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Canyon Springs, Mojave to play for Class 4A football title

Friday, Nov. 15, 2024

Mojave’s defense stopped Losee on the 5-yard line in the final seconds to secure the win and advance to face Canyon Springs Nov. 26 for the Class 4A state title at Allegiant Stadium ...

'Job's not finished': Arbor View advances to state football title game

Friday, Nov. 15, 2024

Seconds after the Arbor View High football team put the finishing touches on a 37-21 victory against Coronado in the Class 5A, Division-I state semifinals, the public address announcer ...

Democrats Titus, Lee, Horsford retain their U.S. House seats

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024

Three U.S. House seats in Nevada will remain under Democratic control after the incumbents won reelection Thursday. The Associated Press declared Democratic Reps. Dina Titus ...

Nearly 14,000 mail ballots in Nevada have signature issues

Officials urge residents to use online tool to check if ballot was accepted

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024

Nearly 14,000 Nevada voters must verify their identity with election officials to cure the signature on their mail-in ballots or their votes won’t count ...

Harris or Trump? Uncertainty looms over who will win Nevada’s 6 electoral votes

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024

Polling suggests the race between the Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris, and the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, is nearly even — in Nevada ...

As UNLV rises, allure with recruits shines brighter

Friday, Oct. 25, 2024

Of those estimated 30,000-plus fans in the stands tonight, a group of 600 recruits and their families sitting near the front might be the most important in attendance. The hype for the Rebels isn’t reserved to its supporters ...

After loss, UNLV seeks redemption on the road at Utah State

Friday, Oct. 11, 2024

UNLV is favored by 19 points, but coach Barry Odom knows Utah State — or any league opponent — is going to give his squad a tough look.

UNLV Student Spotlight of the Month: Canyon Springs High School's Jesus Hernandez Rios

Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024

Jesus Hernandez Rios admits he wasn’t much of a student during his initial years at Canyon Springs High School.

Why UNLV should stay in the Mountain West for now

Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024

Remember, the goal is to get invited to be part of a lucrative league like the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12 or Southeastern Conference. It’s not to pay $17 million in exit fees that the university hasn’t budgeted for to leave ...

High School Football Picks: Week 7

Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024

The Class 5A, Division-I has a pair of notable high school football games on Friday night, including the always-anticipated showdown between the Bishop Gorman Gaels and Liberty Patriots.

Four schools — but not UNLV — leaving Mountain West Conference for Pac-12

Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024

UNLV isn’t one of the four Mountain West Conference schools reportedly leaving the league for the Pac-12 Conference. Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and ...

Smoke from California wildfires delays flights at Las Vegas airport

Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024

Smoke from wildfires in Southern California has drifted into Las Vegas, creating lengthy flight delays, poor air quality and scrubbing outdoor activities, officials said. The smoke turned the sky gray and obscured ...

Slow start haunts Bishop Gorman football in loss to Mater Dei

Friday, Sept. 6, 2024

The Bishop Gorman football team was hindered by slow starts in its initial two games of the season. That was again the case on Friday night. But this opponent wouldn’t let the Gaels ease back into the contest ...

Prep baseball coach Ebarb remembered for love of game, passion for Vegas kids

Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024

Rich Ebarb loved the College of Southern Nevada baseball program so much that he’d brag to friends that he was part of “Coyote Nation.”

High School Football Picks: Week 4

Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024

Bishop Gorman travels into the Los Angeles area to face Mater Dei in a battle of the nation’s top-ranked teams.

What to know before hiring a contractor in Las Vegas

Monday, Sept. 2, 2024

A page on the Nevada Contractor Board’s website lists unlicensed contractors who the board says are repeat offenders in scamming homeowners. A head shot is included. The board says these bad actors have left projects unfinished ...

High School Football Picks: Week 3

Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024

Many of us can remember when the initial week of high school football games in Las Vegas were played over Labor Day weekend.

