Red Rock Canyon: On Monday, study the geology and nature on a moderately strenuous, 4-mile hike from Calico Basin to Gateway Canyon; for ages 10 and older. Also on Monday, go for a moderate, 3-mile night hike at Red Spring; for ages 10 and older. On Thursday, enjoy a moderate, 3-mile hike to the waterfall at First Creek; for ages 10 and older. On Dec. 11, take a look back in history, viewing rocks and fossils formed during the Permian period, on a moderate, 3-mile hike along Fossil Ridge; for ages 10 and older. Also on Dec. 11, explore Red Cap on a strenuous, 3-mile hike that includes rock scrambling; for ages 15 and older.
COVER STORY: Technology is changing banking, letting customers do business with their smartphones to letting lenders offer new services and products. The Las Vegas Business Press takes a look at the current state of banking and what the future may hold.
Casinos on American Indian reservations have blossomed into a $26 billion-a-year industry scattered across the nation. And, as they’ve grown in number and revenue, they’ve also added resort-level amenities.
TONOPAH — A new century was dawning when Jim Butler, rancher and part-time prospector, stumbled on what would become the state’s second silver bonanza. The first, of course, was Virginia City.
RENO — A federal hearing will examine the safety of air races and air shows after a horrific crash killed 11 people and injured more than 70 at an event in Reno.
The Nevada Board of Regents voted Friday to close the University of Nevada, Reno’s debt-laden Fire Science Academy in Elko County by Dec. 31.
WASHINGTON — The House voted last week to end taxpayer funding of presidential campaigns.
At its highest levels, professional sports betting is a complex world filled with computers, code names and an endless flow of cash.
A yearlong investigation by the Review-Journal reveals a Metropolitan Police Department that is quick to use deadly force but slow to weed out problem cops or adopt procedures that could protect officers and the public.