When it comes to defending Las Vegas and its resorts, the two major Senate candidates in Nevada are determined not to be outdone by each other.
Las Vegas’ housing market, among the worst in the nation, will get a boost from a new homeowner assistance program. Officials from Wells Fargo bank and the city of Las Vegas announced about $9 million will be available for people seeking to buy houses.
Jerry Pough Sr., 55, has been indicted by a grand jury in the fatally shooting on his son in 2009 after they had watched a boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez, according to court records.
A proposal to remake how Nevada’s colleges and universities are funded would reward innovation, efficiency and success instead of growth, Chancellor Dan Klaich told a legislative committee. But his proposal would also treat an F grade the same as an A grade, would fund courses at universities and community colleges at the same level, and would so sharply cut the budgets of small, rural colleges that they could struggle to remain open at all.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co. grew its way through higher fuel costs to boost its net income by one fourth in the first quarter.
LONDON – British police on Wednesday asked Portugal to reopen the case of missing girl Madeleine McCann, saying that as the fifth anniversary of her disappearance approaches there is a possibility she is still alive.
Agreements have been reached to suspend legal proceedings in three federal lawsuits against casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his companies. Both sides plan to resolve the disputes through binding arbitration.
Scientists say a giant fireball that exploded over California’s Central Valley, but also seen in Nevada, was a rare phenomenon and much larger than most meteors.
