A wealth of foodie wisdom

On today’s “Doug Elfman Show,” Heidi Knapp Rinella and I talk about 21 delicious restaurants in Las Vegas where rich, middle class and struggling locals and tourists can find terrific food.

Low-income housing depends on Housing Tax Credit

It’s no secret that low-income renters in Nevada continue to struggle in the long wake of the Great Recession. A recent study ranked our state 46th out of 50 in housing and homeownership, in part because we have the fewest number of available and affordable rental homes in the country.

EDITORIAL: Release HOA fraud documents

You’d think the federal government was prosecuting terrorists. Or hiding the existence of aliens. Or prosecuting hidden alien terrorists. But the alarming secrecy surrounding one of the biggest and most complicated criminal cases in Southern Nevada history had nothing to do with national security or saving the world.

Williams’ party celebrates long life of giving, friendship

Myrna Williams’ party the other day turned into a reminder of all she has done for the less fortunate throughout her life, for those without a famous brother, without a political voice, without her sense of fairness.

 
Manhunt for escaped killers expands into Vermont

As the search for two escaped prisoners entered its sixth day Thursday, New York and Vermont intensified security over fears the convicted killers may have crossed the border into the latter state.

 
Massachusetts man killed fighting in Syria

American citizen Keith Broomfield was killed fighting in Syria, a State Department official confirmed Wednesday.

Judge Ramsey sues North Las Vegas, says city is out to get her

North Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Catherine Ramsey contends the city is out to get her because she wasn’t willing to sacrifice justice to fill the city’s woefully lacking coffers, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

Literary Las Vegas: C.A. Hartnell

Las Vegas author C.A. Hartnell writes about the early polio vaccine trials, wild weather, patriotism, diners, Route 66, rock ‘n’ roll and the enduring power of friendship in her young readers fiction series set in the ’50s.

Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum ‘Spelled’ is gigantic fun

With a starting point of a basic princess story, author Betsy Schow moves with lightning speed through just about every fairy tale and fantasy story you can remember.

Man accused of fighting dog, eating meth after high-speed chase

A Minnesota man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly fought a police dog and ate multiple grams of methamphetamine in front of officers after a high-speed chase.

Baseball needs to take fan safety more seriously

When a fan was seriously injured by a flying bat at Fenway Park, Major League Baseball that each pitch brings the potential for catastrophe. It’s hard to convince those in power that safety should come before ambiance.

Switching unions to get easier for Nevada employee groups

Union representation elections — a rarity in the Silver State — almost certainly will increase in frequency thanks to a recent rule change that requires fewer votes for workers to change bargaining groups.

Blackhawks even up Stanley Cup Final at 2-2

Chicago netminder Corey Crawford stole the spotlight as the Blackhawks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 to square the Stanley Cup Final at two games each on Wednesday.

Metro will no longer cite or arrest for failing to register handguns

Las Vegas police will no longer cite or arrest anyone for failing to have their handgun registered by Clark County, the department announced Wednesday. The Assembly voted 25 to 17 to establish “state control over the regulation of policies concerning firearms.”

 
Homer, Marge of ‘The Simpsons’ will legally separate next season

We already knew that it can be hard to make a marriage work in Hollywood, but it looks like it’s also tough to keep things afloat in Springfield. According to an executive producer for “The Simpsons,” Homer and Marge will legally separate in the upcoming season.

Plans dropped for medical pot shop next to Henderson mall

Plans for a medical marijuana dispensary near the Galleria at Sunset mall in Henderson have been scrapped after the company behind it failed to get proper approvals.

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