The board that oversees the levees in the New Orleans region filed suit in state court Wednesday against about 100 leading oil and gas companies asking that they repair damage done by the industry’s network of access roads and pipeline canals, which has contributed to the loss of thousands of acres a year of wetlands since the 1930s.
After a month camped out in a transit area of Moscow’s international airport, fugitive Edward Snowden on Wednesday received clean clothing and a copy of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” – but no final word that he would be allowed into the country after having leaked U.S. surveillance secrets, his lawyer said.
The House narrowly rejected a challenge to the National Security Agency’s secret collection of hundreds of millions of Americans’ phone records Wednesday night after a fierce debate pitting privacy rights against the government’s efforts to thwart terrorism.
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension will present a workshop entitled “Cottage Foods & Farm to Fork — Education on the New Legislation” Aug. 12. The goal is to help get local homemade foods onto people’s tables, and supplementing incomes.
Clark County Cooperative Extension master gardeners will present free gardening classes Aug. 3.
Take a look around your home. How many pieces of plastic can you find? Of them, how long will they actually be in your possession before they are disposed of? Water and soda bottles, shampoo and detergent, food containers and toys; these are just a few of the thousands of plastic items that flow through our lives.
Lewis and Roca LLP, one of the most well-known law firms to handle the gaming industry in Las Vegas, will combine with Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons in Denver beginning Sept. 1, the two law firms announced Wednesday.
A small table next to the bed is necessary today to hold a lamp, cellphone, clock and perhaps a book, eyeglasses and tissues. But in past centuries the table might have held a candlestick with a handle to carry to the bedroom for light. It also had to store items that acted as the toilets of the day.
MADRID — A passenger train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, killing at least 35 people and leaving hundreds injured, officials said.
Pinnacle Entertainment’s $2.8 billion buyout of Ameristar Casinos received the last state regulatory approval need to finalize the transaction Wednesday.
Lawns are getting toasted right now. This is a stressful time of year for plants, particularly those that are not truly desert plants. Temperatures are out of their “comfort zone” and they become susceptible to diseases because they are less capable of fighting through a problem.
Google is betting consumers will pay slightly more for a sleeker, more powerful version of its Nexus 7 tablet as the Internet company escalates its rivalry with Apple and Amazon.com in technology’s key battleground — the mobile computing market.
Las Vegas Constable John Bonaventura left the federal courthouse Tuesday without permission during a settlement conference for a wrongful termination lawsuit involving two of his former officers and his office’s former insurance provider, according to court records.
The Clark County School District announces its valedictorians for the 2012-13 school year.
When the 2014 International CES heads to Las Vegas next January, 3-D printing will be given its own stage.
Gaming Control Board Chief of Enforcement Jerry Markling says he’s looking forward to the fresh challenge of his new job as Director of Investigations at The Venetian.
An office complex near McCarran International Airport has a new owner.
Clark County Credit Union on Wednesday posted second-quarter net income of $2.3 million, a nearly 28 percent increase from the $1.8 million reported for the same period last year.
Plaza Bank, which recently acquired certain assets and deposits of 1st Commerce Bank in North Las Vegas, on Wednesday reported increased earnings for the second quarter.
WASHINGTON — A bill that aims to sort out government benefits for Filipinos who fought alongside Americans during World War II advanced in Congress on Wednesday.
In an older, quiet Henderson neighborhood there’s a gold Dodge Stratus parked in the driveway of a mint green house in the middle of a cul-de-sac. It’s an older neighborhood where every home is equipped with a carport.
I have a tip this week on something frequently requested by readers of this column.
A western Montana man floating on an inner tube suffered broken bones in his legs and torn ligaments in his knees when another man jumped from a bridge and landed in his lap.
taking after Las Vegas-loving uncle.
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — Homes being built in this Hudson Valley cul-de-sac offer prospective buyers wooded lots, pretty views and — oh yes — the promise of thumbing your nose at the power utility.
Police said the hiker had no business being in that dangerous area of Mount Charleston, surrounded by cliffs with steep drops.
MGM Resorts International announced Wednesday it created four new positions within the company’s corporate diversity, philanthropy and community engagement department.
WASHINGTON — Americans for generations have come to depend on door-to-door mail delivery. It’s about as American as apple pie.
