Prosecutors are not going forward with the most recent charge against Benito Catello, the self-proclaimed prophet accused of sexual misconduct.
A federal wrongful death lawsuit filed against the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department will likely be dismissed after a judge on Wednesday indicated he did not believe that officers used excessive force in their attempt to subdue Russell Walker in 2005.
Despite having fallen short of her fundraising goals, former Assemblywoman Sharron Angle said Wednesday that she is in the race for U.S. Senate, hoping to be the Republican nominee against Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.
And then there were nine. Late Wednesday night, logger Darvin Moon of Oakland, Md., eliminated poker professional Jordan Smith of College Station, Texas, and gave the World Series of Poker’s main event its final table of nine who will play for the game’s ultimate title in November at the Rio. 
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Members of the North Las Vegas City Council voted unanimously during a special meeting Wednesday to appoint community activist Richard Cherchio, 62, to the city’s vacant Ward 4 council seat.
In his first two meetings as a new Nevada gaming commissioner, Las Vegas attorney Joe Brown declared he had conflicts 24 times and abstained from voting every time. Brown is probably being overcautious, based on an ethics opinion issued last year: He thought it’s better to disclose too much than too little.
A Las Vegas justice of the peace on Wednesday scheduled a Sept. 29 preliminary hearing for a grass-roots community organizing group accused of setting illegal voter registration quotas.
CARSON CITY — Mendy Elliott, Gov. Jim Gibbons’ deputy chief of staff, is leaving amid an office reorganization to take a job in another state agency.
CARSON CITY — Starting a tough re-election bid, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has joined the social-networking site Facebook and already discovered some of the pitfalls of the online campaign era.
STATELINE — Douglas County school trustees have approved a pilot, four-day school week for George Whittell High School at Lake Tahoe.
Some business license fees and fines in the city of Las Vegas will increase next year, but the Las Vegas City Council nixed a pair of tax increases, agreeing with business leaders that the measures would amount to kicking businesses when they’re already down.
A Wednesday Review-Journal story about a guardianship hearing for Sharona Dagani misstated the position of District Judge Charles Hoskin. Hoskin said he does not believe that “undue influence” could be legal grounds for declaring someone mentally incompetent.
Even if “Naked Boys Singing!” at the Onyx closes tomorrow (which is not likely), the off-Broadway musical already holds a special place in Las Vegas theater history. It’s the first nonunion off-Strip production in more than a dozen years attempting an open run.
Felines take center stage in North Las Vegas this weekend when the Cat Fanciers’ Association sponsors a Cat Show Saturday and Sunday at Aliante Station, 7300 Aliante Parkway.
Want to catch the hit Broadway musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” but can’t make it to New York?
In other cities, old shows run their course and give way to new ones. In Las Vegas, zombie shows rise up again to bite back at what replaced them.
Troy Adams knew there would be resistance to his youth theater group’s planned production of the acclaimed — yet controversial — musical “Rent.”
It seemed like a match made in heaven — you know, if the Pearly Gates were overran by a bunch of dudes in hot pants punching each other in the neck.
In this day and age, a lot of people have abandoned their land line phones. So what to do when you’re alone at home and can’t find your cell? Check out www.wheresmycellphone. com. You enter your number, and within 30 seconds your cell will ring, making it easier to track down — and it’s free.
Patty and Juan Barba have bestowed Las Vegas women with a long-awaited gift. Trendy clothes at cheap prices in a chic boutique atmosphere. It’s one of those concepts recessionistas fantasize about while waiting in a 15-minute line at Forever 21 or just as the cash register rings up at the Forum Shops or after running into the third woman wearing the same H&M top as her.
Makes Scents: Nordstrom is launching five highly anticipated D&G fragrances in July. The D&G Fragrance Collection consists of gender-neutral scents including D&G 1 Le Bateleur (darwood and vetiver); D&G 3 I’Imperatrice (watermelon, kiwi and pink florals); D&G 6 L’Amoureux (bergamot, juniper, pink pepper and birch leaf); D&G 10 La Roue de la Fortune (tuberose, gardenia and jasmine); and D&G 18 La Lune (lily, tuberose, sandalwood and pal leather). The unisex eau de toilette sprays are 3.3 oz. for $65 and will be available through mid-August only at Nordstrom.
When an athlete sheds her uniform and assembles an outfit all her own, you never know what to expect. Especially with Serena Williams who fancies herself a fashion designer (Aneres is her label), but isn’t exactly undefeated in the style department.
