Station Casinos giving gamblers a reason to visit the sports book

By this fall’s football season, Boulder Station, Green Valley Ranch Resort, Sunset Station, Santa Fe Station and Palace Station will all house enhanced video capabilities, new television monitors at individual seats around the book and improved electronic displays for betting lines.

Judah’s manager says NAC acted hastily in suspending fighter

Zab Judah’s manager fired back at the Nevada Athletic Commission after it suspended Judah for allegedly providing false information on his license application. Judah was scheduled to headline a boxing card Saturday at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.

Artsy kids gain opportunities to shine

For the past 20-plus years, local high school students eager to follow that star have had exactly one place to go: the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts. This school year, however, the options have expanded.

Bundy about to trade soapbox for cell block

There are times it seems Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy has spent as many years on the stump as in the saddle, pouring forth his views on federal lands and the Constitution from the dusty middle of nowhere.

 
At least 3 dead, thousands evacuated as historic floods swamp South

As the Leaf River rose north of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 26-year-old Rebecca Bruce and her fiancé grabbed what they could and left the shed where they live. The water was more than 2 feet deep indoors when they left, she said.

 
Valley woman’s hummingbird rescue takes flight again

Almost four years after Marion Brady-Hamilton’s home-based hummingbird rescue operation ran afoul of state regulators, she has returned to nursing abandoned babies and injured adults — this time with all the proper paperwork in place.

Peyton Manning’s 2001 Las Vegas visit included lesson in manners

When Peyton Manning officially retired last week, a lot of people were telling stories about him on the Internet, and telling shorter stories on Twitter. About having met him somewhere by happenstance, and having had a pleasant interaction with the most affable of pro quarterbacks.

UNLV spring football recap No. 4: 4-on-3 drills end first week

During UNLV’s first spring practice in full pads Saturday morning, a crowd of about 60 fans huddled near the north end zone on one of the two fields at Rebel Park to watch the team’s hard-hitting, four-on-three Rebel drill.

Many are designed for RVs and workshops

Be it the bitter winds of the winter or the brutal heat of the summer, there’s one thing homebuyers look for to make their commute a little easier. It makes for a warmer skip from the living room to the road; it creates an instant mudroom; and, now, most Las Vegan homeowners can’t imagine life without one.

Changing attitudes might cause NCAA to lift Las Vegas’ championship ban

Las Vegas’ relationship with postseason college basketball is good — for the players, fans, schools, conferences and seemingly all parties involved. But, because of legalized sports wagering, is this madness in Las Vegas still viewed as evil by the NCAA?

 
Lane Bryant commercial featuring Ashley Graham banned by NBC, ABC

“ThisBody is made for television. (No matter what anyone says.)” That’s what Lane Bryant tweeted after claiming that NBC and ABC refused to air its positive-body-image commercial, featuring plus size models.

Downtown Las Vegas bar is perfect for science fiction fans

The Millennium Fandom Bar is the kind of place where everyone knows your name, particularly if that name happens to be in Klingon, Wookie or Parseltongue.

Technology ranks high in customer satisfaction

The J.D. Power U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study is an interesting thing. Year after year, it measures responses from 33,560 original owners of vehicles after three years of ownership.

Former ‘TUF’ contestants hitting stride after UFC run

Angela Hill and Roxanne Modafferi have both accomplished the difficult feat of remaining relevant as professional mixed martial artists beyond their respective stints in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Create backyard retreat with a koi pond

Take out the noise from the passing cars, add an oasis for local wildlife and put the worries of the day behind. Installing a garden pond, either large or small, can add depth to your backyard, in many different ways.

Light up your room to give it life

Dear Gail: I’ve been following your articles on redesigning my room and I have to confess that I have no lamps in my family room. I guess I’m one of the many who just have ceiling cans and the light on my fan. So, before I go out and buy lighting, I’d like to know a little more about what I should be looking for. — Marjorie

Thin peach, nectarine trees to get larger fruit

Thin out peach and nectarines to produce larger fruit during the next two to three weeks. Thinning, or the removal of fruit by hand, is an important step in growing larger and higher-quality peaches and nectarines. Enough fruit is removed from the tree so that the remaining fruit gets larger. We typically target this fruit to reach the size of 3 to 4 inches in diameter.

Creating concrete walkway can be dirty, difficult

Q: I was browsing through the home center and I noticed a project that would be ideal for a walkway I want. It is a form that you fill with concrete. It would give my weed-strewn yard a little elegance. How difficult is this project?

‘Spring break forever’: 5 movies to get you in the mood

It’s spring break season, which means that, for the next couple of weeks, the Strip will be crawling — and stumbling and staggering — with tens of thousands more drunk college students than usual.

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