Muhammad sent home from rookie transition program

Minnesota Timberwolves President Flip Saunders says the team “fully supports” the decision to send first-round draft Shabazz Muhammad home from the NBA’s rookie transition program due to a rules violation.

Photo Story: Bikini Invitational celebrates beauty of bodies

If the hundreds of bronzed, bikini-clad young women at Rehab, the booze-fueled pool party held every summer Sunday at the Hard Rock Hotel, aren’t enough for the eyes, fret not, partygoers. Enter: the Bikini Invitational bikini competition.

Dead shark found on subway train confuses commuters

New Yorkers are trying to figure out how a dead shark ended up on a New York City subway train. After multiple users posted photos on the social network Instagram of what appeared to be a dead shark on New York’s Queens-bound N train, one person who had seen the shark wrote to the website Gothamist explaining the strange occurrence.

Enjoy the outdoors indoors at Bellagio’s Summer Garden

As the casino lights and poker machine bells fade into the distance it is like being outside walking through a valley. Blooming bright colors line gazebos, bridges, ponds, and water features create a mosaic of nature and art.

Memo: Clark County’s largest union rejects 4 percent COLA-merit pay hike offer

Clark County has offered its largest union, the Service Employees International Union Local 1107, a contract that has a 2 percent cost-of-living increase and an additional 2 percent merit increase for eligible employees, according to a county memo obtained by the Review-Journal.

Competency evaluations for Nevada detainees log-jammed

Lake’s Crossing Center in Northern Nevada is being sued by the Clark County public defender’s office over the significant increase in delays for getting court-ordered patients admitted.

Downtown Container Park OK’d to serve alcohol, too

People who need something to take the edge off while they pull baby-sitting duty are in luck. A downtown retail and restaurant center with a kids’ playground in the center will be able to offer booze as well.

Las Vegas grant project gets OK; critics says it’s a waste of money

Las Vegas will spend more than $1.2 million to solicit plans from the public to create jobs and enhance urban spaces, despite objections from critics who characterized the effort as wasting taxpayer money.

Board finds officer’s poor tactical decisions led to shooting

An internal Las Vegas police report released Wednesday states that officer Jacquar Roston made “poor tactical decisions” that led to the nonfatal shooting of an unarmed man.

Flower shops bloom in changing downtown landscape

As the downtown landscape continues to change, flower shops in the area coexist by meeting the community’s different needs. Rain Forest Flowers, We Luv Flowers by Faith, and Gaia have all found different models for success.

Station Casinos sees double-digit growth in profits

Station Casinos grew profits 11 percent in the second quarter but didn’t disclose what percentage of the company’s overall figures came from online poker.

 
Jackie Robinson statue vandalized with swastikas, hate speech

New York City police are investigating swastikas and hate speech scrawled on a statue of Jackie Robinson and a teammate outside Brooklyn’s minor league baseball stadium.

Locals Only: Convention takes you out of this world

It’s the one weekend each year when you can celebrate everything “Star Trek” and rub elbows — or pointy ears, or whatever — with fellow fans and stars of the franchise that’s so far spawned five series and a dozen movies.

City marshals to see 4 percent pay increase

Las Vegas marshals who agreed to a pay cut to help the city cope with the recession will start getting raises again.

Certified translators tout their services for driver authorization cards

Certified translators and bilingual residents clashed Wednesday at a DMV public workshop held to develop rules for the new driver authorization cards that are expected to be issue to an estimated 60,000 people who live in Nevada illegally.

Proper irrigation can be difficult to figure out

Q: Could you tell me where I could find irrigation instructions in gallons rather than minutes or hours? I am having difficulty calculating how much to irrigate larger established plants and trees.

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