Late in a difficult season, Christian Wood gave the Houston Rockets a reason to smile Monday night. Wood set career highs with eight 3-pointers and 39 points as the Rockets ..
Monthly Archives: March 2022
Autopsy: Cocaine, PCP found in driver of wreck that killed 9 in NLV
A 59-year-old motorist had cocaine and PCP in his system when his car accelerated into a busy crossroads in North Las Vegas in January, causing a multi-vehicle wreck that killed him …
Pandemic hasn’t bankrupted Nevadans as significantly as the Great Recession, so far
Only about 7,000 bankruptcy filings were executed in Nevada in 2021 to represent the lowest yearly total in the state since about 5,500 filings were made in 2006.
Las Vegas volunteer medical organization throws a lifeline to residents in need
For uninsured Nevadans, Volunteers in Medicine can be a lifeline to the costly barriers of health care in the state. The two local locations combine to see 865 patients, 70% of whom are Latino.
Russians push deeper into Mariupol as locals plead for help
Russian forces pushed deeper into Ukraine’s besieged and battered port city of Mariupol on Saturday, where heavy fighting shut down a major steel plant and local authorities pleaded for more Western help.
Pope releases Vatican reform, gives weight to fighting abuse
Pope Francis released his long-awaited reform program of the Holy See bureaucracy on Saturday that envisages greater decision-making roles for the laity and gives new institutional weight to efforts to fight clerical sex abuse.
5 reasons to be excited for UNLV’s first women’s tournament berth in 20 years
Lindy La Rocque has something special going at UNLV, as evidenced by her phenomenal record through her first two years as coach (41-15 overall, 28-8 in the Mountain West).
CCSD increases pay for bus drivers with hopes of fixing staffing woes
The Clark County School District is increasing bus driver wages by more than 40% in a bid to retain, attract and maybe even win back drivers.
Big bets placed on Bucs in Las Vegas before Brady unretired
A Las Vegas sports betting ethics firm is investigating some wagers made on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers shortly before star quarterback Tom Brady announced his return from retirement.
Saint Peter’s ousts Kentucky, busts brackets on NCAA Day 1
The Peacocks became the 10th No. 15 seed to win a first-round game since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 and handed Kentucky its first opening-round loss under coach John Calipari.