Stadium Authority chairman updates on progress with Raiders-UNLV
 
Stadium Authority chairman updates on progress with Raiders-UNLV

Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board chairman Steve Hill elaborates on progress being made between the Oakland Raiders and UNLV football on the lease terms and what the early projections on stadium funding are like.

How to safely watch the eclipse
 
How to safely watch the eclipse

Astrophotographer John Mowbray shares his advice on how you can safely watch the eclipse Aug. 21. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas man spent years luring children with candy and molesting them
 
Las Vegas man spent years luring children with candy and molesting them

A Las Vegas man spent two years luring children with candy and molesting them.

Jose Azucena, 64, was a close family friend of the five girls who were victimized between November 2014 and October 2016.

The crimes happened at his northeast valley apartment complex.

He was charged with sexual assault and first-degree kidnapping. He groped, kissed and exposed himself to the girls, ages 7 to 9.

He duct-taped the arms, legs and mouth of one girl, and threatened to kill their parents, the prosecutor said.

He was convicted of 25 felonies and five gross misdemeanors.

Azucena had been deported twice and served 18 years in prison in the U.S. for manslaughter before this case.

Judge Richard Scotti sentenced him to life in prison.

How to photograph the eclipse
 
How to photograph the eclipse

Astrophotographer John Mowbray shows you how to photograph the eclipse

Sports Betting Spotlight: Baltimore Ravens 2017 season preview
 
Sports Betting Spotlight: Baltimore Ravens 2017 season preview

The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Wynn sports book director Johnny Avello preview the Ravens’ season in the seventh of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Scuffle on Las Vegas Strip injures officers
 
Scuffle on Las Vegas Strip injures officers

A Las Vegas police officer was taken to the hospital after a scuffle on the Strip.

Officers responded to Casino Royale at 7:30 a.m. for a petit larceny call.

The thief was known to hit properties on the Strip, police said.

A scuffle broke out between the suspect and three responding officers, who were trying to take him into custody.

Two officers were treated at the scene for minor injuries.

Another officer, who complained of knee pain, was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

Mom pleads guilty to throwing infants from window
 
Mom pleads guilty to throwing infants from window

A Las Vegas mom pleaded guilty to throwing her children out a second-story window.

Luz Ibarra jumped out of the window of her home after tossing out her 2-year-old daughter and 6-month old son.

Her daughter suffered facial fractures and exhibited an altered mental state. Her son suffered a skull fracture, bleeding on the brain, and leg fractures.

Ibarra, 37, stopped taking antidepressants just before the attempted murder-suicide, according to police.

She pleaded mentally ill.

She faces two to 20 years behind bars. Her sentencing is set for October. Her attorney plans to ask for probation.

Ibarra is likely to be deported to Mexico.

Young man shot at shopping center in Las Vegas area
 
Young man shot at shopping center in Las Vegas area

A young man was shot at a shopping center in the central Las Vegas Valley.

Police say the shooter walked inside a business, argued with some people he knew and then fired two rounds.

Officers responded about 5 p.m. Wednesday to 3735 Spring Mountain Road.

A man who didn’t work at the business was struck at least once, in the stomach.

He was taken to University Medical Center. His condition is unknown.

Officials say the shooter was also a young man and is at large.

Taxi drivers on autonomous vehicles
 
Taxi drivers on autonomous vehicles

Las Vegas taxi drivers reflect on job security once self-driving cars become commercially available. (Bailey Schulz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas morning update for Thursday, August 17th
 
Las Vegas morning update for Thursday, August 17th

1. A Las Vegas police officer arrested last year on child pornography charges had died. Ruben Delgadillo was booked last August on five counts of possession of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography. Delgadillo’s lawyer confirmed this his client had died, but did not provide any further details.

2. University of Nevada, Reno is sticking by it’s decision to not fire or expel student Peter Cvjetanovic after participating in white nationalist rallies over the weekend in Charlottesville. A petition on charge.org has reached over 32,000 signatures and states, “The decision to keep Peter sends an important message to the rest of the non-white-male student body: at the University of Nevada, Reno, none of you matter.” Chairman of the state of Board of Regents Kevin Page said UNR’s decision will not be affected no matter how many people sign the petition.

