Spider-Man musical may swing into Las Vegas

According to a 2011 New York Times piece, Cirque du Soleil head Guy Laliberte once fielded a call from his friend Bono of U2, asking him to invest in the “Spider-Man” musical he and The Edge were writing songs for.

Comet races to close encounter with sun

For months, all eyes in the sky have pointed at the comet that’s zooming toward a blisteringly close encounter with the sun. The moment of truth comes Thanksgiving Day.

 
Tour de force performances make ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ shine

How good is “Dallas Buyers Club”? Matthew McConaughey shed nearly 50 pounds for his role, blows the walls off of whatever boxes Hollywood has put him in and doesn’t utter a single “awright, awright, awright.”

Cubs’ Bryant lets bat cool off after busy rookie year

It was Thursday afternoon, and a hard rain that would have done Bob Dylan proud was a-gonna fall. In fact, it already was a-fallin’. There would be no baseball on this day. And that was fine by Kris Bryant.

Large storm may disrupt Thanksgiving travel plans

A large storm already blamed for at least eight deaths in the West slogged through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and other parts of the southwest Sunday as it slowly churned east ahead of Thanksgiving.

Mormons left their mark on Nevada

Our state could have been called Deseret instead of Nevada. Seriously.

Choose your own adventure in Prescott, Ariz.

There’s something for everyone in Prescott, a classic Arizona frontier town, with its lively mix of national forests and Old West saloons.

Liquor prohibition on Fremont Street would stun Mayor Fred

Fred Hesse was the mayor of Las Vegas from 1925 to 1931 during the heart of Prohibition. He believed in the power of booze and the potential of Fremont Street.

Boyd exec readies for rollout of Web gambling in New Jersey

To Boyd Gaming Corp. Executive Vice President Bob Boughner, the Borgata in Atlantic City is handling this week’s launch of Internet gaming in New Jersey much as it would oversee the opening of a new restaurant.

‘Sirens’ cast stunned, upset by show’s closure

Treasure Island’s decision to cancel the long-running pirate show “Sirens of TI” drew fire Saturday from cast and crew members who said they were totally blind-sided.

Dog dies in Summerlin house fire

A house fire in Summerlin left five people displaced and one dog deceased Saturday night.

Washington Digest: Democrats force change in filibuster

Senate Democrats forced a historic change in Senate rules last week to eliminate filibusters on most presidential nominees.

Storm brings avalanche warning, traffic accidents

A severe avalanche warning was issued Saturday by the Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort as snow continued to fall on Mount Charleston.

Medical marijuana going to pot?

It took medical marijuana advocates more than 12 years to persuade the Nevada Legislature to enable the lawful sale of the drug through dispensaries. It might take as long for Southern Nevada governments to allow those dispensaries to actually open their doors.

EDITORIAL: Speaking of nuclear …

Nevada has blocked the opening of a high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. But Nevada might be powerless to stop the U.S. Department of Energy’s announced plan to ship more than 400 containers of nuclear-power fuel waste from Tennessee’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to the Nevada National Security Site.

Wishing us all a safe and happy Obamacare Day

It’s Thanksgiving week. It’s also the official start of the one-week countdown to the second launch of HealthCare.gov. The nation wonders: Which will feature the bigger turkey?

Explore bygone era at restored Calico ghost town

Yesteryear is alive and well in old Calico, the restored ghost town in the Mojave Desert that was resurrected as a popular regional park.