MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The son of the man killed after he opened fire this month at the Lloyd George U.S. Courthouse has been arrested in Tennessee after making numerous death threats, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday.
Fearing for their jobs, Clark County School District’s support staff on Thursday protested a $306,000 contract that would allow the district to privatize telecommunications services.
WASHINGTON — Nevada lost out on another multimillion-dollar economic stimulus program when the government doled out $8 billion for high-speed rail projects Thursday because a route planned for a magnetic levitation train between Las Vegas and Southern California was declared ineligible for the funds.
St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson has been accused of assaulting his pregnant one-time girlfriend in his valley home in March, Las Vegas police confirmed Thursday.
CAMPILLO VS. SHUMENOV II
Both the WBA and IBA light heavyweight championships will be decided when Spain’s Gabriel Campillo defends his WBA title against IBA champ Beibut Shumenov in a rematch of a heated 2009 bout narrowly won by Campillo. The fists fly at 7 p.m. today at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road. Tickets are $44-$154; call (800) 745-3000.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
Rapper Jay-Z rolls into The Pearl at the Palms on March 27, with Young Jeezy and Trey Songz. Tickets are $159, $194 and $234 and go on sale at noon Saturday at The Pearl box office, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.
A picture of Charo smiles down from one little corner of the V Theater, a reminder that once upon a time, somebody thought she could have this whole place to herself.
The Palms kicks off February with multiple promotions. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays next month are part of the “$420,000 Be My Valentine Play, Earn and Win.”
The “V” does stand for variety. In a given day at the V Theater, you can throw it down at an Italian-American wedding or relive the Beatles and Motown.
Even in a city filled with upscale nightclubs, it’s nice sometimes to just pull on a pair of jeans and kick back.
Had a way with ditties, didn’t they?
Tickets are on sale for the fourth annual Vegas Uncork’d, scheduled for May 6-9. Visit www.vegasuncorked.com or call (877) 884-8993.
Bad to the bone. That’s Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart,” playing Bad Blake, an on-the-skids country singer in desperate need of redemption.
Despite the fact that the Strip is a world-class dining destination right in our own backyard, there still are a lot of locals who avoid it at all costs, and last week I was reminded why.
Blame me for being animal-centric lately, but today we’re just going to talk about cats and dogs with Sheena Easton (singing tonight and Saturday at South Point).
American Dream/Capitalist Nightmare. How much moral compromise turns the former into the latter?
Relatives came to town last week. We met up with them at the Monte Carlo and had dinner in the brewpub.
Nevada GOP Rep. Dean Heller joined the chorus Monday, criticizing Chrysler Motors’ decision to spend millions of dollars advertising its cars with a 60-second spot during the Super Bowl.
Lauren MacLean, a senior at Churchill County High School in Fallon, wrote an article for her school newspaper, “The Flash,” detailing the complaints of parents who contend a music teacher there, Kathy Archey, withheld some student audition tapes from a prestigious state competition for aspiring musicians.
In his Jan. 13 letter, S.G. Hayes excuses the “pre-existing condition” reason for insurance companies denying coverage, but the fact is that little clause in health insurance policies is a direct cause of death for thousands of Americans.
After two years of being on life support, the Las Vegas economy is showing a slight pulse, a faint heartbeat, though it’s still afflicted with serious ailments, Applied Analysis principal Jeremy Aguero said Thursday at Preview Las Vegas 2010.
San Francisco real estate developer and failed Nevada gaming applicant Luke Brugnara, who emerged as a bidder for the bankrupt Fontainebleau this month, has pleaded guilty in federal court to filing false tax returns.
A bankruptcy court judge Thursday denied a proposal to give independent lenders access to information about Station Casinos’ restructuring negotiations in exchange for not pursuing their request to appoint an independent examiner in the company’s bankruptcy case.
Herbst Gaming will emerge from bankruptcy next week but it may take up to a year to determine the makeup of the Las Vegas-based casino company and slot machine route operator.
In case you haven’t heard, the push is on to develop electric vehicles as well as plug-in hybrids that, once the batteries run down, have a gas-powered generator engine fire up to provide the juice. The upcoming Chevrolet Volt comes to mind.