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Vegas Jr. Golden Knights 14U Team becomes first girls team to represent Nevada

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March 13, 2024

Vegas Jr. Golden Knights 14U Team becomes first girls team to represent Nevada

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – The Golden Knights have made it a habit over their first seven years of re-writing history, and the trickle-down effect has produced youth hockey teams creating their own history for the state.

After a perfect 16-0 regular season in the Pacific Girls Hockey League, the Vegas Jr. Golden Knights girls 14U AA team punched their ticket to the USA National Tournament, becoming the first female hockey program to represent the state of Nevada.

“I’m so proud of them.” said Head Coach, Gordie Mark. “I believe it only sets them up for success going down the road too; playing under pressure, being the first to do something, representing their state, their city, their families, and themselves. It’s only going to set them up for success in the future.”

Gordie Mark played in the NHL for parts of four seasons with the New Jersey Devils and Edmonton Oilers. He even played right here in Las Vegas for the Thunder during the 1995-96 season.

“Says a lot about the guys doing the private lessons with these girls, the coaches they’ve had before me,” said Mark. “They’ve bought into what I’m teaching them; Effort beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard. I quite often believe we’re the hardest working team on the ice, that leads to some success.”

The girls have been all over the country, from Nashville to San Jose, Denver to St. Louis, playing in big tournaments to prepare them for nationals in South Dakota.

“From only winning a few tournaments a few years ago, now going to Nationals. A great accomplishment in my life and I find it crazy that it’s grown this much in just three years and I’m just really excited.” said Vegas Jr. Golden Knights left winger, Kalie Kizanis.

“I feel like it’s going to be really big competition, but I feel we’ll do good,” said Presley Diehl-Griego. “We’re playing really good.”

“We want to go, we want to compete, play our hardest, play our hearts out, we want to win and go out and play our best game of hockey,” said Kizanis.

Win or lose this group of young ladies have now set the standard for the next generation of hockey players here in the valley.

“I find it crazy that we have little girls that look up to me and want to be just like me,” said Kizanis. “I was that little girl and I find it crazy that other little girls are looking up to me.”

“All these little girls come into hockey, and they can see us, the Vegas Golden Knights girls first to be in Nationals, so I think that’s really cool,” said Diehl-Griego.

“They’re a great group of kids,” said Mark. “Mature beyond their years, great families. and they’re going to represent the state to the best of their ability. I firmly believe that.”

The team has put together a pair of fundraising efforts to with their travel to the USA hockey Nationals.

Also, on Thursday, March 14th, the team will host a public skate at City National Arena from 6:20 p.m – 7:20 p.m. A $15 donation gives you the opportunity to lace up the skates and hit the ice with the team.

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Gas prices climb in northern Nevada amid tensions in the Middle East

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12 hours ago

March 6, 2026

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Gas prices climb in northern Nevada amid tensions in the Middle East

$3.99 on Sunday, $4.09 just days later.

An extra dime for the same gallon of gas, but why?

Conflict in the Middle East has impacted prices at the pump for drivers here in northern Nevada and across the country.

According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of gas has jumped nearly 27 cents since last week, coming in at $3.25. In Reno, the average price is roughly $4.26.

Experts say for every $5 to $10 increase in oil prices, drivers could pay 15 to 25 cents more per gallon.

The increase primarily comes down to the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman, which controls roughly 20% of the world’s oil supplies. Amid the tensions, traffic through the area has recently ground to a halt.

Michael Goldman, General Manager of Caru Containers North America, said many of the shippers who typically go through the Strait have changed course.

“We’re seeing the routes ships need to take be much longer, much more costly. Going around the Horn of Africa instead of going through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. And we’re definitely seeing cost increases to those carriers to make those journeys,” said Goldman.

Jayce Robinson from Sparks said he’s always looking for the best deal in town on gas.

“I mostly fill up here for work, so it’s not my money, but when I do fill up, I definitely look for the cheapest place because money’s tight and gas is expensive,” Robinson said.

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10-month-old found safe, North Las Vegas police cancel AMBER Alert

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March 5, 2026

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10-month-old found safe, North Las Vegas police cancel AMBER Alert

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Authorities have canceled an AMBER Alert after they say a 10-month-old child taken by a non-custodial parent was found safe.

North Las Vegas Police said Thursday that Leilani Williams (aka Leilani Duke) was taken by her father, Roderick Duke.

Duke and Leilani were last seen at an apartment complex in the area of Martin L. King Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue at 1:40 a.m.

“An AMBER Alert has been activated due to Roderick being in emotional crisis and making threats to harm himself and 10-month-old Leilani,” NLVPD said in a statement.

By 10:05 a.m., NLVPD said that Leilani was located unharmed.

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Officers took Duke into custody without further incident, and the AMBER Alert has been canceled.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to Nevada Democrats in Las Vegas

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March 5, 2026

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to Nevada Democrats in Las Vegas

California Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed Nevada Democrats who packed a Las Vegas brewery Wednesday evening for a discussion about his upbringing, his political life and efforts his state has taken to combat the Trump administration agenda.

Newsom, who has been floated as a possible White House contender for 2028, sidestepped a quip from former Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak who introduced him as the next U.S. president amid cheers from the crowd.

“I’m very grateful for your friendship, and a friendship that’s only strengthened over the course of the last year or so,” Newsom told Sisolak.

Book tour stop

The event, which served as a book tour stop for the California governor, was organized by the Nevada Democratic Party. It took place at Nevada Brew Works near Summerlin.

Nevada Assemblymember Daniele Monroe-Moreno, the state party chair running for North Las Vegas mayor, moderated the discussion.

It was part of the party’s Local Brews + National Views series that’s been bringing Democrats for similar discussions at intimate venues. Past speakers have included former President Joe Biden, Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

Criticizing President Donald Trump, Newsom spoke about the immediate aftermath of the 2024 general election.

“We were handwringing, a lot of finger pointing, and a sense of weakness,” Newsom said. “And just incapable of dealing with this moment, this existential moment.”

He said he is taking account for what he described as his own complicity.

“This happened on my watch. This is all happening on our watch,” Newsom said. “And so I realized that I needed to be better.”

That included his advocacy to redraw California’s Congressional map after Trump called for the same in Texas, he said.

“They’re not screwing around, nor are we,” he said about Trump and his administration. “All of us.”

‘You’re giving us a voice’

Newsom spoke out against the surge of federal immigration enforcement operations in California and later Minnesota, calls from the Trump administration to nationalize elections, and cuts to government funding due to the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act.

He said that pushback against Trump’s policies, including dozens of lawsuits filed by California, were making the president retreat on some of his proposals and policies.

“You’re filling the void, you’re giving us a voice, you’re giving us courage,” he told the crowd. “For things to change, we have to change. And it’s changing.”

The Republican National Committee reacted to Newsom’s Las Vegas visit. Earlier in the day, Newsom attended a private Boulder City event.

“Democrats are selling out to the spoiled, phony rich kid governor from California for years,” RNC spokesperson Nick Poche wrote in a statement. “President Donald Trump and Republicans are delivering major tax cuts and keeping Nevadans safe, unlike Democrats.”

The national Republican Party also criticized California’s policies, and tied them back to Nevada Democrats.

Most of Newsom’s remarks weren’t specific to Nevada. He didn’t take any questions from media.

Polling shows Newsom and Vice President JD Vance leading in hypothetical races for their parties’ nomination. That includes a survey of likely Nevada voters conducted one by Emerson College Polling in November.

Contact Ricardo Torres-Cortez at rtorres@reviewjournal.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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