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Sports
Proof of COVID vaccination no longer needed for UNLV basketball games
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 The decision was made after Gov. Steve Sisolak earlier today lifted the state mask mandate, officials said in a news release. Mask wearing will be optional inside the arena.
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Breaking News
Probe finds possible ethics violations by top regents but no gender bias
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 Investigators looking into allegations brought by Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Melody Rose against two ranking members of the Nevada Board of Regents found evidence of unprofessional behavior, including possible ethics violations, but insufficient proof of gender discrimination, according to a their report.
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A&E
Life is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas bought by Rolling Stone
Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 The festival will continue to be an annual occurrence in downtown Las Vegas, where it debuted in 2013 and annually brings more than 150,000 festivalgoers to the area.
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Sports
Raiders' captains react on social media to team passing over Bisaccia as coach
Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022 Rich Bisaccia, despite leading the franchise to the playoffs for the first time since 2016 as interim coach this season, didn’t get the full-time gig. ...
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Sports
Brayden McNabb gets 3-year extension with Golden Knights
Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022 Defenseman Brayden McNabb has been part of many memorable nights in Vegas Golden Knights history, usually blocking a shot or helping kill a penalty to pave the way for a hard fought win.
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Breaking News
In male-dominated sport of wrestling, these girls are finding success at Centennial
Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 A state championship comes with a ring and their name painted on the wall of champions in the school wrestling room. There’s also another prize not lost on the teenagers: Being a trend-setter and paving the way for other girls to be introduced to the sport.
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UNLV
How to get free tickets to UNLV basketball against UNR
Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 The promotion is part of an effort by UNLV officials to return fans to the Thomas & Mack Center, where attendance has dropped in recent seasons.
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Politics
Scheme to replace Nevada electors unravels but perpetrators soldier on
Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022 Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford acknowledged that his office will stand up to anyone attempting to interfere with the legal election process.
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A&E
New arena in Henderson set to open, provide boost to nearby businesses
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 The Big West tournament isn’t being played in Las Vegas. Rather, its event is pegged for Henderson at the almost-completed Dollar Loan Center on Green Valley and Paseo Verde parkways ...
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A&E
Grammys coming to Las Vegas in April
Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022 The Grammys are coming to the Las Vegas Strip. The 64th version of the show, which honors achievement in the music industry, will be April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the ...
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Business
Record number of homes sold in 2021 in Las Vegas area
Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 A record 50,010 residential properties were sold in Southern Nevada in 2021, according to a report today from Las Vegas Realtors. That breaks the previous high mark established in 2011 by nearly 2,000 sales, the group said. And it smashes the total of 41,155 sales in 2020. The record number of sales occurred despite ...
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UNLV
Kruger steering UNLV basketball through COVID-19 postponements
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 UNLV saw its scheduled game at Air Force postponed on Wednesday due to a positive COVID-19 situation within the Scarlet and Gray program. It’s not ...
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Breaking News
In hiring a coach for the Aces, Mark Davis pays more than lip service to gender equity
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 It’s one thing to talk about equality in athletics, detailing how some governing bodies aspire to bring the women’s game closer to the men’s in terms of resources and opportunity.
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CES
Drone Racing League to crown its champion tonight in Las Vegas
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 At this stage of his life, Evan Turner imagined he’d be in college studying to become a doctor like others in his family. Instead, the 18-year-old from Tennessee is taking a different path — and piloting work-class drones to get there. Turner will be one of the featured pilots at ...
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Education
CCSD ready to bring back students amid COVID surge
Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 Clark County School District officials are asking parents to perform health checks on their children before sending them to school, which resumes Wednesday after the ...
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Sports
Las Vegas Bowl shows there’s nothing like the buildup to a notable college event
Friday, Dec. 31, 2021 At every turn on the way to Allegiant Stadium on Thursday night, you could easily spot supporters of the Wisconsin football team. Decked out in red and white, they were walking across Hacienda bridge to get to the venue for the Las Vegas Bowl, tailgating in the parking lot, packed into nearby casinos and even at the convenience store ...
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Conventions
More tech companies plan to skip in-person events at Las Vegas gadget show
Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 More tech companies are pulling out of next month’s CES gadget show in Las Vegas because of rising COVID-19 cases with the emergence of the omicron variant. BMW, IBM, Panasonic and Mercedes are the latest ...
