, 2017 in Las Vegas, to advocate for gun safety and decreasing gun violence. Counterprotesters looked on and defended second amendment rights. (Katelyn Newberg/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. Eight arrests were made Thursday night after a burglary at Desert Oasis High School. Metro received a call after 20-40 masked juveniles were seen on surveillance cameras running through the halls. Most of them fled the scene, but eight were arrested for burglary and destruction of private property.
2. A woman has been charged with sex trafficking of a child after a 17-year-old California runaway was rescued by a Las Vegas police task force. 22-year-old, Micheala Gospel, was booked Thursday on charges including first degree kidnapping, child abuse or neglect and accepting or receiving earns of a prostitute. A hearing is scheduled for Monday.
3. A man and a 2-year-old boy were shot Friday evening after an argument between two men in the foyer area of an apartment. The shooting occurred about a mile away from UNLV, and police said the incident may be gang related. Both the man and the toddler were taken to Sunrise Hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
Highlights from the Canelo Alvarez and Julio Chavez Jr. press conference on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at MGM Grand, days before the long-anticipated boxing match between these two foes. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Pedro Lopez talks about the loss to Tacoma on May 3, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• Lee Canyon ski resort plans to add new lifts, zip lines, bike trails, and a ‘mountain coaster.’ The project is expected to cost $35 million.
• A Las Vegas police officer was injured in a 2-car crash this morning. It happened at Rancho and Vegas.
• For the first time, the FAA has given a company permission to fly drones on the Las Vegas Strip. AviSight drones could help with construction and filmmaking.
• Bail is set at $50,000 for the man accused of setting two fires at Trump International in Las Vegas.
• Officials say a 6-month-old who died in August was the victim of a homicide. It’s unclear whether anyone has been arrested.
• Somerset Academy will be closed Thursday and Friday due to a gastrointestinal virus.
• A teenage boy will be charged as an adult in a deadly bus shooting. Royal Love-Camp is accused of killing a 20-year-old after a fight in December.
• The Henderson City Council has voted to eliminate its Citizens’ Advisory Committee. The group was formed in 1994.
This voice message was left by political operative Tony Dane for Assemblyman Chris Edwards on Jan. 16, 2015.
Check out the highlights as the fighters hit the scales from the UFC 199 weigh ins at The Forum in Inglewood, Ca.
Two staffers from the Review-Journal make the journey from Southern California to Las Vegas on the start of Memorial Day weekend.
An emotional Jon Fitch talks about taking his first championship belt home, while WSOF two-division David Branch talks about defending his middleweight throne.
No. 4 ranked Amanda Nunes thinks she could be next in line for a shot at the bantamweight title if she can get past Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 196.
Ultimate Fighter season 1 winner Diego Sanchez will take on Jim Miller in a lightweight battle at UFC 196. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
