52 buffets for Las Vegas visitors and locals

Whether it’s to sample the variety or to binge on your favorite food, here are the places to go for a Las Vegas buffet.

Atlanta Hawks GM taking indefinite leave of absence

Under fire for making racially charged comments about a player, Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry took an indefinite leave of absence Friday.

Pia Zadora seriously injured in golf cart accident

Las Vegas entertainer Pia Zadora suffered serious head injuries and an ankle fractured in three places from a golf cart accident on Thursday.

 
Search continues for missing Navy pilot in Pacific Ocean

Two U.S. Navy jets crashed into the western Pacific Ocean on Friday and only one pilot was immediately rescued, military officials said. A night search for the missing pilot was underway.

 
Pa. woman convicted of abducting, assaulting child

A former day care worker was convicted Friday of abducting a 5-year-old girl from her school classroom and sexually assaulting her during a 19-hour ordeal.

Boy threatened with gun over clarinet practice

Sheriff’s deputies in Colorado arrested a 60-year-old woman who pointed a rifle at her neighbor’s 11-year-old son as he played his clarinet in the backyard

 
Toronto mayor Ford ends re-election bid due to health

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who gained global notoriety for admitting he smoked crack cocaine, dropped his re-election bid on Friday, citing a health crisis, but his older brother took his place in the race to run Canada’s largest city.

Prison knew of school shooter’s escape plan days in advance

Prison officials were warned about an escape the day before three inmates, including a school shooter who killed three students, scrambled over a fence for minutes or hours of freedom before being recaptured

Recall move launched vs. Ely City Council members

A recall drive has been launched against all five Ely City Council members amid controversy over their handling of a financial audit of the Nevada Northern Railway tourist attraction.

Denny Miller, who played Tarzan, dies in Las Vegas

Actor Denny Miller, whose big- and small-screen roles ranged from Tarzan to the Gorton’s fisherman, died Tuesday at his Las Vegas home after battling ALS. He was 80.

What makes a buffet the best?

Buffets are serious business in Las Vegas. Their lines litter the Strip and are a constant point of contention among tourists: Which buffet offers the best bang for the buck? Where is the best dessert? Quality over quantity, or quantity over quality?

Indian Springs-Beaver Dam football game postponed

The Beaver Dam at Indian Springs football game, scheduled for today, has been postponed due to the ongoing repair work on Interstate 15, northeast of Las Vegas.

 
Mass. woman charged after 3 dead babies found in home

A woman who lived at a squalid, vermin-infested home where the bodies of three infants were found this week was arraigned Friday on charges including fetal death concealment and ordered held without bail as the search for more possible bodies continued.

 
Marlins’ Stanton out for season after taking fastball to face

The Miami Marlins lost much more than a game. They’ve likely lost All-Star slugger Giancarlo Stanton for the rest of the season after a frightening scene at Miller Park.

Dad accused of killing 5 kids in ‘mental disarray,’ lawyer says

A father who is accused of killing his five children in South Carolina and dumping their bodies in rural Alabama is scared and remorseful, and his family fears he suffers from an untreated mental illness, an attorney said on Friday.

 
N.J. day care worker fired after serving bleach in drinks

An employee has been fired and a New Jersey day care center reopened Friday, one day after more than two dozen children and adults were accidentally served a mix of water and bleach.

Tesla gets quick OK on factory

During the Tesla session this week, state Sen. Joe Hardy’s noted how fast the Tesla Motors battery factory plans went through the process in Storey County and said, “That’s a lesson we could learn in Southern Nevada.”

David Letterman kidnap plotter paroled to Las Vegas

A man who was accused of plotting to kidnap talk show host David Letterman’s young son and nanny nine years ago has been paroled to Las Vegas, Montana prison officials said Thursday.

Orioles’ Davis suspended 25 games for positive drug test

Orioles slugger Chris Davis was suspended 25 games by Major League Baseball for using a performance enhancing substance, Baltimore manager Buck Showalter confirmed Friday.

Caesars moves to restructure $24 billion debt

ATLANTIC CITY — Caesars Entertainment Corp. said Friday it would begin discussions with its senior bondholders in efforts to restructure the largest portions of the company’s gaming industry-high $24.2 billion debt.

Rampart, Lake Mead road construction projects benefit from fuel tax

An increased fuel tax and fuel revenue indexing (FRI) are paying for $12 million in road construction on Rampart Boulevard. FRI ties the increased income to the rate of inflation from Jan. 1, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2016, resulting in an estimated $700 million in bonding capacity to fund 199 needy transportation projects in Southern Nevada and create as many as 9,400 jobs.

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