Rifle-wielding man shot, killed by NHP identified

The rifle-wielding man who was shot and killed by a Nevada Highway Patrol officer early Saturday morning was identified Sunday by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Thousands rally against Redskins nickname at Vikings game

The action at the Redskins-Vikings game started Sunday morning outside the stadium in Minnesota, as a crowd estimated by organizers around 5,000 rallied against Washington’s divisive nickname.

Why it’s easier to be Celine than yourself

New show will skip the costumed tributes and bring one singer who found luck as a Celine Dion impersonator back to the Strip as herself.

Consumer: Where should unemployed son buy health insurance?

As the Nov. 15 launch date for open enrollment looms, we have a question from one consumer about where her unemployed son should buy a plan, as well as a query on how Medicaid recipients will go about keeping their coverage.

Sam Schmidt auditions for Crash Test Dummies

IndyCar team owner of Las Vegas shows sense of humor by wheeling around NHRA paddock as alternative rock band member.

Singer Katie Melua finds spider living in ear

Think having a spider crawl in your ear is an urban legend? Well, it happened to British pop star Katie Melua.

Bar finds target audience

I was surrounded by darts players, and by big women, and by an affable long-haired guy who trains elephants for a living. One supposes training elephants is not something one would do in his spare time, so it would have to be for a living.

Emails show rift between Family Services management, workers

Employee union officials publicly declared they “no longer have confidence” in Clark County Family Services Director Lisa Ruiz-Lee, who wrote derogatory emails about staff to her boss as labor tensions mounted over working conditions and safety issues.

Here’s the trailer for ‘Furious 7’

Universal has released the first trailer for “Furious 7,” the seventh installment in the popular “Fast and the Furious” franchise.

Laughlin Events Center looks to grow in ‘15

The crowds in Laughlin don’t get much bigger than this — some 9,500 Toby Keith fans packed into a modular outdoor entertainment center only a football field or two from the main drag in town. Anthony Marnell III, who owns the side-by-side riverfront Edewater and Colorado Belle casino hotels, spent $4 million for the events venue.

Celebs show not-so-familiar looks

Halloween, Las Vegas-style, had everything Friday, from Snoop Dogg’s latest persona, Britney Spears’ decidedly under-the-radar look and a flash mob that would make Michael Jackson proud.

All counties should be celebrated on sesquicentennial

I love Nevada. There, I said it. Despite its rapacious political history and myriad present-day maladies, as it celebrates its sesquicentennial the Silver State is still my favorite place.

Even Lobos have identity; so why don’t Rebels?

Bob Davie gave the Lobos an identity. Which begs a question: Does UNLV have one, and if so, what in the world is it besides losing?

Vote to reverse Bay State casinos appears losing — or will it?

By all accounts, a referendum to undo Massachusetts’ casino law should get crushed in Tuesday’s election and lose by some 15 to 20 percentage points. That’s what the most recent polls say. Then again, this is Massachusetts.

Phish craft feel-good Halloween creep show

Halloween came to loud, visceral life Friday night at the fingers of Trey Anastasio and his fellow free-range musos in Phish, who soundtracked the occasion with a soundtrack.

Young learn from Civil War re-enactment

The significance of America’s Civil War will not be lost on the young generation, thanks in large part to participants of this year’s re-enactment at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park who strive to pass down the history of that tumultuous period.

Good relationships begin with well-defined boundaries

I’ll always remember my favorite clinical supervisor as Wild Bill, though I never called him that to his face. But he had a long, shoulder-length mane and mustache that recalled my favorite boyhood Old West hero, Wild Bill Hickock.

Storm brings snow to Mount Charleston

Mount Charleston got its first substantial snowfall of the year on Saturday — about 2 inches worth — maybe enough to build snowmen but not enough to ski on.

NHP shoots, kills man carrying rifle on I-15

A man carrying a rifle while walking along Interstate 15 near the Strip was shot dead by a trooper early Saturday morning, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. The incident prompted the freeway’s closure in both directions for seven hours.

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