Many Nevada groups have long contended that a law approved by the 2005 Legislature requiring citizen-backed initiative petitions to confine themselves to a single subject has thwarted public access to the ballot. A coalition of groups is now challenging the single-subject limitation and is about to have its day in court.
“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” served up a second helping at the box office, topping the weekend with $17 million according to studio estimates Sunday.
A Florida boy has died three weeks after becoming infected with a brain-eating amoeba while playing in a water-filled ditch near his house.
This is the largest private mint in the United States. It produces coins for several foreign countries, gold and silver bullion coins, bronze stars and most other medals for members of the military, the Boy Scouts and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Some 150 wild horses that had been set to be auctioned off for possible slaughter after their removal from the range in Nevada have been granted a reprieve.
On Sept. 6, Goodwill of Southern Nevada will open its first Déjà Blue Boutique at 10300 W. Charleston Blvd. Unlike other stores bearing the Goodwill name, this shop exclusively will feature a selection of brand-name, fashion-forward clothing, shoes, accessories and household decorative items. All at a reduced price.
Ryusei Hirooka lined a decisive two-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning and Shunpei Takagi hit two solo home runs as Tokyo beat Chula Vista, California, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Little League World Series.
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Forget that it’s still hot enough for dangling earrings to burn your neck, fall fashion is here. As difficult as it might be to put yourself in an outerwear frame of mind, the trends of the upcoming season could change that.
The bodies were headless and covered in lime and asbestos, hidden under a thick concrete slab — young men and women not seen since they went out partying in an upscale area of Mexico’s capital nearly three months ago.
They’re a diverse female duo in the world of combat sports, and a Las Vegas-based Muay Thai fight organization is counting on them to help build its brand and drive ticket sales and TV ratings.
Another school year begins, and children once again prepare themselves to face the scary — at least for a kid — prospect of having to get used to a brand-new teacher.
And, of course, the homeless man who makes his way to his turf at the same time you exit the highway. He usually holds a brown bag. His silver hair is combed back off his leathery, brick-red face. He stumbles like a toddler learning to walk and occasionally directs traffic.
“We are the bad boys of hand balancing,” the KriStef Brothers proclaim on “America’s Got Talent.”
Destiny can be an overused word in sports, but after rallying for two walk-off wins over Fresno in the past four days at Cashman Field, the 51s appear destined to capture their first Pacific Coast League playoff berth since 2002.
In the next few months, Neal Smatresk will introduce the school’s 12th full-time athletic director — who will take over a troubled department with shaky finances, a struggling football program and a poor relationship with the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV’s football team opens the season at Minnesota on Thursday night, and the players took timeout from game preparation Saturday to welcome fans to Rebels Park.
Though his team took some serious graduation hits after finishing second in the state last season, Liberty coach Rich Muraco still had high hopes for his team’s season opener.
It’s the dead of summer. Congress is adjourned. Egypt burns. ObamaCare looms. Government spooks read our email.
In an Aug. 17 editorial (“Death Valley National Park needs quicker fix for roads”), the Review-Journal smartly points out that a change is needed.
Mike Tyson’s wife is “standing by his side” after his recent relapse and stunning admission that he is “a vicious alcoholic on the verge of dying.”
Even though students will pay a little more this year, tuition and fees at the state’s colleges and universities remain lower than at higher education institutions in other Western states.
Bobbette Bond is in the middle of a grand experiment, so you could say she’s pretty busy.
Something new is growing at the bright green building downtown that once housed a pest control company and featured cutouts of giant roaches on its walls.
Yes, you can do this. No, you can’t do that. And that road you hate? Get over it. The road you want more of? Nope, not gonna happen.
Denial is not just a river in Egypt. It’s Harry Reid’s perpetual state of mind.
