Greg Maddux is leaving the Chicago Cubs to join the Texas Rangers, reuniting him with his brother Mike.
Adam Hill, Review-Journal, 50-37-4 (overall record)
Maybe it’s too early to write the Mountain West Conference’s obituary.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Tim Hardaway Jr. was in foul trouble and watched most of the first half from the bench as No. 14 Michigan struggled to find open shots against Virginia. He quickly drew some conclusions about the Cavaliers’ priorities.
Clark County School District officials have hired Carlos McDade as its general counsel, agreeing to paying the lawyer an annual salary of $138,650. He is exempt from any overtime.
Kathleen Vermillion announced her resignation from the Henderson City Council on Tuesday, but her colleagues and Mayor Andy Hafen cannot formally accept it until it’s placed on the agenda for the council’s Dec. 6 meeting. Her resignation is effective Jan. 1.
Organizers of an effort to oust North Las Vegas’ mayor have less than a week to finish gathering signatures on a recall petition. But one of the effort’s leaders said they have nowhere near the number of signatures required to recall Mayor Shari Buck.
The fire-damaged Rhodes Ranch home at the center of the arson and insurance fraud case against attorney Nancy Quon was put up for public auction this week, but there were no bidders. So the Florida-based mortgage company, which foreclosed on the two-story home and sought a $390,000 opening bid, took it back.
As the Governor’s Conference on Tourism kicked off Tuesday, state officials and national economists talked up renewed consumer spending and improving indicators of improvements in Nevada’s leisure and hospitality sector. Gov. Brian Sandoval noted that visitor volumes, hotel-room occupancies and taxable retail sales have all increased in recent months.
New York City and Las Vegas are perennial favorites for celebrating New Year’s Eve. But a new year just begs for some new ideas, especially those that won’t leave you in debt after the fireworks are over.
2012 will be the year of the potato, according to Restaurant Hospitality magazine. While the restaurant industry experiments with make-your-own mashers and custom-cut chips, the at-home cook can celebrate the spud for all its many nutritional benefits.
A trip to Europe has universal appeal, but not everyone feels ready for the practical side of the proposition. For some travelers, the challenges of independently planning a trip to countries where they might not speak the language is enough to put them off. However, the increasingly popular option of river cruises gives you the best of a European travel experience with a minimum of effort.
Losing weight is one of the most commonly made New Year’s resolutions, but it’s definitely not the only health resolution you should consider making for 2012. Addressing other health issues, like your hearing health and psychological well-being, can make equally compelling New Year’s resolutions. Consider adding these ideas to your list.
Bringing a new pet home is an exciting experience but requires some preparation. That adorable, ball of energy covered in fur will interact with just about every inch of living space and your life is about to be enriched in ways you’ve never dreamed possible.
From earthquakes, fire and floods to tornadoes and tropical storms, the natural disasters that hit the nation this year broke records for the billions of dollars in damage they wreaked. And while catastrophic weather events cost many consumers their homes, cars and businesses, damaged property can be replaced – provided it is insured. But for the insurance providers who must make good on those policies, weather-related catastrophes translated into billions of dollars in losses for which there is no reimbursement.
Whether you’re shopping for the holidays or expressing a sentiment to let a friend know you care, it can be difficult to find the perfect gift that truly conveys how you feel. To master the art of gift-giving, here are some helpful tips to keep in mind when selecting a gift.
Prosecutors in many American cities step in as the public’s watchdog in the aftermath of a police shooting, but the Clark County district attorney’s office is content to sit on the sidelines. It doesn’t treat shootings by police like other homicides and it won’t even review an officer’s use of deadly force unless the sheriff or a chief of police requests it.
The wail of sirens and crack of gunshots were familiar sounds to the apartment dwellers at 2304 Tam Drive. In this area off the north end of the Strip known as the Naked City, it took more than that to get people’s attention.
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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
Las Vegas teen killed in minibike crash had 10 times legal limit for pot, report says
Mystery deepens: Monolith outside Vegas may have been in desert for years