EDITORIAL: Lightning-rod Laura

Lightning rods have nothing on political reporters. When elected officials, candidates for office and their handlers aren’t complaining about unfair news coverage, readers of all ideologies point to particular phrases and constructions as proof of a journalist’s bias.

EDITORIAL: Driving forward on I-11

Now that work on Nevada’s first stretch of Interstate 11 is underway, it’s time to lay the groundwork for the rest of a freeway that promises to diversify and expand the Intermountain West economy.

EDITORIAL: NHL should officially consider Las Vegas expansion

The incredible effort by billionaire Bill Foley to bring an expansion National Hockey League franchise to Las Vegas is even more impressive considering the NHL hasn’t officially declared it’s expanding.

Accountability promises vanish in Sandoval’s tax hike

To sell his $1.4 billion tax increase to Republicans in the Assembly and to the public, Gov. Brian Sandoval promised that unprecedented levels of state spending would be accompanied by reforms and accountability.

Spearman: We must call out racism to make real change

Pat Spearman said she knew immediately when she heard about the slayings of nine people in a historically black South Carolina church last week that it was an act of racial hatred.

Ocean hotel offers solitude off North Carolina coast

The Frying Pan Tower hotel is located 34 miles off the coast of North Carolina in the Atlantic Ocean. In an age of stress, little work-life balance and constant connectivity, the former Coast Guard light station answers a growing demand for off-the-grid travel.

SLS lost $35m in first quarter

The SLS Las Vegas lost $35.3 million in the first quarter, according to a securities filing and the Strip resort’s private equity owners contributed a total of $5.3 million in April for the property’s general operations purposes.

Players like idea of NHL team in Las Vegas

The NHL’s Board of Governors is expected to approve a formal plan at Wednesday’s meeting at the MGM Grand to study expansion. That’s the most exciting news yet for William Foley, the billionaire who wants to bring the NHL to Las Vegas.

Channing Tatum hates ‘G.I. Joe’

Did you dislike “G.I. Joe”? Don’t worry — its star, Channing Tatum, did too.

 
Rob Gronkowski is probably smarter than we think

Shortly after winning the Super Bowl this year, Rob Gronkowski joked on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” that he hadn’t read a book since the ninth grade before reading a passage from the erotica novel, “A Gronking to Remember.”

Have a blog? FreedomFest will make you pay

FreedomFest, a 3½-day celebration of liberty and freedom in Las Vegas next month, won’t be free for hardly anyone — and especially bloggers trying to pass themselves off as the working press to avoid paying $500 for a ticket.

Charles Darwin movie ‘evolving’ at Disney

Disney has launched development on a Charles Darwin movie with Stephen Gaghan on board to direct from his own screenplay.

 
Former White House chef drowned during hike in New Mexico

A former White House chef who went missing after setting off alone on a hike near Taos, New Mexico, died of accidental drowning in a mountain stream, state police said Tuesday.

 
Skinny jeans cause woman to lose feeling in legs

One woman was hospitalized for days after her jeans caused her to lose feeling in her legs, according to a study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

 
Combs disputes accounts of arrest at UCLA practice facility

Musician Sean “Diddy” Combs’ company offered the hip-hop mogul’s version of an incident a day after an altercation at UCLA’s athletic facilities resulted in his arrest.

12 things you have to do your first time in Vegas

When planning a trip to Las Vegas, one might come across dozens of expired lists of things to do on your first time in Sin City, — psst, The Rat Pack doesn’t play at the Sands anymore — but the city changes as quickly as the face of a clock.

Before allegedly attacked by ‘Diddy’, Alosi was tripping Carroll

Before UCLA strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi was allegedly attacked by Sean “Diddy” Combs, the former New York Jets assistant coach gained infamy in 2010 when he was suspended by the NFL for tripping Miami Dolphins cornerback Nolan Carroll on the sideline during a punt return.

NY prison tailor put hacksaw blades in meat for inmate escape

New York prison tailor Joyce Mitchell has admitted that she put hacksaw blades into frozen hamburger meat, a law enforcement official told CNN on Tuesday.

Lakes Entertainment shareholders OK merger with Golden Gaming

Lakes Entertainment shareholders approved the company’s merger with Las Vegas-based tavern and slot machine route operator Golden Gaming during a vote on June 17, the company said in a securities filing.

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