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.

Las Vegas tourism surges 6 percent in September

A calendar anomaly and the change in dates for the Life Is Beautiful festival boosted Southern Nevada visitation in September by 6 percent over a year ago, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Thursday.

Take Dolphins to cover spread vs. Patriots on ‘TNF’

Miami travels to New England today on “Thursday Night Football” and The Gold Sheet handicapper Bruce Marshall likes the Dolphins, who are getting 8 points at most Las Vegas sports books.

MGM Resorts to form REIT using 10 properties

MGM Resorts International said Thursday it will place 10 of its properties — including seven on the Strip — into a real estate investment trust that will be 70 percent owned by the casino giant, but will also offer the company “strategic and financial benefits.”

Documents tell story of deadly Texas shootout between biker clubs

After the guns fell silent on May 17 — one of the bloodiest afternoons in the history of American motorcycle clubs — nine bikers lay dead in a strip mall parking lot littered with weapons.

 
Bella Bond child abuse case ‘prematurely closed,’ report says — VIDEO

The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families failed to properly investigate child abuse claims in Bella Bond’s case, whose remains were discovered earlier this year, according to a new report released Wednesday by the state Office of the Child Advocate.

How to save $100 in a week

Here are five examples of ways to find extra cash in your budget. Combined, these tips could add up to $100 in savings a week — and some might be worth that much alone.

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