Amateur boxers are vying for a spot in the Golden Gloves National Tournament at this weekend’s regionals at Barry’s Boxing, 2664 S. Highland.
If everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, does that mean that in Las Vegas everybody’s lucky? Maybe not, but Las Vegas definitely knows how to do the holiday right, with corned beef and cabbage on nearly every buffet and green beer and specialty cocktails in nearly every bar. A number of local restaurants are planning other specials. Here’s a sample:
Las Vegas police were searching for a gunman who robbed a convenience store last week. The man went into the store near Durango Drive and Flamingo Road just after midgnight March 7, police said. He pulled a gun out of his sweater pocket and ran away after getting the money from the cashier, police said.
LATINO SUMMIT PLANNED MARCH 21 AT EAST LAS VEGAS COMMUNITY CENTER
A 34-year-old man was sentenced to 3 1/2 to 10 years in prison for killing a woman while driving intoxicated on sleeping pills. Jason Manuma was sentenced Tuesday for the February 2013 crash near Valley View Boulevard and Sahara Avenue that killed 52-year-old Brenda Kay Smiley.
The man who died in an apartment fire Wednesday morning in southern Las Vegas has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office. Thomas Edward Sinclair, 63, died in his home at 5355 Edmond St., near Hacienda Avenue and Decatur Boulevard. Firefighters found his body after the fire was put out about 3:30 a.m.
A video of BMX riders jumping over sleeping homeless people in the streets of downtown Los Angeles has gone viral and is creating a lot of outrage. And the bike shop owner, who posted the video, isn’t planning on taking it down, even though he thought twice about posting the video in the first place.
Elizabeth LaMacchia, who was known as Elizabeth Halverson when she was ousted from a Clark County judgeship in 2008, has died in Las Vegas at age 56.
Wesley Warren Jr. , who attracted worldwide attention for his problems with a scrotum that grew to 132 pounds by the time he had it surgically removed last year, died Friday at University Medical Center. He was 49.
Quarterback Caleb Herring participated in UNLV’s pro day on Thursday at Rebel Park. His best chance to make the NFL appears to be as an undrafted free agent.
National Geographic Channel is targeting a subject that’s literally over our heads, bringing it down to Earth in an ambitious two-hour special.
What kind of people would shimmy up a metal pole, crawl along a narrow ledge some 40 to 50 feet above steadily moving traffic on a major freeway and risk their lives just to pull spray cans from their pockets and deface two of those large, green traffic signs, with the ultimate purpose of creating havoc for drivers?
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Officials at an upstate New York school district say a kindergartner spent a day at the wrong school after getting on the wrong bus.
The makers of “Need for Speed” were stuck with the title, but speed is the one thing the movie doesn’t lack. There’s a definite need for compelling characters. There’s most certainly a need for a coherent story. But speed? This thing has speed out the wazoo.
Lady Gaga kicked off 24 hours in the spotlight at South By Southwest on Thursday night by appearing to be roasted on a spit like a gutted pig as her dancers basted her with barbecue brushes — and then things got really weird.
Urban gardeners who are new to the valley quickly learn that Las Vegas enjoys mild winters, making it possible to grow plants year-round. Mid- to late March are good times for plants such as artichokes, asparagus, beets, parsley, parsnips, radishes, spinach and turnips.
DENVER — Denver-based Quiznos has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to reduce its debt by more than $400 million after the chain lost ground to competitors.
Johnny Mathis, Under the Streetlamp and a “50 Shades of Gray” musical parody join The Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall lineup in May and June.
A co-founder of the frozen yogurt chain Pinkberry has been sentenced to seven years in prison for beating a homeless man with a tire iron in Los Angeles.
Nine people remain hospitalized, including two in critical condition, after a suspected drunken driver plowed into a South By Southwest festival crowd in Austin, leaving two people dead.
The Haifa Symphony of Israel made its debut performance in Las Vegas for an enthusiastic (but rather small) crowd Thursday at UNLV’s Artemus Ham Hall as part of the university’s Charles Vanda Master Series.
About a dozen people demonstrated against transgender-phobia outside the Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas Friday. Jane Heenan, co-director of Gender Justice Nevada, said a coalition of gay-lesbian-transgender activists were showing support for Monica Jones, an Arizona State University student arrested in Phoenix for “manifesting prostitution.”
A US Airways flight headed from Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale Thursday afternoon had to abort take off when a tire on the front landing gear blew out. And as passengers evacuated the plane, one captured the entire ordeal on her cellphone with a handful of pictures and even video that have gone viral.
A teen father in Northern California is under arrest after police say he bit the nose off his 1-month-old son because he was frustrated with the infant’s crying.
I know I’m a glutton for punishment for making the topic of abortion a regular part of the diet of this blog.