Las Vegas restaurants staging comeback after Great Recession

The Great Recession delivered a major blow to the Las Vegas restaurant market, but now the local restaurant scene has recovered to the point that it is among the most competitive in the country.

LETTERS: NV Energy misallocating solar power purchases

Your Nov. 1 article on the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant in Tonopah noted that the new facility will be selling power to NV Energy for 13.5 cents per kilowatt hour.

Fight for $15 lobby is a fight for fewer jobs

Fight for $15 supporters are hoping that this Tuesday is better than the last Tuesday, when voters in Portland, Maine, and Tacoma, Wash., overwhelmingly rejected ballot measures proposing $15 municipal minimum wages.

Veteran and his son get a new home — PHOTOS

Purple heart recipient Justin Gulde and his son, Darien, were at the center of attention on Monday, when they got a look at a mortgage-free home provided for them by the Building Homes For Heroes organization.

Court: Housing Authority rule on child residency is unconstitutional

A federal judge has found the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act for its “discriminatory” temporary guardianship policy, according to the recent ruling by U.S. District Court Judge James C. Mahan.

National parks, others honor veterans this week

From free admission at national parks to a car show and barbecue at the VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas, the country and the community are showing their appreciation this week for those who served in the U.S. military.

NHL commissioner Bettman says expansion not a sure thing

A week after NHL officials confirmed there are no plans to vote on whether or not to expand at next month’s Board of governors meeting, commissioner Gary Bettman was pumping the brakes on the entire notion of growing the league by one or more teams anytime soon.

 
Russian officials believe Sinai plane was brought down by a bomb

Russian communications intercepted by U.S. intelligence agencies showed Russia believed the plane that crashed in Sinai, Egypt, on Oct. 31 was brought down by a bomb, U.S. sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.

 
Univ. of Missouri president, chancellor resign amid race relations controversy

The University of Missouri Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced Monday that he would step down as of January 1. Tim Wolfe, president of the University of Missouri, announced in a Monday news conference that he was resigning from his post amid a controversy regarding race relations at the school.

 
‘SPECTRE’ for true Bond fans’ eyes only

Bored. Just bored. That’s the best way to describe sitting through “SPECTRE,” the butt-numbing extension of “Skyfall” that plods along ground so familiar, it’s easy to see how Daniel Craig could have grown tired of playing James Bond.

 
6 dead, including 2 Americans, in shooting at US training site in Jordan

A Jordanian officer shot dead two U.S. government security contractors, a South African trainer and two Jordanians at a U.S. funded police training facility near Amman on Monday before being killed in a shootout, Jordanian authorities said.

Alleged fake doctor says he’s too sick to survive in jail

Rick Van Thiel, an alleged phony doctor prosecutors say could have killed three people who sought treatment from him, complained Monday that he wasn’t getting attention behind bars for an ailment he was able to treat himself while out of custody.

Caesars executives upbeat despite net loss; company revenue increases

Caesars Entertainment Corp. took a net loss in the third quarter due to accumulation of nearly $1 billion in commitments from bond holders concerning its bankrupt operating division, but said overall revenue increased over the three month period.

New Hampshire woman sues Cosby for defamation

A New Hampshire woman on Monday sued Bill Cosby for defamation, saying he falsely accused her of lying last year when she publicly charged he raped her in 1965.

Rivers, Chargers preferred side as 4-point favorites on MNF

It’s not always a good thing to lead the league in passing yards, and Philip Rivers is a prime example. Rivers is throwing so often because the San Diego Chargers are constantly in catch-up mode.

Target will start Black Friday sales 5 days early

Target Corp said on Monday it will launch its Black Friday promotions five days early, with 10 days of deals on electronics, toys and apparel in stores and online starting Nov. 22.

Ken Griffey Jr. headlines 2016 MLB Hall of Fame ballot

Ken Griffey Jr. and Trevor Hoffman lead first-time Hall of Fame candidates and join 17 holdovers up for vote to be enshrined in Cooperstown with slugger Mark McGwire and shortstop Alan Trammell in their final year on the ballot.

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