UNLV head football coach Tony Sanchez participated in an all-coaches panel during the Mountain West Football Media Summit on Tuesday at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Mountain West Football Media Summit hosted the colleges within the western portion of the division at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas hotel-casino. Here are the highlights from the first day. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
After previously voicing opposition, Senator Dean Heller voted “yes” to let debate begin on repealing Obamacare. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
1. Two people were shot after a man and police exchanged gunfire Monday night. Police say they tried to pull over a suspect in a Honda from a Sunday shooting when he took them on a chase. When the man bailed from the car, he shot toward officers two to three times and officers returned fire. The man was struck multiple times and a woman in the Honda was shot in the wrist, though police believe the suspect was the one that shot her. The man is in critical condition.
2. Police are looking for suspects in an attempted robbery at an east valley Walmart. Witnesses say masked robbers with handguns demanded money from store employees and four fled in a light-colored newer sedan at about 10 a.m. Monday before officers arrived. Anyone with information may contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
3. A flash flood warning has been issued for parts of Clark County. The National Weather Service warning area covers northeast Clark County and the Lake Mead recreation area through 9:45 a.m. with a flash flood watch extending through 8 p.m. Tuesday. Meteorologist Reid Wolcott says rain should clear out this afternoon.
Johnny Nuñez was selected as an alternate for TUF 25 and got a call from coach Cody Garbrandt to join the ‘Redemption’ series when Hector Urbina failed to make weight for his fight.
A group of Republican candidates for the Nevada State Assembly gathered at the Grant Sawyer building on Wednesday to declare Civil War on Governor Sandoval and many of the current Republican assembly incumbents. At a press conference each candidate spoke on key issues which included the Commerce tax, the transgender bathroom policy, Common Core, and driver’s licenses for illegal aliens.
Attendees included Assemblyman Brent Jones (District 35), Blain Jones (District 21),Steve Sanson (District 13), Amy Grove (District 29), Connie Foust (District 19), Tina Trenner (District 36), Norm Ross (District 8), Jim Merchant (District 37), Mary Rooney (District 41), Tony Baca (District 5), Christine De Corte (District 18), Marty Hagen (District 34), Diana Orrock (District 9), Richard Bounce (District 22) and Richard McArthur (District 4).
Former Rancho High School teacher, Jason Lofthouse, was found guilty of kidnapping and sexual conduct between a school employee and pupil on Friday.
Opening statements began Tuesday in the trial of George Tiaffay, a former Las Vegas firefighter accused of hiring a homeless man to kill his wife, Shauna Tiaffay, who was beaten to death with a hammer after returning home from work at the Palms in September 2012.
Students, faculty and gun violence prevention activists rallied at UNLV to oppose Nevada state bill AB148 that would allow guns on campus.
The Mountain Ridge little league team returned to Las Vegas late Monday night. They were greeted by a crowd of around 100 people and were presented with the key to the Las Vegas Strip.
Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday announced a deal that will allow a flood control project to be built near the washed-out Rainbow subdivision on Mount Charleston. Construction on the project is expected to start in several weeks and be finished before winter.