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UNLV
Harry Reid wanted Stacey Augmon to be the UNLV basketball coach
Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021 When the UNLV basketball coaching position was open in 2016, many supporters were vocal in advocating for program legend Stacey Augmon to get the job.
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Las Vegas
More companies backing out of Las Vegas tech show amid COVID spike
Monday, Dec. 27, 2021 Major tech companies are continuing to back out of attending next month’s CES gadget show in Las Vegas because of rising COVID-19 cases with the emergence of ...
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A&E
Las Vegas Bowl has come a long way in 30 years, and expectations are growing for its future
Monday, Dec. 27, 2021 A bundled-up Rob Dondero stood on the last row of bleachers at Sam Boyd Stadium glancing out to incoming traffic on Russell Road and hoping to see congestion. Instead, he was nearly blown away by December winds while witnessing just a few hundred ...
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UNLV
UNLV basketball's Jan. 5 game with San Jose State postponed because of COVID
Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021 About 60 college basketball games have been canceled in the initial six weeks of the season because of COVID concerns ...
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News
By awarding Super Bowl to Las Vegas, NFL’s change of attitude is complete
Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021 The marriage between the NFL and our community over the past five years is nothing short of amazing, starting with the state’s investment to help fund a portion of the Raiders’ nearly $2 billion stadium near the Strip. The $750 million in public money funded by a small hotel tax increase sure looks like ...
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UNLV
The best way for UNLV basketball to solve its box office problem is to win
Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 A few minutes before the start of the UNLV basketball game on Wednesday, the Sun’s Mike Grimala started taking inventory of the fans in attendance. Actually, it wasn’t that tough of a job — he simply needed to count to 300. That’s about how many fans he spotted at inside ...
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Sports
Wisconsin, Arizona State pegged for first Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium
Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021 The first Las Vegas Bowl contested at Allegiant Stadium will feature a college football program that loves traveling to Las Vegas: Wisconsin.
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News
Nevada, California governors plan a fix for I-15 congestion
Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021 A five-mile stretch of Interstate 15 between the Nevada-California border and Barstow, Calif., will be temporarily expanded with hopes of easing traffic congestion
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Sports
National Finals Rodeo—and superstar rider Kaycee Feild—return to Las Vegas after a year away
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 “Nothing compares to the Thomas & Mack Center and the presence of the NFR. It’s better than any Las Vegas show on the Strip.”
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Business
Family adapts to keep its Havana Grill restaurant thriving in Las Vegas
Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 Like many family-owned restaurants during the shutdowns in the spring of 2020, Sergio Perez used the downtime to evaluate ways to improve his small business. The biggest change was converting the dancefloor into a bakery that serves some of his mother’s favorite recipes.
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High School
Preseason top 10: Heralded underclassmen make Gorman basketball the team to beat
Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 A new high school basketball season is about to begin with some familiar teams atop the Sun’s preseason rankings.
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UNLV
UNLV football getting better every week, gives San Diego State fits in loss
Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 There’s little question that the UNLV football team has improved. While a 28-20 loss Friday to visiting San Diego State didn’t necessarily highlight ...
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UNLV
UNLV basketball takes step forward in victory against Cal
Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 If you are looking for signs that the UNLV basketball program is heading the right direction, Saturday’s hard-fought 55-52 win against visiting Cal should provide plenty of evidence.
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Sports
UNLV player goes from lightly recruited to one of league's best
Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 When the UNLV women’s basketball team runs sprints during practice, she usually finishes first. Hates to get beat, actually. And during games, when there is a loose ball or contested rebound, she takes pride in being the first ...
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News
Child COVID shots set to begin in Las Vegas
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 The Southern Nevada Health District will administer the Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 beginning Nov. 10, officials announced today. Child-sized doses of the ...
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Sports
Nation’s top college programs lining up for a chance to sign Desert Pines running back
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 It’s 1 p.m. on a weekday at Desert Pines High School, and Jovantae Barnes has already heard from 10 college football coaches today. The senior star running back thumbs through his text messages before practice in what has become a daily routine.
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Las Vegas
Bobby’s Burgers expanding to Paris, Harrah’s in Las Vegas
Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 Bobby’s Burgers, the fast-casual hamburger restaurant from Bobby Flay, is expanding in Las Vegas to the Caesars Entertainment properties of Paris and ...
