Jenni Rivera memoir due in July

NEW YORK — Some final words from the late Mexican-American singer and TV star Jenni Rivera will be out this summer.

Letters from John Lennon killer to New York cop on sale

NEW YORK — Letters from John Lennon’s killer detailing his obsession with the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” to the police officer who arrested him went on sale Monday through a Los Angeles auction house.

Early morning accident kills one, injures another

A man died and another man was injured after their vehicle crashed into a wall near Flamingo Road and Decatur Boulevard Monday morning, according to Las Vegas police.

Will millionaire find reality show match?

Las Vegas people say the craziest things on TV. On Tuesday’s “Millionaire Matchmaker,” local millionaire Aimee Elizabeth tries to find a mate by saying these things:

Clarification

Information in Sunday’s Las Vegas Review-Journal about a Black History Month event was misleading. While about 200 people were at the musical portion of the event, several hundred more attended throughout the day.

Pahrump tiger owner fighting loss of permit

PAHRUMP — The cat fight between the owner of a tiger sanctuary and the Pahrump Planning Commission advanced to another level Wednesday.

Argument in appeal: antipathy

RENO — Robert Ybarra was arrested for the murder of Nancy Griffith in 1979 because the 15-year-old high school student survived long enough to identify him for police after he raped her, doused her in gasoline, lit her on fire and left her for dead near a trailer park north of Ely about 50 miles from the Utah line.

Zucker’s first NHL goal a Wild one

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild have had to work harder to generate offense this season. That’s what made Jason Zucker zooming past everybody for a highlight-reel goal such a welcome sight.

Musicians channel Mardi Gras with New Orleans jazz tunes

Mardi Gras occurred in New Orleans four days earlier, but the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s Pops program Saturday came as close as one could expect, at least musically, to replicating the real thing, regardless of the calendar.

Wearing his blues hat, Guy Davis mixes guitar artistry, witty banter

Musician, composer, actor, writer and director Guy Davis was mostly wearing his blues hat for an enthusiastic but sadly sparse audience for his one-man show in the 365-seat auditorium at The Charleston Heights Arts Center.

Scientists aim to continue work after Nevada Cancer Institute’s closure

Today, Giuseppe Pizzorno is a research professor with the Desert Research Institute. But the pharmacologist with a background in researching anti-cancer molecules came to Nevada in 2002 with the hopes of building a world-class cancer treatment and research facility at the Nevada Cancer Institute. When the cancer institute’s troubles came to a head in recent years, there were some, including Pizzorno, who didn’t want to consider the worst possible scenario — a complete closure of the site and hard-fought research dollars leaving the state. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what did happen.

With practice, stability ball can become part of room decor

You know you love your stability ball when it becomes a functional part of your living room decor. You may even have one to replace your computer chair. My 6-month-old likes it better than the rocking chair for falling asleep. 

Obama gives steps we can take to improve the state of our union

In my State of the Union address, I laid out ways Democrats and Republicans can work together to reignite the true engine of America’s economic growth — a rising, thriving middle class.

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