Astute observers at Wednesday’s appearance at Nellis Air Force Base by President Barack Obama surely noticed an interesting character in the crowd of military personnel and Democrats.
Although he didn’t meet with President Barack Obama this week, Gov. Jim Gibbons said he “liked” the idea of the Commander in Chief coming to Southern Nevada to tout the solar panel success story at Nellis Air Force Base.
When Las Vegas-based freelance writer Steve Friess interviewed Las Vegas Sands boss Sheldon Adelson Friday for an upcoming New York Times story on the opening of the company’s Bethlehem, Pa., casino, he received a blast from the mercurial gaming mogul.
Both the governor of Nevada and the mayor of Las Vegas declared themselves disappointed Wednesday after President Barack Obama only sorta kinda said it’s good to come to Las Vegas. They had been hoping for a stronger endorsement of business and convention travel to Las Vegas.
Video: Gov. Gibbons speaks with Review-Journal editorial board
Sherman Frederick’s blog:
• Obama gives no apology to Las Vegas; shame on Harry Reid
• The 16th question: Obama’s passport
CONCORD, N.C. — David Reutimann stared at the gray sky and silently prayed for one more heavy rain.
Tuff-N-Uff has built a strong following for its amateur mixed martial arts shows in the ballrooms at The Orleans.
Trailing by three runs with the heart of their batting order due up in the bottom of the ninth inning, the 51s had the New Orleans Zephyrs right where they wanted them.
Tonight at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, President Barack Obama will join entertainers Bette Midler and Sheryl Crow onstage for a “tribute concert” to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
PHOENIX — Boxer Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter is on life support after she was found with her neck caught in a cord of a treadmill machine Monday, police said.
A police officer and another person were injured Monday in a four-vehicle crash at the corner of Rainbow Boulevard and Twain Avenue.
CARSON CITY — As promised, Gov. Jim Gibbons on Monday vetoed the bill that would allow same- and opposite-sex couples to become legal domestic partners with many of the rights and privileges of married couples.