In some areas of Las Vegas, the streets are lined with homeless people. Those streets are also lined with donations and trash.
The Atlantic Club in Atlantic City says it will close on Jan. 13, reducing the number of casinos in the struggling gambling resort to 11.
The weather wasn’t too frightful for the city of Henderson’s WinterFest Dec. 12-14 in the city’s Water Street District. The theme of this year’s festival was “An Old-Fashioned Christmas Delight.”
The UNLV stadium board on Friday picked a Texas company, Conventions Sports & Leisure International, with experience in Las Vegas to help determine the need, size, cost and funding of an on-campus stadium.
Potential victims of credit card fraud tied to Target’s security breach said they had trouble contacting the discounter through its website and call centers.
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.
Apple’s “Misunderstood” holiday commercial has the potential to bring you to tears; it’s touching and heart-warming, but some bah-humbug the message.
Two days after national retailer Target said credit and debt card information for some 40 million customers was stolen in a security breach, casino operator Affinity Gaming said Friday it suffered a similar episode.
NEW YORK — Potential victims of credit card fraud tied to Target’s security breach said they had trouble contacting the discounter through its website and call centers.
The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday approved a gaming license for Nevada Restaurant Services Inc., which is remodeling the Hacienda into a national park-style lodge called the Hoover Dam Lodge overlooking Lake Mead outside Boulder City.
Citing progress on the economy, President Barack Obama said at his annual year-end news conference Friday that 2014 “can be a breakthrough year for America” after a long era of recession and slow recovery.
Nevada’s unemployment rate dipped in November as the state added jobs for the second straight month.
Seattle’s monstrous tunnel-boring machine — the biggest in the world at 300-feet long and 5 stories tall — has been stopped in its tracks by a mysterious, well, thing, deep under Seattle’s waterfront.
Well, if you did it again — waited until the last minute to buy Christmas presents for your favorite hiker or camper — you’re not in so much trouble as you may think. Some of the most practical and appreciated gifts for outdoorsmen can be purchased at a CVS, Walgreens or hardware store through Christmas Eve. Furthermore, they’re inexpensive, so you can buy several items, making it certain the recipient will truly love at least one. Buy a low-cost stocking, fill it to the brim, and it will even look like you planned ahead.
Question: During the excessive hot spell in July, our irrigation failed while we were out of town. As a result, one of our queen palms lost all of its branches. In spite of subsequent life support, it does not appear to be coming back. Is that too much to hope for? Is there anything we can do to help it recover, or should we just mourn its passing?
With all the negative news surrounding health care — the worsening Obamacare debacle at the forefront — it’s nice to see some positive prospects for the Las Vegas Valley’s medical sector. Two big projects are moving forward: a UNLV medical school and a Roseman University of Health Sciences medical school in Summerlin.
It’s finally over for Linda Winslow.
First there was Batkid, but the latest child-come-superhero to make a name on the streets of California is a 10-year-old Vallejo girl who was diagnosed with leukemia in April.
View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to Viewpoints, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.
Tiersa Schultz, 18, has been named December student of the month by the Las Vegas Summerlin Lions Club.
Las Vegas police are looking for a man suspected of starting a house fire early Friday morning near Jones Boulevard and Washington Avenue.
Wayne Newton couldn’t help but notice the guy in the front row. “As I walked on stage he held up a sign that said ‘US Guam,’ ” said Newton. In an instant, Newton knew the connection.
Gov. Brian Sandoval has appointed 18 people to a mental health council that will recommend ways to improve Nevada’s mental health system in the wake of ongoing criticism.
Every year about this time we’re treated to those government waste stories. Every year they are outrageous.
Nevada’s 19 Fresh & Easy’s will be open 24 hours starting Dec. 30.