The mildly amusing, occasionally mean roundup of everything you need to know in politics this week.
First Friday and free health fair top the list of calendar offerings in the east valley area this week.
A 10-year-old boy genius with an attitude. Four colorful friends immersed in geek pop culture. These are the focuses of two new comic strips coming to the Las Vegas Review-Journal starting Sunday and Monday.
A former foster-care worker on Thursday plead not guilty to sexual assault charges, according to his public defender.
BOSTON — MGM Resorts International has taken ownership of two city-owned properties in downtown Springfield as it plans to build an $800 million casino there.
A federal magistrate ordered a mental health evaluation Friday for the man charged in the robberies of the Bellagio casino and a Las Vegas bank.
Event highlights this week include a Winchester Skate Team art show and Pioneer Settlement Day.
Track announcer Tom Durkin is in the home stretch of his Hall of Fame career. His last call will be Sept. 1 at Saratoga. Who’ll replace him?
A woman shot in the stomach during Tuesday’s violent home invasions is still clinging to life in a hospital, Las Vegas police said Friday.
A woman was shocked when she lifted a tarp in the basement of a south Sweden church, only to find Ikea bags full of human skeletal remains.
A flash flood watch remains in place from noon Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday. Areas that could be affected include Clark, Nye and Lincoln counties.
When French businessman David Perisset of Exotics Racing arrived at McCarran International Airport from France five years ago, he envisioned a need for an attraction for automotive enthusiasts.
The Las Vegas Legends indoor soccer team will play its home games at the Orleans Arena as a part of a new league, the team announced Friday.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defended the league on Friday against criticism that it was too lenient in suspending Ray Rice two games for his “horrible mistake.”
A flash flood warning has been issued for Mount Charleston and the far northwest portion of the Las Vegas Valley.
The annoucement this week that White Castle would soon — finally — have a permanent location in Las Vegas has raised more questions than it has provided answers for the dimunitive burgers’ die-hard fans, but the answers, said developer Troy Herbst, will have to wait.
Batman creator Bob Kane’s own copies of the Caped Crusader’s earliest appearances are going up for auction.
The United States tortured al Qaida detainees captured after the 9/11 attacks, President Obama said Friday, in some of his most expansive comments to date about a controversial set of CIA practices that he banned after taking office.
Get there early to see Lady Gaga tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. And bring sweets for the openers, Babymetal.
Helen Mirren lowers her voice to a whisper and her eyes take on a devious twinkle as she makes a confession: When she has a really good time making a movie, as she did on “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” she fears: “Oh my God, is it going to suck?”
Embattled Washoe County School District Superintendent Pedro Martinez is back on the job, 10 days after he was told he was being “relieved of his duties” effective immediately.
HONG KONG — Casino revenue in the global gambling mecca of Macau fell for a second straight month in July as Chinese high rollers stayed away because of Beijing’s corruption crackdown.
Two North Las Vegas human resources employees have filed a discrimination complaint against the city, alleging in a grievance filed with the Employee Management Relations Board that they were promoted without additional pay.
A small plane made a hard landing at Jean Airport on Friday morning, the Clark County Fire Department said.
It’s a new beginning for the iconic series that explores all of space and time, as award-winning actor Peter Capaldi takes on the role of the mysterious time traveler, the Doctor.
Netflix dropped almost 40 titles at the end of July, but in an attempt to make things right they are adding nearly 20 titles for August.
The death of a man during an arrest on New York City’s Staten Island last month was caused by a choke hold used on him by a police officer, the New York City chief medical examiner’s office said on Friday, declaring the death as a homicide.
Delta Air Lines is making your technology useful on their flights as they roll out a new, free streaming service on August 1.
Brian Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, has joined the board of directors of Canadian mining company Barrick.
A Mexican national living in North Las Vegas has been sent back to his home country to face a murder charge in a 15-year-old slaying, U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement said Friday.