On Sunday, the El Cortez turns 80 years old, 29,220 days since it first opened its doors Nov. 7, 1941. The hotel-casino will punctuate its birthday weekend with a fireworks show.
Mayer deviated from her tempered, tactical style and overpowered the aggressive Hamadouche to claim a 100-90, 99-91, 98-92 decision and unify the IBF and WBO junior lightweight titles.
Coronado’s offense wasn’t sharp after a bye week, but its defense stifled the Basic offense in a 13-0 win in the Class 4A state quarterfinals.
Liberty scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away from Arbor View and set up a showdown with Bishop Gorman.
Foothill’s Kendric Thomas ran for a 72-yard touchdown to end Gorman’s shutout streak at six games, but the rest of the night was all Gaels in a 63-6 win.
Shadow Ridge beat Durango 38-7 for its first playoff win in 15 years behind 138 yards and three touchdowns rushing from Jaquieze Holland.
The Nevada Highway Patrol reported that there was an “auto/pedestrian” crash in the northbound offramp at I-15.
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We must overhaul the economy or face climate change catastrophe.
There was hope that Nevada lawmakers might act to eliminate the semi-annual changing of the clocks because of daylight saving time.
House Democrats gave President Joe Biden a victory on his economic agenda Friday by passing a highway and infrastructure bill and advancing a companion social spending package on tax reform, education, health care and clean energy initiatives.
A horse that had been removed from the wagering was allowed to run and crossed the finish line first in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar.
Criss Angel posted Friday, “Ran to the hospital early this morning where my love Shaunyl had to have an emergency C-section 35 weeks into her pregnancy.”
After Penn National shares fell more than 20 percent Thursday, there was a slight rebound Friday. Analysts say a negative article about partner Barstool Sports is to blame.
Three days after a 23-year-old Las Vegas woman was killed in a fiery crash involving then-Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs, friends and co-workers hugged and cried at a nearby corner, wincing every time a car sped past.
Attorneys for Tony Hsieh’s longtime friend and financial manager filed court papers Friday withdrawing motions that contained allegations that Hsieh’s brother bought him drugs and “plied” him with alcohol in the months before his death.
Nevada’s charter school authority voted unanimously Friday to reject the city of Las Vegas’ proposed new school, saying the application didn’t meet state requirements.
J.T. The Brick and the woman who would be his wife, Julie, met at the Rolling Stones show at the Joint in 1998.
Before his contract was terminated, Superintendent Jesus Jara alleged Linda Cavazos contacted his chief of staff via “confidential” text to encourage him to stay in the school district.
Greg Weitzel faced a decision to either step down or be fired. It’s unclear if workplace investigations played a role.
Jets quarterback Mike White and Cowboys QB Cooper Rush each won their first career starts last week. Take the inflated line of +7½ and bet on Jordan Love and the Packers to keep it close.
Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs initially faced charges of DUI and reckless driving — both resulting in death. Now he faces a total of four felonies and a misdemeanor.
UNLV has four more opportunities to win this season. The first of which comes Saturday against a New Mexico team that ended a five-game losing streak Oct. 23 with a 14-3 win over Wyoming.
The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents will hold a special meeting Nov. 12 to choose two new board officers.
Champions Rose Namajunas and Kamaru Usman train together and will put their respective titles on the line against opponents they’ve beaten before on Saturday night.
Oakland Athletics brass wasted no time getting back to Southern Nevada following the end of the Major League Baseball season.
Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant engaged in a staredown and traded trash talk to the delight of the first crowd to attend in a weigh-in in Las Vegas since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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