If times are tough and a moment of amusement is needed, keep your ears open. At some point, you are going to encounter a person who believes baseball’s steroids era is over.
The plot for the second jewel of the Triple Crown just got thicker with the private purchase of Kentucky Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra by Jess Jackson of Stonestreet Stables.
It’s too soon to declare Manny Pacquiao the best there is pound for pound in boxing.
Nevada’s high school sports scene soon could undergo some big changes.
Ryan Rohlinger’s bases-loaded single in the ninth inning scored Adam Witter, giving the Fresno Grizzlies a 6-5 victory over the Las Vegas 51s in the Pacific Coast League on Thursday at Fresno, Calif.
Elements needed to produce successful performances by Siegfried & Roy, dancing pachyderms and an ice-skating Goofy can be the same ones used to make a profound impact on the future of American motor sports.
The 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting a 14-year-old Chaparral High School student earlier this week is Barron Hamm, Las Vegas police said Thursday.
The man on trial for killing another man over a pit bull was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in District Court.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — Police shot and killed a year-old black bear Thursday after it caused a stir in the heart of this northwest Arizona city.
A memorial service for Danny Gans will be May 21 in the Encore Theater where he had performed since February.
Investigators have not determined the cause of a fire that ripped through a vacant 40-unit apartment building Wednesday at the historic Moulin Rouge, officials with the city of Las Vegas said Thursday.
CARSON CITY — Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley said Thursday that Gov. Jim Gibbons’ amended plan to balance the state budget is illegal because he wants to use federal stimulus funds to cover costs of current full-day kindergarten.
Only the sickest of the sick will now attract the undivided attention of public health officials when it comes to the swine flu.
Whoever imagined Jordan Miller’s Britney Spears fan site would get a half-million visits a day?
In the last few moments of his young life, James Manor was barreling down Flamingo Road early Thursday, responding to a call on a 14-year-old girl being beaten by her father.
CARSON CITY — No vote was taken Thursday following a 20-minute hearing on a bill to get around the Electoral College and guarantee the candidate with the most popular votes nationally becomes president.
A 19-year-old reputed gang member convicted of shooting and killing a randomly selected victim was sentenced Thursday to spend 40 years to life behind bars.
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing his wife’s unborn child and boyfriend during a chain saw attack.
So much for any chance to build a little drama and sell a few newspapers in the North Las Vegas mayor’s race pitting Shari Buck against William Robinson.
Learning how to deliver lines like “O, Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore art thou, Romeo?” might be going the way of the doomed lovers in the Shakespearean tragedy “Romeo and Juliet.”
CARSON CITY — A state-funded program under which 32 investigators check out allegations of child abuse in Clark County will continue operating despite the withdrawal of state funds.
Police arrested a 25-year-old woman who drove through the scene of a vehicle crash that left an officer dead early Thursday.
A story in Thursday’s Las Vegas Review-Journal about a murder trial contained an error. Defendant Justin Porter, 26, will not face the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
Every 15 minutes from 6 p.m.-8:45 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in May, M Resort will be giving away cash ($180,000 total) and trips to Big Bear Resort in California ($120,000 total). On both May 17 and May 31, a Mercedes Benz also will be given away. Players receive one electronic entry for every 500 points ($500 coin-in) earned on their iMagine cards. We have received reports that a few small changes may be made to this promotion, so you may want to pick up a copy of the rules from the Rewards Center.