Clark County prosecutors have dropped the case against a 22-year-old Latvian man arrested earlier this week on a murder charge in the death of a man in a South Point hotel room.
Former Golden Nugget owner Tim Poster is appealing the Nevada Gaming Commission decision that blocked his chance to take the position of chief operating officer at Wynn Las Vegas. (File, Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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For a significant number of Americans, Christmas has largely lost its religious meaning, becoming an occasion focused instead on visiting family and friends and exchanging gifts, according to a new survey released Wednesday.
Back in the day, it was called State Line. Now known as Primm, the California-Nevada border town has a flavor all its own.
Q: I have a bathtub/shower combination, and when I pull the knob on top of the spout to start the shower, only a little water comes out of the shower head while most of it comes out of the tub spout. Do I have a clog in the pipe or is this a water pressure problem?
Las Vegas Design Center recently announced the 2013 Design of the Year at its annual holiday gala Dec. 5. Top honors went to Peggy Scinta of P. Scinta Designs for her total remodel of an outdated home turned bachelor pad for a successful young man who has extensively traveled the world.
The government mandated phase-out of traditional incandescent light bulbs began in 2012. That year, the old 100-watt incandescent bulb got the boot, and in 2013, the 75-watt bulb was nixed. 2014 will see the slow end to 40- and 60-watt traditional incandescent bulbs.
Dear Gail: I love mirrors and have recently purchased a couple of new ones. I’d love some ideas on different ways to use them. — Gina A.
A Massachusetts startup is launching a new device that transforms almost any bicycle into an electric-hybrid vehicle using an app on a smartphone.
How much time do you spend in the bathroom each day? Whether it’s where you prep the kids for bed or step away for some alone time, the bathroom is one of the most frequently used rooms in the home. It’s also one of the best areas in which to invest; renovating or simply updating this space can lead to a 62 percent return on investment.
If injury or illness left you unable to work – even for a short time – would your financial health be at risk? Fifty-nine percent of U.S. workers said their financial resources would last 12 weeks or less without a paycheck. But many workers have access to the “preventive medicine” designed to help protect their financial health – in the form of employer-sponsored benefits.
Few people understand just how much a threat cardiovascular disease (CVD), or heart disease, can be. Consider this: heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world. Cardiovascular disease claims more lives each year than cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease and accidents combined. While heart disease is truly dangerous, in many instances the disease is preventable.
An ever increasing body of academic research is showing that the current level of salt Americans consume is not only perfectly healthy but that adopting low-salt recommendations will actually harm people. The most recent example of this is a review of all available research on salt and health by the Institute for Medicine (IOM).
Follow the link for the schedule and results (when available) for the Tarkanian Classic boys basketball tournament, being held Dec. 18-22.
Listen up, kids. You’ve only got a few days left to see Santa.
Other channels are trying to steal its thunder.
Deana Martin’s happy to be bringing her Christmas show back to The Smith Center’s Cabaret Jazz for the second consecutive year.
Only once this season did Khem Birch feel that UNLV was outmanned on the front line, and that was early this month against No. 1 Arizona.
In the wake of the Dallas Cowboys’ collapse in Sunday’s crushing 37-36 loss to the Green Bay Packers, owner Jerry Jones waxed philosophical on a Dallas radio station.
The Las Vegas Bowl has a recent history of landing key teams, using appearances by Brigham Young and Boise State to draw large crowds to Sam Boyd Stadium.
Fish lure and money.” That is the caption below a photograph on the Fish Production page of the National Fish Hatchery System website, which is only a part of the considerable Internet presence of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
■ LAKE MEAD — Anglers have reported lots of striped bass throughout the Boulder Basin, but the trouble is catching them. The fish prefer live bait, and the gizzard and threadfin shad have been caught near thick brush and trees in the backs of coves in the Las Vegas Wash. Some stripers are hanging out in the area of 33 Hole in about 50 feet of water. Largemouth bass still are providing action for anglers near Callville Bay. Dark plastics and drop shots have worked well.
Karen Weitz had to be strongly persuaded to take her first basketball coaching job. Twenty years and a lot of victories later, she’s more than happy to be running practices and helping students grow as basketball players and people.
A 13-year veteran of the Marine Corps, Eldorado girls basketball coach Danielle Pope knows a little bit about toughness and heart.
Adrian Patrick contemplates the small-hit rock songs his Vegas band released recently, and he says, “We sold 50,000 copies of our first album, and I got an $800 publishing check.” There’s not much money in rock anymore, but it’s still hard work.