Predicting what each month in 2009 will bring our local sports scene:
RENO — Tyler Hansbrough missed the only shot he took in the first eight minutes against UNR, but he took over after that to help keep top-ranked North Carolina undefeated.
They gathered to say goodbye and good riddance to 2008, to consign a gloomy year to drunken oblivion and stumble into 2009 with hope for better times ahead.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — A man who killed his friend when he was high on methamphetamine apologized to the victim’s family during his Wednesday sentencing in Mohave County Superior Court.
A Las Vegas woman has set up a fund to help a man who has been unable to afford a burial for his longtime companion, who was taken off life support at Valley Hospital.
Most Las Vegas visitors return home with a cheesy souvenir, whether it’s a flashing mini “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign or a “What happens in Vegas” T-shirt.
A man who might be homeless was found stabbed to death in a vacant home in the east valley Wednesday afternoon.
The girlfriend of a man who shot three Metropolitan Police Department SWAT officers was allowed to reunite with her children after a judge on Wednesday granted temporary custody to the children’s grandmother.
Nevada’s Bureau of Licensure and Certification is investigating whether a Las Vegas outpatient surgery center violated infection control policies when machines used to disinfect endoscopes were erroneously set, officials said Wednesday.
It is that time of year — the beginning — when we can pretend the past did not happen. When we can look ahead with glee, with hope, with the certainty of possibility that only the future can hold.
A story in Monday’s Las Vegas Review-Journal about Clark County’s sustainability plan should have said that the county has 332 gas-electric hybrid vehicles and 232 compressed natural-gas vehicles in its fleet. The story also misstated the county’s intentions regarding a four-day work week for employees. That is among the options that county officials might explore to conserve energy.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — A Bullhead City woman whose then-3-year-old son was spotted by a shopper in a near lifeless condition in a northern Arizona Wal-Mart pleaded guilty to child abuse Wednesday.
A young girl, possibly under the age of 10, was shot to death Wednesday night at a residence near Warm Springs Road and Rainbow Boulevard, Las Vegas police said.
Retiring Nevada Supreme Court Justice Bill Maupin found that quote tucked away in an old legal volume in the court. He believes the elegant handwriting belonged to one of his predecessors, Cameron Batjer. “He left it there. I don’t know why, but I kept it and look at it every day before I go to work,” Maupin said. “It’s a statement on the restraint judges should exercise in handling matters that come before the court.”
They made commuting a nightmare, but two recent winter storms also created a dream situation for the Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort. It received 38.5 inches of new snow.
He was up for 18 hours, the place made 43 bucks, there was a brief blackout at one point and still Anthony Valentino sounds triumphant, like a dude who has just vanquished some barrel-chested foe.
Have that bleary-eyed, monkeys-doing-a-conga-dance-in-your-head feeling thanks to too much cutting loose last night? Head over to hungover.net for a variety of hangover cures, jokes and links to make the pain go away, with an option to turn down the neon hues on the page when you can’t bear to see something so bright.
The fourth annual World Series of Beer Pong, the longest-running organized beer pong tournament in the world, will take place today through Monday at the Flamingo Las Vegas, 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
There’s no fighting for space on this magic show, just a matter of who gets to perform which trick.
The first day of the new year marks the end of all those seemingly endless holiday celebrations, but that doesn’t mean the party’s over.
Veteran comedian Sammy Shore forged a career as the go-to opening act for a slew of show business legends, chief among them Elvis Presley.
When Sydney Baker-LeBlanc shopped for a prom dress in Los Angeles just over a decade ago she had a head-on collision with reality. It appeared evening wear designers had even less consideration for plus sizes than ready to wear.
We’d like to propose a New Year’s resolution for 2009. It’s a resolution you might wince at initially, but we have no doubt you’ll thank us in the end.