Four College of Southern Nevada employees indicted last week on allegations of involvement in the theft of materials and equipment from the college have been placed on paid leave, a college official said Wednesday.
CARSON CITY — If Sarah Palin’s selection as the GOP’s vice presidential candidate was seen as a boost to Republicans, it wasn’t reflected in Nevada’s voter registration numbers last month.
The Mob Museum starts construction in the fall and has a planned opening date in 2010. But the city of Las Vegas is now ready with a branding strategy and marketing plan that turns a federal penchant for redacting interesting information into an advertising hook.
The O.J. Simpson armed robbery trial was all over but the shouting Wednesday. Then the shouting began.
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Authorities say teams searching by air for any sign of adventurer Steve Fossett, who vanished on a solo flight more than a year ago, have spotted what might be wreckage.
Casino developer Steve Wynn is going to new heights for his latest TV commercial.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — Three gas cans were found in the north Kingman home that was set ablaze after its owner was shot and killed early Saturday morning, and the man’s son was later arrested on murder charges.
Embattled District Judge Elizabeth Halverson might have made errors while serving as a judge, but she never created a hostile work environment or treated a former bailiff like a slave, according to written closing arguments filed with the Nevada Judicial Discipline Commission.
Las Vegas police are looking for three suspects in a shooting that left one man wounded in a room at The Orleans early Wednesday morning.
Perhaps you don’t think cuts in state programs for the mentally ill make any difference to you or your family.
WASHINGTON — The Senate approved a $700 billion rescue plan for the nation’s finance system Wednesday night, but only after tacking on another $110 billion in tax breaks to lure votes from both parties.
The Lion King” will keep a Broadway blockbuster at Mandalay Bay. Disney’s hit opens in April after “Mamma Mia!” departs in January.
“This is where they set up,” Sara Denton says, gesturing excitedly at the grass in Boulder City’s Wilbur Square. “The artists built their own easels out of two-by-fours.”
More than 35,000 bikers worldwide are expected to come together today through Sunday for the eighth annual Las Vegas BikeFest, a gathering that celebrates all things motorcycle.
There are no golden parachutes for us plebs, unless, of course, you can fashion one out of a bar napkin.
Three free performances of William Shakespeare’s classic “Romeo and Juliet” will be presented this weekend in Henderson’s Sonata Park, 1550 Seven Hills Drive.
They’re a band of bad intentions, a fusillade of meaty thrash riffs and guttural death threats that’ll leave a mushroom cloud above your iPod. They call themselves Spun In Darkness, we call them one of Vegas’ best metal acts. Guitarist Rene Hanpft spills the beans — and plenty of entrails — on his band’s bloody reason for being.
What’s the difference between Chelsea Handler and all those other talk show hosts who keep America up at night?
Even if the first reports aren’t stellar for Criss Angel’s collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, the Web site is interesting (and by “interesting,” I mean “vaguely creepy”). Check out cirquedusoleil.com/believe to take a look at some of the themes the show is supposed to contain. Yes, you can do a little click exploring, but it’s mostly just interesting to look at.
Sherry Bryant wonders why she ever took things like tossing her blond hair or pulling thick locks into a ponytail for granted. These days, she even longs for bad hair days.
Before you set out on your fall shopping, take a look at these equations. Each shows you exactly how to carry your favorite summer clothes into fall and winter. Tanks, cut off shorts, even that sexy little corset you donned while club-hopping this summer, earns entry into your fall wardrobe.
By the time this gets to your doorstep, the Senate will have already voted on a rescue plan for the ailing U.S. economy. Nevada’s two senators, Harry Reid and John Ensign, will have voted in favor of it.
If you’re reading this column, you’re probably interested enough to vote in this year’s presidential election.
A federal judge on Monday threw out a state law that requires petition circulators to collect signatures in all 17 Nevada counties, ruling the statute “favors residents of sparsely populated counties over residents of densely populated counties” and therefore violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.