3. A California woman will go home $1.6 million dollars richer. Sandra A. placed a $5 bet at McCarran International Airport and won the jackpot on IGT’s “Wheel of Fortune Pink Diamonds Game”. The jackpot comes just days after a California man won $11.8 million in downtown Las Vegas.

Las Vegas cop charged in child porn case dies
 
Las Vegas cop charged in child porn case dies

A Las Vegas police officer who was arrested last year on child porn charges has died.

Ruben Delgadillo was booked into the Clark County Detention Center in August 2016 on five counts of possession of child porn and one count of distribution of child porn.

His status hearing was set for Aug. 29.

Delgadillo joined the department in July 2015 and was assigned to the northwest area.

Sanchez praises team effort, Armani Rogers
 
Sanchez praises team effort, Armani Rogers

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez said he liked his team’s effort and quarterback Armani Rogers. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Blue Sox return home after national title
 
Blue Sox return home after national title

The Southern Nevada Blue Sox were greeted by family and fans at McCarran International Airport on Wednesday after winning the American Legion World Series. (Justin Emerson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Vegas Nation: Amari Cooper is finding his rhythm
 
Vegas Nation: Amari Cooper is finding his rhythm

Amari Cooper is finding his rhythm as the Raiders approach the end of training camp, but Donald Penn is still a holdout. Michael Gehlken has more from Napa. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

4 suspects arrested in Las Vegas student’s death
 
4 suspects arrested in Las Vegas student’s death

Las Vegas police have arrested all four suspects in the shooting death of a 24-year-old nursing student.

Raekwon Robertson, 20; Davontae Wheeler, 22; and De’Mario Lofton-Robinson, 18, have been arrested.

The fourth suspect, Lofton-Robinson’s younger brother, was booked into Clark County juvenile hall.

Just after midnight on Aug. 9, Gabriel George Valenzuela pulled into his driveway, checked the mail, and got into a confrontation with four young men.

He was shot at least three times and died at the hospital.

Valenzuela was a nursing student at the College of Southern Nevada.

Nevada tests self-flying glider
 
Nevada tests self-flying glider

Microsoft, the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development, and the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems tested artificial intelligence technology with gliders in Hawthorne, Nevada the week of Aug. 7. Chris Walach with NIAS explains what it was like. Read more at reviewjournal.com. (Nicole Raz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas police unveil new helicopter
 
Las Vegas police unveil new helicopter

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department spent $9.6 million on a twin-engine Airbus H145. (Patrick Connolly and Blake Apgar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Homebuilder buys land once planned for casino
 
Homebuilder buys land once planned for casino

A homebuilder has bought land once planned for a North Las Vegas casino.

Las Vegas-based Boyd, whose casinos include the Suncoast bought 34.6 acres near Lamb and Centennial in 2006 for $35 million.

Boyd sold it to The Lewis Group for $5 million and now Richmond American Homes has purchased it for double that.

The deal could bring more than 200 new houses to the northeast valley.

Three Nevada state senators targeted by recalls
 
Three Nevada state senators targeted by recalls

A petition seeking to recall a third Nevada state senator in a competitive district has been filed.

It targets Democrat Nicole Cannizzaro, who represents Senate District 6 in the Northwest Las Vegas Valley.

The effort is trying to replace Cannizzaro with April Becker, a Republican.

It was filed by Neil Roth, CEO of Xtreme Green Electric Vehicles; his wife, Claire Roth; and a Kathryn McKenzie.

In order for the petition to force a recall election, it would need to gather signatures from 25 percent of the people who voted in District 6 in 2016.

The recall comes after similar petitions against state Sens. Joyce Woodhouse, a Democrat, and Patricia Farley, a nonpartisan.

The intent was to replace all three with Republicans.

Powerball hopefuls at Primm Lotto Store
 
Powerball hopefuls at Primm Lotto Store

Dozens of people drove to the lottery store in Primm, Nevada with the hopes of winning the $430 million Powerball prize. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)