Sanchez on Saturday’s practice
 
Sanchez on Saturday’s practice

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about Saturday’s practice. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Energy Efficient Luxury Homes in Las Vegas
 
Energy Efficient Luxury Homes in Las Vegas

Engineering and construction methods, as well as proper installation of products, play the biggest roles in reaching goals for energy efficient homes.

Star Trek Convention at the Rio
 
Star Trek Convention at the Rio

The annual Star Trek Convention continued Saturday at the Rio and runs through Sunday. It features meet-and-greets, autograph signings, vendors, entertainment and more. (Briana Erickson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Obon Festival Highlights
 
Obon Festival Highlights

Ed W. Clark High School hosted the Japanese Obon Buddhist Festival, a holiday where people celebrate their ancestors. Attendees watched and joined in the various dances, ate traditional Japanese food such as fried octopus ball (takoyaki), and mochi, and perused crafts for sale. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Naked man armed with a gun shot by police
 
Naked man armed with a gun shot by police

Metro PIO Jeff Clark briefs the media on an officer involved shooting that took place in the parking lot of the Life Springs Christian Church, Saturday, August 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph

Las Vegas morning update for Sunday, August 6th
 
Las Vegas morning update for Sunday, August 6th

An armed naked man who appeared suicidal was shot yesterday by police. This is the 16th officer-involved shooting this year, happening just four days after another police-involved shooting Tuesday. The Metropolitan Police Department says officers weren’t injured during the incident outside of a Christian church.

For the next month, an entire tower at the SLS Las Vegas will serve as military barracks for a Middle Eastern air force group. The tower has 289 rooms and employees say the tower’s pool, bar and salon will be closed to the public during the group’s stay.

One of the many luxuries of living in Las Vegas is being able to go grocery shopping at 2 a.m. But some stores are dropping their 24-hour service. So far this year, 11 stores across the valley cut their hours.

Synchronized swimmers and divers perform for family
 
Synchronized swimmers and divers perform for family

After nine weeks of training, children performed synchronized swimming and diving routines to ’90s music at the Baker Pool on Aug. 4. (Jessie Bekker/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Reorganization at McCaw Academy
 
Reorganization at McCaw Academy

As the much-anticipated Clark County School District reorganization gets underway, parents are still unsure of what concrete change they’ll actually see. Jennifer Furman-Born, principal at McCaw STEAM Academy, talks about reorganization and what her school has done to move toward the school empowerment model. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Murray the Magician splits the aces
 
Murray the Magician splits the aces

Planet Hollywood magician Murray SawChuck, best known as Murray the Magician, performs the “splitting the aces” card trick at his home on Friday, August 4, 2017, in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph​

Tony Sanchez on the battle at center
 
Tony Sanchez on the battle at center

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the battle for starting center on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, at Rebel Park in Las Vegas. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV football goes into shoulder pads
 
UNLV football goes into shoulder pads

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the first day in shoulder pads on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, at Rebel Park in Las Vegas. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Flooding on Las Vegas streets
 
Flooding on Las Vegas streets

Thunderstorms bring flooding around the Las Vegas Valley with swift-water rescues near the Las Vegas Strip.

Las Vegas afternoon update – Aug. 4, 2017
 
Las Vegas afternoon update – Aug. 4, 2017

• A 19-year-old security guard arrested in a shooting death late Thursday. It happened at an east valley apartment complex. A man died and a 14-year-old girl was injured. Malik Kenrick is charged with murder with a deadly weapon and attempted murder.
• Some area grocery stores are dropping 24-hour service. This year, at least 11 grocers have cut their hours. It’s happened at Albertsons, Smith’s and Vons. Smith’s says it doesn’t have the sales volume to justify being open all night.
• Developers are breaking ground on a new retail center in Chinatown. Shanghai Plaza will include four two-story buildings.

Las Vegas Morning Update For Friday, August 4th
 
Las Vegas Morning Update For Friday, August 4th

1. Police are investigating after a woman in her early 20s was found dead inside an open garage at her apartment complex. Las Vegas police said the victim was a “completely innocent person” with a lack of criminal history. Police believe she was attacked on her way to her car.
2. A robbery at a Summerlin Costco Wednesday night has police searching for four suspects. The robbers were only armed with the tool they used to break open display cases, and no one was injured. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers.

3. The College of Southern Nevada has been issued a second warning this year from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities over plans relating to self evaluation of performance. CSN must submit evidence by Oct. 30 showing the board has approved plans for annual self-evalution, which Board Chairman Kevin Page says they have already approved. This warning does not affect their accreditation. (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Summerlin Costco robbery surveillance video
 
Summerlin Costco robbery surveillance video

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)

Minorities a prime target of Las Vegas police seizures
 
Minorities a prime target of Las Vegas police seizures

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)

Covering The Cage with UFC fighter Julian Marquez
 
Covering The Cage with UFC fighter Julian Marquez

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)