SWEET 16: The highest paid executives in Las Vegas

How’s this for ridiculously long odds: last year’s biggest paycheck for the head of a Las Vegas-based public company went to the CEO of … a pharmaceuticals maker.

Thriving Boulder City bighorn replenish other herds

When the drugs hit, the ram is standing at attention on a small hill near Hemenway Park in Boulder City. First his head droops and turns to the side, as if one curled horn is suddenly heavier than the other.

Alvarez shows he’s rising, Mosley fading

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez dominated former world champion Shane Mosley and retained his WBC junior middleweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision victory at the MGM Grand Garden. The fight was the co-feature on the card that had Floyd Mayweather Jr. meeting WBA junior middleweight champ Miguel Cotto in the main event.

Five names added to Red Rock war memorial

Of all the speakers at Saturday’s memorial stone dedication at Red Rock Canyon, Marcy Cotè perhaps said it best.
She stood up before 300 veterans, friends and family members of the fallen and told a story about her son, Budd, before he left for Iraq.

Libertarians pick former New Mexico governor

Libertarians meeting in Las Vegas on Saturday nominated former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson as the party’s candidate for president of the United States.

Mayweather stays perfect, earns unanimous decision over Cotto

Floyd Mayweather Jr. overcame a tough Miguel Cotto and captured the WBA junior welterweight title while remaining undefeated at 43-0 with a 12-round unanimous decision at the MGM Grand Garden.

Paul supporters oust two Romney backers

In a show of anti-establishment political power at Saturday’s Nevada Republican Convention in Sparks, GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul’s supporters ousted two Mitt Romney backers from the Republican National Committee.

Look! Up in the sky! It’s Supermoon!

NEW YORK – The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrives Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passes closer to Earth than usual.

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