he Jersey shore’s main attraction is undoubtedly its 127 miles of beautiful beaches. And even with its reputation as one of only a tiny handful of spots in the country that make you pay for the privilege of dipping your toes in the surf, there are still a few beaches in New Jersey that you can use for free.
Unification Church members made a pilgrimage to Las Vegas Wednesday, and the holy site that brought them here just happens to also lie beneath a state building.
A District of Columbia couple has sued British Airways, saying the airline ruined their vacation by booking them tickets to the Caribbean island of Grenada instead of Granada, Spain.
A Las Vegas plastic surgeon says he will still help a 3-year-old Mississippi girl whose face was mauled by dogs, even after allegations that her family falsified part of her story that went viral.
The Southern Nevada Connie Mack Baseball Association is a local league combining teams from the Las Vegas and St. George, Utah, areas.
Bishop Gorman basketball standouts Stephen Zimmerman and Chase Jeter helped the USA Basketball Men’s U18 National team to the championship in the 2014 FIBA Americas Championship.
With local and national numbers on economic output heading south, Southern Nevada’s burgeoning jobs market could struggle to keep up its gains. And if growth doesn’t pick up in coming quarters, that could leave the region stranded below peak employment.
The new robot guides at a Tokyo museum, developed by Japanese robotics expert Hiroshi Ishiguro, look so eerily human and speak so smoothly they almost outdo people — almost.
Limousine company operator Charles Horky and two top aides have agreed to plead guilty in a multimillion-dollar racketeering conspiracy involving prostitution, drug trafficking and fraud, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has learned.
Rural Nevada residents received some good news this week when e-Care Nevada and the Nevada Hospital Association said aerial construction has begin on the Nevada Broadband Telemedicine Initiative — the only all-fiber, public-use network of its kind to link Las Vegas and Reno.
A man has been booked on a murder charge after Las Vegas police say he strangled another man to death.
Longtime Las Vegas resident Don J. Christensen, whose family owned and operated MJ Christensen Jewelers from the 1940s until 2000, died last week. He was 91.
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez’s practice of biting opponents seems to be a safe bet.
A woman who had stabbed another woman with a knife died in an officer-involved shooting early Wednesday morning, according to Las Vegas police.
Comedian Kevin Hart’s box-office hit “Think Like A Man Too” is set in Vegas. He’ll return to the scene Sept. 5-6, bringing his “Hartbeat Weekend” with comedy shows, a performance by Kendrick Lamar and even a blackjack tourney at The Cosmopolitan.
Robin Warren, 13, of Las Vegas has filed her own initiative petition with the Nevada secretary of state’s office to expand protections for Nevada’s wild horses and burros.
Nearly one-third of the state’s kindergarteners are overweight or obese, which could lead to more physical and academic obstacles in their future, according to researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
A Wal-Mart shopper got quite the scare while he was shopping last Wednesday in Pennsylvania and reached into a box of bananas.
Two nonprofits formed to help distressed Nevada homeowners have picked out a new home of their own and will soon move into empty floors at North Las Vegas’ City Hall.
Before the weather gets any hotter in our region, a good place for a short hike might be Mojave National Preserve in California just south of the Nevada border. One you might try is the Rock Spring Loop, which boasts a historic stone house, the site of a 19th-century Army post, a natural spring and American Indian petroglyphs.
Gary Oldman has apologized for defending fellow actors Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin from critics of their controversial remarks about Jews and gays.
Time appears to be running out for Nevada’s 12-year-old constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, along with other, similar prohibitions around the country.
France drew 0-0 with 10-man Ecuador to advance to the second round of the World Cup on Wednesday, while the South Americans will be going home from the tournament.
An unsuspecting production assistant goes all Parkour on ESPN’s campus to help show off the new SportsCenter studio.
Xherdan Shaqiri scored all three goals Wednesday to put Switzerland into the second round of the World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Honduras.
Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres.
A Reno man appealing his conviction for murdering his wife and trying to assassinate the judge handling their divorce in 2006 told one of his lawyers at the time he believed he was justified in shooting a “corrupt” judge but worried about being viewed as a “nut-case with a rifle.”
Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura scored a campaign contribution from Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins when he ran in the Democratic primary against Commissioner Mary Beth Scow, but he didn’t report it as required by law.
A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a 73-year-old Sparks man charged with murder in the shooting of two unarmed trespassers that is bringing attention to Nevada’s “stand your ground” law.
This column may cause some problems. Especially for those of you with challenged memories. Like me. But in the end, I promise a heartwarming saga about those of us who love the game of golf.
