Downtown Project buys Gold Spike, casino to close on Sunday

The Siegel Group Nevada Inc. Thursday announced the sale of the Gold Spike for an undisclosed amount to an entity of Tony Hsieh’s Downtown Project, a privately funded venture working to revive downtown Las Vegas.

Nevada joins trend as home foreclosures fall to five-year low nationwide

LOS ANGELES — The number of U.S. homes repossessed by lenders last month fell to the lowest level in more than five years, the latest evidence that the nation’s foreclosure crisis is abating amid an improving housing market.

Liquor store owners indicted in tax evasion scheme

The owners of several Super Liquor stores have been indicted by a federal grand jury in a tax evasion scheme authorities say hid $4 million in gross receipts from the Internal Revenue Service.

Bill to prohibit dangerous exotic animals would direct decision to counties

A bill proposing to prohibit new private ownership of exotic and potentially dangerous animals was substantially altered by a Nevada legislative committee on Thursday to instead direct county officials to consider whether to regulate the practice.

Bill to include voter photos in Nevada poll books survives deadline

A bill that would provide for the inclusion of photos of voters in election day poll books survived to see another day Thursday when it was re-referred to the Senate Finance Committee because of cost implications.

Man saws arms in California Home Depot, in critical condition

LOS ANGELES — A man who intentionally sawed his arms to the bone in a Home Depot store in California remained hospitalized in critical condition on Thursday while investigators tried to determine what led to the horrific action.

CONCERT REVIEW: Tegan and Sara turn up the fun at Cosmo show

“You guys starting to have a little bit of a dance party?” Sara Quin, one-half of folk, pop and now dance duo Tegan and Sara, asked Wednesday at the Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Prosecutors: Driver in I-15 crash that killed 5 exceeded blood-alcohol limit

A California juvenile detention escapee had a blood-alcohol percentage of 0.12 percent — well above the Nevada legal limit of 0.08 percent — after a freeway crash that killed five Southern California family members and injured two others near Mesquite, prosecutors said Wednesday.

At least two killed when bus overturns in Texas

IRVING, Texas — A chartered bus overturned on a busy highway near Dallas on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring several others, authorities said.

Clark County Fair blossoms but stays true to its roots

There’s a certain badge of fanship honor that comes with being able to say you saw a famous entertainer perform before that entertainer became famous . If you’d like to add that badge of honor to your plethora of others, you might consider moseying on over to the Clark County Fair & Rodeo today through Sunday at the County Fairgrounds in Logandale.

Gun control bill clears first hurdle in Senate; Heller, Reid vote to move forward

WASHINGTON — Watched by tearful relatives of Newtown school massacre victims, gun control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown over how to respond to the December shootings in Connecticut, defeating an effort by conservatives to derail firearms restrictions before debate could even start.

Lock of baby’s hair, first tooth … breast milk jewelry?

NEW YORK — Strands from baby’s first haircut. The first tooth. Tiny footprints sunk into clay. Some parents even tuck away the dried stump of the umbilical cord or the stick pregnancy test as a touching memento marking the milestones of their kids.

Several Nevada lawmakers not concerned about nuclear waste burial plan

Several state legislators voiced no concern Wednesday about the U.S. Department of Energy’s plans to bury 403 canisters of nuclear bomb-usable waste at the Nevada National Security Site.

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