Paiute-NV Energy solar plant merits approval
Paiute-NV Energy solar plant merits approval
By STEVEN HORSFORD SPECIAL / RJ

For decades, the Moapa Band of Paiutes were neighbors to the coal-fired Reid Gardner power plant, jointly owned by NV Energy and the California Department of Water Resources. Needing replacement, in 2013 the Nevada Legislature worked with the Moapa Paiutes, the environmental community and NV Energy to ensure Nevada continues to utilize and optimize the state’s renewable energy resources. Today, we are on that path, and there is an important decision before our state regulators in furtherance of this vital goal, one that will protect Nevada’s citizens for decades to come.

EDITORIAL: New York gun grabbing massive overreach
EDITORIAL: New York gun grabbing massive overreach
RJ

Gun control supporters scoff when Second Amendment defenders accuse them of advocating the confiscation of firearms. The pro-restrictions crowd claims that our elected officials aren’t really trying to do what the gun-control set would actually love them to do.

Q-and-A with Clark County sheriff’s candidate Larry Burns
By MIKE BLASKY / RJ

Retired Las Vegas police Capt. Larry Burns, 56, is the officers’ choice to replace Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie, and he’s within striking distance of the favorite, Assistant Sheriff Joe Lombardo, in the final weeks leading up to the election.

Q-and-A with Clark County sheriff’s candidate Joe Lombardo
By MIKE BLASKY / RJ

Las Vegas police Assistant Sheriff Joe Lombardo, 52, is currently outgoing Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie’s right-hand man. But if Lombardo wants to win, he’ll have to go through popular retired Captain Larry Burns.

‘Jonestown’ gives crowd up-close view of insanity
By LISA BENNETT SPECIAL / RJ

A unique theatrical experience unfolds. Table 8 Productions’ presentation of “Jonestown” puts us into the story as members of the megalomaniac Rev. Jim Jones’ Peoples Temple congregation, famous for committing mass suicide in 1978 by drinking cyanide-laced Kool-Aid at its compound in Guyana.

Patients win when they keep good records
By JOHN PRZYBYS / RJ

Providing accurate medical information to a doctor can speed diagnosis, flag a potential drug interaction and create a productive partnership.

Legends pick busy day to try to draw crowd
By RON KANTOWSKI / RJ

They played their first game in the new and improved MASL, which stands for Major Arena Soccer League, which is supposed to be a step up the pro soccer ladder for the Las Vegas Legends, an indoor team embarking on its third season.

Teen dies after being wounded in school shooting
By MANUEL VALDES and MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press

One of the teenagers wounded in a Washington state high school shooting died Sunday night, raising the number of fatalities from when a student opened fire in a cafeteria to three.

Community clinic plans to add pediatric wing
By MICHAEL LYLE / RJ

The Community Outreach Medical Center, which provides assistance to uninsured people, is seeking to add a pediatric wing. In a nod to the ALS ice-bucket challenge, among the clinic’s fundraisers is “Toast and a $20,” in which donors offer a toast along with $20.

Dog dies, four people displaced in pair of fires
By RICARDO TORRES / RJ

Two weekend house fires that displaced four people and killed a dog were likely caused by electrical issues, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue said on Sunday.

Life is mellow by festival’s third afternoon
By MIKE WEATHERFORD / RJ

Artists, orchestral musicians get their due amid big headliners such as Foo Fighters as downtown fest wraps up.

Bumgarner throws shutout to put Giants one win from title
By BEN WALKER Associated Press

Madison Bumgarner kept slinging away and put the San Francisco Giants just one win from yet another championship, throwing a four-hitter to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 Sunday night for a 3-2 Series edge.

Station Casinos makes the effort to help schools
By HOWARD STUTZ / RJ

Station Casinos hosted its annual Smart Start breakfast this month at Red Rock Resort’s T-bones Chophouse and awarded $50,000 — $5,000 each — to 10 elementary schools designated by the Clark County School District as needing the greatest assistance for students.

Every pot cloud has a silver lining
RJ

The Silver State’s two-pronged approach to medical marijuana permitting has acquitted itself nicely, especially when stacked up against oft-criticized systems in Colorado and California, an investor banker says.

St. Louis Cardinals’ Taveras dies in car crash
The Sports Xchange

St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Oscar Taveras, one of the top prospects in baseball, died in a car crash in the Dominican Republic, his agent told media members and the Cardinals on Sunday.

Man hospitalized after fireworks exploded in hand
By RICARDO TORRES / RJ

A man picking up fireworks was hospitalized after they exploded while he held them in Henderson Sunday afternoon, city officials said.

Evil clowns on the prowl in France
By SEAN JARAMILLO / RJ

Police in the southern French town of Agde received complaints about a group of 14 teenagers dressed as evil clowns and carrying pistols, knives and baseball bats.

Past meets present for drink in Churchill County
By SEAN WHALEY / RJ

Historically an agricultural region where alfalfa and dairy cattle are still king, Churchill County is also home to the Fallon Naval Air Station, where pilots practice their skills in high-tech aircraft over the open spaces near the county seat.

Debate over Maine bear hunting sparks national interest
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press

In Maine, a hunter can shoot a bear while it’s nose-deep in a barrel of doughnuts, after it’s been chased up a tree with dogs, or when it’s snared in a cable trap — but that could change in days, and hunters and animal rights advocates around the country are watching.

Question 2: Golden tool for Nevada legislators
By SANDRA CHEREB / RJ

Nevada voters will decide next month whether to give lawmakers the power to raise mining taxes — a revenue source long decried by critics as an under-tapped funding spigot shielded by the state constitution.

Prescott offers bounty of fun indoors and out
By JENNY SCHEID / RJ

From fine arts to rugged hikes and a deeply revered history, Prescott, Ariz., offers a wealth of activities and sights for visitors.

 
Treasure Island booty adorns ‘Pirate’s Cove’
By ART NADLER Real Estate Millions

It started as a vacation home, but with renovations and expansion, Craig Tillotson turned a Boulder City home into a marvel overlooking Lake Mead. “Pirate’s Cove” is a creation like no other.

An Uber-foolish crackdown on ride sharing
By GLENN COOK / RJ

The Internet and smartphone revolution has turned industries upside down and forced them to adapt. But the Nevada taxicab industry, far from embracing innovation and creative destruction, has doubled down on its outdated, over-regulated business model and its penchant for protectionism.

Royale project stirs LV excitement, doubts
By JAMES DEHAVEN / RJ

At 17 stories, complete with more than 34,500 square feet of office and retail space, the Royale at Casino Center could become the biggest mixed-use development built between Fremont Street and Charleston Boulevard since contractors broke ground on the Juhl in 2008.

Police: Connecticut man gets in bed with stranger
ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Connecticut man was arrested after police say he wandered into the wrong home drunk and got in bed with a stranger, who woke up startled and called 911.

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