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Ray Brewer

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Ray Brewer, a proud local, has been part of Greenspun Media Group since the mid-1990s. He’s covered high school and UNLV sports, and managed the Las Vegas Sun’s award-winning website. He’s a graduate of Chaparral High School and UNLV, and a fierce defender of Las Vegas — especially in comparisons to Reno. Brewer and his wife, Karla, have two children. And they all are passionate about the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Catholic Charities serves up dignity to celebrate 85 years of impact in Las Vegas
Friday, May 1, 2026
The “Feed Vegas” lunch service was no ordinary meal — it marked 85 years of Catholic Charities serving Las Vegas’ most vulnerable residents ...
UNLV basketball lands transfer MJ Thomas from New Orleans
Friday, April 17, 2026
Thomas averaged 10.8 points and eight rebounds per game in 2025-26, logging nearly 27 minutes a night. He dropped 17 points on nationally ranked Houston ...
Las Vegas’ tourism slump shadows Trump’s return to Nevada
Thursday, April 16, 2026
As President Donald Trump seeks to promote his No Tax on Tips policy during a roundtable discussion downtown, small businesses worry fewer people even have disposable income to spend or tip.

UNLV basketball picks up transfer from Florida State
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Guard Cam Miles, who averaged 5.4 points and 1.7 assists per game this season at Florida State, is transferring to UNLV basketball, he announced on social media.

A's Player of the Month: Sierra Vista's Amaya Wusstig
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
The middle school flag football team needed a quarterback, so the coach lined all the girls up and had them throw the ball.

Las Vegas poet's narrative: Refuse the fog of Alzheimer’s
Monday, April 13, 2026
When most people think of Alzheimer’s disease, they picture someone lost in a fog of progressive memory loss — constantly confused, declining steadily and eventually dependent on others for every aspect of daily life.

From front lines to ballot box: How retired Marine helps overseas Nevadans vote
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Mark Wlaschin left for work early on this morning, well before sunrise, making the familiar commute through the dark Carson City streets to the Nevada secretary of state’s office. 

Nevada lawmakers push for US crackdown on $466M retail crime wave
Friday, April 10, 2026
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., was browsing the cosmetics section of a Las Vegas-area Walgreens when she watched a man stuff the store’s entire supply of eyelash extensions into a bag and bolt out the door ...
Life after Colandrea: Onetime 5-star recruit taking shot at redemption at UNLV
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Jackson Arnold was a five-star recruit out of Texas in the high school class of 2023 — the kind of prized prospect that sends college football blue bloods into a frenzy ...

'This is what I trained for': Las Vegas teen revives neighbor in cardiac arrest
Sunday, April 5, 2026
On Wednesday, Parga was celebrated by the Sun for his quick thinking, receiving a High School Hero award in the category of Heroic Act. He was one of nine teens honored ...

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