The funeral for Las Vegas police officer David Vanbuskirk, killed during a helicopter rescue earlier this week, will be Monday.
Lines snaked around the ticketing areas of McCarran International Airport for a couple of hours Thursday morning when a computer malfunction crashed the passenger processing program.
Pinnacle Entertainment announced a deal Thursday to sell an under-construction hotel-casino complex in Lake Charles, La., to the company that owns the Golden Nugget.
A convicted slot machine cheat became the first new member of Nevada’s Excluded Person List, commonly referred to as the Black Book, in almost four years.
Florida State tight end Nick O’Leary, grandson of retired legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus somehow walk away from a horrific motorcycle crash in Tallahassee.
If you think taking I-15 into downtown Las Vegas during the morning commute is bad, you haven’t seen a recent video showing Beijing commuters fighting for a place on the subway.
Las Vegas police are asking for help in solving a fatal shooting near the Spaghetti Bowl Wednesday night.
Nevada Rep. Steven Horsford said he opposes the government collecting telephone records of Americans and would have voted against the practice if he could.
The first line in George Gershwin’s classic “Summertime” says, “Summertime, and the livin’ is easy.” And that’s exactly what you want it to be.
Social gaming giant Zynga Inc. said Thursday it would no longer pursue a Nevada gaming license.
Ultimate Gaming gained final approval Thursday from the Nevada Gaming Commission to operate what is currently the state’s only legal Internet poker website.
Nevada gaming commissioners on Thursday approved Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s plan to spin Planet Hollywood Resort, its interactive gaming business and a planned Baltimore casino into a separate company majority owned by the gambling giant.
A “Dancing Queen” will have a larger presence on the Strip come September, even though you still have to wait until January to see “Mamma Mia!” again.
Penn National Gaming’s plan to split the regional casino giant into two publicly traded companies was approved on Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Commission.
(Most) everyone’s favorite X-Men super hero, Wolverine, goes from self-punishing vagabond to master ninja fighter, but amazingly something is still missing.
Nevada State Bank, a subsidiary of Zions Bancorp, on Thursday reported net earnings of $11.6 million for the first six months of 2013, compared with $11.3 million for the same period last year.
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines, the No. 1 carrier at McCarran International, is getting a small break at the fuel pump, and that’s helping it to slightly beat Wall Street expectations for profit.
O.J. Simpson told a panel of the state Parole Board on Thursday that he deserves a parole from a first-degree kidnapping conviction and four other concurrent sentences stemming from a robbery of two sports memorabilia collectors at Palace Station in 2007.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Titans linebacker Jonathan “Tig” Willard says he helped rescue a family from a burning vehicle on his way to Tennessee training camp.
A man who was robbed at home of more than $35,000 in gambling winnings sued the Ohio casino where he won the money, arguing a cashier should have issued him a check instead of cash.
In a sign of solidarity the elder former President Bush shaved his head for the sick 2-year-old child of a Secret Service agent.
Don Snyder? Any Las Vegas power player knows Snyder, whose superhero moniker can be “Project Point Man.”
Point man for the Fremont Street Experience. Point man for the Smith Center for the Performing Arts. P
Breathe in the air. Stick your toes in the water and look for the dark side of the moon. Brit Floyd is playing entire album sides of several Pink Floyd classics, with as much of its sound and light show as it can fit on the outdoor beach stage at Mandalay Bay. Admission is $30 for the 9 p.m. Saturday show at 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Call 702-632-7580.
Here’s something that has all but died out: a free meal on your birthday. Go to the Fat Bar at 3763 Las Vegas Blvd. South on your birthday, show your ID and you can get a free medium hamburger, fries and a medium drink.
Perhaps you’ve kept your name off the guest list at “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding.”
Each week Neon spotlights a different cuisine in the Dining Guide, with Mexican restaurants this week. Restaurants are rated on a letter-grade scale, from A to F. Opinions by R-J critic Heidi Knapp Rinella (H.K.R.) are indicated by initials. Price symbols are based on the cost of an average entree: $ = entrees less than $10; $$ = entrees $10 to $20; $$$ = entrees $20 to $30; and $$$$ = entrees more than $30.