I listened very closely Tuesday — really listened — for a legitimate argument against repealing Article 1, Section 21 of the Nevada Constitution.
Governments have all kinds of permits — for construction, business occupancy, special events, parking and other activities. They are issued with a clear dictate: If you don’t get the permit, you can’t lawfully engage in the activity. Period.
Pointing to polling that shows Nevadans now support ending the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage, Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, has started the cumbersome process of repealing Nevada’s so-called “Protection of Marriage” amendment.
Smoked fish is what Ilene Farr is looking for, and smoked fish is what her fellow readers have found.
When she came west to work at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas, Christina Wilson noticed that people here don’t seem to eat as much lamb as Easterners do. And she thinks she knows one reason.
U.S. District Court Judge James Mahan has denied plaintiff’s motion for class-action certification in a lawsuit against Nevada Association Services, a collection agency for homeowners associations.
Hey Las Vegas, Microsoft is here to stay. At least for the next year anyway.
Spending by international travelers to the U.S. was up for January.
ATLANTIC CITY — Atlantic City’s only smoke-free casino will soon allow patrons to light up on the gambling floor as part of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing it made late Monday.
Momentum shifts rarely occur after only half an inning, but the Foothill baseball team benefited from one Tuesday.
The guys from Dunk City had quite a celebration after putting on the show of the NCAA Tournament and sending fans around the nation to their iPads in search of Florida Gulf Coast University.
MEXICO CITY — Brad Guzan swatted away shot after shot as the Americans hung on for a 0-0 draw with Mexico on Tuesday night, earning only their second point in a World Cup qualifier at Azteca Stadium.
At Leftovers, we know a good thing when we see it. We also know that fame is fleeting.
Finished products in the NBA Draft are like college basketball coaches who marry a Maxim swimsuit model, hold a percentage in a company that is sold for $100 million and lead a No. 15 seed into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Flashing yellow left-turn arrows have been popping up at intersections all over town the past three-plus years, and more are on their way.
You can only do so much to make people behave. Ask anyone whose toddler has made his bedroom walls prettier with a red crayon.
No one ever went broke underestimating the good sense of government in Nevada.
HONOLULU — A federal judge denied bail Monday to a civilian defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to a Chinese girlfriend half his age. The judge ruled the suspect poses a danger to national security.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined NV Energy for a workplace accident that took an employee’s life.
At one point, federal prosecutors considered David Mark a key witness in what they thought was the biggest mortgage fraud case in Nevada.
Citing budget cuts under the sequester law, Nellis Air Force Base officials said Tuesday they are canceling the Aviation Nation air show, the largest free public event in Nevada, that had been scheduled for November.
Taking a big step toward more transparency in government, the state Senate voted 21-0 Tuesday for a bill to require legislative lobbyists to report what they spend on legislators year-round.
CARSON CITY — Buoyed by a recent poll showing voter support in Nevada for repealing the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage, Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, said Tuesday that it is time to get the process started.
A Mohave County Superior Court jury has determined a Kingman man should be executed for the July 2009 murder of his estranged girlfriend’s daughter.
The Nevada Supreme Court is releasing applications to allow some cellphone users to watch its hearings live and to review any of literally thousands of court documents, the court announced Tuesday.
A Senate committee voted unanimously Tuesday to support a state resolution seeking a presidential pardon for 20th century African-American boxer Jack Johnson.
The motorcyclist killed in an early morning crash Monday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as 25-year-old Ruber Baez-Marin of Las Vegas.
The man killed in a collision on U.S. Highway 95 near the Mount Charleston turnoff on Monday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as 28-year-old Miguel Sanchez of Henderson.
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