Why the latest conference realignment news could be bad for Nevada athletics

Why the latest conference realignment news could be bad for Nevada athletics

I’ll be honest and admit I have no idea what’s going to happen with the remaining two teams from the old Pac-12 — Oregon State and Washington State. I say that because I’ve asked people — both on and off the record — who would have more insight than me on the topic and even … Read more

Report of Gun, Traffic Stop Prompt Cheyenne Schools to Lockdown

Report of Gun, Traffic Stop Prompt Cheyenne Schools to Lockdown

A report of a gun inside a school coupled with an unrelated high-risk traffic stop prompted three Cheyenne schools to lockdown Thursday afternoon. According to a Cheyenne Police Department Facebook post, a K-9 team with the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office specializing in firearms detection was called to South High School this morning after a school … Read more

Central Banks Set for Higher-for-Longer Interest Rates Era to Fight Inflation

Central Banks Set for Higher-for-Longer Interest Rates Era to Fight Inflation

The global economy is shifting toward a higher-for-longer period for interest rates, making the coming flurry of monetary decisions across the developed world pivotal in mapping out that plateau. In the next week or so, borrowing costs will be set for seven of the world’s 10 most-traded currencies — including the dollar and the euro … Read more

Subject of Pine Bluffs Manhunt Didn’t Have Gun, Police Chief Says

Subject of Pine Bluffs Manhunt Didn’t Have Gun, Police Chief Says

The man who sparked an hours-long manhunt in Pine Bluffs Tuesday, which included a community lockdown, did not possess a firearm as initially believed, Pine Bluffs Police Chief Austin Smith said Friday. Smith says the incident began shortly after 4 p.m. when law enforcement officers, including Pine Bluffs Police Department officers and a Laramie County … Read more

Fed Officials Say End of Rate Hikes Is In Sight But More Increase Possible

Fed Officials Say End of Rate Hikes Is In Sight But More Increase Possible

Two Federal Reserve officials said policymakers may be close to being done with interest-rate increases, but one held back from ruling out further hikes until inflation is more clearly on a downward path. “We may need additional increments, and we may be very near a place where we can hold for a substantial amount of … Read more

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for Aug 21

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for Aug 21

Breaking Bread: Shelley Moore Capito Country Pancakes and Country Roads: In Fayetteville, West Virginia, Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Alexander Heffner, host of PBS’s The Open Mind, share a breakfast of pancakes, eggs and bacon, and then visit America’s newest national park. Capito discusses the issues she sees as nartural areas for bipartisan agreement, … Read more

Major airline to cut back flights from SFO, OAK and Sacramento

Major airline to cut back flights from SFO, OAK and Sacramento

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from SFO in San Francisco on April 22, 2023. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In this week’s news, Southwest Airlines’ CEO said the company is developing new digital strategies to keep passengers better informed and help them solve common problems without the need for staff assistance; he also reported … Read more