Lindy La Rocque leads homegrown UNLV to new heights
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV women’s basketball coach Lindy La Rocque might be the exception as the coach who…
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV women’s basketball coach Lindy La Rocque might be the exception as the coach who…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge on Tuesday recused himself from overseeing DUI charges against former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs in…
Continue ReadingYERINGTON, Nev. (AP) — A worker at a legal brothel in Northern Nevada was arrested early Tuesday after a shooting and hours-long standoff with…
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV defensive lineman Ryan Keeler died Monday at 20, the university announced. No cause of…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Marcus Shaver Jr. had 19 points in Boise State’s 73-69 win against UNLV on Sunday night. Shaver…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — The family of a Florida lawyer who suffered a heart attack at a Las Vegas blackjack table last year and died months later has…
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — When Joan Van is sick, she doesn’t get paid. The East St. Louis-area…
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored twice in the first period, the first one ending a 13-game goal…
Continue ReadingLOGAN, Utah (AP) — Steven Ashworth scored 20 points and Utah State beat Nevada 75-66 on Saturday night. Ashworth added six assists for the Aggies…
Continue ReadingRENO, Nev. (AP) — A prosecutor in northwestern Nevada has determined that a fatal 2021 shooting of a suspect who fled authorities and crashed into…
Continue ReadingRENO, Nev. (AP) — A Reno fire chief who appeared in a campaign ad for Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto has agreed to accept an ethics violation charge.…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — California is expected to return to a wet weather pattern with snowfall down to unusually low elevations next week after a…
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Free agent quarterback Derek Carr is meeting with the New York Jets this weekend, according to a person…
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Busch peered at a handful of Powerball tickets left behind as part of a giveaway and…
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thanks to Chandler Stephenson’s pinpoint pass, William Carrier had a wide-open net —…
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A school police officer in Las Vegas was captured on cellphone video last week slamming a high…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Alyssa Brown scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Desi-Rae Young had a double-double and No. 23 UNLV clinched its second…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A grand jury in Nevada has indicted New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara, Cincinnati Bengals newly acquired cornerback…
Continue ReadingELKO, Nev. (AP) — Police in rural northeast Nevada are looking for an arson suspect or suspects in connection with a break-in at a Mormon church in…
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man was sentenced to 33 years in prison Thursday for the 2019 murder of his girlfriend, a retired U.S. Army…
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas lawyer has been hit with a $335,000 penalty for pressing a bid in U.S. courts to force…
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran accused of telephoning threats to “shoot up” a Southern Nevada synagogue…
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN and GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawmakers in Nevada and California are advancing…
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher has focused on Las Vegas…
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The University of Texas at Dallas has banned a student from attending classes on campus while she…
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A record 193 homeless people died in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A passenger rail company and two California state departments have agreed to build three wildlife overcrossings along the route…
Continue ReadingRENO, Nev. (AP) — A 29-year-old Reno man faces up to six months in jail after he was convicted of animal cruelty for beating and throwing his dog…
Continue ReadingFERNLEY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada man accused of kidnapping and killing a Fernley teenager last year has waived his right to a preliminary hearing in…
Continue ReadingFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A winter storm packing gusty winds and heavy snow that shut down schools and stretches of highways in northern Arizona and…
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The state commission that regulates slap fighting — in which opponents take turns striking…
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Commercial casinos in the United States won more than $60 billion from gamblers in 2022,…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Trey Anderson’s 19 points helped San Jose State defeat UNLV 75-66 on Tuesday. Anderson added five rebounds for the Spartans…
Continue ReadingFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Bitter cold, rain and snow blew across much of the Southwest U.S. on Tuesday, closing stretches of interstate and state…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Texas authorities claim Nevada law enforcement failed to inform them when a woman accused of stabbing a man…
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are suing to rescind Gov. Joe Lombardo’s appointment of a natural…
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Quarterback Derek Carr was released by the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday as the club…
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man driving a U-Haul truck swerved onto sidewalks and plowed into cyclists…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Linus Ullmark moved to the Boston area in the summer of 2021 with his wife, their two young children and their dogs…
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer UNLV coach Lindy La Rocque was 4 years old the last time the Lady Rebels were ranked in The Associated Press…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: UNLV ranked for first time since 1994 in women’s AP Top 25; South Carolina remains No. 1, LSU down to…
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Quarterback Derek Carr turned down a trade offer from the Las Vegas Raiders to the New Orleans…
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Patrick Mahomes rallied the Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl victory, he also led a…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U2 is returning to the concert stage later this year for the first time since 2019 but…
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas stumbled into the All-Star break with one victory in eight games, but since then, the…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities on Sunday continued to investigate a house fire in south Las Vegas Valley after a body was found in the home. Las…
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Adam Seiko scored all 18 points on 3-pointers and Matt Bradley added 17 points for No. 25 San…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A pipeline facility in California that was forced to shut down deliveries of gasoline and diesel from the Los Angeles area east to…
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — A rare Harley-Davidson motorcycle built in 1908 has become the most expensive motorcycle ever sold at auction, according to data…
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights goalie Logan Thompson is week to week with a lower-body injury, the club…
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