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Lawmaker Calls For Annual Session
(Carson City, NV) – Nevada’s legislators could meet every year in Carson City if one lawmaker has his way. Las Vegas Assemblyman Tick Segerblom has called for a constitutional amendment to allow...
View ArticleRebels Lose Heartbreaker
San Diego State’s D.J. Gay made a driving floater with just over four seconds left to give the Aztecs a 74-72 win over UNLV in the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals Friday night before a...
View ArticleCotto Stops Mayorga
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ricardo Mayorga wanted to brawl all night long. Miguel Cotto saved his big punching for the final round. Cotto fought with discipline for 11 rounds before unleashing a vicious left...
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UNLV Rebels to Face Illinois
The UNLV men's basketball team has received an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament.
View ArticleRory Reid Campaign Finance Probe
(Carson City, NV) — Secretary of State Ross Miller has requested former gubernatorial candidate Rory Reid’s financial documents. The “Review-Journal” reports Miller has written a letter to Reid,...
View ArticleAngle To Hold Conference In Reno
Tea party favorite Sharron Angle will step up her profile today, a week after announcing her plans to run for Congress again. The Reno Republican has scheduled an afternoon news conference at the...
View ArticleFirst Lady Raises Awareness For Down Syndrome
First Lady Kathleen Sandoval is joining First Ladies across the United States to help celebrate “Light the Way,” an event to support advances in biomedical research to treat Down syndrome cognitive...
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Alaska Adventure On The Strip?
Alaska lawmakers are weighing whether to spend millions to create an Alaska tourist attraction on the Las Vegas strip. Poker player and Anchorage businessman Perry Green says the “Alaska Adventure...
View ArticleKyle Busch Wins Nationwide Race
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Las Vegas native Kyle Busch used pit strategy to take a late lead and held off Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick to win his third straight Nationwide race at Auto Club Speedway on...
View ArticleHigher Tobacco Taxes Proposed
(Carson City, NV) — Smokers could be paying more if a bill raising tobacco taxes is approved. Senate Bill 386 would boost the state tax on a pack of cigarettes from the current 80 cents to two...
View ArticleTough Talk on Taxes
(Carson City, NV) — A battle is brewing in the Legislature over taxes. Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford says Governor Brian Sandoval’s proposed two-year budget would leave the state with a...
View ArticleKruger Leaving UNLV For Oklahoma
UNLV has confirmed that head basketball coach Lon Kruger has resigned to accept the same position at the University of Oklahoma. Both the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Oklahoman newspapers reported...
View ArticleDave Rice To Be Next UNLV Head Coach
KXNT has learned that Dave Rice will be announced as the new head basketball coach at UNLV. The university confirmed that Rice was offered the job by Athletic Director Jim Livengood on Sunday, and has...
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Unemployment Falls in Nevada
New unemployment numbers are out this morning, and they are a bit surprising. Nevada’s unemployment rate has actually fallen to 13.2 percent. Las Vegas unemployment dropped to 13.3 percent. Total...
View ArticleReport: Amodei To Run For Congress
LAS VEGAS (AP) —Nevada GOP Chairman Mark Amodei has entered the U.S. House race to replace Rep. Dean Heller. The former state senator told the Las Vegas Review-Journal Wednesday that he would seek the...
View ArticleTrump Blasts Obama
(Las Vegas, NV) — Donald Trump continued to test the waters for a possible presidential run last night. In a speech peppered with profanities at Treasure Island, the real estate mogul and reality TV...
View ArticleSandoval To Address Nevadans
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval will make a televised prime time address to talk about the state budget and the legislative session that enters its 13th week Monday. Sandoval’s speech, scheduled for 6 p.m....
View ArticleState Prison to Close
(Carson City,NV) — Nevada’s oldest prison will finally close down next year. The “Review-Journal” says the 140-year-old state facility in Carson City will shut its doors in April 2012. Governor...
View ArticleDeadline Approaching For Voter Registration
Tuesday is the deadline for city of Las Vegas residents to register to vote in the upcoming general election for mayor. All residents must register in order to participate in early voting, which...
View ArticleUNLV’s Stanback Faces DUI Charge
KXNT has confirmed that UNLV basketball player Chace Stanback was arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Las Vegas. Stanback was reportedly stopped for speeding early Friday morning...
