Health District shuts down main downtown building

The Southern Nevada Health District’s main building downtown has been shut down indefinitely due to “dire” structural issues, causing the temporary relocation or suspension of several services, a spokeswoman said Sunday.

Garbage returns to form after long layoff

Shirley Manson possesses the I’m-the-boss-applesauce demeanor of a woman who emerged from the womb with a hand on her hip.

Las Vegas Philharmonic falters in pops concert

Oh, that’s right: Because it was a Las Vegas Philharmonic pops concert, it meant that Conductor/Music Director David Itkin would be wearing a white tuxedo jacket, leaving the black tails of a “formal” concert on the hangar.

Rash snaps five-year PBA skid with Red Rock win

Sean Rash has been criticized at times for showing too much emotion before, during and after PBA tournaments. But no one could blame the native of Montgomery, Ill., for his passionate display Sunday.

‘Hunger Games’ earns $21.5M to slap down ‘Stooges’

Movie fans have chosen real violence over the slapstick variety as “The Hunger Games” held off “The Three Stooges” to remain the No. 1 weekend movie. Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games,” the blockbuster about teens competing in a televised fight to the death, stayed on top for a fourth-straight weekend with $21.5 million. That raises the film’s domestic total to $337.1 million.

Common sense, not task force, is what Nevada really needs

How do you stop people from acting foolishly?
There’s a government-sanctioned body in Nevada — a task force on unlicensed health care — that’s trying to do just that within the Hispanic community.

UnitedHealthcare launches UHC.TV

UnitedHealthcare has launched UHC.TV, an online health and entertainment network that provides programming on a variety of health topics.

Prayers and silence mark Titanic centenary

ABOARD MS BALMORAL — With prayers, a hymn and a moment of silence broken by a ship’s deep whistle, passengers and crew on a memorial trip marked 100 years to the moment since the Titanic sent more than 1,500 people to a watery grave.

The $12K menu replicating Titanic’s last dinner

Cullen’s restaurant in Houston was one of several around the world that served lavish, 10-course meals on the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking in an attempt to replicate the last meal served aboard the ship. Here’s what Cullen’s served to its dozen guests Saturday night, at a tab of $12,000 per head:

Lionel Richie, Pamela Anderson among tax scofflaws

LOS ANGELES — Pamela Anderson and Lionel Richie owe the government money. California tax authorities said Anderson owes $524,241 in personal income taxes. Meanwhile, E! Online reports that Richie owes the federal government $1.1 million.

Corrections

A story in Saturday’s paper on a lawsuit involving the suicide of Randy Kwasniewski misidentified his position at the Hard Rock Hotel. He was president and chief operating officer.

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