Cirque du Soleil reopened its epic “Ka” on Tuesday, drawing a standing ovation even before the show started with a dedication to its fallen performer.
The Interstate 15 corridor between the Spaghetti Bowl and Sahara Avenue is the undisputed champion of traffic gridlock. It handles a whopping 250,000 vehicles per day, the busiest stretch of freeway in Nevada. The Nevada Department of Transportation wants to do something about the constant traffic jams, frequent wrecks and inefficient interchanges. Project Neon aims to address those issues, as well as future traffic growth.
The problem with electing judges is not the elections themselves. The problem is a lack of information for voters on the performance of judges. Judicial campaigns are seldom competitive, and they typically provide the electorate with little more than biographical information.
Even Kazuo Okada’s publicity team will have difficulty spinning this into good news for the troubled Japanese gaming billionaire. But let me help them try.
UNLV rising junior Erick Fedde pitched three scoreless innings in the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team’s 16-2 victory over the Metro Collegiate Baseball League of Illinois All-Stars at Geneva, Ill., on Tuesday.
Kent Bazemore and Draymond Green saw limited minutes as rookies during the Golden State Warriors’ playoff run.
Mariano Rivera was all set up to save his final All-Star game — or so it seemed. Summoned in the eighth inning to make certain he would pitch, Rivera soaked up a 90-second standing ovation and got three straight outs while helping the American League to a 3-0 victory over the National League on Tuesday night at Citi Field.
About 70 people gathered for a “Justice for Trayvon” march on the Strip Tuesday night following George Zimmerman’s Florida acquittal in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
Officials at Barrick Gold Corp. are trying to figure out the source of fumes or gas that sickened more than a dozen contract workers at their Goldstrike Mine in northern Nevada.
The Cleveland Cavaliers made sure Anthony Bennett didn’t have to wait long to hear his name called on draft night when they made him the No. 1 pick last month.
Voters in Springfield, Mass., approved a plan Tuesday by MGM Resorts International to build an $800 million hotel-casino complex in the community.
Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday joined with the governor of the state of Mexico, Eruviel Avila, to sign a memorandum of understanding outlining areas of mutual interest to further enhance Mexico and Nevada’s bilateral trade partnership.
An Ohio-based metal fabrication company shifted into full production Tuesday after opening a new plant in North Las Vegas this year.
A teenager was hit by a hit-and-run vehicle Tuesday evening and taken to the hospital.
All of a sudden, it’s mergermania in the gaming industry. A third major transaction in eight months was announced Tuesday when slot machine manufacturer Bally Technologies said it will acquire gaming equipment provider SHFL Entertainment for $1.3 billion.
A Las Vegas firm’s application for a $5.5 billion federal loan to build a high-speed railroad to Southern California was shelved in part because it failed to meet “Buy America” rules, according to officials.
Las Vegas police charged a man Tuesday in the death of a 1-year-old boy. Bransen Locks, 36, who was in custody on unrelated arrest warrants, was charged with murder in the death of Bently Olsen after police said he caused injuries to the boy consistent with shaken baby syndrome.
Las Vegan Robert Drysdale will have to wait a bit longer to make his UFC debut.
One man was take to the hospital after being overcome by fumes from an unidentified substance at the FedEx Ship Center in North Las Vegas Tuesday.
Thanks to his fellow readers, Harvey Brown won’t have to render his own chickens to obtain the chicken fat that’s so wonderful in soups and lots of other things. Naomi Plisky said chicken fat in jars can be found in the kosher department at Albertsons at 2550 S. Fort Apache Road, and Lois Ripes said she gets it at the deli counter at Bagelmania, 855 E. Twain Ave. …
Cafe Fiesta opened in April as Station Casinos re-established its own coffee shops in place of chain operations. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and recently introduced Asian Fiesta selections in response to guest requests. The menu is designed to be not only neighborhood-friendly but also pocketbook-friendly, with all menu items less than $10.
Bally’s Steakhouse, one of the more venerable beef palaces on the Strip, will be replaced early next year by BLT Steak.
Gov. Brian Sandoval’s office confirmed Tuesday that he will talk with Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on Thursday about Department of Energy activities in Nevada, including plans to ship canisters of radioactive waste to a site northwest of Las Vegas.
With a push from doctors and fellow Republicans, Rep. Joe Heck has jumped to a head start of more than a half million dollars in his bid for re-election, according to new reports released Tuesday.
Clifton E. Dohrmann, the last president of the local Pearl Harbor survivors group, will be remembered by family and friends today when his ashes are buried at the veterans cemetery in Boulder City.
If proposed fuel tax increases for Clark County go into place, transportation officials have figures that they want budget-watching residents to remember: about $16.35 for the average driver in the first year, and $51.95 annually by the third year.
Adidas is using the NBA summer games to showcase its new V-neck T-shirt jerseys, which made their debut with the Golden State Warriors last season, and the opinions, er, reviews are mixed.
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