More heat than light among Obama protesters at Del Sol

Bent to his task, the Latino man pushed a shopping cart loaded with cases of bottled water up Patrick Lane late Friday morning toward the boisterous crowd that gathered outside Del Sol High School.

Internet poker in California shapes up as coveted prize

California is shaping up as the nation’s Internet poker battleground in 2015. Everyone wants a piece of the Golden State’s potentially lucrative pie.

Family brings hope, food to low-income kids in LV

A family of 11 came back to an inner-city neighborhood in Las Vegas where they used to live to bring hope to children Saturday.

Black Friday 2014 Guide: Store Hours, Doorbusters and Tips

Last year, some Americans refused to compromise quality, post-Thanksgiving dinner family time to stand in line for steep discounts on Thursday. But the pre-Black Friday turnout was certainly big enough, considering some of the nation’s largest retailers are opening even earlier this year to catch the early bird crowds.

Studio on Henderson factory floor enables viewers to see vitamin production

Fans of the Home Shopping Network got to see inside the ProCaps Laboratories headquarters in Henderson earlier this month. But what viewers across the nation noticed this time was employees in white coats, hair nets and masks — all made possible by a studio within the factory.

19-year-old killed in Saturday rollover identified

The 19-year-old man who died Saturday in a rollover crash on northbound Interstate 15, about five miles north of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, was identified Sunday by the Clark County coroner’s office.

10 lies Las Vegans tell tourists

We try to be nice, but sometimes we can’t help ourselves and have to poke a little fun at people who seem to have believed everything they’ve ever heard about the city. Here are 10 things our Facebook fans told us they’ve told tourists for a laugh.

Buyer finds kittens, body in foreclosed home

A real estate agent and two prospective buyers on Saturday found live kittens in the trash cart behind a house they were touring.

How or where to enroll for health coverage not always straight-forward

For some consumers, understanding how or where to enroll in coverage can get complicated. That’s the case for Ed, a Las Vegan who wrote us for help on how to sign up his mother-in-law, who’s moving here in December.

Henderson couple honors firefighter sons, one a 9/11 victim

A Henderson couple held a remembrance ceremony Saturday for son Gary Geidel who, just four shifts away from retiring as a firefighter at New York City Fire Department Rescue Company 1, was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

Fire damages school portable in east valley

A two-classroom portable building at an east valley elementary school was heavily damaged by a fire Saturday night, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.

Chalk up this win to Rebels’ character

There are different kinds of wins in sports. Ones when you outplay an opponent. Ones when you don’t and still succeed. Ones when you make your owns breaks. Ones when the other guys break down. UNLV’s basketball team had another kind Saturday. “This was a character win,” Rebels coach Dave Rice said.

Planned Strip arena would have unique feature — a retractable roof

Only a few major league football stadiums and baseball parks in the U.S. have retractable roofs that open and close depending on the weather. But Jackie Robinson is trying to make sports facility design history by building his arena with a retractable roof.

On Mars or in Nye County, it still looks like Pahrump

Some of the most innovative and challenging scientific research in human history is now underway in the Pahrump Hills, but not the ones 60 miles west of Las Vegas. These Pahrump Hills are at the base of a mountain in the bottom of a crater on the planet Mars.

Goodbye and, most of all, thank you

I will not bury the lead. As of today, and for the first time in my working life, I am no longer tethered to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Keystone XL pipeline shelved in Senate vote

Senators last week shelved a bill that would have given a go-ahead to the Keystone XL pipeline following a long and contentious debate pitting environmentalists against the oil industry, and that carried implications for a U.S. Senate race in Louisiana.

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Heavy favorites did bettors no good

Back home in New Hampshire, my buddy’s father, “Big Pete,” was a bookie. After our group of friends graduated from high school, he was gracious enough to take our action and, most of the time, our money.

NFL betting breakdown: Pats-and-over winning combo

All of the credit for the New England Patriots’ offensive prowess does not go to Tom Brady, although it starts with the quarterback. Brady is complemented by some big-time weapons, none bigger than 6-foot-6-inch, 265-pound tight end Rob Gronkowski.

Rebels lose on last-second touchdown by Hawaii

A furious rally by quarterback Blake Decker couldn’t survive the magic of a touchdown pass with no time on the clock, and Hawaii defeated UNLV, 37-35, on Saturday night in Honolulu.

Volunteers in Medicine gala honors Davis

Rod A. Davis, former president and CEO of St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena Campus, was honored during the sixth annual Volunteers in Medicine Ball Nov. 8 at The Venetian Palazzo.

See bounty before you; practice discipline of gratitude

Thanksgiving Day is without a doubt my favorite cultural holiday. For me, it is filled with peace, family, good food, football, sublime fall weather and nostalgia, the latter being a preferred indulgence of mine.

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