Defense steps up for Basic football in win over Las Vegas

Friday, Aug. 23, 2024

Donovan Glover was all over the field tonight for the Basic football team, catching a touchdown pass from Jayveon Rose and recording one of the Wolves’ three interceptions in ...

Historic: After two decades, Culinary Union has its first contract with Venetian, Palazzo on Strip

Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024

The tentative five-year agreement, which still needs to be ratified by the 4,000 unionized hospitality workers at the two properties, ends more than two decades of union efforts being stonewalled ...

High School Football Picks: Week 2

Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024

The narrative last week: This picks column successfully projected 87% of high school football games in 2023 and is ready for another equally accurate season of analysis.

Las Vegas Convention Center renovation hits milestone

Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s $600 million renovation of its legacy campus hit a milestone this morning when the final piece of structural steel was installed. A 50-foot beam signed by members of ...

High School Football Picks: Week 1

Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024

Projecting the outcome of high school football games in Southern Nevada is a weekly tradition at Las Vegas Sun. 

Preseason top-10: Bishop Gorman still the team to beat in Las Vegas

Monday, Aug. 12, 2024

Another season of high school football is here. The narrative in Las Vegas, however, hasn’t changed: Can anyone beat Bishop Gorman? Gorman has won all but two state championships since 2007 in going from ...

Looking for a great night of community fun in Las Vegas? Try a prep football game

Monday, Aug. 12, 2024

My love affair with high school football started as a ninth-grader at Chaparral High School. Nick Garritano, the big man on campus who captained the team and was also a standout in baseball ...

The champs: Paseo Verde Little League punches ticket to Williamsport

Raiders' assistant equipment manager is head coach

Friday, Aug. 9, 2024

A baseball team from Henderson will be playing in the Little World Series for the second straight season. This time, it’s Paseo Verde Little League ...

Officials: Death Valley establishes high temperature record in July

Friday, Aug. 2, 2024

Death Valley National Park in July experienced the hottest month on record with an average 24-hour temperature of 108.5 degrees, officials with the National Park Service said this morning. The previous high ...

Legislation to lift federal handle tax on sports wagers could pave way for better odds

Friday, Aug. 2, 2024

When information started to spread on social media about a proposal in the U.S. Senate to exempt sportsbooks in the United States from paying a handle tax, a question ...

Caesars Entertainment sells World Series of Poker brand for $500M

Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024

Caesars Entertainment is selling the World Series of Poker brand to an online gaming group based in Canada but will continue to host live events in Las Vegas for at least the next 20 years, officials ...

Nevada gold medalist Connor Fields talks about overcoming BMX crash, new role at Paris Olympics

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Connor Fields, a Henderson resident and Green Valley High School graduate, is a three-time Olympian who at the 2016 games in Brazil was the first American to win ...

Global outage grounds flights in Las Vegas, affects other businesses

Friday, July 19, 2024

Arriving and departing flights at Harry Reid International Airport have been affected by a global Microsoft outage that’s also disrupting banks and media outlets across ...

UNLV football’s defensive dynamo looks for improvement in 2024

Thursday, July 11, 2024

A knee injury cost Mike Scherer part of his senior season of college football at Missouri. The linebacker rehabbed the injury with hopes of a professional career. He reached an NFL camp, only to ...

From childhood camcorder beginnings, Las Vegas neighbors reunite for award-winning short

Saturday, June 22, 2024

Las Vegas neighbors Jason Aaron Goldberg and Joseph Campanale spent their summers in the 1990s making short videos on their parents’ camcorder, and in the process they fell in love with the art of film production and storytelling ...

AOC, in Las Vegas, rallies for Biden and women’s reproductive rights

Friday, June 21, 2024

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave a simple answer when she was asked what was at stake for women in November in the election between President Joe Biden and ...

GOP primary winners set to battle for Democratic-held U.S. House seats in Nevada

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Voters in Nevada’s 1st Congressional District will see a November rematch between incumbent Rep. Dina Titus, a Democrat seeking her seventh term in ...

