High school all-star games don’t always feature the best talent available.
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, D.J. Mitchell (2-1); Aces, Charles Brewer (3-5)
In December 2011, the Rock ’n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon/Half-Marathon was contested at night, on the Strip, for the first time. And it did not go well, to put it mildly. Such events are entirely about logistics — having everything in place to ensure as little difficulty as possible for 35,000-plus runners, as well as spectators and residents inconvenienced by street closures.
Comedian Sammy Shore not only opened for Liberace but filled in for an entire show the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated when the grief-stricken showman was hospitalized.
After several years of being shuttered, its copper wiring ripped from the walls by thieves, its interior all but gutted, the notorious topless cabaret formerly called Crazy Horse Too is opening its doors again with a new owner and a new name — The Horse Gentlemen’s Club.
MGM Resorts International tapped Michael Evans as chief operating officer of MGM Hospitality, the company’s subsidiary that operates hotels and resorts in international destinations.
Apparently the offseason monotony kicked in quickly for Memphis Grizzlies forward Quincy Pondexter.
At home in Los Angeles, Bryce Dejean-Jones has been observing UNLV’s unsettling offseason and plotting his next move.
Four men were indicted for multiple robberies by a Clark County grand jury on Friday.
Tornadoes rolled in from the prairie and slammed Oklahoma City and its suburbs Friday, trapping people in their vehicles as a storm swept down an interstate highway while commuters tried to beat it home. Five people were killed, including a mother and baby killed near Union City.
First Presbyterian Church of Las Vegas, 1515 W. Charleston Blvd., will have a Patriotic Music Concert at 4 p.m. June 23. The concert will feature new organ arrangements of patriotic music and favorite American popular music. Admission is free (384-4554).
One man was arrested after Las Vegas police busted a marijuana grow house Wednesday night near Eastern Avenue and Warm Springs Road.
A husband-and-wife team with links to two of America’s most celebrated ballet companies will lead the Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre starting in August.
Ronald J. Holmes, father of former UCLA basketball star Shabazz Muhammad, was indicted on charges of federal bank fraud and conspiracy.
Gregory Hover, a former process server, will be put to death for killing two people in January 2010, a Clark County District Court jury ruled Friday.
Police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Stanley Gibson received the most severe penalties for a police shooting in the history of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
William Hill U.S., which operates 84 sports betting kiosks statewide, was evaluating its options Friday after the Nevada Assembly’s 41-0 vote to ban betting kiosks in bars, taverns and other establishments holding a restricted gaming license.
European online gaming giant Bwin.party is moving forward with licensing in Nevada to operate Internet poker websites with MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming Corp., despite comments to the contrary from the company’s chief executive, an attorney said.
A multistate outbreak of Hepatitis A apparently associated with a frozen organic berry blend made in Oregon has infected at least one Nevada resident with the disease, according to officials with the Southern Nevada Health District.
Allison Lear, granddaughter of Learjet inventor William “Bill” Lear, lost her boyfriend in a violent car race crash near Virginia City in 2010.
Air Force airmen and Army paratroopers took their final exam Friday, participating in a military exercise in the Nevada desert.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the 1-year-old boy who died Monday.
Dr. Dipak Desai, 63, and co-defendant, nurse anesthetist Ronald Lakeman, 65, face more than two dozen charges, including murder, in connection to the 2007 hepatitis C outbreak that infected six Las Vegas Valley resident and killed a seventh. The District Court trial has continued for four weeks and will resume Monday.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in wild lawsuit
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2, shuts down 215 in northwest Las Vegas
Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school
Asian grocery store looks to add new location near Summerlin