SALT LAKE CITY — Attorneys for polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs on Tuesday said his 2007 criminal conviction should be overturned because the case facts never fit the charges and that prosecutors were motivated by a desire to bring down an unpopular church.
When the United Football League schedule was released in early August, Jim Fassel circled Nov. 4.
Sierra Vista’s girls volleyball team could have panicked after dropping the first game of its Class 4A Sunset Region quarterfinal Tuesday. Or when Faith Lutheran forced a decisive fifth game.
Balancing multiple commitments and interests is an act Justin Hawkins learns more about each day. Off the basketball court, the UNLV freshman is plenty versatile. … He writes poetry. He cooks and does laundry. He plans to declare a double major in business management and hotel administration. … “I’m serious about school. It runs in my family,” said Hawkins, whose parents are lawyers.
For us logical types, let’s assume the first time Antonio Margarito tried wrapping his hands for a fight with enough plaster to shape a small cast wasn’t moments before facing Shane Mosley in January.
The man shot dead on Halloween night pleaded guilty four years ago to involuntary manslaughter in the beating death of a 19-year-old man.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — Bikers opposed to a ban on wearing motorcycle club colors inside certain businesses plan to protest in Kingman this weekend.
In the first 30 minutes of business Tuesday at Couture Bride, the phone rang almost nonstop.
CARSON CITY — Legislation introduced in Congress on Tuesday would expand the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act and authorize $415 million over eight years to combat the worst environmental threats to the Sierra Nevada lake and surrounding basin.
Flamingo headliner Marie Osmond has fired her longtime manager, P. Karl Engemann, 79, who has countered with a breach of contract action.
The owner of Star Nursery grew tired of the litter, the trampled landscaping and the complaints from customers who felt harassed. So to keep day laborers in search of jobs off his properties, he erected temporary fences around most of the nursery’s Las Vegas Valley locations in recent weeks.
WASHINGTON — In a blow to the White House, the Senate’s top Democrat signaled Tuesday that Congress may fail to meet a year-end deadline for passing health care legislation, leaving the measure’s fate to the uncertainties of the 2010 election season.
A $12.6 million gift to UNLV will be used to create an endowment that will pay for up to 100 full-tuition scholarships, university officials announced Tuesday.
Former Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter turned true crime writer Glenn Puit will hold a book signing today to promote his latest book, which chronicles the life and death of former state Controller Kathy Augustine.
Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins lost a federal court decision in his battle to vote on a contentious road widening project Tuesday, but he says he’s not giving up.
Seldom at a loss for words, Duane Wagner suddenly has difficulty finding the right one to describe his condition.
After witnessing toddlers fall from a moving vehicle Sunday evening, a good Samaritan jumped out of his car and frantically waved down Las Vegas police officers.
Here’s the million-dollar question: Would bad drivers become better drivers if they were required to take a class before each license renewal? Or is it that bad drivers simply don’t care about the laws; they just want to get from Point A to Point B as fast as possible?
CARSON CITY — Former state Sen. Ray Shaffer of North Las Vegas, who served two decades in the Legislature, died over the weekend.
If comedy headliner Wayne Brady wants new talent for his Strip show “Making It Up,” we’d like to recommend the wacky wonks at the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada.
Those of you worried about the nation’s financial security and well-being can rest easy: The Obama administration promised Tuesday to begin tackling the mammoth budget deficit … sometime next year.
Almaza restaurant, 9890 S. Maryland Parkway received 37 demerits Oct. 19. Violations included raw food stored over cooked and ready-to-eat food. GRADE: C
