A man was stabbed in the chest, and he and his girlfriend were held against their will Thursday because of stolen drugs, Las Vegas police said.
Alex Rodriguez has sued Major League Baseball and its players’ union, seeking to overturn a season-long suspension imposed by an arbitrator who ruled there was “clear and convincing evidence” he used three banned substances and twice tried to obstruct the sport’s drug investigation.
A four vehicle crash including an RTC bus Sunday night that left one person in critical condition was caused by a truck that ran a red light, authorities said.
The city of Henderson plans its third annual weight-loss challenge through April 4. Starting from 6 to 8 a.m. or 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 13 through 17, participants may visit certain Henderson recreation centers to sign up and weigh in. The centers are: Black Mountain Recreation Center, 599 Greenway Road; Downtown Recreation Center, 105 W. Basic Road; Henderson Multigenerational Center, 250 S. Green Valley Parkway; Heritage Park Senior Facility, 300 S. Racetrack Road; Silver Springs Recreation Center, 1951 Silver Springs Parkway; and Whitney Ranch Recreation Center, 1575 Galleria Drive. Participants can also sign up and weigh in from 8 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. at the Valley View Recreation Center, 500 Harris St.
A brother and sister under age 10 apparently got trapped inside a chest in their Massachusetts home and died.
Two Nevada organizations have sued the federal government, alleging mismanagement of wild horses led to excessive damage to rangelands and the animals themselves. The Nevada Farm Bureau Federation and the Nevada Association of Counties filed suit Dec. 30 in U.S. District Court in Nevada.
When American Coin was seized and closed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board for allegedly rigging programs in 1989, company partner Frank August Romano’s life was forever changed. He details his fall from grace and the journey to recovering from financial and professional loss in the book “American Coin: A True Story of Betrayal, Gambling, and Murder in Las Vegas.” Romano wrote the book in an effort to set the record straight. In it, he shares his account of the scandal and the fallout of the investigation including the events surrounding the murder of Larry Volk, a slot technician who confessed to programming gaming machines to cheat players.
Authorities say a second inmate who walked away from a northern Nevada prison work assignment has been recaptured.
If you saw the show at the Amanda Harris Gallery of Contemporary Art, 900 Las Vegas Blvd. South, when it opened last month, you haven’t seen the show. “He came into town the other day and changed the big piece on the back wall,” gallery owner Amanda Harris said. “He put a wash over it and put his mug shot over it.”
Local companies interested in doing business with Clark County have an opportunity to learn more at a county event on Wednesday.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider an appeal by national Republicans over Nevada’s unique “none of the above” voting option for statewide races.
The pilots of a Southwest Airlines flight that mistakenly landed at the wrong Missouri airport were grounded Monday, less than a day after they touched down at a small airfield that gave them only half as much room as normal to stop the jet.
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the AK-47 assault rifle, reportedly wrote a regretful letter several months before his death asking the head of the Russian Orthodox Church if he was to blame for the deaths of those killed by the guns.
Highlights in the week’s news include community comment on a proposed Green Valley Grocery gas station, carwash and convenience store and Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen declaring Jan. 6 “Sierra Estep Day in the city of Henderson.”
The residency program at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Reno ranked at the top of a recent list by Washington Monthly magazine. About 54 percent of UNR’s grads between 2006 and 2008 became primary care physicians.
A man shot and killed in the parking lot of the Crazy Horse III Gentlemen’s Club early Saturday was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Antonio Darrnell Logan, 28.
The results of the Review-Journal’s most recent “Judging the Judges” surveys are in. For women, they are not good.
Colorado officials think a difference of one-hundredth of a mile will be enough to stop thieves from stealing the mile marker 420 sign along Interstate 70.
As former mayors of the great city of North Las Vegas, and as residents who are now constituents, we would like to offer some unsolicited advice to new Mayor John Lee.
Although the valley usually gets no snow, the white stuff is just a short ride to Mount Charleston. Only a small percentage of residents make that jaunt with any regularity, which leaves a majority with only a passing knowledge of what to do when stranded in the cold.
If it’s the end of the day at Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort and you’re looking for your pals after a session of skiing or snowboarding, they might just be at Chair 4 — a new rooftop bar and grill unveiled this season.
Party girl Lindsay Lohan is reportedly on the banned list of Britney Spears’ “Piece of Me” show at Planet Hollywood Resort.
Are we trapped in our own fears? Or is it just a profound and growing lack of common sense?
Businesses have struggled to fathom the massive changes in health care, but the minimum wage may soon emerge as a major rival for their attention.
If bookmakers could script the outcomes of NFL games, this is how they would write it. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are going head to head, in the most dynamic quarterback duel possible, with a Super Bowl spot on the line.
The Golden Globes are typically Hollywood’s bawdiest awards show — “a wonderful mess,” said co-host Tina Fey of this year’s bash.
Graduation requirements for Clark County School District students were changed Thursday to eliminate the controversial High School Proficiency Exams and the certificate of attendance given as consolation each year to about 1,000 seniors who failed the tests but passed their classes.