LOCAL NEWS

Tech tops Silverado to take Class 4A baseball state championship

May 16, 2026
Tech finally got its first state championship Saturday by defeating top-seeded Silverado in the 4A state baseball finals at Sierra Vista.

‘A big accomplishment’: Thousands celebrate UNLV graduates

May 16, 2026
An estimated 14,000 people packed the Thomas & Mack Center for one of two UNLV graduation ceremonies Saturday.

3A-1A state roundup: Pahrump Valley softball, Lake Mead baseball win titles

May 16, 2026
Pahrump Valley’s softball team and Lake Mead Academy’s baseball team won state titles on Saturday. Here is a roundup of all of the Class 3A, 2A and 1A baseball and…

McNabb ‘respects’ suspension ruling, thrilled Knights finished off Ducks

May 16, 2026
Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb said he respects the decision from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety after being suspended for Game 6 against Anaheim.

Henderson police look for suspect after Costco employee, shoppers sprayed with mace

May 16, 2026
Henderson police are searching for a suspect after a Costco employee and several customers were sprayed with mace during a theft Saturday.

Knights coach stays silent about fine from NHL, looks ahead to conference final

May 16, 2026
Golden Knights coach John Tortorella did not have further comment after he was fined $100,000 by the NHL on Friday for skipping his media availability after Game 6.

Why the infuriatingly catchy Kars4Kids jingle got yanked off the air in California

May 16, 2026
The frustratingly unforgettable Kars4kids jingle, which has been worming its way into listeners’ brains for decades, is officially banned from the airwaves in California.

‘It was special’: Bishop Gorman wins Class 5A baseball state title — PHOTOS

May 16, 2026
Bishop Gorman defeated Bishop Manogue to win the Class 5A baseball state title on Saturday. It’s the 10th baseball state title for the Gaels.

USS Ford returns home after 11-month deployment supporting Iran war and Maduro’s capture

May 16, 2026
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world largest aircraft carrier, returned home to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War, that saw it support…

Israeli strike kills Hamas’ military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacks

May 16, 2026
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing who was one of the last surviving architects of the attacks that triggered the war in late 2023,…