Larry Ruvo’s reaction to the Red Velvet Cafe controversy was short and bittersweet. The wine distributing executive and philanthropist has been caught in the middle of the cookie firestorm involving chef Aneesha Tolani’s vegan and vegetarian restaurants.
Saturday’s explosion of a runaway train loaded with oil shouldn’t become a tragedy to be exploited. The Quebec town of Lac-Megantic, just 20 miles from the Maine border, was devastated by the blast. There are 24 confirmed deaths, with many more expected, as the 26 still missing are presumed dead.
Last November, the penny-stock company Las Vegas Railway Express announced an ambitious, privately financed plan to start a party train with Las Vegas-to-Los Angeles service, with the inaugural trek set for New Year’s Eve. That prospect left the station months ago, unfulfilled.
There is a lot of talk about how historic it would be in the Travers at Saratoga to have the winners of this year’s three Triple Crown races facing off.
Amid a constant rattlesnake buzz of chips being shuffled and stacked around the crowded room, Doyle Brunson sat quietly and studied the cards from under a white cowboy hat. The stars are falling by the wayside at the World Series of Poker. Brunson, 79, still was hanging on late into Thursday night.
Musician Morgan Page recently installed an $8,000 software card into his computer, allowing him to record and mix more vocals on his Pro Tools software setup.
At Cashman Field, Wilmer Flores homered twice, doubled, singled and had four RBIs for the 51s (48-44), who pulled within 1½ games of the Pacific Southern division-leading Padres (51-44).
Chris Avalos remembers the feeling of winning his first championship belt. It’s a feeling he wants again.
Most quarterbacks are judged by wins and losses. Using that measuring stick, Drew Brees came up short for the New Orleans Saints last season.
One-time cellphone powerhouse Nokia Corp. is hoping to lure people back from iPhones and Android phones with a powerful smartphone camera that tops many point-and-shoot imaging devices.
The Nevada Highway Patrol has released the names of three people killed in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 50 about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
A Sparks man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a woman and burying her body in his backyard. The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that 57-year-old Thomas E. Brant was sentenced Wednesday for the death of 51-year-old Kimberley Seaton.
Thirty people were displaced after an apartment complex caught fire in east Las Vegas Thursday morning, causing $1 million in damage.
Firefighting crews gained significant ground on the Carpenter 1 Fire, with incident team officials reporting the blaze was 43 percent contained as of Thursday evening.
The National Weather Service says the Las Vegas Valley is going to see a 20 percent to 30 percent chance of rain this weekend. Meaning, it’s going to be really cloudy, it’ll rain a little bit in a few isolated places, and the rest of us will have to deal with humidity that’s off the charts.
There’s a belief among some basketball people that what happens in the NBA Summer League doesn’t matter.
We all know the way to Neverland. (In case you’ve forgotten: second star to the right and straight on ’til morning.)
Be careful what you wish for — and remember that uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
The Utah Shakespeare Festival’s fizzy, dizzy production of Cole Porter’s 1934 “Anything Goes” bubbles like a Champagne cocktail.
Jeanie Linders won’t take issue with the standard, short-tell explanation of “Menopause the Musical” and all the money it has made.
An emotional moment unfolded as fans watched a boy throw out the first pitch at the Las Vegas 51s game on Thursday night at Cashman Field.
Microsoft Corp. has decided its entire business needs a new operating system.
A Texas congressman and longtime Internet poker advocate introduced legislation Thursday that would allow states and Indian tribes to legalize the activity without fear of federal intervention.
Nevada Republican U.S. Sen. Dean Heller and Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey teamed up Thursday to take a stab at the staggering backlog of veterans’ disability claims.
