May 18, 2024

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Sen. Rosen gets support of two Nevada police groups for reelection

Sen. Rosen gets support of two Nevada police groups for reelection

Posted 4:51 p.m.

Supporting Sen. Jacky Rosen is a “no brainer,” according to the head of one of two Nevada public safety officer unions, touting the senator as “consistent” in her police support and giving their endorsement in ...

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) carries the ball during rookie minicamp at the Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Health Performance Center in Henderson Friday, May 10, 2024.

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Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) carries the ball during rookie minicamp at the Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Health Performance Center in Henderson Friday, May 10, 2024.

Picking a key player for every Raiders’ game in the upcoming season

Posted 2:00 a.m.

By Case Keefer

There’s plenty of excitement surrounding the Raiders heading into the start of full offseason team activities on Monday May 20, and ...

Las Vegas Aces sell out a WNBA-record 15 of 20 home games

Las Vegas Aces sell out a WNBA-record 15 of 20 home games

Posted 1:07 p.m.

The Las Vegas Aces, who are chasing a third consecutive championship, continue to be a hot ticket by selling out 15 of their 20 home games, the most in WNBA history. Las Vegas in March became the first team ...

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Landslide forces closure of iconic Southern California chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son

Urban forestry workers remove branches from a redwood tree as they prepare to cut it down next to the Wayfarers Chapel, a sanctuary by architect Lloyd Wright, also known as "The Glass Church," in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Wednesday, May 15, 2024. The modernist chapel features organic architecture with glass walls in a redwood grove overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Part of the Swedenborgian denomination, the church's followers share in 18th-century Swedish scientist and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg's "quest for a religion that interconnects all of life, and for a system that allows reasoned questioning of life's deepest religious issues," the chapel's website says.

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Urban forestry workers remove branches from a redwood tree as they prepare to cut it down next to the Wayfarers Chapel, a sanctuary by architect Lloyd Wright, also known as "The Glass Church," in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Wednesday, May 15, 2024. The modernist chapel ...

Posted 16 mins ago

A decades-old landslide that’s rapidly accelerating has forced the dismantling of Wayfarers Chapel, an iconic Southern California church that was designed by one of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright's sons and built among soaring redwoods and sweeping Pacific Ocean views. The earth beneath the chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes is ...

At Memphis BBQ contest, pitmasters sweat through the smoke to be best in pork

It was once a center of Islamic learning. Now Mali’s historic city of Djenné mourns lack of visitors