11,000 Red Santa suits invade Las Vegas - for a good cause
An invading force of more than 11,000 Santas transformed downtown Las Vegas into a jolly, red sea of holiday cheer Saturday morning.
Bishop Gorman routs Reed to claim fifth straight state championship
Bishop Gorman’s football team captured its fifth consecutive Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association state title Saturday with a 48-14 rout of Reed in the Division I title game at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Obama administration to allow eagle deaths at wind farms
Under pressure from the wind-power industry, the Obama administration said Friday it will allow companies to kill or injure eagles without the fear of prosecution for up to three decades.
Woman passenger killed in Route 160 collision
One person is dead after a van and a Jeep SUV collided near Blue Diamond Road and El Capitan Way Saturday morning.
Incentive, health should give host 49ers edge over Seattle
It will be a cold day in hell — also known as New Jersey — when a team shows up and beats the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. That’s the common narrative this week.
Marine base water linked to birth defects, CDC reports
A long-awaited study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a link between tainted tap water at a U.S. Marine Corps base in North Carolina and increased risk of serious birth defects and childhood cancers.
City may not be ready for GOP convention in 2016, but in 2020 ...
Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki is a long-range and positive thinker.
Survivors take part in ceremony to remember Pearl Harbor attack
About 2,500 gathered at Pearl Harbor on Saturday to remember those killed in the 1941 Japanese attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.
New iBeacon hopes to guide Apple store shoppers to products
GPS will tell you how to get to the nearest Apple store. With iBeacon, Apple hopes to guide you around once you’re inside, whether it’s to pick up an order, upgrade to a new iPhone or shop for a pair of headphones.
Local development company helps fund Las Vegas businesses
TMC Financing, a San Francisco-based certified development company, took a calculated risk six years ago and moved beyond its nine-county Bay Area region to set up shop in Las Vegas.
Pursuit of happiness? Panel urges feds to push it
Happy or sad? Content or bored? And how many times did you smile yesterday? A panel of experts thinks Uncle Sam should be more in touch with our feelings.
Bowl picture still cloudy for Rebels, Mountain West
As it waits for a potential bowl invitation, UNLV has taken on the attitude of former Fresno State coach Pat Hill of wanting to play anybody, anywhere, anytime. The question is whether the Rebels will get to play at all.
US veteran home from North Korea
Merrill Newman was tired and looking forward to reuniting with his family, but he was all smiles Saturday after arriving at the San Francisco airport after being detained for several weeks in North Korea.
Centenarian: 'I'm not as agile as I was when I was 99'
With a million-dollar smile on her face and her family by her side, Opal Dalton stole the show Friday at her 100th birthday celebration at the Desert Springs Senior Living Center.
Ousted Assemblyman Brooks gets new court date in California case
A California court date was pushed back again for a former Nevada legislator Steven Brooks who has been jailed since a freeway chase and scuffle with police the day he was expelled in March from the Nevada Assembly.
Mandela family: 'We have lost a great man'
In their first statement since Nelson Mandela’s death, his family said they had “lost a great man”, just as they had when South Africa’s apartheid government imprisoned him for decades.
Jay-Z, Timberlake lead Grammy nominations
Justin Timberlake may have earned seven Grammy nominations, but he still has reason to cry himself a river: The pop star was shut out of the top Grammy categories — album, song and record of the year — though his comeback effort, “The 20/20 Experience,” is 2013’s best-selling release.
Panel hears pro, con on Nevada takeover of public lands
Nevadans advocating for a takeover of some of the 84 percent of the state land now controlled by the federal government to help with job creation and economic development heard conflicting legal views on the controversial topic Friday.
Review-Journal will be delivered late in some areas
The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s print edition will be delivered late in some areas this morning due to an overnight press problem.
Fifth-ranked Missouri's offense should overpower No. 3 Auburn
The reason Missouri will beat Auburn in today’s Southeastern Conference football title game is quite simple. Missouri has the better team.
Twain excited for Great Santa Run
Downtown today, 10,000 to 15,000 people are expected to dress like Santa and run a 5k (or walk a mile) in the Las Vegas Great Santa Run. Shania Twain is grand marshal, and she’s bringing family.
Findlay Prep product has Wildcats on cusp of No. 1 rank
In the two years he spent at Findlay Prep, Nick Johnson showed star potential. He was the leading man on one of the nation’s top high school basketball teams. Fast forward the film, and nothing has changed
Police await details of northeast valley child death
The Las Vegas police abuse and neglect detail is waiting for the autopsy results of a child who died two days before Thanksgiving in unclear circumstances.
