The government’s budget deficit will drop by almost $100 billion this year — from $680 billion to $583 billion. The deficit is the lowest it’s been since President Obama took office, and $66 billion less than the administration predicted earlier this year when it released its budget.
As Nevada continues digging out from the Great Recession, there have been some encouraging signs over the past couple of weeks. On July 11, the Review-Journal’s Alexander Corey reported that Nevada got out of the basement on CNBC’s annual report on the best states for business, jumping from a dismal No. 47 up to a bit more respectable No. 29. That news came on the heels of a July 8 report from the Review-Journal’s Wesley Juhl that Thumbtack.com — a website catering to small-business professionals and customers — rated the Silver State 14th in its annual small business survey.
Living in Nevada, it’s sometimes easy to forget how large a role the gambling industry plays in civic affairs. After all, we’re used to casinos running the show.
Zak Avery stroked a walk-off single in the seventh inning to lead the top-seeded Southern Nevada Falcons to a 5-4 win over the Las Vegas Grizzlies in an elimination game Thursday in the Connie Mack state baseball tournament at the College of Southern Nevada’s Morse Stadium.
In several ways, Billy Beane is a gambler working with a bankroll. But there’s not much money to play with, so the Oakland Athletics general manager must be smart with it, and he needs to make the right moves.
The son of tennis star and ESPN analyst John McEnroe and actress Tatum O’Neal has been charged with drug possession.
It’s like walking David Ortiz to get to Manny Ramirez back in the day.
As Israel launched a ground operation in the Gaza Strip, the valley’s Muslim community organized a prayer vigil at the Jamia Masjid mosque, to remember victims of violence.
Concerns about the way juveniles are being restrained at the Nevada Youth Training Center in Elko have prompted a Family Court judge to order the removal of all Clark County juveniles from the facility.
NV Energy reported Thursday night that 3,261 customers were without power in the northwest valley.
Tommy Field went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs to lead the Salt Lake Bees to a 7-6 series-opening victory over the 51s on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.
About $301 million will be spent during the next five years on major capital projects in the Clark County School District, including replacing one school, renovating aging campuses and adding portable classrooms to alleviate student crowding.
The annual gathering, July 31-Aug. 3 at the Rio, will be highlighted by appearances by four captains: William Shatner, Scott Bakula, Avery Brooks and Kate Mulgrew.
A billing dispute has cost enrollees in the state’s health insurance exchange access to Southern Nevada’s largest oncology practice.
“Taking you to places where your mother would rather you stayed away from.” That’s how one Western travel agency advertises its tours to North Korea.
New Jersey Police Officer Christopher Goodell was killed when a tractor-trailer that didn’t try to stop rear-ended his parked car on a highway shoulder early Thursday while he was checking for speeders.
If you, like me, heard President Obama pledge to “remake America” and wondered what the hell that means, you will very much enjoy his new documentary “America”.
Henderson received 28 applications for medical marijuana establishments by the end of business Thursday, the last day of the two-week filing period.
A Southern California couple who scaled back watering due to drought received a letter from the city of Glendora warning that they could face fines if they don’t get their brown lawn green again.
A power outage that left at least 100 Las Vegas customers without power Thursday afternoon ended before 6:30 p.m., according to NV Energy’s website.
One woman is dead after a Thursday evening shooting at a Las Vegas convenience store. Las Vegas police responded at 5:49 p.m. to reports of a woman who was shot in the chest in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven in the 2600 block of West Sahara Avenue, near Interstate 15.
Colorado police are looking for a man who opened fire at a bar early Thursday, shooting a man and a pregnant woman.
A Las Vegas man is facing one count of murder after he told authorities he killed his roommate.
Misty Holt-Singh had just popped into the bank, leaving her 12-year-old daughter in the car, when the horror began. An hour later, the mother of two lay dead after a bank robbery and planned hostage taking spun into a chaotic police chase and furious gunbattle.
The state will partner with the South Point to provide Nevada’s first indoor unmanned aerial vehicle test range.
Mac Miller’s first full-length, 2011’s “Blue Slide Park,” has become the first independently distributed debut to top the Billboard album chart in 16 years.
Hard rockers Kiss bring their “Kiss Rocks Vegas” residency to The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel for nine shows from Nov. 5-23. They’re not the only group rocking Las Vegas this summer, though.
