Santana drives into parked car, suffers no injuries

Rock guitarist Carlos Santana drove into a parked car near a well-to-do community in the west Las Vegas Valley on Friday night, a Las Vegas police spokesman said Saturday.

NY trial to examine reclusive copper heiress’ will

She had wealth few could boast and used it to finance a life few would choose — an heiress to the fortune of the founder of Las Vegas spending 20 years voluntarily in New York hospital rooms.

Coroner IDs victim who was shot and killed by roommate

The man who police said was shot and killed by his roommate in southwest Las Vegas on Thursday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s officer.

‘Insidious’ sequel screams box-office success

Moviegoers had an appetite for fright this weekend, sending “Insidious: Chapter 2” to the top of the box office.

No one said traffic rules should make sense

There are rules, and then there are rules. The first kind are those that we understand. We might not like them all the time — rural highway speed limits come to mind — but we get why our elected officials have enacted them. They make a certain sort of sense. Public safety and whatnot.

FTC looking into proposed Facebook changes

The Federal Trade Commission is looking into a set of policy changes that Facebook proposed in late August, though the agency says it’s part of a routine monitoring of the company’s privacy practices.

COLUMN: Mayweather again flaunts his superiority

It has come to this when Floyd Mayweather Jr. fights: The only things missing are Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell and a groundhog. It’s the same thing, over and over. The same hype, the same buildup, the same outclassed opponents.

Fab Four: Beatles to release more BBC sessions

The Beatles plan to release a new collection of the band’s BBC sessions, including commercially unreleased recordings and studio chatter.

Police respond to explosion in Vegas valley

An explosion Sunday morning critically injured a man in the desert off of Interstate 15 near Sloan.

Las Vegas task force mobilizes to assist in Colorado floods

Nevada Task Force 1, an 80-member urban search-and-rescue team from Southern Nevada, began mobilizing early Sunday morning to help find the estimated 170 people who are missing in Colorado, driving to Fort Collins first to pick up its assignment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency before heading to Boulder County.

Enjoy mountaintop retreat in Arizona’s Cerbat Range

High atop the rugged Cerbat Mountains in northwestern Arizona, two small recreation areas attract visitors who savor the pleasures of the West’s out-of-the-way places.

Garcia overwhelms Matthysse, keeps titles

Danny Garcia gets to keep his world titles, and his father, Angel Garcia, gets to keep his hair.

LETTERS: School district believes in transparency

I want to clear up some misinformation presented in Monday’s Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial (“Taxpayers deserve expansive transparency”) concerning the Clark County School District. As the title suggests, taxpayers do deserve transparency. We in the Clark County School District believe that and work every day to be transparent.

Gala raises money for Ronald McDonald House Charities

The Heart of Giving gala Sept. 7 at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health benefited Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas. The special event celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Ronald McDonald House, at 2323 Potosi St.

New head of AGA notes industry’s competitiveness

It didn’t take long for American Gaming Association CEO Geoff Freeman to comprehend one of the casino industry’s key dynamics.

COLUMN: For Rebels, any win is good

At the start of his Monday news conference, Bobby Hauck, UNLV’s football coach with the 6-34 record — 7-34 now, after coming from three touchdowns down to beat Central Michigan on Saturday night — said he would answer questions only about the Chippewas.

Nevadan at Work: What’s his line? Ask him and he might set odds

As director of Race and Sports Operations at Wynn Las Vegas for close to a decade, Johnny Avello has set the odds on everything from the Super Bowl to Stanley Cup Finals, as well as the Oscars and reality television competitions.

Cool ‘Money’ picks apart young Mexican challenger

Floyd Mayweather Jr., whose nickname is “Money” and who made a lot of it Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden, made Saul “Canelo” Alvarez his latest victim while adding to his legacy in one of the most anticipated fights in years.

Record comeback gives UNLV its first win of year

UNLV was done, the football season was quickly vanishing, the Rebels getting completely outclassed by Central Michigan.

University regent honored by alma mater

Nevada System of Higher Education Regent Jack Schofield was honored Friday night by his alma mater, the University of Utah, with the College of Science Distinguished Alumni Award.

Flying cars won’t need old-time mechanic

Listen to some of downtown’s promoters long enough, and you wouldn’t be surprised to find flying cars on Fremont Street.

EDITORIAL: Two Colorado legislators recalled from office

Two members of the Colorado state Senate learned a lesson the hard way last week, and it provided a teaching moment in U.S. politics. The overriding lesson was that, if politicians take away their citizens’ right to debate and present opinions on legislation, those same politicians shouldn’t be surprised when their jobs are taken away by those same citizens, via the ballot box.

To better pursue ministries, two valley Presbyterian churches merge

It was a wedding and a birthday party and a reunion and a get-acquainted mixer and a christening and even — but just a little, because nobody really dwelled on it — a sort of wake during which a few silent goodbyes surely were offered.

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