Pro-arena faction wins bloody victory in Las Vegas

Dreamy scenarios typically rule the day when a showcase project clears a major hurdle, as the arena did Wednesday. But the 4-3 city council vote to give Cordish another four months to finish its funding plan was a bloody victory for the pro-arena faction.

 
$1 billion offered for perfect NCAA Tournament bracket

Correctly predicting the outcome of every game in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is no layup. There’s now a $1 billion prize waiting for anyone able to pull off the feat this spring.

Las Vegas-area traffic stop leads to Canadian drug ring busts

A Canadian man busted outside Las Vegas 15 months ago ferrying 99 pounds of cocaine to Calgary has led Canadian and U.S. authorities to break up a multi-million dollar drug ring.

ECHL extends deadline for Wranglers to find new home venue

The Wranglers have at least two more weeks to find a new place to play next season after the ECHL agreed to extend Wednesday’s deadline at its Board of Governors meeting in Philadelphia.

Feds yank moviegoer wearing Google Glass from theater

A moviegoer wearing Google Glass was removed from an AMC Theater in Columbus, Ohio, and questioned for an hour by federal authorities before being released after they determined he wasn’t recording “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.”

Horsford optimistic about jobless pay bill, Titus skeptical

U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., said this week that he’s optimistic Congress will extend federal unemployment benefits for several months and possibly a full year, but Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., was more skeptical.

Tiananmen Square protester sentenced to 47 months for credit scheme at Strip casinos

Irene Li, 53, pleaded in court Wednesday that she had never broken laws since she was granted U.S. asylum in 1990 after participating in protests at Tiananmen Square. But her role in a $2.2 million credit scheme at Strip casinos got her 47 months in prison and an order to pay restitution.

Henderson police seek Game Stop robbers

Henderson police asked for the public’s help Wednesday in finding a pair of robbers after Game Stop stores were held up three times this month.

School showcases improvements to win new students

Cimarron-Memorial High School is offering open enrollment for the first time and has 122 seats available. It joins 106 other elementary, middle and high schools with a total of 18,230 vacancies across the Clark County School District for 2014-15.

Personal libraries are retreats

With the advent of tablets, phones and e-readers, could the book-lined home library go the way of the formal dining room?

There’s home and then there’s Home

Home improvement is a big topic. There are so many options. Common improvements include makeovers in the kitchen or bathrooms, new flooring or wall coverings, or even entire additions. In every case, I can imagine, there are worthwhile green options that make sense.

Local events

Jan. 23

Design events converge in Las Vegas beginning today

Las Vegas will be the center of the design world for the next two weeks with a number of events that feature the latest in interior decorating, home furnishings, and kitchen and bath products.

There is value in using an interior designer

The American Society of Interior Designers is the oldest and largest professional organization of its kind. As president of the Central California/Nevada Chapter, I naturally have a vested interest in promoting the benefits derived from working with an ASID designer. Along with the many duties of my office, it’s also my own personal goal to educate the public as much as possible about why using a professional designer makes such good, practical economic and aesthetic sense.

Although it’s warm now, cold weather still possible next month

This has not been unusual weather. It’s the norm. But watch out! February can be dangerous for plants. December 1990 was one of the coldest months on record, but February 1989 was much more damaging to plants.

Vintage fortune-telling machines make ‘Big’ money

Fortune tellers have been popular for centuries. In the United States, many 20th century amusement parks had fortune teller machines that enticed customers. Put a coin (or, in later years, a dollar bill) in the slot, and the life-size figure in the glass-fronted booth nodded and moved mouth, hands and even eyes while giving you a card telling your future.

Henderson school gets a kick out of Fiji rugby team visit

Members of the Fiji national rugby sevens team visited Schorr Elementary School on Jan. 21 for a pep assembly to celebrate the school’s participation in the annual Adopt-A-Country program coordinated by USA Sevens Rugby and the Clark County School District.

Report: Marines’ deaths in Northern Nevada caused by training misstep

An explosion that killed seven Camp Lejeune Marines during a nighttime training exercise in Northern Nevada was the result of human error and insufficient training, according to the results of a military investigation.

Las Vegas lawyer pleads guilty in money laundering scheme

Las Vegas lawyer Christopher Reade pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to a felony charge tied to a $2.3 million money laundering scheme involving one of his former clients.

EDITORIAL: Ethics complaints against trustees warrant full inquiry

The Clark County School District made one ethics complaint go away, but that whitewash has spawned four similar complaints, including two lodged last week, alleging School Board members used taxpayer resources to campaign for a property tax increase in 2012.

Flu season deaths in Southern Nevada top last year

Three more Southern Nevadans have died from the flu, two Tuesday and one Wednesday, according to the Southern Nevada Health District. That brings the death count for this flu season to nine, three times the number killed by the virus last year.

Nevada legal brief defends state’s same-sex marriage ban

Gov. Brian Sandoval has joined with a Nevada group in seeking to preserve the state’s constitutional definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman.

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