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Giving up a three-run edge in the final inning could emotionally deflate a team. College of Southern Nevada's comeback only served as more motivation for the Western Nevada Wildcats on Saturday.
Makaylee Jaussi's sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the last of the seventh inning lifted the Wildcats to a 5-4 Scenic West Athletic Conference softball victory at Edmonds Sports Complex in the Carson City.

Major League Baseball scouts coming out to see highly touted right-handed pitcher Phil Bickford on Thursday saw a couple of other arms to focus their radar guns on in Henderson.

Western Nevada College sophomore right-hander Max Karnos allowed just one hit through the first six innings and sophomore reliever Connor Zwetsch threw 1 2/3 innings of hitless relief as the Wildcats nearly handed Bickford his second defeat of the season.

Sophomore Day for the Western Nevada College baseball team brought a cold morning rain and a little hail from the skies above, as well an emotionally charged effort by the Wildcats, playing their final home game of the regular season Saturday at John L. Harvey Field in Carson City.

To most people it seemed curious but straightforward enough when U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada said he suffered a serious facial injury while exercising at his Henderson home on New Year’s Day....

After two weekends on the road against two of the best teams in the nation, the Western Nevada College softball team showed that it knows how to win when the playing field levels. WNC completed a four-game Scenic West Athletic Conference softball sweep of Colorado Northwestern on Saturday at Edmonds Sports Complex in Carson City.

The Wildcats backed the six-hit pitching of Kristina George by lining a homer and five doubles in a 6-3 opening-game victory, then Gabriella Canibeyaz delivered two hits and two RBI in a 7-3 second-game victory.

Both Nevada Senate and Assembly in Carson City opened with Hindu invocations on Friday that were presented with verses from the world’s oldest existing scripture.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed delivered the opening prayers from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before both houses of the Nevada Legislature. After Sanskrit delivery, Zed spoke and read the English translation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages.

Western Nevada College Softball plays host to the Spartans of Colorado Northwestern Community College this weekend for a four game series at Edmonds Sports Complex in Carson City. The Wildcats came away from Friday's doubleheader, topping CNCC 8-0 and 11-3.

Both Nevada State Senate and Nevada Assembly in Carson City will open Friday with Hindu mantras containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed of Reno will deliver the invocations from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before both state legislative houses.

After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English translation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages.

Western Nevada College's losing softball record certainly can be deceiving. The Wildcats gave second-ranked Salt Lake Community College all it wanted in their Scenic West Athletic Conference doubleheader on Friday at Bruin Field in Taylorsville, Utah.

Salt Lake held off WNC, 7-4, in game two after struggling to a 5-2 victory in the opener. With the sweep, Salt Lake remained in first place in the SWAC at 22-4.

For the first time in history, there will be no general election in all three of Clark County’s main municipalities — Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson — according to the elections department. That’s because incumbents ran away with the primary by winning more than 50 percent of the vote,...

A false report of a man carrying a gun caused a brief disruption at a Henderson voting site Tuesday, police said....

After thousands of mailers, dozens of TV ads and weeks of campaigning, voters on Tuesday could decide more than two dozen City Council, mayoral and judicial seats in three of Nevada’s largest cities....

In theory, campaign donations and spending are public. But as one outside group’s spending in Henderson shows, it can be hard to figure out who’s really behind the money that fuels elections....

Home runs and dominant pitching in the circle propelled fourth-ranked College of Southern Idaho to 12-1 and 12-4 softball victories over Western Nevada College on Saturday in Twin Falls, completing a four-game sweep of the Wildcats.

CSI blasted three home runs that brought home eight of its 12 runs to win the opener in five innings. Kami Merrill (15-3), a sophomore right-hander from Calgary, Alberta, limited the Wildcats to two hits.

In more than a week of early voting, just more than 17,500 people have cast ballots in municipal elections in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson, a paltry turnout of just 4.2 percent of active registered voters. That’s not unusual for ......