Barrel racer Taylor back in NFR after 15-year absence
Fallon Taylor was fortunate enough to make her NFR debut at age 13 in 1995 — when she finished sixth in the world — and qualified for four straight NFRs before giving up barrel racing to become a professional model.
UNLV president fires back at claims women, minority staff overlooked
UNLV President Neal Smatresk on Friday said he was “offended” by a letter sent by eight faculty members to Nevada higher education leaders claiming that women and minorities are overlooked and under-promoted at the university.
Arizona police: Kindergarten teacher sold drugs to undercover officer
A kindergarten teacher at Havasupai Elementary School texted an undercover narcotics officer Friday before leaving the school on a break to sell him drugs, according to police in Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
'Sound of Music,' Underwood a hit for NBC
A total of 18.6 million viewers tuned to Thursday night’s live three-hour telecast of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, according to the Nielsen company.
Judge at disciplinary hearing: Lots of things he'd do differently
Without rendering a decision, the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline wrapped up a week-long hearing Friday into allegations suspended Family Court Judge Steven Jones mishandled a relationship with a prosecutor who appeared before him.
Harry Reid's older brother Don dies at age 85
Don Reid, the brother of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, passed away on Thursday, the senator’s office confirmed. He was 85.
Judge sentences foster mom to 100 days for baby's bathtub drowning
A sentencing turned combustive Friday when the defendant’s angry husband dropped an F-bomb and stormed out of the courtroom as his wife complained about getting jail time for the drowning of her foster baby.
Game film serves purpose in rodeo, too
Team ropers at the National Finals Rodeo embrace the technological side of sport as much as anyone, relying on wives and girlfriends to use iPads and video cameras during practice runs while taping how a cowboy’s horse might begin a run and how the steer its chasing reacts.
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Nevada judge charged in bicyclist's death
Nevada judge charged in bicyclist’s death
Obama administration to allow eagle deaths at wind farms
Under pressure from the wind-power industry, the Obama administration said Friday it will allow companies to kill or injure eagles without the fear of prosecution for up to three decades.
11,000 Red Santa suits invade Las Vegas - for a good cause
An invading force of more than 11,000 Santas transformed downtown Las Vegas into a jolly, red sea of holiday cheer Saturday morning.
Sports
Bishop Gorman routs Reed to claim fifth straight state championship
Bishop Gorman’s football team captured its fifth consecutive Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association state title Saturday with a 48-14 rout of Reed in the Division I title game at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Rebels lead No. 2 Arizona at the half, 42-39
Kevin Olekaibe’s 3-pointer and Kendall Smith’s layup rallied UNLV to a 42-39 halftime lead over second-ranked Arizona.
Busches reflect on bounce-back season
They were in the same room Thursday, and that meant something.
Entertainment
Jay-Z, Timberlake lead Grammy nominations
Justin Timberlake may have earned seven Grammy nominations, but he still has reason to cry himself a river: The pop star was shut out of the top Grammy categories — album, song and record of the year — though his comeback effort, “The 20/20 Experience,” is 2013’s best-selling release.
'Chalk Boy' hits every note of compelling story
From the moment you walk into the theater, you are in the environment of Clear Creek, Wash., where the play “The Chalk Boy,” presented by Cockroach Theatre, takes place.
'Sound of Music,' Underwood a hit for NBC
A total of 18.6 million viewers tuned to Thursday night’s live three-hour telecast of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, according to the Nielsen company.
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Seminars offer self-marketing tips for creative types
With more than 30 years in the music business, drummer and producer Dan Shinder knows a thing or two about success. His latest venture is Drum Talk TV. It launched in January and now reaches a half million viewers in 70 countries. It would never have grown to that point, he said, if he hadn’t known how to market himself. Now, Shinder has begun a seminar-based program called Marketing The Creative Mind. The next one is set for Dec. 14 in Las Vegas.
Opportunity Village Engelstad Campus to host 'The Nativity'
For four nights only, the Opportunity Village’s Ralph & Betty Engelstad Campus is set to be transformed into a mini Jerusalem to bring good tidings of great joy this holiday season. The Las Vegas Redrock Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a collection of Summerlin congregations, plans to host “The Nativity” at 6 p.m. Dec. 11, 6 and 7 p.m. Dec. 12 and 6, 7 and 8 p.m. Dec. 13-14 at the campus, 6050 S. Buffalo Drive.
Henderson/Anthem Neighborhood News, Dec. 10-16, 2013
Henderson City Councilman Sam Bateman is scheduled to host a Neighborhood Connection meeting at 6 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Henderson Multigenerational Center, 250 S. Paseo Verde Parkway. Bateman is expected to be joined by Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen and city staff members who will go over updates and take questions from residents.
