Perry Danley asked to be handcuffed as soon as he saw the Las Vegas police.
WASHINGTON — The already scaled back federal funding to bury nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain would drop by close to $100 million more through the rest of fiscal 2009, continuing a steep downward spiral that raises new questions about the future of the project.
WASHINGTON — Republicans began a television ad in Reno on Wednesday attacking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as a “super-spending partisan.”
Planned marquee outages on the Strip come along about as often as Megabucks jackpots.
CARSON CITY — Nevada has started research on ways of getting people to pay extra if much of their driving is done during rush-hour periods on heavily traveled routes.
North Las Vegas City Councilwoman Stephanie Smith filed her candidacy for mayor Wednesday, joining fellow council members Shari Buck and William Robinson in the race for term-limited Mayor Michael Montandon’s seat.
As Minnie Celia Noble spoke Wednesday night a wave of quiet came over the 150 or so West Las Vegans gathered at the Doolittle Community Center. The 77-year-old asked with as much voice as she could muster: “Why cut off our access?” Like Noble, many of those gathered have been fighting the closure of F Street for months. But they were surprised to learn that D Street also will soon be cut off under the current plans for the $240 million Interstate 15 north widening project.
Fancy yourself a filmmaker but just don’t have any of that expensive equipment? If you can type, you can make a movie at www.xtranormal.com/. Pick characters, type a script, add animations and select background music for hours of amusement. You also can browse other people’s creations.
The producers of “Tony n Tina’s Wedding” hope to feed more guests and a weekly celebrity in their new home at Planet Hollywood.
As rock stars go, he’s a classical gas. … Well, not a rock star rock star. But as a violin virtuoso, the dude’s The Boss.
Thirty years ago, when Jerry Tiffe played the Sands, he performed in the hotel’s lounge with two other acts with whom he’d alternate spots on the bill each night.
His voice booms through the van, loud enough to shatter the windows if they weren’t cracked already.
Tourist David Browning was given a choice between fine art or wax figures.
Is the thought of Super Bowl weekend making you ill? All that hype, not to mention the chili, beer and hours of football and surrounding festivities …
Meet five women who earn a living making Las Vegas beautiful. Each is hailed by the entertainment industry as the creme de la creme in the art of makeup. Whether it’s commercial work, runway, editorial or the red carpet, these are the women who make us stop and stare. Take a look at what makes each of them stand out from the competition and scope out the life-changing beauty products that have earned their loyalty over the years.
Ever wonder how Taylor Swift’s skin always looks so flawless or how Ashley Olsen consistently gets just the right shade on her lips? Here’s a look at the cosmetic items that keep the celebrities ready for that high-def close-up.
As observed during the economic aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, when women hit on hard times they hit the cosmetics counters. This was the conclusion Leonard Lauder, chairman of Estee Lauder Companies, made after noticing a significant escalation of lipstick sales during that time.
Would it be a national crisis if a small percentage of American homes that still receive TV signals over the air — cable and satellite customers would not be affected — turned on their TVs come Feb. 17 and found they didn’t work?
In the third installment of a series reporting results of a poll of nearly 70 Southern Nevada business owners and managers, published in Tuesday’s Review-Journal, 43 percent of respondents said local schools and colleges are “not at all effective” in preparing students for the workplace.
Last September, Louisiana’s David Vitter strode to the podium of the U.S. Senate to offer an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2009.
State gaming regulators could be forced to slow casino audits and curtail law enforcement functions if legislators approve a 15 percent reduction in the agency’s operating budget that has been proposed by Gov. Jim Gibbons.
A federal indictment accusing three men of a massive tax fraud was unsealed Wednesday and two of the defendants were arrested.
Leaders of Las Vegas Sands Corp. are once again being hauled into court by investors upset by the implosion in value of the company’s shares.