Sandoval proposes $7.3 billion spending plan for Nevada

Gov. Brian Sandoval unveiled a $7.3 billion two-year general fund spending plan Thursday that includes nearly $1.15 billion in additional tax revenue, including a new business license fee that would generate nearly $440 million for an ambitious plan to improve public education.

Luck’s time is coming, but not now

With his last name, which is ideal for headline writers, it makes sense that Andrew Luck is good. He’s on the fringe of becoming great, but it takes one more win to reach that next level of NFL quarterbacks.

5 ways to celebrate juice — PHOTOS

Get ready for Fresh Squeezed Juice Week — which is Saturday through Jan. 23 — with one of these healthy choices.

Get your Kix at the Cannery

Maryland rockers add some grit to glam metal.

 
F-35 Lightning II jet will help develop combat tactics at Nellis

The Lightning has landed. Nellis Air Force Base received its first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter jet Thursday for the United States Air Force Weapons School, part of the 57th Wing at Nellis.

UNLV welcomes football recruits this weekend

Eight football recruits will visit UNLV this weekend, including four who have committed to or signed with the Rebels. Three players are locals.

Businessman launches ticket sales push for NHL franchise

Bill Foley, the public face of an ownership group seeking to create an NHL team in Las Vegas, arrived in Las Vegas on Thursday, lunched with MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren at Bellagio, and then schmoozed with local leaders in hopes of drumming up at least 10,000 season ticket commitments for an NHL franchise.

Police find 2 bodies in southwest home

Two bodies were found Thursday evening in a southwest valley home, according to Las Vegas police. Metro responded at 4:59 p.m. to a home in the 8900 block of Veneroso Street, near South Fort Apache and West Pebble roads.

Real estate experts see newer Las Vegas properties thriving in ‘15

Industry experts participating in NAIOP Southern Nevada’s 2015 Outlook event Thursday at The Orleans said the Las Vegas market should continue its recovery, though some sectors and submarkets will fare better than others.

‘Piano Man’ at V Theater really needs a real piano

Here’s a funny little quirk of Las Vegas ticketing. The real Elton John is in town this weekend and you can get into the upper balcony for $55, while a loungey little tribute to him (and Billy Joel) called “Piano Man” costs $65.

 
Hyperloop tube travel getting closer to reality

Elon Musk’s dream of sending commuters hurtling through tubes at close to the speed of sound in a transport system he’s calling the Hyperloop is coming closer to reality.

Wilder confident he’ll win heavyweight title for good ol’ USA

When one listens to Deontay Wilder’s outrageous talk, it’s like listening to a 2015 version of Muhammad Ali. That’s not to say Wilder is Ali. Far, far from it. But on Saturday Wilder will try to join Ali as an American heavyweight champion of the world.

 
40-year-old alligator found at LA home suspected of eating cats

An 8-foot alligator was found next to the carcasses of two cats in the back yard of a suburban Los Angeles home where the reptile had been living illegally since the 1970s, authorities said on Thursday.

Suspect caught after prosthetic leg got caught in fence

On Tuesday night, a police officer in Holmen, Wisconsin, saw a brake light was not working on Thomas Fuselier’s vehicle and tried to pull him over, according to the criminal complaint.

Las Vegas police seek teens, young adults for Explorer Program

Metro is accepting applications to the department’s Explorer Program, in which older teens and young adults will learn what it takes to be a police officer, how to process crime scenes, and how to take emergency phone calls.

SEIU, Clark County still far apart on contract agreement

Clark County and its largest union are rapidly approaching the one-year anniversary of when the Service Employees International Union Local 1107 declared an impasse in negotiations, and don’t appear to be any closer to reaching a contract agreement.

Caesars puts largest unit into bankruptcy; judge OKs routine motions

Caesars Entertainment Corp. placed its largest operating division into bankruptcy on Thursday, taking the initial steps to eliminate almost $10 billion of debt and restructure the casino operator’s troubled balance sheet.

Gorman tight end Jones changes mind, pledges to Notre Dame

Bishop Gorman senior tight end Alize Jones announced Thursday on Twitter that he has orally committed to Notre Dame, a change of heart that comes less than three weeks before national signing day.

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