CARSON CITY — Most top state elected officials said Wednesday they would voluntarily take 6 percent pay cuts to help with the state budget crisis as suggested by the governor if such pay cuts were imposed on state employees.
The Culinary union has gathered enough signatures to put the fate of a proposal for a new Las Vegas city hall in the hands of voters later this year, union officials said Wednesday.
Taking my publisher Sherman Frederick to task publicly is not something I do frequently.
North Carolina fans are pulling for the ultimate dream finish in the Miss America finals on Saturday.
Wednesday broke the record for the warmest Jan. 21 in the Las Vegas Valley by one degree, according to the National Weather Service.
One hundred years just sort of snuck up on Lola Lovell.
Maybe she was too busy juggling duties as a schoolteacher, wife and mother. Perhaps it was her quest to visit every continent, sharpen her shot as a pheasant hunter or publish genealogy literature — all of which she did.
The man accused of killing his wife and an alleged hitman in May pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday.
Parents at the Mount Charleston public school under threat of closure don’t want their young children spending three hours on a bus every day, riding to and from a school in Indian Springs.
RENO — An editorial in the student newspaper at the University of Nevada, Reno is calling for the impeachment of Gov. Jim Gibbons.
The Metropolitan Police Committee on Fiscal Affairs is scheduled to approve a $350,000 payment next week for Detective Steve Riback, an observant Orthodox Jew who claimed he was experiencing religious discrimination on the job.
A new elected leader is finding that the small-town tempest he stirred won’t die.
A federal judge gave Nye County officials permission Wednesday to move forward with a prison despite strong objections from homeowners who live near the planned facility in Pahrump.
The Department of Energy’s plan for hauling nuclear waste across the nation to a proposed repository at Yucca Mountain is a brush job at best, Nevada officials who are reviewing the document said this week.
A man died Wednesday night after being shot behind a Lucky supermarket, Las Vegas police said.
A Henderson teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter and aggressive driving charges stemming from a November crash that killed a Coronado High School sophomore.
Do you judge whether you want to read a book or not by its first line? Check out www.twitterlit.com, where the first line of a book is posted, and, if it sounds interesting, use the Amazon link provided to get it yourself. You can view the lines through the site, follow on Twitter, get an RSS feed or even have a literary snippet sent to your e-mail.
It’s a horribly annoying personality trait, the book lover’s penchant for quizzing other book lovers about whatever it is they happen to be reading at any particular moment.
Despite the outside temperature, it is technically winter in Las Vegas, that time of year when there’s not much going on, especially for families.
The long dormant showroom at the Rio will be coming back to life soon, but a nearby one will be vacant after “Tony ‘N’ Tina’s Wedding” moves to Planet Hollywood.
They’re one of Vegas’ most righteous and inviting acts, a warm breeze on a cold night. Lady Reiko and the Sin City Prophets are a broadly defined, reggae-oriented group with as many different sounds bubbling the surface as you’d find in a dozen jukeboxes. Read on, as they spread the love.
If you appreciate the skill that goes into creating powerful visual images on a small stage, and if you’re enough of a Euripides fan to enjoy tongue-in-cheek references to Helen of Troy and the rest of her gang, then you’re likely to have a good time at Atlas Theatre’s “Trojan Women 2.0.” It doesn’t quite come together, but it’s a welcomed curiosity that’s worth seeing.
The Art-N-Ink Festival of Las Vegas, featuring hand-picked tattoo artists from throughout the United States, will take place Friday and Saturday at the South Point Events Center, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
If you crave the suction of an Herve Leger bandage dress or the bleeding sole of a Christian Louboutin platform sandal, then the two hallmark stores of the Esplanade at Encore are not the place for you.