How about that dominant defensive line for the New York Giants? And Eli Manning looked sharp throwing the ball, too. Obviously, when the weekend’s NFL playoff games are recapped on radio shows and in office conversations today, those two topics will be hottest.
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department is moving forward with a plan to ban new mining claims on 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon, even as congressional Republicans try to block efforts to limit mining operations in an area known for high-grade uranium ore.
PHOENIX — Authorities are investigating whether a sheriff’s deputy shot to death while answering a burglary call and a New Hampshire couple found dead in their car in Arizona were killed by the same gunman.
An independent political committee supportive of Newt Gingrich is planning to release a film critical of Mitt Romney’s tenure at a private equity firm, just days after Las Vegas Sands Corp. chairman Sheldon Adelson contributed $5 million to the group to bolster the former House speaker’s White House run.
In parts of America, an apartment is a place to live for a few years while saving for a house.
North Las Vegas finally is making progress toward restoration of the historic Kiel Ranch, the long-neglected home of one of Nevada’s oldest buildings and site of three infamous local slayings.
Las Vegas Constable John Bonaventura may go down in history as the guy who prompted an overhaul of constable offices across Nevada, reducing the independence of an elected job few know about and even fewer care about — until a foul-mouthed video surfaced featuring deputies in his office.
Five years have passed since America’s iconic bird of prey was removed from the endangered species list, and its presence at Lake Mead appears to be growing.
