In the race for two open seats on the Boulder City Council, there is some good news for Duncan McCoy and some bad news for Joe Roche.
Sandy Murphy‘s upcoming wedding is raising eyebrows of folks who have been tracking her post-prison career.
Mojave Max emerged from his burrow Tuesday afternoon at the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center, marking the unofficial start of spring weather for Southern Nevada.
WASHINGTON — With the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository on a slow path for years, and now possibly ended for good, some states are seeking relief on money their residents pay into a multibillion-dollar construction account.
CARSON CITY — A bill that would ease the terms of a voter-approved measure that banned smoking in many Nevada bars and other public places was approved on a 6-1 Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
A story and chart of municipal primary election results in Tuesday’s Review-Journal incorrectly reported that four candidates advanced to the June 2 runoff in the race for two seats on the Boulder City Council. Duncan McCoy actually received enough votes to win one seat outright, leaving Cam Walker and Bill Smith to square off in the general election for the one remaining seat. Fourth-place finisher Joe Roche is out of the race.
CARSON CITY — Some rural Nevada hospitals will fail unless legislators restore the $25 million a year in indigent accident funds that Gov. Jim Gibbons wants to take from them, a longtime county lobbyist testified Wednesday.
When early voting results were posted shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday, Glenn Trowbridge was leading Stavros Anthony by 3 percentage points as they vied with four others for an open seat on the Las Vegas City Council. When the final tally was in, Trowbridge’s lead increased to 8 percentage points.
A Clark County School District audit of Coronado High School’s football program concluded that more than $10,000 from student fundraisers is unaccounted for.
CARSON CITY — Reno resident Kathy Karrasch — labeled in court documents as the “other woman” in Gov. Jim Gibbons’ divorce — emphatically denied Wednesday that she ever engaged in any type of sexual relationship with the governor.
Any lingering questions about Mary Kay Peck’s future as Henderson city manager should be answered soon.
CARSON CITY — Discrimination based on sexual orientation would be prohibited under a bill approved 19-2 Wednesday in the state Senate.
Charles Richard “Rick” Rogers, a teacher at Garrett Middle School in Boulder City who is accused of sexually assaulting children and possessing child pornography, has taught at two other Clark County schools since 1992: McCaw and Robert Taylor elementary schools in Henderson.
The Nevada Supreme Court won’t force Las Vegas to put two disputed ballot measures before voters June 2, but those promoting the measures still can go to a lower court to seek a legal remedy.
Nearly 2,000 more people were homeless in Clark County this year than two years ago, according to the results of a large-scale January homeless count to be released today.
Before hearing any arguments Wednesday in the case of a Henderson man convicted of beating his wife, Nevada Supreme Court justices wanted to know why they should consider the matter at all.
The dire situation faced by cancer patients whose outpatient care was cut off by University Medical Center has been in the news locally for months, but state lawmakers are now scrambling to find a solution in the wake of a report by a national news show.
The College of Southern Nevada Joe Williams Music Scholarship Fundraiser Concert will be 2 p.m. April 26 at South Point, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
Sometimes moms know best. And even when you’re grown and have your own life, they just can’t resist offering advice. Except these days, moms are using text messages, e-mail and instant messages to convey their wisdom. Witness the cringe-worthy sage advice at www.postcardsfromyomomma.com. There’s also an option to submit your mom’s best.
Peter Stone, the author of the book to the Broadway musical “Titanic,” once said he dreaded the title of that show. He felt it would be too easy for critics to write things like, “Titanic sinks,” or “Titanic goes down with the ship.” Las Vegas Little Theatre, though, is safe. Its production of the title in question is ridicule-proof.
The “International” may be gone from the Las Vegas Film Festival’s title, but the international focus isn’t.
At first, he thought Neil Diamond was just some dude from his church. This was long before he went bowling with Jimmy Kimmel, before “The Jewish Elvis” helped spare him from homelessness once.
Valley children will be the stars in two performances of an adaptation of the fairy tale “The Little Mermaid.”
Pig races and corn on the cob: Two necessities for any county fair.
Grab a basket and get ready to hunt some eggs. Organizations, churches and parks are gearing up for an Easter egg hunt-filled weekend across the Las Vegas Valley.
When 18-year-old Caitlin had to come up with a wish for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Nevada to fulfill, she didn’t hold back. Besides “The Hills,” Fallout Boy and Taylor Swift, Caitlin’s primary obsession is the world of fashion, specifically the part Coco Chanel played in it.