LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s mother’s allegations that the company promoting his comeback failed to properly investigate the doctor convicted in his death are at the center of a civil trial opening Monday.
Take a trip down Convention Center Drive, and you’ll see myriad open spaces in shopping centers, a restaurant pad for sale and empty spots on office building directories. As it stands, the lane leading up to the Las Vegas Convention Center is home to a number of longtime businesses mixed in with spaces left vacant during the recession. But that dynamic may change in the next few years.
The educational product of the Clark County public schools is often disappointing — despite the fact taxpayers in the past 50 years have tripled the amount of money per pupil they pour in, even after adjusting for inflation.
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — A man shot Monday after pulling a gun in a police lobby told officers months ago that he wanted to be killed by police because he was a registered sex offender and his wife was taking his kids, authorities said.
A man killed in a motorcycle accident Friday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
A man killed in a three-vehicle crash Sunday evening has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
If the smile on Don Laughlin’s face became any broader you suspect he’d have to make an emergency landing at a nearby hospital to receive treatment for a dislocated temporomandibular joint.
It was political maneuvering and hyperbole with a hint of class warfare thrown in for good measure on Tuesday when some Republican lawmakers raised the “Armani suit” card during a debate over a campaign transparency bill in the Nevada Senate.
Frank Wildhorn is not a household name, at least not yet. Clint Holmes is Las Vegas’ favorite son, at least in the field of popular music. Jane Monheit is without question one of the best female jazz singers alive.
It’s OK to admit it. You’re afraid of the stability ball. More so of falling off the ball. I’ve seen it before. It is a real concern for new gymgoers.
When Irene C. Smith found out that her 14-year-old son had Type 1 diabetes, she vowed not to sit around and feel sorry for herself. When problems arose at her son’s school in New Jersey, she realized the disease itself was only the beginning of the struggle.
Mirage headliner Ron White announced on Twitter that his wife, Margo Rey, a 4½-octave singer in her own right, has breast cancer again.
Vast desert expanses; parched earth; minimal precipitation; harsh topography; small population; technological and agro-industrial powerhouse and tourist magnet; Israel? Nevada? Both.
The UNLV women’s tennis team knocked off top-seeded San Diego State 4-2 in the final of the Mountain West championship on Sunday at Air Force Academy, Colo.
Today’s best bet: Indiana Pacers (+1½) over ATLANTA HAWKS
At Cashman Field, the slumping 51s (10-12) suffered their fifth straight loss, including four to the Rainiers (14-10), who took a 4-3 lead with two runs in the seventh.
Maybe the NFL Draft is a dog and pony show, not to mention a showcase for the cartoon character known as Mel Kiper Jr., ESPN’s hair-raising talent evaluator.
Charlie Hans of Middletown, Ohio, was a helluva pool player when he was a young man of 27. One of the better ones in the Cincinnati area, he said with an aw-shucks southwestern Ohio drawl.
Not to be too cynical, but how many of you think the rush to stop furloughs of air traffic controllers is tied to the fact that flight delays delay members of Congress and their contributors?
Some suffer from severe psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia.
Last weekend, 9-year-old Cole Coronel was ready to go to Sport-Social.
New York native Barbara Barron moved to Las Vegas in 1990, and has spent the last 23 years managing commercial properties. As president of The Equity Group, she is responsible for managing a portfolio of more than 6 million square feet of retail, office and industrial space. The Equity Group has ranked among the top three property management firms in Southern Nevada for several years.
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Selling new natural food products requires knowing what it takes to get people to buy them. While operating b-to-b, getting to that “c” is essential.
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Raquel Alicea and Enid Roate have always loved swimwear. The sisters, who spent every spare moment of their childhood at the beach usually with their father, decided take their passion for couture swimwear and open an upscale boutique in Las Vegas.
Robert Lind, a principal in a Las Vegas-based investment adviser firm, is confident his recently launched firm — Berkshire Bridge Partners LLC — will achieve longevity in a line of business where few others have succeeded in Nevada.