Strong local roots help banker serve community

When John Wilcox speaks of Las Vegas being better off economically today than it was six months ago, he is drawing on his own experience as a City National Bank executive. After running the business bank’s regional branches for four years, he was named Nevada regional executive.

If job hunt hits snags, these tips will help you

You have your job down pat. You know your industry. You job hunt intelligently, but you’ve hit a brick wall. What have you not learned to do? For inspiration, read some tips from people throughout the country.

Go for the (fried) dough, it’s apropos

Looking to spend a little dough this month? Maybe these tips can help direct your focus.

Time and Place, June 3

A list of weekly networking events around the Las Vegas Valley. Want to see a meeting here? Send your information to bizbriefs@reviewjournal.com.

Illness will keep Nevada senator from end-of-session votes

CARSON CITY — State Sen. Joyce Woodhouse will not return to the Legislature today, the last day of the 2013 session, because she needs to help care for her critically ill husband, Al Wittenberg.

Nevada outlaws teen smoking

CARSON CITY — “Smokers’ corners” just off school property where teens gather to puff away on cigarettes with impunity soon may be relics of the past.

Pedestrian struck by pickup in critical condition

A pedestrian was hit by a pickup truck Saturday night on Sahara Avenue, between Paradise Road and Maryland Parkway, according to Las Vegas police.

Driver dies after vehicle overturns on I-15 exit lane

A man is dead after an accident on Interstate 15 and Charleston Boulevard Sunday night. Nevada Highway Patrol responded to the single vehicle accident shortly before 8:30 p.m.

Homeland security funds few

Local agencies in Clark County are competing against applicants from across the state for a piece of Nevada’s federal homeland security funding.

Next stop for IRS: Targeting gun owners

To the editor: In light of recent events exposing the IRS’ special scrutiny of conservative applicants for nonprofit status, is it so much of a stretch to imagine them hip-deep in the gun control issue?

A tiny victory in the Nevada Legislative session

Kudos to the Nevada Legislature and Gov. Brian Sandoval for approving Senate Bill 506, which erases a Cold War-era law that allowed employers to fire workers suspected of being communists.

CrossFit Mountain’s Edge takes different angles on fitness

Fitness is universal. Good principles and proper techniques are evident in talented trainers across the Las Vegas Valley. Different coaches have different ways of explaining and illustrating proper technique, but the underlying principles are virtually the same.

Legislature moves closer to annual sessions

A resolution that could ultimately lead to annual sessions for the Nevada Legislature won approval Monday in the Assembly, leaving only Senate acceptance of some minor changes to the measure before lawmakers are finished with it for the 2013 session.

Insurers refuse, patients lose

When insurance companies and medical providers have one of their frequent wars over money, what too often happens is that you and me –– so often referred to as either a cherished policyholder or a cherished patient –– end up as collateral damage.

Nutrition gurus sometimes let the cravings win

They point us in the direction of the produce section, can rattle off calorie counts like baseball stats and remind us that we are what we eat — which means some of us are more chocolate cake doughnut than fruit smoothie.

Las Vegas girl vanished in 1999, leaving grieving family, frustrated police

There is nothing ominous about the neighborhood around 705 E. St Louis Ave., where the 7-year-old girl with short black hair and a toothy smile often roamed on her bike. Karla Rodriguez wasn’t afraid to be a kid in this neighborhood.

No diamond in the rough: Albuquerque’s remade ballpark sparkles

The concourse at Isotopes Park is a beefy 40 feet wide, lined by catchy concessionaires such as Atomic Margaritas and offering everything from Asian noodle stands to funnel cake vendors to Hebrew National hot dog hawkers.

Aspiring rapper questions arrest

Daniel Bastine is an aspiring rapper from San Diego. He’s a graduate of a private high school in posh La Jolla, Calif. He moved to Las Vegas four years ago to try to make it big in the local music industry.

Law fosters freedom, safety

If there’s an emergency, if one of her three kids gets hurt and has to go to the doctor, then Maribel Salivar starts her car and puts the pedal to the metal — no questions asked, no doubts left in her speedy wake.