View ArticleRunnin’ Rebels Land USC Transfer
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – Former USC player Bryce Jones has signed an agreement to transfer to UNLV’s basketball program, head coach Dave Rice announced this week. Jones, a 6-foot-5 inch,...
View ArticleUNLV’s Shawn Marion Makes History
UNLVRebels.com– Former UNLV Runnin’ Rebel Shawn Marion became the first player from the UNLV men’s basketball program to win a NBA Championship since 1972 as his Dallas Mavericks topped the Miami...
View ArticleCar Thefts Decline in Las Vegas
(Des Plaines, IL) — Once the city with the highest car thefts in the nation, Las Vegas has fallen out of the top ten. The National Insurance Crime Bureau says just over 8600 stolen vehicles were...
View ArticleTrain Crash Investigation Continues
(Fallon, NV) — The search is continuing for more victims in Friday’s deadly northern Nevada train crash. Six people have been confirmed dead and more than 20 others were injured after a big rig...
View ArticleTitus Positions for Congressional Run
Former Congresswoman Dina Titus is laying the groundwork for another run for the House. Titus tells the “Review-Journal” she has resigned from the federal Commission on Civil Rights, and says it’s...
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Sportsbooks Hail End to NFL Lockout
Football fans are hailing the end of the NFL lockout, but few are happier than the operators of Las Vegas sports books.
View ArticleLingerie Football Poised for Kick-Off
(Las Vegas, NV) — Las Vegas’ franchise in the new Lingerie Football League is getting ready for its first-ever game. The Sin is one of 12 national teams hoping to get a foothold among football fans,...
View ArticleHispanics Now Largest Student Group
(Las Vegas, NV) — Hispanics now make up the largest group of students in Nevada. The state Department of Education says during the last school year, nearly 39% of students were Hispanic, edging out...
View ArticleUNLV Coach: No Tweeting
(Las Vegas, NV) — UNLV football players will have to give up Twitter if they want to be on the team. That’s the rule just implemented by coach Bobby Hauck. The “Las Vegas Sun” says according to...
View ArticleBig Shows This Weekend
(Las Vegas, NV) — Fans of music and comedy will find many choices in Vegas this weekend. Entertainer Charo plays the South Point tomorrow and Sunday night, while Montgomery Gentry performs at the...
View ArticleBig Shows This Weekend
(Las Vegas, NV) — If you like music, there’s plenty happening this weekend in Las Vegas. Little Feat performs tonight at Boulder Station, while k.d. Lang takes stage tomorrow at The Palms. Also...
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Amodei Endorses Romney
Congressman Mark Amodei is the latest Nevada Republican to support Mitt Romney.
View Article1 dead, 16 injured in 2,000-acre Reno Wildfire
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Fire Chief Mike Hernandez says a firefighter suffered first and second-degree burns while taming a sudden wildfire that spread through northwestern Nevada. The estimated number of...
View ArticleFatal Crash on SB 1-15
The driver of a black BMW traveling at a high rate of speed on SB 1-15 early Tuesday morning lost control before crashing, claiming the life of the female passenger. According to Nevada Highway Patrol...
View ArticleCharter Schools Earn High Marks
(Las Vegas, NV) — Nevada charter schools are moving up in a national ranking. Dr. John Hawk, the president of the Charter School Association of Nevada says even with the better ranking there is...
View ArticleReno Fire Partially Contained
(Reno, NV) — Firefighters will know later today the extent of damage from a raging wildfire south of Reno. This morning, Reno Fire Battalion chief Tim Spencer says the fire is 50% contained. Winds of...
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Mayor Accepts Food Stamp Challenge
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman is accepting a challenge to live on less than five-dollars worth of groceries every day for a week.
View ArticleGovernor Won’t Endorse GOP Candidate
(Carson City, NV) — Governor Brian Sandoval isn’t backing any of the remaining Republican presidential candidates before this Saturday’s state caucus. Sandoval tells the “Las Vegas Sun” he’ll attend...
View ArticleSports Books Expect Profit
(Las Vegas, NV) — The New York Giants were not the only winners of the Super Bowl. Las Vegas sports books will likely be in the black from yesterday’s game. Oddsmakers made the New England Patriots...
View ArticleFeds Fine Vegas Airline
(Las Vegas,NV) — Allegiant Air has been fined 100-thousand dollars by the federal government for a pair of violations. The Department of Transportation says the Vegas-based airline failed to...
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