ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — Pop superstar Michael Jackson feared the ravages of old age, sought the company of sycophants and appeared to be abusing prescription drugs and cosmetic surgery nearly a decade before his death, according to a new book by a former adviser.
INDIAN SPRINGS — As a security forces officer in Iraq, Rob McGowan saw firsthand the vital role that remotely piloted Predator spy planes play in fighting the nation’s global war on terrorism.
As of midday Friday, county building inspectors had issued more than 20 notices of violation to Paris Las Vegas for unpermitted or substandard work they have uncovered while investigating a September complaint by a new whistle-blower, an electrician who was laid off from the Paris in February.
Talk about your perfect mood-setter. Turning off Interstate 15 onto the Great Basin Highway (aka U.S. 93), cowboy yodeler Wylie Gustafson started singing on KNPR radio about “a rootin’ tootin’ six-gun shootin’ yodelin’ cowhand.” My three-day 520-mile road trip through rural Nevada and rural Utah was officially under way, starting with that straight undulating road that was peaceful, hypnotic and, with increasing speed, became a form of flight from Las Vegas, the city I love, but also love to escape.
An 18-year-old man was arrested late Thursday in the Sept. 5 slaying of a 19-year-old who was gunned down on his doorstep, North Las Vegas police said.
Republican John Guedry’s campaign for Congress came to an abrupt halt on Friday.
RENO — A $10 million gift to the University of Nevada, Reno will allow construction of a new health sciences building and expansion of nursing and medical programs, university officials said Friday.
One person was killed and two others were injured when a sport utility vehicle crashed into a block wall Friday afternoon in the southeast valley.
As even casual movie buffs are likely to know, “Mommie Dearest,” the 1981 Faye Dunaway psycho-drama about the abusive relationship between Joan Crawford and her adopted daughter Christina, is regarded as a camp classic of unintentional awfulness. Lines like “No wire hangers!” and “This ain’t my first time at the rodeo!” have taken on their own life. That’s both an advantage and a drawback for actor/writer Jamie Morris, who has some fun with the film in his sketch-comedy “Mommie Queerest,” now at the Onyx.
Capitalizing on global warming alarmism, Washington lawmakers are debating how much new tax revenue they can drain from rich and greedy corporations — and thus, indirectly, impose on our gas and electric bills — by punishing those who generate the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
Derek Stevens has made the trip from Michigan auto-parts manufacturer to Las Vegas 51s baseball team owner and executive.
A labor union has mounted a significant media campaign against a big local contractor, and a Clark County commissioner has entered the fray.
Clearstar Financial Credit Union, a Reno-based financial institution with 16,000 members, on Friday became the first state chartered credit union to be seized and closed by regulators.
A group of secondary lenders for the bankrupt Fontainebleau Las Vegas filed a motion on Friday asking to do something the court itself has already indicated could happen: Move the case to liquidation.
A company managed by Christopher Condotti of Chicago is seeking to buy the now defunct Crazy Horse Too, a topless club at 2476 Industrial Road, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Clark County District Court.
Johnny Sauter (No. 13, rear left) won his first race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series tonight when he beat teammate Matt Crafton by 2.474 seconds in the Las Vegas 350k at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jason White finished third and was followed across the finish line by Todd Bodine, Timothy Peters, Ron Hornaday Jr., Mike Skinner, Aric Almirola, Brian Ickler and Tayler Malsam.
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