In response to neighborhood blight brought on by the explosion in foreclosures, the Las Vegas City Council this week passed an ordinance that requires the owner of a vacant property to maintain it or face fines and even jail time.
The language is clear and concise, explaining what every child learns in civics class. The state government “shall be divided into three separate departments; the legislative, the executive and the judicial.”
DENVER — Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian is suing an adviser who got him to invest more than $680 million in a Colorado company.
GARDNERVILLE — A man whose wife recently had died was a few feet away from his own tombstone in a family burial plot when he pointed a loaded gun at a deputy and was fatally shot, authorities said Thursday.
RENO — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a pilot’s complaint that he received bad information about the wind from the control tower at Reno-Tahoe International Airport before damaging his plane in a landing in September.
“The Nutcracker” has been a New York City Ballet staple since its 1954 debut.
In its first visit to Las Vegas, the National Tour Association Convention’s registration was up 18 percent over last year.
PHOENIX — They spent 60 years together and traveled to Africa, China, South America and other parts of the world.
