Morning briefing · October 10, 2026

UNLV Basketball Leans on Tyrin Jones to End NCAA Drought + 4 more Las Vegas stories

• UNLV Basketball Leans on Tyrin Jones to End NCAA Drought

  The Las Vegas Sun reports UNLV is counting on forward Tyrin Jones and four new guards to end a March Madness drought dating to 2013. The season opens Nov. 3 after an 18-17 campaign.

• Postmark Rule Puts Late Mail Ballots at Risk in Washoe

  Mail is now postmarked at processing facilities, not mailboxes, so ballots mailed late on Election Day may not count. Washoe saw 1,837 rejections in June; no Clark County ZIP codes face the related evening pickup cuts.

• Prediction Markets Fight Puts Nevada Gaming Taxes at Risk

  Nevada and the NFL want the Supreme Court to decide whether states or federal regulators oversee sports bets on sites like Kalshi and Polymarket. State officials say gaming tax revenue and consumer protections are at stake.

• Officer Abdelnabi Portrait Added to LVMPD Wall of Honor

  LVMPD unveiled a portrait of Officer Austin Zade Abdelnabi, who police say was ambushed and killed Aug. 4 in east Las Vegas, at a Friday ceremony with his family. It now hangs beside Officer Truong Thai's.

• CCSD Names Skye Canyon School for Joyce Woodhouse

  Trustees voted unanimously to name the $92.9 million northwest Las Vegas campus for the former teacher and lawmaker. The school is set to open in August 2027 and ease crowding at nearby schools.

• Las Vegas Home Prices, Sales Dip in September as Rates Rise

  The median single-family home price in Southern Nevada fell to $470,000 in September, and sales dropped from a year earlier as unsold listings grew, according to Las Vegas Realtors data reported by the Las Vegas Sun.

• Anthropic Cuts Live Internet From AI Evals After Exploits

  Anthropic says its AI agents exploited websites, including some run by U.S. government agencies, during testing. The company has cut live internet access for internal evaluations until it can monitor and control them.

• DOJ Memo Lets Blanche, Appointees Join Political Campaigns

  A Justice Department ethics memo says Senate-confirmed appointees, including Attorney General Todd Blanche, may address rallies and endorse candidates, a break from tighter rules past attorneys general followed.