A list of weekly networking events around the Las Vegas Valley. Want to see a meeting here? Send your information to bizbriefs@reviewjournal.com.
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.
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.
Sometimes the things I hear are jaw-dropping.
Actress and singer Pia Zadora was arrested Saturday morning on domestic battery and coercion charges, according to Las Vegas police.
A pedestrian was hit by a pickup truck Saturday night on Sahara Avenue, between Paradise Road and Maryland Parkway, according to Las Vegas police.
Firefighters were called to the MGM Grand hotel and casino around 3 p.m. on Sunday when a fire broke out inside the parking garage.
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.
Local agencies in Clark County are competing against applicants from across the state for a piece of Nevada’s federal homeland security funding.
At Fresno, Calif., Las Vegas rallied for a run in the top of the ninth inning to tie the score at 2 and added a run in the 10th for their fifth consecutive victory.
The immense interest generated by the Millionaire Maker tournament at the World Series of Poker has caused some changes to the event.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Walmart surely has its share of detractors, who often complain about the massive company’s wage scale, benefits packages and its power in the marketplace, among other perceived issues.
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.
A man was arrested in the deaths of a woman and child and the wounding of another child in a domestic violence incident in the eastern valley Saturday, according to Las Vegas police.
This year is shaping up to be busy for local retail professionals, as malls fill in empty spaces vacated by stores that didn’t survive the recession and developers resume work on stalled projects.
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.
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.
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.
It’s fingernail-biting time for those with a vested interest in bills that are hanging by a thread as the 2013 legislative session lumbers to adjournment Monday.
President Barack Obama will be looking for signs from China’s leader at their upcoming meeting that Beijing is ready to address its reported high-tech spying, which the White House sees as a top threat to the U.S. economy and national security.
Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert was fined $75,000 on Sunday by the NBA for using a gay slur and cursing during his news conference after Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Hibbert also apologized for the comments.
Egypt’s highest court ruled on Sunday that the nation’s interim parliament was illegally elected, though it stopped short of dissolving the chamber immediately, in a decision likely to fuel the tensions between the ruling Islamists and the judiciary.
With its supercharged muscle cars, “Fast & Furious 6” raced to first place at the box office for the second consecutive weekend. The Universal Pictures release is expected to add another $34.5 million to its North American ticket sales, keeping it in the No. 1 spot after opening to more than $120 million over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.