Local team has Little League World Series in its sights

How did Nevada's state champion Little League team celebrate its title in Carson City? By playing a celebratory game of whiffle ball in ... [LOCAL TEAM HAS LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES IN ITS SIGHTS]( [How did Nevada's state champion Little League team celebrate its title in Carson City? By playing a celebratory game of whiffle ball in the parking lot of its hotel. Silverado Little League's all-star team, composed of 11- and 12-year-olds residing in the southwest Valley, can reach the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., by winning the Western Regional, which runs Aug. 5-11 in San Bernardino, California.]( [MEET THE KIDS WHO WOULD BE AFFECTED BY TRANSGENDER POLICY IN SCHOOLS]( [Gender diverse policies aim to protect students who don't identify with male or female binary gender expressions or the biological sex they were assigned at birth. While transgender individuals are the most well-known examples of gender nonconforming people, there are several others included in this group, such as genderfluid or agender individuals.]( [EDITORIAL: IMMIGRATION RAIDS CAN INFLICT AN UGLY TOLL ON AMERICAN COMMUNITIES]( [The May 12, 2008, immigration raid in Postville, Iowa, was the stuff of an immigration hawk's dreams. More than 1,000 federal agents descended that day on the Agriprocessors kosher slaughterhouse and meatpacking plant, the leading employer and economic engine of the town of about 2,000 people. By the time the raid was over, 389 undocumented immigrants had been arrested and bused off to a makeshift federal courtroom at a dance hall in nearby Waterloo. Nearly 300 of them would eventually be deported, most to Guatemala.]( [BAN ON SMOKING IN PUBLIC HOUSING COULD BE FELT BY LAS VEGAS RESIDENTS]( [A federal ban on smoking in public housing went into effect this week and could impact nearly 7,300 Southern Nevadans living in such facilities, authorities said. Under a U.S. Housing and Urban Development mandate, residents of public housing in the 2,751 units across Clark County will no longer be allowed to smoke within 25 feet of a residential building.]( [ITEMS LEFT AT OCT. 1 SHOOTING MEMORIALS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT CLARK COUNTY MUSEUM]( [Clark County will debut two exhibits in the fall to honor the victims and those affected by the Oct. 1 shooting, where a lone gunman left 58 dead and more than 800 injured at the Route 91 Harvest festival on the Las Vegas Strip.]( MOST READ: [Trailer with 400 guns stolen from Henderson casino parking lot]( [Democrats widen voter registration advantage for 4th straight month]( [Sheriff: Radio host Art Bell died of prescription overdose]( [Las Vegas woman faces prison time in talent booking fraud case]( [Pahrump teens suspected in mother's death first told police it was assisted suicide]( [Join Our Mailing List]( Greenspun Media Group, 2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 300, Henderson, NV 89074 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by thesundaily@lasvegassun.com