Language for ballot questions finalized

CARSON CITY – Ballot language for two measures that Nevada voters will weigh in on in November was finalized Monday by the Legislative Commission.

Peace, love, unity, respect: EDC wraps for 2014

Three days. Twenty-six hours (plus four spent in parking lots). Thirty-seven performances seen, whole or in part. This was my Electric Daisy Carnival weekend.

Human skulls found in teddy bears

A man in Mexico City has been arrested after an airport shipping company found human remains hidden within teddy bears. The man was going to sell the bones to Santeria practitioners.

 
Postcard from Brazil: Cold beer, coconuts and caipirinhas.

On Thursday we hopped a cab and met Rey, his girlfriend Carla and his best friend Eduardo at a bar near a university campus in Natal. We watched Uruguay’s Luis Suarez’s two goals put England on the brink of elimination, while a local band busted out the axé genre of music.

Year later, DUI death leads to free rides for drinkers

An Ohio man gave some people what they couldn’t give themselves on Saturday night — a ride home after they had a few too many drinks.

Spain salvages pride with 3-0 win over Australia

Defending champion Spain salvaged some World Cup pride on Monday with a convincing 3-0 victory over Australia in their last match at the tournament.

Dutch beat Chile 2-0 to top Group B

Leroy Fer scored a minute after coming on as a substitute to break the deadlock and help give the Netherlands a 2-0 victory over Chile on Monday to top Group B at the World Cup with three consecutive wins.

 
Sneak peek at July movies

June is about to wrap up and that means it’s time to look forward to July releases, which is usually a huge month for studio tent poles, but this July is a bit of a let- down.

Record heat: Month of May is hottest on Earth

Driven by exceptionally warm ocean waters, Earth smashed a record for heat in May and is likely to keep on breaking high temperature marks, experts say.

EDC: Night 3 in photos

Sunday night closed out the 2014 version of the Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

LIVE STREAM: Sheriff Gillespie discusses ambush shooting

Sheriff Douglas Gillespie of the Las Vegas Metro Police department discusses the June 8 ambush shootings at CiCi’s Pizza and the officer-involved shooting that occurred in the Walmart located at 201 North Nellis Boulevard.

EDC ends peacefully with a few arrests, medical calls

The last night of Electric Daisy Carnival came to a close Monday morning. The event at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway drew in crowds by the thousands, each night seeing about 134,000 attendees, according to Insomniac Events.

New report shows builders are going green

Q. I see new home communities advertising that they’re “green.” Is this a fad or a trend for the future?

Annual list of unclaimed property in Nevada due out Tuesday

The Nevada State Treasurer will release its yearly unclaimed property list in several of Nevada’s newspapers this month, with the Las Vegas Review-Journal publishing the list Tuesday.

EDITORIAL: Instead of raising federal fuel tax, let states keep revenue

Members of Congress blame the depletion of the Federal Highway Trust Fund on the ever-increasing fuel economy of vehicles and the failure to adjust the fuel tax to inflation. These factors have resulted in more miles traveled on the country’s highways, leading to heavier traffic and more wear and tear on roads, and not enough money to upgrade and repair them because of rising construction and material costs.

Specialist epitomizes doctors lured to Nevada by opportunity in high-growth region

Howard Baron epitomizes many doctors in the medical profession in Southern Nevada — highly trained out-of-state residents lured here by the opportunity they saw in a high-growth region. The 53-year-old pediatric gastroenterologist grew up in Minnesota, where he went to medical school and did his residency in pediatric care.

‘Jersey Boys’ actor’s fame flares into stratosphere

Fame has arrived in a rush for Erich Bergen, who was dumped as a Las Vegas “Jersey Boys” only to land a starring role in the big-screen version of the 1960s music sensations, the Four Seasons.

Henderson fire blamed on barbecue briquettes

A fire damaged a garage and threatened two houses Sunday night in a Green Valley neighborhood, according to the Henderson Fire Department.

Support not universal for LV marathon

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority authorized spending $150,000 to fund and promote the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and Half Marathon on Nov. 16 in Las Vegas.

Traffic moving slowly along I-15 as EDC festival ends

As thousands leave the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Monday morning after the Electric Daisy Carnival’s three-day fest, traffic on Interstate 15 is backed up.

New Summerlin development to be most expensive in Las Vegas

The Howard Hughes Corp., in a joint-venture with Discovery Land Co. of Scottsdale, Ariz., will build about 250 homes on large lots in what is expected to be the most expensive luxury development in the Las Vegas Valley.

Don’t let deceptive boss drag you down; get help you need

Alli (“AJ”) Russo of Tobyhanna, Pa., arranged with her boss of five years to reduce her hours until a college internship ended, only to find her boss’s son in the full-time position she expected upon return.

Don’t go back to college broke

Simple tricks for helping college students stretch those summer earnings well into the school year.

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