Google must move a mystery barge from a construction site on an island in the middle of San Francisco Bay because the permits are not in order, a state official said Monday.
A convicted killer who peeled a hole in two fences with his hands to escape from a Michigan prison before abducting a woman and fleeing to Indiana was captured Monday evening, authorities said.
CARSON CITY — As the Legislature’s Sunset Subcommittee questioned state officials on Monday, Assemblyman Richard Daly asked why eight legislatively approved committees seldom, if ever, meet.
North Las Vegas can’t afford the multimillion-dollar court defeat it suffered last month.
After a successful 2014 event, organizers of SHOT Show have decided to further commit to Las Vegas.
Las Vegas-based BMM Testlabs named former gaming industry lobbyist Frank Fahrenkopf Jr. as a nonexecutive member of the company’s board.
David Leibner had the idea for It’s On Me 20 years ago. It just wasn’t yet an app.
A gunman killed another person and himself at a business park Monday in an attack that briefly prompted a lockdown at a nearby school in this southwestern Washington city.
The White House’s failed rollout of its Spanish-language health care website, CuidadoDeSalud.gov, is already a laughingstock. Much like its English language counterpart, the site is filled with technical issues. There are mistranslations and links to English-only pages and forms.
In 1983, Clint Eastwood reprised his “Dirty Harry” role in the movie “Sudden Impact,” set in the San Francisco area. Like most of Mr. Eastwood’s films, it included a few signature lines, including one that notified some bad guys of his backup: “Smith and Wesson … and me.”
Find fun things to do in and near the Henderson area. Highlights this week include a Dive in Movie night and a preview opening of the Tribal Treasures: Regional Baskets and Their Collectors exhibit in the Heritage Gallery at the Clark County Museum. .
A pediatric patient was among three new flu-related deaths reported by the Southern Nevada Health District Monday.
Guns N’ Roses will be returning to The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel for a second residency after a well-received stint there in the fall of 2012.
A suspended Las Vegas attorney accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his clients pleaded guilty Monday in the high-profile federal investigation into the scheme to take over valley homeowners associations.
Recently released helmet cam footage shows how a skydiver survived a jump after being knocked unconscious shortly after leaping from the plane.
Super Bowl XLVIII was only 12 seconds old when prop bettors across Las Vegas started doing the safety dance. The Seattle Seahawks’ 43-8 blowout of the Denver Broncos might have been a sleeper, but nearly 400 prop bets kept a lot of fans awake for the entire game.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal will premiere a new stock grid on Tuesday.
It was the opening kickoff of Super Bowl XLVIII, and Brandon Marshall was trying to open up a seam for Denver Broncos teammate Trindon Holliday to run through.
Officials have identified the people involved in the officer-involved shooting in Laughlin Friday night.
Southwest Airlines says it will start nonstop flights from Dallas to New York, Los Angeles, Washington and 12 other cities this fall, when federal limits on the airline’s home airport end.
I read my friend Brian Greenspun’s newspaper column on Sunday. When I say he’s my friend, I don’t mean that in the “come to my house for the Super Bowl” kinda way.
The federal body that examines the nation’s civil rights policies and practices is setting its sights on “patient dumping,” prompted by reports about the practice in Nevada and elsewhere.
It’s been four years since Sara Dobson’s husband, James, died from lung cancer. She feels his absence every day, but her life is full. Work and her connection to her four children and her grandchildren keep the 50-year-old widow going. While preparing for her youngest child’s 21st birthday, Sara rediscovers a side of herself she thought had died with James. Harboring secrets she can’t share for fear of hurting the people she loves, she turns in frustration to her grandfather clock, a 146-year-old heirloom she learns holds generations of her family’s darkest tragic secrets. Sara’s discovery is shared in Janet Coursey’s novel “The Secrets of Time,” which is set to be followed by “The Secrets of Time — Treasures of the Heart.” Coursey, who moved to Las Vegas in 1989 with the intention of opening a feed store, is a social media specialist for a local car dealership and is co-host of the radio show “Aspects of Writing” with James Kelly and Dana Micheli. The show is broadcast at 2 p.m. every other Tuesday and can be found at klav1230am.com. For more on the author, visit janetcoursey.com.
Looking for a basic intro to eliminating meat from your diet? You’ll find it in “The Smart Girl’s Guide to Going Vegetarian,” but there’s a lot of repetition to slog through to get it. That’s not to say that I didn’t like this book – because I did. It’s got humor, nutritional information, tips, and encouragement inside it, as well as argument-busters and a good section on eating disorders.
Literary highlights this week include a book tour visit from Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, and comedy-magician Mac King’s book drive. King plans to swap tickets to his show for donated books throughout February. The books will be given to local children during Kings Magical Literacy Tour.
After serving as a police officer, judge and philanthropist, Ken Proctor was recently honored by becoming the most recent namesake for a park in Henderson.
Whether it’s a problem with a neighbor’s tree hanging into the yard or a dog constantly barking next door, the city of Henderson is offering a mediation service to help residents resolve problems.