Sacramento High School wide receiver commits to UNLV

Sacramento (Calif.) High School wide receiver Elijah Trosclair (6 feet 2 inches, 180 pounds) said in a text message Thursday that he has committed to play football for the Rebels.

What to expect when you’re expecting to be cremated

Bodies are placed in a rigid, combustible box and pushed inside the cremation chamber to be heated by gas-fed flames of 1,600 to 2,000 degrees.

Coalition challenges petition to repeal new commerce tax

A group called The Coalition for Nevada’s Future on Thursday filed a legal challenge to a referendum sought by GOP anti-tax advocates who want to put the new commerce tax on the 2016 general election ballot for repeal.

Impasse means arbitration for district, teachers union

As it struggles to fill hundreds of classroom vacancies, the Clark County School District will head to arbitration with the local teachers union to break a deadlock over a new contract and pay raises.

New Media Investment Group reverses quarterly loss; revenues rise

New Media Investment Group, the New York-based parent company of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, posted total revenues of $312.1 million in the third quarter of 2015, according to quarterly financial information released Thursday.

Society much more accepting of porn stars these days

At 17, Tasha Reign was watching “The Girls Next Door,” the show starring Playmates Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt, and she turned to her parents and said, “That’s what I want to do.”

EDITORIAL: ELL numbers sink Nevada’s education ranking

Nevada’s latest lousy performance in national school assessments creates the impression that most of the state’s students are academic failures. But that’s not an accurate picture.

EDITORIAL: So long, sesquicentennial

Nevada turns 151 years old Saturday, at which time the state’s nearly two-year observance of its sesquicentennial will officially end. And what a celebration it’s been.

LETTERS: Prostitution sweeps a waste of police resources

The article about the Metropolitan Police Department paying a large settlement to a woman falsely accused of being a prostitute at the Cosmopolitan makes me aware of what a total scam these so-called prostitution sweeps are.

Review-Journal advisory board suggests changes to features section

After spending part of an afternoon last week with the Review-Journal’s Reader Advisory Board, I came away thinking we need to make some changes to our features section or risk losing them as readers. I wasn’t the only one. We limited last week’s discussion to the features section because of time constraints, but our new features editor, Stephanie Grimes, filled a notebook.

Convention center expansion needed to ensure growth of CES, city

For nearly four decades, Las Vegas has been a welcoming, gracious and vibrant host to CES, the annual innovation trade show. It’s a symbiotic and successful partnership, one that must be fostered and nourished to continue to grow.

Most applicants for school-choice program are from wealthy neighborhoods

Families who live in Nevada’s wealthiest neighborhoods have flooded the state treasurer’s office with applications to enroll in a controversial school choice program that supporters argued would help low-income students.

Justin Bieber is still working on reinventing himself

You have to hand it to Justin Bieber. For all the flak he’s taken in recent years for his boorish behavior, he’s proven to be resilient in terms of reshaping his image.

 
17 injured in plane fire at Fort Lauderdale airport

The engine of a Boeing 767 carrying 101 people caught fire as the plane taxied for departure Thursday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, officials said. It was bound for Caracas, Venezuela.

Las Vegas act opposes song being used in Syrian airstrike footage

Crystal Method, an act formed in Las Vegas in the early ’90s, just discovered that one of their songs is being played in the background as accompaniment to drone footage from Russia of Syrian airstrikes, and they’re none too pleased.

Macau’s top gaming regulator steps down amid industry challenges

Macau’s top gaming regulator Manuel Neves is stepping down from his post in the world’s largest casino hub, the Chinese territory’s government said, at a time when its revenues are plummeting and the growth outlook looks weak in the coming year.

Amazon PrimeNow launches two-hour delivery service in Las Vegas

For those of us who loathe the inconvenience of ordering something on the internet and then having to wait for it to be delivered, our prayers have been answered — well, if you’re an Amazon Prime member, that is.

Culinary grads go from ‘living in treetops’ to pursuing top jobs

Ask culinary graduate Elijah Smith what’s good on the menu. Tonight, he’d recommend the stuffed chicken — breaded breast of chicken stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese and chopped green chile peppers, served with chile verde sauce, black beans, rice, and a mini corn tamale.

 
Sports Betting Spotlight: NFL Week 8

Matt Youmans, Aaron Kessler, Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller and Kelly Stewart preview the college football and NFL weekend.

 
8 things you never knew you could do in Las Vegas

From dining with lions to escaping a haunted mansion, Las Vegas isn’t short on invigorating and offbeat adventures, you just have to know where to look.

Nonprofit aims to identify missing people, bodies

Watching police procedurals on television might give you the impression that every time the authorities find a body, it is identified in days, if not minutes. Rebel Morris, founder and executive director of Can You Identify Me?, said that is not the case.

‘Ragtime’ strikes a familiar chord

“Ragtime: The Musical,” which kicks off its national tour at The Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall through Sunday.

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