The Raiders had an all-time moribund performance in last week’s 31-0 loss at Philadelphia. Things could get worse this week with a second straight road game, this one against the NFL’s best defense through 15 weeks …
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UNLV basketball beats Fresno State to open league play
UNLV basketball bounced back in a big way to open Mountain West play. Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn erupted for a game-high 28 points as the Rebels …
Tahoe-Truckee athletics squeezed by dueling state policies
A Lake Tahoe school district is caught between California and Nevada’s competing policies on transgender student athletes, a dispute that’s poised to reorder where the district’s students compete…
Eichel and Theodore out for Golden Knights’ Canadian road trip
Jack Eichel and Shea Theodore will not make the Vegas Golden Knights’ weekend Canadian road trip because of injuries, costing the team its leading scorer and one of its top defensemen.
Rosen blasts deletions from defense bill leaving test site veterans behind
U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., is slamming House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., over his removal of a provision from Congress’ annual defense bill that would have extended key benefits to veterans …
Derek Carr wants to coach. ‘There are dream things that you want to do’
Former Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr sharpened the focus on his desire to get into coaching in a wide-ranging interview with The Fresno Bee, saying that it will happen.
DACA was once a lifeline for undocumented youth. It’s leaving the next generation behind
DACA survived President Trump’s 2017 legal challenge when the Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that his administration didn’t take the proper steps to end the program.
LA Councilmember John Lee hit with $138K fine in Las Vegas gift case
Los Angeles City Councilmember John Lee is facing a steep fine for his notorious 2017 trip to Las Vegas, with the city’s Ethics Commission saying …
30 years, millions of lights and one big party at the Fremont Street Experience
It took around 15 months to build the Fremont Street Experience canopy and install its 2.1 million lights, ready in time for a grand opening on December 14, 1995.
Standing the test of time: Enduring institutions in ever-changing Las Vegas
Over the years these places have changed owners, changed their insides and outsides, even changed their location. But they hold true, and we can’t help but hold true to them.