The head of a federal panel on worker health has dismissed a conflict-of-interest complaint against the leader of a Nevada Test Site advisory group, but the Nevada Center for Public Ethics believes there is some merit to the complaint.
Vance Sutton could have cut a check to support his favorite charities. Instead, he’s cutting a swath across America.
WASHINGTON — A petition against the Yucca Mountain Project that has more than 4,000 signatures was sent to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday, according to Nevada lawmakers.
DENVER — A young black state senator with seemingly unlimited promise. Known for lofty talk, reaching across party lines and rising quickly from a humble beginning.
RENO — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has completed the purchase of more than 17,000 acres in northern Washoe County, putting the scenic and prime wildlife habitat under public ownership.
A small airplane experiencing engine trouble clipped some power lines and slammed into a house about a mile short of a North Las Vegas Airport runway Thursday afternoon, killing the pilot and setting the home ablaze.
A key Republican committee says it is troubled by the “ineptness” of the Nevada GOP and called the state party’s attempt to elect delegates to next week’s national convention “flawed, inadequate and unacceptable.”
Don’t expect the Eastside Cannery to battle toe-to-toe with Boulder Station for every concert act. But the new casino’s entertainment policy includes six to eight concerts per year in its events center, and plenty of tribute acts in the lounge.
The Eastside Cannery opened Thursday with five restaurants, which isn’t unusual for a Las Vegas locals casino. But there is something unusual about a couple of the restaurants at the Eastside Cannery — notably Sweet Lucy’s Tableside Buffet. Here’s how it works:
“Hi, this is Gabe Kaplan. Did I ever tell you about my uncle Ernie? He didn’t move to the right and got stampeded by a visiting Bulgarian polo team.”
As somebody (I forget who) once said, those who claim to remember the ’60s weren’t really there.
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Every Saturday in September, the Rampart is giving away 15 $100-$2,000 cash prizes. Club Rampart members receive one entry for every 100 points ($200 coin-in on slots, $400 coin-in on video poker) earned on their cards beginning Monday. Players will have to swipe their cards to activate their entries and must be present at the drawings to win. On Tuesday and Thursday, players earning 400 points (no point redemption required) will receive a gourmet fruit press and those earning 150 points on Wednesday will receive a free bottle of chardonnay.
Ethan Asch got but an hour’s sleep, though his eyes still flicker with excitement, right along with the massive video screen that encircles the entire circumference of the room in which he stands.
The Venetian and Palazzo’s more than 30 restaurants (headed by chefs including eight James Beard award winners) will share their fare and techniques during the Carnival of Cuisine from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the ballroom at The Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South. It’s $50 per person per day; tickets can be purchased at The Venetian or Palazzo box offices, by calling 414-9000 or by visiting venetian.com/carnival.aspx. …
Harken back to Nevada’s 2006 gubernatorial campaign, when Jim Gibbons was roundly ridiculed by the Democratic establishment and its media enablers for suggesting the state develop a liquefied coal industry as part of its alternative energy portfolio.
FBI Director Robert Mueller recently apologized to The New York Times and The Washington Post for improperly obtaining the phone records of their reporters in Indonesia in 2004.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. And when it comes to Las Vegas casino owners, desperation is spelled D-I-S-C-O-U-N-T.
To help give the city an identity beyond an expanse of subdivisions, office parks and strip malls, North Las Vegas is planning to turn to pedestrians.
