Filmmaker puts focus on Las Vegas Paiute Tribe

Independent filmmaker Stan Armstrong is once again telling an intriguing story from the heart of the real Las Vegas.
His latest effort is “City Within a City,” which focuses on the century-old Las Vegas Paiute Tribe and its diminutive reservation not far from Fremont Street.

 
Woman in ‘basement of horrors’ case sentenced to life in prison

A 55-year-old woman who kept mentally disabled adults and children captive in the basement of homes in Philadelphia, Texas and Florida for disability checks was sentenced to life in prison, AP reports.

Ruling says Sands China must defend case in Nevada

Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez will continue to preside over a wrongful termination case filed five years ago against Sands China Ltd., the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled.

Project Neon downtime required from Black Friday to NASCAR races

When crews start construction work on Project Neon early next year, workers will be required to have every lane of the Spaghetti Bowl open to traffic from Black Friday through the March NASCAR races.

Ex-Raiders defensive end convicted on 3 counts of murder

A Southern California jury on Thursday convicted former Oakland Raiders defensive end Anthony Wayne Smith on three counts of first-degree murder, but the judge declared a mistrial for a fourth count.

Antoine Douglas wants to cash in on opportunity in Showtime bout

When Antoine Douglas tells his life story, it’s hard to believe him. Born prematurely and not expected to survive. Put up for adoption at age 5. Rubbing elbows with drug dealers and gangs in his Washington, D.C., neighborhood only to be saved by his cousin, who took him to a boxing gym when he was 9 and changed his life forever.

LETTERS: Fiore and Trump make quite a pair

Mr. Trump may be a great dealmaker with other business people who are equally loutish or at least willing to put up with his lack of tact, but can he really be considered presidential and represent the powerful United States when meeting with world leaders who have impulse control, manners, cleverness and diplomacy skills?

EDITORIAL: Education Department’s transgender locker room mandate crosses line

Americans are an exceptionally tolerant and understanding people. Time and again, entrenched prejudices have given way to acceptance. And cultural shifts are happening faster than ever. Racial and gender barriers have fallen, gay marriage is the law of the land and transgender people, long ridiculed and marginalized, are widely accommodated and supported.

 
Death of Fox Lake cop causes rift in Illinois town

The signs praising police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz as an American hero have started to come down in the village of Fox Lake, Ill. Gliniewicz has become the main topic of conversation at coffee shops, bakeries and other small business in the quiet community near the Wisconsin border.

One person dead after crash involving RTC bus

A woman died after she ran a red light and crashed into an RTC bus in the west Las Vegas Valley Thursday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.

Accused San Diego shooter said to be Las Vegas resident

A man San Diego police accuse of shooting at officers responding to a domestic violence call on Wednesday, prompting a five-hour standoff that diverted incoming flights at the nearby international airport, has been identified as a Las Vegas resident.

Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit at Maryland and Flamingo

A pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Maryland Parkway on Wednesday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.

 
Sports Betting Spotlight: NFL Week 9

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

 
Kansas high school football player dies after collapsing on sidelines

A high school football player from western Kansas who collapsed on the sidelines during a playoff game has died, becoming the 11th confirmed U.S. high school football fatality since July, his family and researchers said.

11 best deals at Fresh & Easy, Haggen before they close — PHOTOS

With the Fresh & Easy and Haggen wind-downs already in action, many of the combined 21 closing stores across the valley are offering up to 50 percent off what’s left of their inventory.

 
Nationals introduce Dusty Baker as new manager — VIDEO

Dusty Baker may not have been the first choice as the new manager for the Washington Nationals. But the veteran skipper and former All-Star outfielder may end up being the right pick for general manager Mike Rizzo and the Lerner ownership family.

Heck seeks more physician assistants for VA

U.S. Rep. Joe Heck introduced legislation Thursday aimed at alleviating a shortage of physician assistants at VA health facilities.

 
Students claim Yale fraternity hosted ‘white girls only’ party

An African-American freshman at Columbia University claims she was denied entrance to a Halloween party hosted by Yale’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on Friday, because the party was for “white girls only,” the Huffington Post reports.

 
Sharron Angle initiative addresses protecting student data

Potential GOP U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle on Thursday announced that a petition drive is underway asking voters to protect personal student data now being collected as part of Nevada’s education reform efforts.

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