CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons issued an executive order Wednesday to create the Health Information Technology Blue Ribbon Task Force, which he hopes can propose ways to detect infectious disease outbreaks early.
North Las Vegas officials on Wednesday decided on a $5.4 million plan to turn historic Kiel Ranch into a park and scenic overlook, but funding remains uncertain.
A misunderstanding between attorneys on Wednesday delayed the sentencing of the man convicted of shooting four people inside the New York-New York in 2007.
UNLV dental school’s overseers are asking the higher education system’s Board of Regents to approve a plan that would open an on-campus dental practice staffed by the school’s professors, who already are practicing dentists.
A pact giving the Cleveland Clinic time to plan a possible new medical center or research facility in downtown Las Vegas received unanimous approval from the Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday.
CARSON CITY — Legislative leaders emerged from a closed-door meeting with Gov. Jim Gibbons on Wednesday to insist that nothing more can be cut from the state budget, though a shortfall of $2.4 billion could prompt them to increase taxes when the Legislature next goes into session in 2011.
Two Nevada congresswomen asked the governor Wednesday why the state ranks so low in the spending of federal stimulus dollars designated for highway work and aimed at creating jobs.
Polls showed that former U.S. District Court Judge Brian Sandoval had become the front-runner in the governor’s race without declaring his candidacy for office or articulating a solution to Nevada’s budget woes.
Medical officials learned last week that medical assistants had long been illegally administering the anti-wrinkle drug Botox. Now it turns out that the same law would apply to critical shots such as those needed to battle swine flu.
By the time you read this, the ink could be dry on a contract to bring Wayne Newton back to the Strip as a resident headliner at the Tropicana.
Kid Meets Cougar’s equally noisy and winsome indie dance pop is good for cutting loose and cutting rugs. Singer/guitarist Brett Bolton explains the duo’s appeal — especially when it comes to robots.
You sense danger and comedy before Las Vegas Little Theatre’s “Deathtrap” even begins.
After millions of years of extinction, dinosaurs roam the Strip again.
Real dinosaurs, not the B-list entertainers who have long used Vegas to stage their comebacks. We’re talking duckbilled dinosaurs. Giant sharks and the king of all dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex.
Sometimes it’s easy to get lost in the maze of information found on Wikipedia. The site bestofwikipedia.tumblr.com rounds up, well, the best of Wikipedia. Updated twice daily, you can learn all about the Streisand Effect or the Jedi Census Phenomenon.
That honk of a voice. That pitch-perfect sarcasm. That mischievous twinkle of an overgrown schoolboy who can get away with anything with a hastily concocted — hmmm, yeah, that’s the ticket! — lie.
If you were to personify it, it’d be a kid with arms poking out of too-short sleeves.
Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art will debut 12 + 7: Artists and Architects of CityCenter on Friday.
Supposedly he danced it off, but Ruben Permel’s rear is on full display during one of his new rituals: the morning jog with his two dogs, Charlie and Oliver.
Tom Julian whisked through Las Vegas recently to sign copies of his book, “Nordstrom Guide to Men’s Style.” While here, he offered his take on men’s fall fashion for ’09 and in doing so, selected his five must-haves for the season. Rather than simply provide pieces to add to your wardrobe, Julian also has chosen five must-lose items. Take a look at the pieces you should put in — and take out — of your closet.
Normally, men’s fashion has a slowly-step-away-from-the-runway effect on your average guy. Some of the ensembles can look more like costume contest entries and, unless well-versed in the world of fashion, can scare guys off. Not this season.
Show Off: Attend a Chippendales show Friday and have the opportunity to get free makeup touch-ups by the Dior Pro Team from Sephora at Town Square. They will be there before and after the 8 p.m. show and before the 10:30 p.m. show. You also can stop by the Sephora Town Square earlier in the day to get a two-for-one pass for that night’s show. Saturday at Sephora Town Square, the Dior Pro Team will be doing makeovers and have gift bags available with purchases or ticket stubs from the night before from noon to 6 p.m. Chippendale dancers also will make appearances.