Ed Graney: Lakers Celtics rivalry continues strong
 
Ed Graney: Lakers Celtics rivalry continues strong

Sports columnist Ed Graney reflects on the Lakers-Celtics game, and how the rivalry still continues to this day between the teams. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Lonzo Ball Optimistic For Game Against Boston
 
Lonzo Ball Optimistic For Game Against Boston

Despite not playing his best against the Los Angeles Clippers, Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers says he has nowhere else to go but up in his upcoming games in the NBA Summer League. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Covering The Cage: UFC International Fight Week Episode 2
 
Covering The Cage: UFC International Fight Week Episode 2

Adam Hill and Heidi Fang bring you latest from UFC Fight Week, including the hall of fame inductions of Kazushi Sakuraba, Maurice Smith, Joe Silva and Urijah Faber.
Travis Browne talks about his new home with fiancee Ronda Rousey and their brand new garden. Robert Whittaker wants Yoel Romero’s “scalp” and Romero jokes about being 40-years-old. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Tom Pedro talks about Independence Day
 
Tom Pedro talks about Independence Day

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)

Alex Tuch looking to make inroads with VGK
 
Alex Tuch looking to make inroads with VGK

Alex Tuch, one of the few players at VGK Development Camp with a chance to make Opening Night roster chose to participate in the camp, even though he didn’t have to. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas jury convicts man of killing hitman
 
Las Vegas jury convicts man of killing hitman

Thomas Randolph has been found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder. Randolph could possibly face the death penalty for his crimes.

Pro poker player talks about backing and staking
 
Pro poker player talks about backing and staking

Professional poker player Dutch Boyd discusses backing/staking at the World Series of Poker on June 15. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas morning update for Monday, June 26th
 
Las Vegas morning update for Monday, June 26th

1. Two people are dead and another was shot in the head after an argument broke out over a game of dominoes at a northeast Las Vegas home Sunday night. After an argument began, a man went to his car to retrieve a gun and opened fire inside the home on the 4400 block of Wendy Street near East Craig and North Walnut roads. Two men in their 20s were killed and a third man in his 30s was shot in the head and is now stabilized. Police are still looking for the suspect.

2. A Las Vegas woman died from choking injuries Friday morning, according to the Clark County Coroner. On June 3, police were called to a break-in at a home on the 1900 block of Sirocco Court when an arriving officer said he found Stella Martinez on the ground being choked by her ex-boyfriend Christopher Wood. Police attempted to revive Martinez but she later died. Wood faces attempted murder, attempted burglary and domestic battery by strangulation charges.

3. A pedestrian has died after being struck by an SUV early Monday morning. Police responded to a call about the accident on Tropicana near Wilbur Street and Maryland Parkway around 2:30 a.m. Monday. The pedestrian later died at an area hospital.

Recap of the Vegas Golden Knights 2017 NHL Entry Draft
 
Recap of the Vegas Golden Knights 2017 NHL Entry Draft

Ed Graney and Steve Carp from the Las Vegas Review-Journal review the Vegas Golden Knights selections from the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in Chicago at the United Center.

Las Vegas morning update for Tuesday, June 20th
 
Las Vegas morning update for Tuesday, June 20th

1. A California man died at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the first night of EDC. Michael Morse, 34, was pronounced dead just before 8 a.m. Saturday morning. Family members are now questioning the safety of EDC after saying they’ve seen comments online that lines for water were long on the first night of the festival. Insomniac Events did not respond to requests for comment Monday.

2. One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in the west valley. Police responded to a domestic disturbance call at an apartment complex near South Cimarron Road and West Charleston Boulevard just after midnight Tuesday. After police got a woman and child out of the apartment, police entered to find a man with a knife. Police attempted to use a stun gun on the man when he lunged at police and he was shot by two officers. The man was pronounced dead at UMC.

3. A Pizza Hut receipt helped police arrest a woman suspected of murder. Kevin Thomas suffered a gunshot wound to the head in November and detectives found the receipt under his body. The receipt had store and order information and the name “Betty” written at the top. Betty Ann Pires had been dating Thomas for three months prior to his death. Pires said she left Thomas at a Pizza Hut the night he was killed but two people came forward, saying Pires admitted to killing Thomas.

1 69 70 71 72 73 87