The Las Vegas Monorail Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday, one month after representatives of the rail system announced such a move could allow a future $500 million expansion to McCarran International Airport.
Steve and Elaine Wynn‘s second marriage apparently ended on an amicable note.
Las Vegas police Wednesday released descriptions of two men suspected of shooting and killing a worker at a northeast valley tire shop last week.
Las Vegas police are seeking assistance from the public in identifying who assaulted a 60-year-old man found badly beaten in an alley near Las Vegas and Oakey boulevards in November.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Sandoval says Nevada should cut state worker and teacher pay by 4 percent, reduce public employee benefits and divert money for class-size reduction back to the state’s general fund.
CARSON CITY — Legislators picked apart Gov. Jim Gibbons’ education reform plan Wednesday, inducing a key administration staffer to admit that the plan still must be fleshed out.
Bald eagles are soaring in record numbers at lakes Mead and Mohave, where biologists this week documented the highest tally ever.
Clark County and higher-education leaders said Wednesday they will explore turning the troubled University Medical Center into a full-fledged research and teaching hospital, with the hope of drawing more private funding and more paying patients.
The ongoing argument over electing judges versus appointing them seemed irrelevant Wednesday evening. The list of judicial candidates at that time showed every single incumbent who will be on the ballot in Clark County had no challenger.
Even if a hospital offers the best patient care in the world, it doesn’t make a difference if patients can’t get to the physicians.
A story on the Tea Party Express in Wednesday’s editions incorrectly referred to U.S. Senate candidate Sue Lowden as a former state assemblywoman. She served in the state Senate.
Emmanyela Jean-Louis burst through the doors of the First Baptist Church, sobbing uncontrollably as she received the news that a loved one died in Tuesday’s catastrophic earthquake in Haiti.
Video of Haitians in Las Vegas
Raw video of moment earthquake hit Haiti
Faced with a crippling foreclosure crisis, Southern Nevada officials expect to find out today what portion of nearly $2 billion in federal stimulus money will be awarded to help the region stem the mounting problem of vacant bank-owned homes.
There’s a lot of flashy acting going on in Insurgo Theater’s “Othello,” but what the play is actually about, amidst all the chest-pounding, is a mystery.
Las Vegans can celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day at a variety of activities Monday, beginning with a parade at 10 a.m. on Fourth Street from Hoover to Ogden avenues.
Pristine pop and hot and bothered hard rock highlight the latest roundup of Vegas music releases:
Need help with one of your classes? Designed to mimic an old-fashioned study group, www.grade genie.com will connect you with other people from your class. There’s no exchanging tests or recycling research papers. The site is strictly for exchanging notes and helping each other out.
The future of the Steve Wyrick Theatre is up in the air, but it’s pretty clear we won’t be calling it that anymore.
Tribute shows long have been a staple of Las Vegas’ entertainment scene. But even the most avid fan of the form can sometimes suffer metaphorical whiplash from how abruptly genres — rock to country to hip-hop to pop — change in a multiperformer show.
It’s hard to justify a trip to the movie theater these days when you can use the ticket money to make a mortgage payment.
Just look at her in that cotton candy pink dress. You almost have to ask yourself if it really is the same songstress whose latest video has her climbing around half naked in a cage to prove her “She Wolf” nature. This ensemble has us wondering who swiped Shakira’s giant-sized lollipop when usually we’re wondering the same of her clothes.
Skin Solutions: Dr. Zein Obagi, a skin care pioneer, will make a personal appearance at Nordstrom at Fashion Show Jan. 23. Guests can hear him speak about the latest trends in skin care and then meet with Obagi for one-on-one consultations. Seminars will be held at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. For an individual consultation, call 784-1412.
Aside from learning the dirty details of Tiger Woods’ affairs and discovering the hot new trends according to Suri Cruise, not much gets accomplished during lengthy hair appointments. But, one local salon would like its clients to pass the time with an option that goes beyond a stack of gossip rags. Global House of Hair’s color bar is studded with personal computers.