To the editor: In response to your Sept. 27 article, “Ballot Question 4 takes aim at PISTOL”: Every word of Question 4 was agreed upon in the course of dozens of meetings among Kermitt Waters, Don Chairez, Jacob Snow (of the Regional Transportation Commission) and myself, with the assistance of other legal experts. Mr. Waters — the sponsor of the People’s Initiative to Stop Taking Our Land (PISTOL) ballot question — and I testified together in favor of the language of ballot Question 4 at the Nevada Legislature.
Plans have been made to accommodate the overflow crowd that’s expected today for the funeral of film legend Tony Curtis at Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Greg Biffle is back in the title hunt, and Jimmie Johnson has resumed his normal spot atop the NASCAR leaderboard.
Almost as if Donovan McNabb wrote the script, the veteran quarterback returned to Philadelphia and directed the Washington Redskins in a triumphant performance. It was not that surprising, knowing the way the NFL works.
CARSON CITY — Red Metcalf claims to have the biggest vineyard in Carson City, and he probably is right.
A 23-year-old Wadsworth man is dead following an SUV crash on Interstate 80 near Fernley.
A California man has been arrested in Reno in the attempted abduction of a teenage girl but police don’t know if it’s tied to other recent incidents.
Got ads? Yes, if you’re talking about Nevada’s U.S. Senate race.
Two years after her husband, an Iraq war veteran, snapped and engaged Nye County sheriff’s deputies in a pre-dawn shootout on the outskirts of Pahrump, Sue Lamoureux wants some answers.
For many residents, half the trick to recycling is not missing the pickup day to avoid having the stuff pile up for another two weeks.
Just two months after being charged with submitting false affidavits in what has become an unprecedented courthouse scandal, former Las Vegas police officer Maurice Carroll is to stand trial today.
CARSON CITY — Sure, there are a lot of right-wing extremists and flaming liberals in Nevada. But most Nevadans are quite moderate in how they would handle the potential $3 billion state government revenue shortfall that legislators must deal with in 2011.
In his hyped return to Philadelphia, quarterback Donovan McNabb led the Washington Redskins to a 17-12 victory over the Eagles today. It was an upset, yet hardly a major surprise, because underdog winners continue to be the trend during the first month of the NFL season.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Sunday warned Americans of potential terrorist threats in Europe and urged them to be vigilant in public places, including tourist spots and transportation hubs.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in wild lawsuit
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2 on 215 Beltway in northwest Las Vegas
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school
Mystery deepens: Monolith outside Vegas may have been in desert for years
Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people