KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Serena Williams retained the No. 1 world ranking by being the best player in her family Thursday night.
In a surprise move, Georgia has hired UNR basketball coach Mark Fox to replace Dennis Felton, who was fired in January.
A second annual NASCAR Sprint Cup race isn’t in Las Vegas’ foreseeable future, but one of the sport’s big events apparently is coming to town.
So when did Southern California become a better basketball job than Arizona?
With so much cash flowing from topless clubs to limo and taxi drivers these days, some skeptics are wondering whether the IRS will eventually come looking for its percentage.
CARSON CITY — A Nevada lawmaker testified Thursday that the main consideration in granting paroles to inmates should be their potential to stay out of trouble and contribute positively to society once they’re back on the street.
The state Supreme Court has temporarily suspended two Southern Nevada lawyers pending formal disciplinary proceedings.
John Mannion, head varsity football coach at Henderson’s Coronado High School, was told to stay home Thursday after allegations were made that he was going to “beat up” the freshmen football coach.
WASHINGTON — The Senate agreed Thursday to create space in the federal budget for Congress to write a permanent tax deduction for state and local sales taxes.
A Henderson man weeks away from deploying to Afghanistan with the Nevada Army National Guard died Wednesday in a motorcycle accident near Lake Mead Parkway and Mohawk Drive.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Montandon launched a petition Thursday against the prospect of a state sales tax on services, which he said would harm small businesses.
Boulder City police detectives filed new charges against a middle school teacher and youth soccer coach found with thousands of photos and videos of child pornography in his home.
One inmate found dead early Thursday and another accused of his murder had shared a cell at the North Las Vegas Detention Center for just one day, North Las Vegas police said.
A chain-link fence blocks the main driveway to the upscale but financially troubled Meridian condominium property just east of the Strip. An Illinois-based company, which owns the tiny parcel on which the Meridian driveway sits, erected the blockade on Thursday because it hasn’t received rent for almost a year, a spokesman said.
Las Vegas police officers who were checking on the welfare of a child at a northwest valley home discovered what authorities called a “suspicious substance,” prompting the evacuation of 60 homes in the area Thursday night.
The Police Protective Association’s civilian employee arm has agreed to a cost-of-living pay concession — a 2 percentage point reduction in the existing contract — with the Metropolitan Police Department.
CARSON CITY — A new legislative analysis released Thursday shows the state Legislature would have to increase taxes by $2.2 billion to fund services at roughly current levels.
WASHINGTON — An amendment that would have required wealthier senior citizens to pay more for prescription drugs under Medicare was rejected Thursday in the Senate.
Dark days call for dark theaters, where audiences sit, hoping to see something that will light up their lives.
Some of the professional background of Bruce Gale, a candidate for Las Vegas Municipal Court, was incorrect in Thursday’s Review-Journal. He was a law clerk for the Clark County district attorney’s office. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he was a certified public accountant for seven years.
Rock band 3 Doors Down does helpful things for the military, such as cutting a song to coincide with National Guard recruiting efforts. In return, singer Brad Arnold says, “They let us play with their toys sometimes.”
He hates The Beatles analogies — they reek of mothballs and Fixodent, such is their age — but he makes one anyway.
Passengers and perversities aboard the world’s biggest floating (at least for a while) disaster.
Life: It’s not just a job, it’s an adventure. Especially when you’re stuck in “Adventureland.”
All together now: "You know I like my chicken fried, cold beer on a Friday night …"
So there I was at Cafe Deia, reeling off the list of tapas we were ordering, and after each of the first three, our waiter nodded and said, "Good choice; good one."
The Rampart casino is celebrating its lucky seventh anniversary on Tuesday with a variety of food and gaming specials. Players can enjoy free cake and champagne in Addison’s from 2 to 6 p.m., free sliders and beer in Valet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. as well as a $7 buffet all day. Every hour, 2-6 p.m., the casino will give out (via random drawings) $700 in slots and $700 at the table, plus there are double points all day. Happy anniversary Rampart!