Detroit motorists under siege in ‘Carjack City’

When they pull up to a gas station these days, Detroit drivers are looking beyond the price per gallon at a far more threatening concern: carjackers.

Visa, MasterCard renew push for microchips in credit, debit cards

Visa and MasterCard are renewing a push to speed the adoption of microchips into U.S. credit and debit cards in the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, including this week’s revelation that hackers stole consumer data from eBay’s computer systems.

Turner Classics to help you celebrate Memorial Day

The cable channel is airing a marathon of 34 movies honoring servicemen and servicewomen, ranging from 1926’s World War I comedy-drama “The Better ‘Ole” to Clint Eastwood in 1970’s “Kelly’s Heroes.”

Under par again, Finkelstein ties for 33rd at NCAA championship

UNLV junior Dana Finkelstein broke par for the second straight day at the NCAA women’s golf championships, firing a 1-under 69 Friday in her final round, finishing with a four-day total of 289 and a tie for 33rd place among individuals at Tulsa, Okla.

Maetaele granted extra season

The NCAA granted UNLV wide receiver Maika Mataele an extra season of eligibility, strengthening an already deep position.

VooDoo Zip Line debuts Sunday at Rio

Thrill seekers can soar nearly 500 feet in the air as Las Vegas’ newest attraction, the VooDoo Zip Line, debuts Sunday at noon at the Rio.

Dodgers release Miguel Olivo over ear-biting incident

Miguel Olivo was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, two days after biting off a piece of Triple-A Albuquerque teammate Alex Guerrero’s left ear during a dugout brawl.

Man asks for vacation time, gets free trip to Las Vegas

A security guard that works the night shift in the United Kingdom just wanted some time off work, but got much more due to an email that was forwarded unintentionally. Including a free trip to Las Vegas.

Lest we forget …

This Memorial Day weekend, may I draw your attention to one the best projects undertaken by the the Stephens Media Group — the American Valor project. Even today it stands the test of time.

U.S. new-home sales rise 6.4 percent in April

Sales of U.S. new homes recovered in April after slumping in the previous two months. But Americans are still buying new homes at a slower pace than they did a year ago.

 
Teen meets man who saved her as a baby

Skyler James and Charlie Heflin share a long history. But before James graduated from high school in Charleston last week the two had never really met.

Watch a drone deliver a pizza to an Indian skyscraper

Usually when you hear about drones being used to deliver dinner, it ends up being too good to be true. But an Italian restaurant in Mumbai isn’t kidding when it says it’s delivered pizza via drone, and it has video to prove it.

Rhodes seeks BLM land swap to boost farm acreage in Arizona

Former prominent Las Vegas developer Jim Rhodes has initiated a proposed land exchange with the Bureau of Land Management to consolidate property he intends to farm in northwest Arizona.

CCSD seeks funds to improve 2 struggling high schools

Las Vegas’ Del Sol and Valley high schools may be the next chronically underperforming campuses handed a multi-million-dollar chance to turn around student performance.

Former major-league pitcher looks forward to baseball in Summerlin

It’s not until you sit and talk to Jerry Reuss, then you read his recently published book, that you realize how one of the great major-league pitchers of recent vintage could easily have made it on the stage, as a straight-faced, standup comic, had he not chosen baseball as a career. So what does Reuss have to do with Summerlin and northwest Las Vegas? Well, for one thing, he has lived in these parts for the last 20 years. And, for another thing, he has lots of glowing opinions about the community.