Two guys who used to wear UNLV scarlet got together and painted the leaderboard red Friday at TPC Summerlin.
Because of the economic downturn, more companies are competing for local government contracts and in some cases are being more aggressive when the bidding doesn’t go their way.
O.J. Simpson’s convicted co-defendant got a fair trial and wasn’t a victim of “spillover prejudice” as he alleges in his appeal, a prosecutor told the state Supreme Court on Friday.
In stories published in Thursday’s and Friday’s Review-Journal about New York City terror suspect Najibullah Zazi, The Associated Press erroneously reported that U.S. intelligence officials knew of indirect contact between Zazi and a man believed to be the head of al-Qaida in Afghanistan — Mustafa Abu al-Yazid.
There is a machine in an engineering lab at UNLV that will print out a wrench if you ask it to. Plug in some computer wizardry and, poof, you’ve got a wrench. Not a picture of a wrench, mind you, but an actual wrench. … That piece of high-tech equipment is in the lab for undergraduates, newly christened Thursday night in a dedication ceremony for the Mendenhall Innovation and Design Laboratory. University officials say it is one of the few engineering labs like it.
After a long, hot summer in which the Clark County School Board often faced harsh criticism and charges of racism, the board is considering a change in its policy on public speakers to prohibit language that is “slanderous, offensive, inflammatory (or) irrational.”
Las Vegas police released a sketch Friday of a man who they suspect severely beat up a 65-year-old woman earlier this week and stole her car.
A North Las Vegas police officer arrested in July on six counts of felony credit card fraud no longer is an employee with the department.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — A racer from Rome was killed Friday during competition at the International Jet Sports Boating Association World Finals on Lake Havasu.
With nearly 15 percent of contracts awarded through a small part of the federal stimulus program, fresh statistics show that newly created jobs are often going to states that need them least, according to a Friday report from The New York Times.
Plans to name the Cimarron-Memorial High School football field in honor of its late football coach were scuttled Friday after a veterans advocate objected to the name change.
Two Las Vegas brothers were arrested and booked on murder charges after killing a man who entered their house Thursday in a drug-related robbery attempt, Las Vegas police said Friday.
Former “Baywatch” actress Angelica Bridges has left Luxor’s “Fantasy” topless revue just days after her debut because of a child custody battle.
These are interesting times for Nevada’s congressional delegation. So interesting that it may include a number of new faces within the next three years.
The bank with the stagecoach logo holds the biggest share of Nevada deposits, bypassing previous Nevada leader Bank of America, the latest numbers from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. show.
MGM Mirage may join its rivals with a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The economic downturn in Las Vegas has driven bankruptcy filings in Nevada up 64 percent in the first nine months of the year with the rate of consumer bankruptcies surpassing all other states’ per capita rate.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Terrance Cain threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another score tonight to lead No. 24 Utah over UNLV 35-15 at Sam Boyd Stadium. … Omar Clayton was 23 of 44 for 223 yards for UNLV (2-5, 0-3). The Rebels have lost four straight, and since a win over Hawaii on Sept. 19, have given up an average of 46.8 points per game.
