Rodeo comedian Flint Rasmussen tries to keep cowboys laughing

When he was a little boy in Choteau, Mont., Flint Rasmussen said sometimes he would go to bed and not be able to sleep. He remembers hearing a familiar voice, and the laughter of grown-ups coming from downstairs. The grown-ups were his parents, Stan and Tootsie. The familiar voice was Johnny Carson’s.

Lawmaker tries to breathe new life into anti-Web gambling bill

A key lawmaker used his own committee Wednesday to try and breathe new life into his anti-online gambling bill while Nevada State Sen. Mark Lipparelli told lawmakers of the successes chalked up by the Silver State and two others with legal Internet gaming.

Body found near US 95, Craig Road was shot

Las Vegas police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Wednesday morning near U.S. Highway 95 and Craig Road.

Faraday selects North Las Vegas for electric car plant

Faraday Future has picked the Apex area in North Las Vegas for a $1 billion auto plant expected to start producing electric cars as early as 2017.

Estimate in city of Kingman embezzlement rises to $1.1 million

An estimate of alleged theft from the city of Kingman by an employee has escalated to $1.1. million, more than three times the amount noted at the start of an investigation and review of city records on Nov. 16, according to a city statement released Wednesday.

Rain and cool weather ahead

Get ready to ride a weather roller coaster. The Las Vegas Valley will reach record highs, then drop 15 degrees, then have rain and snow — all by Friday.

Bitter streak emerges in Carrington’s comedy

Rodney Carrington wears a cowboy hat onstage, but it’s the stumpy one I’d call the “sidekick” hat, not the big rodeo cowboy’s or Western movie hero’s.

Red Robin will give you free food today if your name is one of these

Anyone named Christopher, Christine, Nicole or Nicholas — or some variation thereof — can get a free #NameThatChicken burger on Thursday at participating Red Robin Gourmet Burgers locations nationwide.

Clark County ranks high on new ‘water hogs’ list

A new online conservation campaign ranks Clark County as the nation’s sixth largest “water hog,” but local water officials are already turning their noses up at the findings.

Time to rid system of defensive medicine

Last week, Congress sent to President Barack Obama a budget plan that includes language to repeal the Affordable Care Act. With a veto looming over this legislation, all eyes will once again be focused on Obamacare and how it has contributed to skyrocketing health care costs.

RJ Picks: UNLV at Wichita State

The Rebels are 7 1/2-point underdogs when they face Wichita State tonight at Koch Arena.

7 reasons you’ll be in debt forever

There are plenty of ways people fall into debt. The hard part can be getting out of debt, especially if you don’t recognize — or resist admitting — how you racked up debt. Here are seven reasons you might have fallen into debt and how to avoid being stuck with it forever.

Las Vegas seen benefiting from solid growth in ’16

Strap in for an interesting ride in 2016. The world and U.S. economies face risks and challenges next year, but Las Vegas should benefit from relatively solid growth, according to a Tuesday panel of national economists at the Rio.

Baptist college gets OK to ban gay students, women who’ve had abortions

Carson Newman University, a Southern Baptist college in Tennessee, has been granted a waiver by the Federal Government allowing the school to ban gay students, unwed mothers and women who’ve had an abortion.

What NFL games are on this weekend in Las Vegas?

The NFL will offer the usual four over-the-air games and two cable/satellite-only games for Week 14 of the season for the Las Vegas market.

Patti LaBelle’s sweet potato pie is back at Wal-Mart

If you were one of the people who missed out on grabbing one Patti LaBelle’s sweet potato pies from Wal-Mart after a Youtube review of the pies went viral, you will soon be able to purchase one.

Your guide to holiday shopping for the foodie in your life

Christmas is rapidly closing in on us, which means opportunities are dwindling to find the perfect gift for that special someone who has everything (everything but your gift, that is). So here’s an idea that would appeal to just about anyone: food.

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