EDITORIAL: Photographer’s exhibit is vintage Nevada

It’s appropriate that Jeff Scheid’s first solo photography exhibit is being staged at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. Over the course of his 34-year career at the Review-Journal, Mr. Scheid has documented as much Nevada history as anyone, capturing iconic images from boxing rings and desert landscapes, courtrooms and showrooms, crime scenes and casinos.

LETTERS: Fremont Street a bad experience

On a recent Friday night visit to the Fremont Street Experience, the street was full of panhandlers and half-naked men and women. It’s become a disgraceful circus atmosphere. I have lived here 38 years, and I have never seen such trash and disrespect for tourists and locals alike.

Payday loan regulations designed to wipe out industry, limit consumer choice

Federal regulators are on the verge of imposing crushing new rules on the much-maligned payday loan industry. These rules would have devastating consequences here in Nevada. Despite the prevailing caricature, payday loans benefit thousands of locals. Regulators must scrap this proposal.

Jacket worn by Elvis in ‘Viva Las Vegas’ up for auction

A jacket worn by Elvis Presley in the 1964 film “Viva Las Vegas” and more than 150 other items belonging to the late singer were due to go up for auction on Thursday evening as part of Elvis Week events at his Graceland home in Memphis.

School-based clinic has free services for students in need

From a double-wide trailer on Basic High School’s campus, medical professionals are working to keep valley children in school and out of hospital emergency rooms and urgent care centers.

Man in bear suit gets close to grizzly, cubs near Alaskan river

A man in a full-body bear costume approached a grizzly and her two cubs in front of shocked spectators by a river in Alaska, before a state Fish and Game worker scared away the animals to stop anyone being hurt, an official said on Friday.

 
Democrats may be looking at Al Gore for presidential run

“They’re figuring out if there’s a path financially and politically,” an unnamed Democrat told BuzzFeed about the insiders. “It feels more real than it has in the past months.”

Vetting process for teachers involves background check

Adults wait their turn to be fingerprinted by local authorities in the Edward A. Greer Educational Center. Each has his fingers stained before the prints are sent to the FBI.

Literary Las Vegas: Arby L. Hambric

“To Thee I See,” local author Arby L. Hambric’s memoir, chronicles Hambric’s life from 1926 to 2014, a journey that took him from picking in the fields of Texas to cooking for dignitaries on U.S. Navy ships.

 
Japanese Prime Minister looks to future generations on WWII anniversary

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday expressed “profound grief” for the millions killed in World War II and remorse for his country’s participation, but said that future Japanese generations shouldn’t need to keep apologizing.

 
Man who shot New York firefighter dies after standoff

NEW YORK — The man who shot and wounded a firefighter after setting his home ablaze in a standoff with New York authorities is dead, police said on Friday.

How Starbucks, Uber and Obama are making you go broke

There’s nothing fun about being stuck in a financial rut. It can feel as if you’re spinning your wheels and getting nowhere. So when the price of a service you use increases, you feel the pinch. Here’s a look at different ways Starbucks, Barack Obama and Uber can affect your cash flow and keep you broke.

 
40 Army Ranger students, 4 instructors hurt by lightning strike

Forty Army Ranger students and four instructors were struck by lightning in Florida during a training program aimed at protecting themselves from a thunderstorm’s lightning bolts, the U.S. Army said on Thursday.

US investigating ISIS use of chemical weapons

The U.S. is investigating what it believes are “credible” reports that ISIS fighters used mustard agent in an attack against Kurdish Peshmerga this week.

ISIS posts list of 1,400 American ‘targets’

A group calling itself the Islamic State Hacking Division this week posted online a purported list of names and contacts for Americans it refers to as “targets,” according to officials.

View Caption Contest, Aug. 13, 2015

Send caption submissions to aking@viewnews.com by Aug. 22. Limit five submissions per entry. Include your full name and area of the valley. Look for the winning contest entries in the Sept. 3 editions.

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