The Nevada Gaming Commission approved an ownership change in the Mountain View Casino in Pahrump Thursday, which returned a member of the Herbst family to the gaming industry. But the discussion was more about medical marijuana.
While the city of Las Vegas is entrenched in a high-profile soccer stadium debate, the UNLV stadium board unceremoniously closed shop Thursday as the panel planned to ship a campus football/multi-purpose stadium report to the state Legislature to meet a Sept. 30 deadline.
Three retired firefighters who worked at ground zero have died on the same day from cancer, an illness that many fear might be connected to toxic World Trade Center dust released during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Rapper Kid Cudi headlines The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Nov. 7, and blues rocker Joe Bonamassa returns to The Pearl at the Palms on May 1 and 2.
MACAU — Macau’s casino junket operators are feeling the squeeze as China’s anti-corruption drive has blown a hole in the world’s biggest gambling hub. Some are shifting players elsewhere, like the Philippines and Vietnam; others are quitting the business.
For one of the most head-scratching choices for a TV adaptation in recent memory — Honestly, what’s next? Vin Diesel in a gritty reboot of “The Father Dowling Mysteries”? — “The Equalizer” is immensely appealing and so much more entertaining than you’d expect.
A national backlog of about 400,000 immigration cases is hitting Southern Nevada hard and placing families in limbo, according to immigration attorneys and organizations involved in the issue. As of Aug. 31, 3,872 pending cases were before the immigration court in Las Vegas.
Like racehorses in the starting gate, chomping at the bit. That’s how Las Vegas Philharmonic concertmaster De Ann Letourneau characterizes the orchestra’s mood as new music director Donato Cabrera takes the reins Saturday at The Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall for the Philharmonic’s 16th-season opener.
Arts events around town, including theater (“Merrily We Roll Along” at the Onyx), family fun (Asian Heritage Festival at the Springs Preserve), music (Musical Arts Singers and Lon Bronson Band) and more.
The cafe at the Springs Preserve has gone through a couple of changes in management in its comparatively short life, and right now it’s at the top of its game.
The North Las Vegas boy who was found unconscious in a swimming pool in August accidentally drowned, the Clark County coroner’s office said on Thursday.
MGM Resorts International on Thursday selected Don Thrasher as president of Park Holdings, the entity that oversees development of The Park, now under development between the Monte Carlo and New York-New York hotels.
These bistros, pizzerias and fine Italian restaurants put the zip into traditional favorites. Let someone else do the cooking and enjoy one of our 22 suggestions.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will announce on Thursday he is stepping down after a contentious term marked by advances in civil rights and frequent battles with Republicans in Congress.
A wine celebration, cooking class, special dinners and more among events happening at local restaurants.
Chrysler Group LLC, a unit of Fiat SpA, said it will recall about 350,000 vehicles from the 2008 model year because of a condition that may cause the ignition key to get stuck or inadvertently move.
A federal appeals court reinstated a German gambler’s lawsuit with Wynn Las Vegas over a disputed $1.3 million owed to the Strip casino, saying the matter didn’t have to be heard by the Gaming Control Board.
See if this sounds familiar. A parochial high school in a major metropolitan area hires a new coach to ignite an underachieving football program. Within a few years, the team is ranked among the nation’s elite and stocked with Division I talent.
A home invasion was thwarted when a man inside the house got his gun, chasing away the would-be invaders Thursday morning, Las Vegas police said.
The two amorous donkeys who were separated because of an outcry over their lovemaking have been reunited at a zoo in Poland.
Iraq has received “credible” intelligence that Islamic State militants plan to attack subway systems in Paris and the United States, Iraq’s prime minister said on Thursday, but senior U.S. and French officials said they had no evidence to back up the claim.
Apple Inc withdrew a faulty update to its latest operating system after many users of its new phones complained of call service disruptions, the latest in a series of glitches to mar the first week of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sales.
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska on Thursday near Anchorage, but the U.S. Geological Survey said there was little likelihood of casualties or severe damage from shaking generated by the deeply rooted tremor.
NEW YORK — Yields on bonds from a Caesars Entertainment unit are diverging in a sign that the casino company will be unable to satisfy warring creditor classes and increase the odds of a bankruptcy.
The smell of gasoline, exhaust and rubber is set to return to downtown Henderson as an armada of classic cars fills the Water Street District for the 15th annual Super Run Classic Car Show at noon Sept. 25 at the Fiesta Henderson, 777 W. Lake Mead Parkway.
Roof-top solar advocates are raising concerns about recommended changes to Nevada’s net metering policies that they say could discourage consumers from pursuing the alternative energy opportunities.
Utah’s attorney general has filed notice that he will appeal a ruling striking down parts of the state’s anti-polygamy law in a lawsuit brought by the family on the TLC reality TV show “Sister Wives.”
Some 20 years after he nearly quit racing, veteran driver returns to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for NASCAR truck series Rhino Linings 350.
Police say a ball python was discovered in the trunk of a rental car in Kennebunk, Maine.
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