With three losses by two runs or less in two days, the Western Nevada College softball team didn't have much to show for a well-played softball series at rival College of Southern Nevada.

The Coyotes rallied from a three-run deficit to complete a Scenic West Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep of the Wildcats on Saturday in Henderson. Rebekka Gross' solo homer — the Coyotes' third of the game — was the difference as CSN won the second game, 5-4. CSN took the opening game, 6-4, holding off a late charge by the Wildcats of Carson City.

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Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen have sent a letter to Nevada lawmakers expressing general support for a collective bargaining reform bill that has infuriated public employee unions.
The two mayors straddle a fine line in the letter, obviously embracing some of the key ...

The start of a pivotal Scenic West Athletic Conference baseball series between first-place Western Nevada College and second-place College of Southern Nevada begins Thursday, one day earlier than originally scheduled.

The four-game series begins at 4 p.m. Thursday at John L. Harvey Field in Carson City. On Friday, the teams will play at doubleheader at noon and then conclude the series with a single game at noon Saturday.

A one-hit shutout by freshman pitcher Kristina George and a three-run homer by Lauren Lesniak carried Western Nevada College to a dominant 7-0 victory over Snow College in the first game of a Scenic West Athletic Conference softball doubleheader on Saturday at Edmonds Sports Complex in Carson City.

Western Nevada College Softball split a doubleheader with Snow College Friday afternoon. In the first match-up, WNC fell to Snow College 7-1, Dakota Robinson started in the circle. She went five innings, and was replaced by Kristina George. Robinson took the loss for the Wildcats. In the second game, pitcher Nicole Lesniak started for the Wildcats. She went the distance to earn the win. Final score, 7-4 WNC.

Residents in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson will get a chance to cast their ballots in the upcoming municipal primary election beginning Saturday with the start of early voting. Each city will have a mix of permanent and mobile polling locations for ......

If money is any guide — and in politics, it usually is — the race for a west-side City Council seat has turned into Henderson’s most competitive campaign this year. But the city’s two other incumbent council members also face challengers as early voting is set to begin Saturday....

The three city council members running for re-election this year — Debra March, Gerri Schroder and Sam Bateman — see the city on the upswing after several lean years ......

When it comes to raising campaign cash, it’s good to be an incumbent. The seven city council members in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson running for re-election outraised ......

Neighbors are fighting a proposed Blue Bell ice cream distribution center in Henderson, with one filing a lawsuit Monday seeking to stop the project....

Lauren Lesniak slammed her second grand slam in three weeks, Kristina George tossed a three-hit shutout and Gabriella Canibeyaz doubled twice as Western Nevada College swept a softball doubleheader from Colorado Northwestern on Friday in Rangely, Colo.

Lesniak's 4-for-4 performance at the plate in WNC's 13-0 victory in the opener also included a solo homer and a double. The Wildcats completed the sweep with an 8-6 victory as Canibeyaz went 3 for 4 and Nicole Lesniak shined in relief of starting pitcher Sadee Sorensen.

All Carson High School seniors will be visiting the Nevada State Legislature during one of their government classes these next two weeks. This is a memorable and relevant experience for our senior class and a key component of their civics education. The field trip will be contained within the government class period.

For the second straight week, weather has caused a switch in playing sites for the Western Nevada College baseball team.

The Wildcats' four-game Scenic West Athletic Conference series with Salt Lake Community College has been moved to John L. Harvey Field in Carson City. Salt Lake City received three inches of snow on Tuesday and cold conditions were forecast until later in the week.

Dayton, Carson, Reno, and Lake Tahoe artists unite to help raise money for the Dayton Intermediate School's Theatre program to compete in the largest adjudicated educational theatre competition in Nevada.

This is a first for any Dayton School. This will be a night of amazing talent, food, auctions, and prizes! From standup comedians to singers to musicians, it will be a night to remember.