Dining Pick of the Week: Cafe Zupas

A steamy bowl of homemade soup is the perfect meal during these short winter days or long winter nights, and all soups at Cafe Zupas are served with bread and a chocolate-dipped strawberry.

Did botched vasectomy prompt Reno hospital shooting?

Nevada authorities say they’re trying to determine whether a California man’s anger over complications he suffered from a 2010 surgery prompted him to go on a shooting rampage at a urologist’s office, killing one doctor and critically wounding another before committing suicide.

10 places in Nevada you have to visit

We took to social media to find the places in Nevada that best display what’s great about our state. Here’s what you had to say.

EDITORIAL: Obamacare in full-on Hail Mary mode

With yet more Affordable Care Act deadlines at hand, it’s time for the increasingly desperate Obama administration to throw some more Hail Mary passes.

Reid sent home from Washington hospital

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada was released from a Washington, D.C., hospital on Friday after doctors diagnosed him as “exhausted,” a spokesman said.

Man reached for shotgun before officers fired on him, police say

Jose Luis Barrios-Aguilar, the 39-year-old Las Vegas man who tried to kill himself by injecting dog insulin, was shot in the leg by police officers on Monday night after he apparently tried to reach for his shotgun, Clark County Assistant Sheriff Joe Lombardo said in a press conference on Friday.

Bell-ringer shocked, but undeterred, by kettle theft

Leroy Fuller, a Salvation Army volunteer for over 15 years, was saddened and confused when a couple took his kettle with about $200 in it. “It made me feel upset,” he said. “I think they feel bad about what they did. They’ve got to feel bad, unless they have no heart.”

 
MGM Resorts wins license for Maryland casino; Murren credits team effort

MGM Resorts International won a license for a new casino near the nation’s capital in Maryland on Friday. A state commission voted 5-2 in favor of MGM’s proposal to build a $925 million resort near the Potomac River at National Harbor.

WinterFest lights up Water Street

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.”

UNLV stadium consultant selected

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.

Resale Homes Report: Exisiting homes sold between Nov. 21-Dec. 2

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.

Affinity Gaming says credit card, debit card system hacked

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.

Customers express fury, frustration over Target data breach

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.

Hoover Dam Lodge gets ready to start renovations

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.

 
Obama says 2014 can be America’s breakthrough year

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.

Local drugstores offer Christmas goodies for outdoorsmen

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.

Queen palms require much to survive here

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?

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