Flying J Truck Stop opens at Whiskey Pete’s

A Flying J Truck Stop has opened at Whiskey Pete’s at Primm Valley, expanding the services offered at the casino location on the Nevada-California border.

Local governments say road damage to cars is not their problem

Peter Dixon was driving his car north on South Jones Boulevard just past Alta Drive when he hit a loose water valve cover. The 7-inch metal discs that rest atop water valves usually are level with the street. Not this one.

Shirley Jones offers naked truth in new autobiography

LOS ANGELES — Shirley Jones opens the door to her house and appears every inch the ladylike Marian the librarian or sweet farm girl Laurey or cheerfully steady Mrs. Partridge, offering a warm smile and handshake.

 
Ohio man charged with murder after three bodies found

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — An Ohio man possibly influenced by a serial killer was charged Monday with aggravated murder after three bodies wrapped in trash bags were found in suburban Cleveland.

Valley cools down as storms continue to hit Vegas

As rain sluiced through the valley for the second night in a row, and more rain and wind expected in the coming days, Las Vegas can find some relief in cooler temperatures.

Texting and driving and the Long Arm of the Law

I keep seeing the “It Can Wait” public service commercials. There’s a website, itcanwait.com, where you can sign a pledge to never text and drive. I’d go there and sign the pledge, but I don’t need to. I have my mother instead. And my girlfriend. Together, they converted me (through strategic harping) to a “no texting while driving” policy.

Suspension trainers work many muscles

I like exercises that work many body parts at once. They teach muscle activation patterning that is valuable to proper technique and safety when exercising.

Abandoned complex set for demolition after council approval

Little loved by neighbors and oft-maligned by community leaders, the long abandoned Buena Vista Springs apartment complex ducked the wrecking ball for the better part of a decade.

Nonprofit opens training center in North Las Vegas

Opportunity Village is further aiding its 1,800 intellectually disabled clients with a new training center off Craig Road.

Garlic either soft or hard necked

Question: I’ve seen garlic at outdoor markets where the garlic is actually braided.

Indy win sinks in for co-owner Vasser

It is Friday afternoon and Jimmy Vasser, the former race-car driver, is waiting on a Cobb salad at the Canyon Gate Country Club grill. In the distance are tranquil lagoons, the No. 2 tee box and the house in which Vasser has sort of lived the past 16 years, because race-car people tend to crisscross the globe and so they are not home a lot.

Goodman’s story Broadway-bound?

Oscar Goodman and I sat down by the big UFO-ish windows in his downtown steakhouse, Oscar’s. There was a mystery afoot. He wasn’t drinking gin, and someone had placed a water bottle in front of him.

Complaints about property for seniors worth investigation

Lubertha Johnson Estates, one of the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority’s properties for low-income seniors, has problems. Over a year old, there are roof leaks and construction defect issues.

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