Fill your stein, belly at Oktoberfest celebrations

Two Oktoberfest celebrations are scheduled for downtown Las Vegas on Saturday. A family-oriented event from 2 to 9 p.m. at the Historic Fifth Street School will be followed by a more adult celebration at 7 p.m. at Neonopolis on the Fremont Street Experience.

On the Menu: Autumn means apples

Apple desserts and beverages are featured as harvests bring flavors of the season.

‘Defend Freedom’ bus tour aims at backlog of veterans benefits claims

Concerned Veterans for America will launch a nationwide bus tour from Las Vegas on Friday to heighten awareness about the Department of Veterans Affairs foot-dragging in its effort to reduce a staggering backlog of 500,000 benefits claims.

Southern Nevada leaders make pitch for Tule Springs National Monument

Sensing economic promise in a trove of prehistoric artifacts, Southern Nevada leaders asked Congress Thursday to grant special status to rich fossil grounds on the northern edge of the Las Vegas Valley.

Locals can drink for free at Mirage’s topless pool

You won’t believe this, but if you have a local ID, you can drink all day for free at a topless pool on Monday. It’s the annual “Drink Bare Dry” day at Bare topless dayclub in The Mirage.

Catching up with DJ Chuckie, spinning at The Cosmopolitan

They call DJ Chuckie the “Dirty Dutch” man, because he helped pioneer/popularize the note-bending, melody-grinding “Dirty Dutch” sound. This Sunday, he performs at Marquee in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Pimp pleads guilty to murder to avoid death penalty

On the eve of his capital murder trial, pimp Marshall Greene pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Thursday allowing him to avoid a potential death sentence.

Jury: Chiropractor’s wife, employer at fault for hiding assets

Sheri Weiss said she filed the civil case as part of her longstanding effort to hold chiropractor Stephen Shaw accountable for her husband’s 2005 death, which occurred after Shaw shoved the older man and caused him to fall.

Financial aid errors to cost College of Southern Nevada $1.7 million

The college will have to reimburse the U.S. Department of Education $790,000 for the 2011-12 fiscal year because it overpaid federal financial aid to students. It will pay an additional $866,000 for overpayments during the 2012-13 fiscal year, although that number could still change slightly, according to college officials.

Auto Almanac

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Centennial Buick GMC, Mazda see sales soar

Alex Estay, general manager of Centennial Buick GMC and Centennial Mazda, said sales are increasing at his northwest Las Vegas automobile dealership.

Woman happy with purchase of 2013 Sonata

Native Las Vegan Courtney Knowles purchased her first new car recently and she’s confident that she was able to get the best car for the price in her dealings at Centennial Hyundai in the northwest valley.

Mary Kay awards woman car from Findlay Cadillac

Janeth Montoya is no stranger to hard work. She recently earned a 2014 Cadillac SRX awarded by Mary Kay Cosmetics and presented by Findlay Cadillac in the Valley Automall in Henderson.

Lexus of Henderson service, performance pleases buyer

Ron Widman bought a SC400 Lexus in 1995 and for 18 years the only major repair he had to do was replace the struts. He’s been sold on Lexus automobiles ever since.

Gaudin Porsche debuts Panamera Executive

Gaudin Porsche of Las Vegas recently celebrated the official release of the 2014 Porsche Panamera with a party for 100 invited guests.

As government shutdown goes on, local outdoor businesses take hit

As the federal shutdown approaches its first weekend, people in the recreation business gathered outside the locked gates at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and called on Congress to do its job.

New UNLV stadium authority board finalized

Two powerful local lawyers — Wynn Resorts general counsel Kim Sinatra and Ultimate Fighting Championship chief legal officer Kirk Hendrick — were appointed Thursday to the UNLV panel that will develop a feasibility, scope, cost estimate and funding proposal for a new on-campus stadium.

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