The memory of one-time Strip headliner Liberace took another step toward obscurity on Wednesday as the Liberace Foundation for Creative and Performing Arts filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Gordon Driver of Henderson is facing federal charges in what the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles said was a $15 million Ponzi scheme. Driver, 54, was arrested in Las Vegas this month on charges including mail and wire fraud.
When Herman first got here, eight years ago, he was about 4 feet tall. At last measure, the black-and-white Holstein stood 6 feet, 4 inches from hoof to withers. His owner, Jim Marsh, believes Herman may be the tallest steer in the world.
In a Wednesday rally in Las Vegas, President Barack Obama urged about 13,000 supporters to vote early as he and GOP challenger Mitt Romney competed for votes at dueling campaign stops in Nevada.
HONOLULU – A World War II veteran who inspired many with his determination to vote even though he had end-stage liver cancer has died.
Allegiant Travel Co. third-quarter profits soared as maintenance and sales and marketing expenses declined, the company said Wednesday.
Cantor Gaming sports book director Mike Colbert was arrested Wednesday in Las Vegas by state gaming agents in conjunction with a warrant filed by the district attorney in Queens County, N.Y. Sources confirmed the charges involve PinnacleSports.com, one of the largest offshore sports wagering websites.
A federal jury took less than an hour Wednesday to convict a former Henderson firefighter on five counts of trying to evade more than $130,000 in taxes between 2004 and 2008.
Four men have been indicted by a grand jury in the kidnapping of 17-year-old Melissa Duran from her Henderson home in August for a $100,000 ransom. The men are held at the Clark County Detention Center on $2 million bail.
Republican Mitt Romney told a cheering crowd of about 2,000 in Reno they will play a big role in deciding who’s the next president.
NEW YORK – The NHL’s New York Islanders have agreed to move to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center from Long Island as early as 2015, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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