Summerlin - Las Vegas Sun

Palo Verde's Brandon Wright leads victory over Cheyenne: Prep football:; Saturday, October 3, 2009; By Case Keefer; Palo Verde running back Brandon Wright said that before Friday’s game, his uncle told him to never put his head down and to make big plays for his team when they need it most. That’s exactly what Wright did in a hard-fought 48-34 victory against The three times the Desert Shields pulled within a score of the Panthers, Wright answered with touchdowns.

Local teen makes stellar debut at Las Vegas Open: Wednesday, September 30, 2009; By Steve Silver; Home was extra sweet for Asia Muhammad at the Red Rock Country Club on Wednesday. The 18-year-old Henderson native fed off a partisan hometown crowd to dominate seventh-seeded Heidi El Tabakh in the first round of the Lexus of Las Vegas Open.

So much food, so little time: San Gennaro Feast under way: Festival features plenty of Italian food, music and carnival rides; Friday, September 18, 2009; By Tiffany Gibson; The Italian sausages are sizzling and the carnival rides are whirring as people gather for the 30th San Gennaro Feast at the Grand Canyon shopping center near Summerlin.

Las Vegas gearing up for annual PGA Tour stop: golf: Tournament planned for next month at TPC Summerlin; Tuesday, September 15, 2009; By Case Keefer; The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open held its media day Tuesday morning at TPC Summerlin. But ‘pep rally’ may have served as a more appropriate title for the event, as no one associated with the tournament shied away from sharing their excitement. The tournament will run from Oct. 15 to 18 at TPC Summerlin.

Chappell Thomas leads Palo Verde to win over Foothill: PREP FOOTBALL:; Friday, September 11, 2009; By Case Keefer; Foothill learned a valuable lesson Thursday night: Don’t let Palo Verde running back Chappell Thomas get to the edges. If Thomas sees open field, he’s gone.

House fire under investigation: Monday, September 7, 2009; By Craig Peterson; Firefighters were called to a home early this morning to investigate a fire that caused an estimated $5,000 in damage, investigators say.

Man hospitalized after two-car crash on Decatur: Sunday, September 6, 2009; By Craig Peterson; One man is in serious condition after turning his vehicle into the path of another.

Summerlin HOA draws lawsuit over pipeline pressure: Monday, August 31, 2009; By Steve Green; The owner of a natural gas pipeline running through Las Vegas is suing a Summerlin homeowners association, charging the HOA is refusing to cooperate with a plan to boost pressure in the line. Kern River Gas Transmission Co. of Salt Lake City has proposed to increase the pressure in its existing regional natural gas pipeline by 11 percent. The increase would be for the entire length of the pipe, which runs 1,680 miles from Wyoming to Southern California.

Motorcyclist critically injured in crash in Summerlin area: Saturday, August 29, 2009; By Sun Staff; A motorcyclist was critically injured Saturday afternoon when he collided with a car on Lake Mead Boulevard, in the Summerlin area, Metro police said.

California man in critical condition after accident: Saturday, August 29, 2009; By Kyle Hansen; A California man is in critical condition after a single-car accident in Summerlin Friday night.

Palo Verde pounds Spring Valley: PREP FOOTBALL:; Saturday, August 29, 2009; By Steve Silver; Despite graduating nearly its entire starting backfield, Palo Verde did not appear to miss a step in its season opener. The defending Southern Nevada champion Panthers did what they do best and ran over Spring Valley 35-7 with nearly 300 rushing yards Friday night.

Trick play leads Green Valley to victory over Centennial: prep football:; Saturday, August 29, 2009; By Case Keefer; Centennial had no reason to suspect anything out of the ordinary when Green Valley lined up for a 44-yard field goal attempt with seven minutes remaining in Friday night’s game. Green Valley senior kicker Nolan Kohorst is widely considered to have the strongest leg in the Las Vegas valley.

Gorman starts out slow but thumps Dixie 48-14: PREP FOOTBALL:; Friday, August 28, 2009; By Ray Brewer; ST. GEORGE, Utah -- Don’t let the final score fool you. Bishop Gorman High sophomore running back Shaquille Powell had three of his four touchdowns in the second half Friday night, and the Gaels closed the game with 34 unanswered points in a lopsided 48-14 victory against host Dixie High of St. George, Utah.

Teen might back out of murder plea in student's death: Wednesday, August 26, 2009; By Jeff Pope; A teen who pleaded guilty to murdering Palo Verde High freshman Christopher Privett last year was confused about the plea and could still back out of an agreement that calls for 28 years to life in prison, his lawyer said.

Metro: Suspicious suitcases in Summerlin not a threat: Tuesday, August 25, 2009; By Mary Manning; Metro Police and the Las Vegas Bomb Squad have cleared two suitcases after they were found in a Summerlin neighborhood. The investigation of two suspicious suitcases this morning lasted more than three hours.