Erin Cranor, who is under state investigation for allegations of using taxpayer resources to campaign in an election, was elected president of the Clark County School Board on Wednesday.
The owner of a German restaurant in Texas is hoping to make a good amount of money off the sale of his restaurant, and for a good cause: He’s trying to help a 19-year-old employee who needs surgery to remove a brain tumor.
Not only is the PRCA mulling whether to keep the NFR in Las Vegas or move it to Central Florida, now it’s coping with an insurrection from big-name cowboy contestants who say they are defecting because the board rejected their request for more of a say on PRCA matters.
A 31-year-old Zappos employee was shocked Monday night to learn that investigators from the Clark County coroner’s office and Las Vegas police went inside his downtown Towne Terrace apartment after they mistook him as a suicide jumper from earlier that morning.
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The cold front that has overrun most of the eastern United States is starting to wane today, but cities are not out of the ice just yet.
WASHINGTON — A private survey shows U.S. businesses added the most jobs in a year in December, powered by a big gain in construction. The figures are the latest evidence that the economy gained momentum at the end of 2013.
Traffic picked up for Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co. during December, according to a company report released Wednesday, with the number of passengers it carried rising 11.9 percent to 668,000.
A Nebraska waitress received far more than just a tip when she served two inquisitive customers this week.
Two teenagers were found dead in an idling SUV in Fernley on Tuesday, apparently overcome by carbon monoxide as the boy dropped the girl off at her house after an evening out.
An Affinity Gaming board member, who was at the center of a proxy fight with the casino operator’s largest shareholder a year ago, resigned from the company last week.
Resolutions have been made for 2014, and many revolve around the promise to start eating healthier. Start here with grilled fish sandwiches, fish tacos and fish plates.
Louise “Lou” Lauber can be found holding court daily in the back booth of her diner. Walk over and say hello, she’ll be glad to meet you. Lou worked here for 25 years and has owned the restaurant for the past 16 years.
Legend has it that Archibald Stewart and Peter Skene Ogden, two legendary Las Vegans, met at this location in the 1850s and shared a meal together. A lot has changed.
Spent some time this week reading about man-caused global warming and that Aussie professor stuck in the ice in Antarctica. I’ll write more on that professor in my Sunday newspaper column. You are invited to tune it here or to the Las Vegas Review-Journal and other fine Stephens Media newspapers.
Wynn Macau Ltd., the Macau subsidiary controlled by Wynn Resorts Ltd., on Tuesday appointed Gamal Aziz president, and he will immediately assume the position from Steve Wynn.
All around the valley, holiday cheer is in full force. Readers sent in photos of events happening across town, from fundraisers to blanket and food drives. To submit more holiday photos, email aking@viewnews.com. Please include event information, date and location.
Upcoming literary highlights include Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist and author Norm Clarke talking about Las Vegas, celebrities and more at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 10 at the Gibson Library, 100 W. Lake Mead Parkway, and Bella Capo signing copies of her biography “La Bella Mafia” from 1 to 5 p.m. Jan. 11 at the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, the Mob Museum, 300 Stewart Ave.
The motorcyclist killed Tuesday morning near Decatur Boulevard and Flamingo Road has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
From all indications, the Summerlin area has a lot to look forward to in 2014. There are new home offerings being planned, along with new shopping venues and the refreshing of other ones.
Oil-rich and overrun with crime, Venezuela is seeing a flood of social media outrage over the death of a popular soap-opera actress and former Miss Venezuela, 29-year-old Monica Spear. She and her ex-husband resisted robbers and were killed. Their 5-year-old daughter was wounded.
A couple of nights before last year’s Indianapolis 500 we were at the airport in Indy, picking up our rental car, and the girl wearing the blazer said all they had was a Prius. That was the last electric car, or sort of electric car, I paid much attention to until Monday,
Playoff parties may have one fewer dip option this year. Kraft Foods says some customers may not be able to find Velveeta cheese over the next few weeks.
Clint Holmes finds himself another step closer to his Broadway dream today. Holmes, a Las Vegas headliner after years as Bill Cosby’s opening act, has been voted “Best Male Celebrity Vocalist” in the BroadwayWorld.com New York Cabaret Awards for 2013.
A sweeping fraud case involving scores of retired officers, firefighters and jail guards unfolded Tuesday in New York. The retirees faked psychiatric problems, authorities said, and many falsely claimed their conditions arose after the Sept. 11 attacks. More than 100 were arrested.
North Las Vegas’ fiscal forecast remains decidedly cloudy, with at least an outside chance of a state takeover. That is according to a seven-year fiscal outlook co-authored by more than a dozen municipal department heads and presented Tuesday at a special City Council meeting.
In shelving his attempt to become the general manager of Southern Nevada’s water works before Tuesday morning’s meeting, County Commissioner Brown removed the drama and potential for fireworks from a highly politicized process.
Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher walked into a hotel ballroom Tuesday morning and posed with each of the Seminoles’ four championship trophies. Fisher did not pose with Bobby Bowden.
The local housing market ended 2013 the way it began — with big annual gains in prices, but experts say prices will stabilize in 2014. The median home price of $185,000 in December was up 24.2 percent from $149,000 in December 2012.
When you think of a European vacation, do your thoughts wander to Italy, France or even the United Kingdom? While those destinations all have their appeal, you can find every bit as much adventure, history, glorious scenery and fabulous cuisine in one of Europe’s most-often-overlooked travel destinations: Spain.