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Sports
Live coverage: Gorman, Palo Verde rivalry highlights slate of prep games
Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 There was a time not too long ago that when the prep football teams at Palo Verde and Bishop Gorman played, it was a standing room only affair. Gorman’s rise to prominence in Nevada ...
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News
Family carries on legacy of son, a mass shooting victim, by 'playing' it forward
Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 Joe Robbins begins most days with a walk around Heritage Park in Henderson. Even in the heat of the Southern Nevada summer, Robbins is up at ...
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News
The Southern Nevada Officials Association needs help with high school events—regardless of experience
Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 One person reached out on a Monday night seeking to get started with the association and was working as a varsity football line judge a few days later.
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Sports
'A real blessing': UNLV to retire jerseys of basketball greats Freddie Banks, Robert Smith
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021 UNLV basketball great Freddie Banks was in shock when he received a phone call from Rebels coach Kevin Kruger with some long overdue news: The program is retiring Banks’ No. 13 jersey. “My reaction was surprised. I didn’t know if I should tear up or if I should be thankful,” said Banks, a Valley High graduate who helped UNLV ...
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Sports
High School Football Picks: Week 5
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 The predictions column went 13-0 last week and sits at 40-9 overall on the season. Let’s keep the momentum going.
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Breaking News
Forget the outcome; Raiders’ Allegiant debut with fans was an event
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 It was a historic night near the Las Vegas Strip as the Raiders showed off their new building during a “Monday Night Football” win against the Ravens in the first regular season game with fans in the two-year history of the stadium because of …
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UNLV
Julio Garcia determined to make impact in final UNLV football season
Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 Julio Garcia II remembers some of his first practices with the UNLV football team and watching the program’s upperclassmen cherishing their final season of collegiate ball.
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Breaking News
9 days into the school year, and CCSD is scrambling with COVID issues
Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021 The new school year, with the coronavirus vaccine available to everyone age 12 and up, was designed to be hosted on campus. But only 45% of Clark County residents are fully vaccinated, which has contributed to …
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A&E
Some Las Vegas show venues to require proof of COVID vaccination
Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 Concertgoers attending Las Vegas shows from promoter AEG Presents will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative coronavirus test result, the company said in a news release. The policy goes into effect Oct. 1 ...
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Breaking News
Raiders score with helmet donation to Valley High program
Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021 The Raiders have rolled up their sleeves over the past four seasons — since their relocation from Oakland was made official — to help Las Vegas area high school programs, especially those in at-risk communities like Valley.
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Business
Premium seating for UNLV games is ‘a stock that is undervalued’
Monday, Aug. 9, 2021 Scott Burk has taken plenty of UNLV supporters on their first visit inside the luxury suites at Allegiant Stadium over the past year. Each turn of the nearly $2 billion facility produces a different, over-the-top reaction from the guests, and Burk simply sits back and smiles.
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Fires
Air quality alert issued for Las Vegas area as smoke blows in from California
Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021 Officials are urging Southern Nevadans to limit outdoor activity today as the Clark County Department of Environment and Sustainability has issued an alert for smoke ...
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News
Building replacement puts Harris Elementary School on par with suburban peers
Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021 Harris Elementary School in east Las Vegas was one of five Clark County School District elementary schools pegged for modernization in this cycle of the Capital Improvement Program. The new 93,000-square-foot campus was a $34.5 million project that included ...
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Breaking News
Vaccinations, other precautions are key to Las Vegas' economic health
Thursday, July 29, 2021 From coast-to-coast, travelers are being urged to exercise caution in visiting Las Vegas, as the delta variant of the coronavirus is causing cases here to surge. That advice, in part, is behind recent efforts locally and on a statewide basis to stem the surge. Those efforts include …
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Sports
Farewell to Fleury: Fans 'grateful for the impact' goalie made with Golden Knights
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Marc-Andre Fleury is one of the most beloved — if not the most beloved — sports figures in Las Vegas history.
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Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip video billboard to show Bezos space launch
Monday, July 19, 2021 Space enthusiasts will be watching Blue Origin’s first crewed suborbital flight today that will take American billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos and three crew members to space in an 11-minute trip. If you happen to ...