Five months after a contentious proxy fight threatened to shake up International Game Technology’s board of directors, the company announced it has expanded the governing panel by two members.
Coren Butler, the daughter of a noble Irish family, secures a prize of a husband in Prince Edward Albert Victor, Queen Victoria’s favorite grandson. Handsome, rich and destined to be king, the young Duke of Clarence is also among the suspects as Jack the Ripper’s bloody body count spreads terror throughout England.
Want to build a new home for Homer or try out a new hairstyle for Marge? Danish toy company Lego on Monday confirmed it will launch a special series themed on “The Simpsons” family globally in 2014.
Every day, from morning ’til night, you chug-chug-chug along.
SALT LAKE CITY — A woman who recently was crowned Miss Riverton after wowing the judges on the piano is accused of exercising a more sinister talent — cooking up homemade bombs and throwing them from a car.
Comedy magician Mac King plans to set out on a Magical Literacy Tour to collect books for students in at-risk schools. Patrons who donate three or more new or gently used books to the Clark County READS program will be rewarded with two tickets to see “The Mac King Comedy Magic Show” at Harrah’s Las Vegas, 3475 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
The food of the future could do with a pinch of seasoning — and maybe some cheese. Two volunteers who took the first public bites of hamburger grown in a laboratory gave it good marks for texture but agreed there was something missing.
Bowhead Systems & Technology Group is trying to land a contract to have Nevada be one of the testing sites for nonmilitary use of unmanned aircraft.
The road along the east side of The Arts Factory, originally called Second Street, was renamed Casino Center Boulevard, only to later become Art Way. It could change yet again if the proposal gets past opposition.
CARSON CITY — The final treasures of a quiet man who collected a fortune in gold coins will be auctioned off Tuesday in Carson City.
John-Michael Tebelak’s “Godspell” originated as his master’s thesis at Carnegie Mellon University in 1970. It grabbed the attention of producers in 1971, and then composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz penned a new score and additional lyrics.
Southern Nevada’s effort to assist the homeless population will receive nearly $6.6 million this year. The money will support various programs including more than 600 beds in transitional and permanent housing.
A staged protest claiming that city officials had beaten a sidewalk vendor to death in central China went awry when the man playing dead under a white sheet was overcome by the region’s heat wave and sprang up to quaff a bottle of water.
CARSON CITY — Nevada Department of Wildlife officials have destroyed a black bear they say was a public safety threat at Lake Tahoe.
The Republican National Committee charged Monday that NBC and CNN are promoting a potential presidential candicacy by Hillary Rodham Clinton, threatening to blackball them from future GOP primary debates if they air planned programs on the former secretary of state.
First Security Bank of Nevada said its net income for the second quarter increased by 583 percent over the same period last year because of strong loan growth.
Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. Occasionally, the address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the home. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes.
With gun ownership on the rise in Southern Nevada, gun safety is a priority for local gun shops, especially for children.
HOSPITAL TEDDY BEAR CLINIC
TO TEACH YOUTHS ABOUT HEALTH CARE
The victim of a single-vehicle traffic accident in northwest Arizona over the weekend has been identified as Vanessa Norbert, 28.
Making sense of the complicated Las Vegas housing market can be a bit like assembling a jigsaw puzzle. There are a lot of pieces that fit together, and others await in the box to find their place in the picture.
I’m in the seventh grade, in music class, singing a stanza. My couplet is “Powdered wig, big fat pig.” My problem is that Mano is standing next to me, whispering in my ear, “Powdered wig, big fat Denise.”
Clark County commissioners face a critical decision Tuesday about whether to enact a sales tax increase aimed at propping up the ranks of the Metropolitan Police Department.
“How did it feel?” I asked one of my athletes last week as I coached him during a lift.
I have a pal named Chip who lives near here and has a nice view. When I told him I was coming up for the World Horseshoe Tournament, he drove out there before I even arrived.
All lanes have reopened on southbound U.S. Highway 95 near Tropicana Avenue Monday morning after a two-vehicle accident.