This is the tragic irony of a tough economy: Less equals more.
Joblessness is up, budgets are down, and the housing market has yet to hit bottom. But look on the bright side: We’re using less water.
On a wet and cloudy Thanksgiving, the dining hall at the Catholic Charities campus in downtown Las Vegas was comfortable and dry, with cheerful volunteers streaming steadily out of the kitchen with plates of food heaped with turkey and fixings.
Terry Fator performs at the Hilton on Sunday, but since he won “America’s Got Talent,” The Mirage signed him to a $100 million contract, starting in 2009. And yet, people who don’t live in Vegas can’t believe he and his wife are setting up shop here.
RENO — Charles B. Gillespie’s California Gold Rush artwork is no longer a family secret.
Raechelle Bellamy was 18, four months pregnant and without health insurance.
RENO — Early in their investigation into the kidnapping and slaying of a young college woman, Reno police were convinced the suspect they described as a serial rapist was a chameleon who blended in with a community grieving the loss of Brianna Denison.
The two family dogs involved in a fatal attack on a 2-year-old boy on Wednesday were “good dogs,” a neighbor who wanted to remain anonymous out of respect for the family said Thursday.
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Cheddar-bacon fries at a restaurant whose slogan is “designed with health in mind?” Who knew?
Every day through Thursday at the Hard Rock Hotel, nine people will win either a Blu-ray disc player, $250 in free play or $100 in free play. Players receive one entry for every 100 Rockstar points ($100 coin-in on slots, $200-$600 coin-in on video poker). Entries also can be earned at the tables and sports book. Winners must be present at the drawing.
It has to be one of the biggest rags-to-riches story you’ll ever see. When Terry Fator was a kid in Texas, he did janitorial work and painted houses for his family’s business. Even then, he practiced ventriloquism on the side. But who knew he’d someday get a $100 million contract doing his favorite thing?
Las Vegas teen Meaghan Jette Martin played a mean girl in her TV debut opposite the Jonas Brothers in The Disney Channel hit “Camp Rock.”
Lebanese food will be celebrated during the first Lebanese-American Festival from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Dec. 6 and from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 7 at St. Sharbel Mission of Las Vegas, 10325 Rancho Destino Road. Admission is free. Music, crafts, entertainment, games, a silent auction and activities for children also will be featured. Proceeds will benefit the mission’s building fund. For details, call 285-3533. …
Not too long ago, the director of “Criss Angel Believe” had some words of wisdom, which I now repurpose as a Thanksgiving-weekend family entertainment tip:
At a Monday news conference, Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki said he was advised last Friday that Democratic Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto will go before a grand jury and attempt to have Mr. Krolicki indicted on charges of mishandling state funds while he served as state treasurer.
American presidential elections have some of the aspects of a national sporting event. People get emotionally involved. “Our guy is a genius! Your guy is a bum!”
Let’s not downplay the state of affairs. Nevada is in big trouble. It’s in a financial tailspin.
There is no road map for the Internet, which makes it hard to tell the good guys from the bad, especially when all you’re trying to do is save time and money by shopping online.
Response from homeowners who’ve received notice of a tentative $90 million settlement in the Kitec plumbing defect case has been “overwhelmingly positive,” an attorney for the plaintiffs said Wednesday.
The winter storm that rolled into Las Vegas for Thanksgiving wasn’t the only source of dark clouds for the holiday shopping season.