Nevadans go to polls today to select nominees to be on general election ballot in fall

Republican U.S. Senate race is marquee contest

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Sondra Cosgrove, a political scientist at the College of Southern Nevada and executive director of the voting advocacy group Vote Nevada, received her primary ballot in the ...

Raiders open stadium to veterans for day of gratitude

Saturday, June 8, 2024

“Day of Gratitude,” will bring 17,000 veterans, military members and their families to Allegiant Stadium today for a celebration that’s being billed as the largest appreciation event for veterans in Nevada history ...

Stay cool, stay hydrated as excessive heat spell looms over Southern Nevada

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

A social media post by the National Weather Service in Las Vegas preparing residents for the upcoming heatwave also includes a strict message: “If you don’t have access to ...

Sun Standout Awards: Honorees shined on athletic field, in classroom

Bishop Gorman football wins Sun Standout Award of Excellence

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

T he words “National Champions” are hard to miss when walking into the football stadium at Bishop Gorman High. A display documenting the championship seasons is in big letters at ...

‘Biggest cheerleader in CCSD’ has gently guided students for decades

Monday, May 20, 2024

Edgar Thomas leads security for the Clark County School District at prep events, working feverishly behind the scenes to ensure operations are running smoothly.

Desert Oasis freshman shines in three sports while wearing prosthetic leg

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Alissa Perkins stands in the batter’s box awaiting the pitch. She’s one of the best hitters on the Desert Oasis High softball team ...

Desert Oasis twins find success, recognition in flag football

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Akemi Higa is a quarterback; twin Akiko is her favorite wide receiver. And they are dominating, leading Desert Oasis High this winter to the state semifinals and rewriting the state record book ...

UNLV coach’s personal touches define a hall-of-fame career

Friday, May 17, 2024

Knight will be inducted tonight into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame, a fitting honor for a man who spent more than three decades transforming Rebel golf into a power ...

Keith Urban to play 10 shows in Las Vegas in October, February

Monday, May 6, 2024

Four-time Grammy winner Keith Urban will play 10 shows on the Strip starting in early October at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, the resort announced this morning. “Keith Urban’s HIGH in Vegas” will include ...

BLM to round up wild horses, burros outside of Las Vegas

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday will start rounding up wild horses and burros outside of Las Vegas to prevent the degradation of public lands, officials said this morning. No helicopters will be used in ...

Las Vegas program seeks to prepare LGBTQ+ candidates for future runs

Thursday, April 11, 2024

A Las Vegas nonprofit is planning a summer leadership academy for political hopefuls from the LGBTQ+ community looking to launch a campaign …

Las Vegas conventions, tourism continue to rebound from pandemic

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

The Las Vegas convention industry and tourism in general continued their recovery last year from the height of the coronavirus pandemic, a report released today said. Las Vegas welcomed 6 million conventioneers last year, a 19.9% increase from 2022 ...

NC State’s run to Final Four revives memories for ’83 UNLV team

Saturday, April 6, 2024

The UNLV basketball team was ranked No. 1 nationally for the first time in program history in 1983. As a reward, coach Jerry Tarkanian had ...

Aces moving July game to bigger arena in anticipation of facing Caitlin Clark

Friday, April 5, 2024

The Las Vegas Aces are moving their July 2 home game against the Indiana Fever from Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay to the larger T-Mobile Arena, the team announced today. Indiana holds the top pick in ...

Slot player hits $1.1 million jackpot at downtown Las Vegas casino

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Las Vegas is affectionately referred to as the Ninth Island because of its many visitors from Hawaii. One Hawaiian visitor will return home with a great story to tell — and more than ...

Henderson sports arena being renamed Lee’s Family Forum

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson is being renamed Lee’s Family Forum, officials said this morning. The new name for the 5,567-seat sports arena off Green Valley Parkway ...