US Navy officer charged with espionage

The U.S. military has charged a Taiwan-born Navy officer with espionage for allegedly passing military secrets to China or Taiwan, U.S. defense officials said Monday.

30-year veteran of Vegas comedy clubs now runs one

Harry Basil, who manages the Tropicana’s Laugh Factory, was part of the opening lineup of the Comedy Store at the Dunes in 1984.

Las Vegas Bowl director sees moratorium helping bowl system

The NCAA is prohibiting the creation of new bowl games for the next three years after three teams with 5-7 records were needed to fill the record number of 40 bowls last season.

Woman in High Roller tryst set to take plea deal

Chloe Scordianos, the woman caught on video having sex in the High Roller on her 21st birthday, has reached a deal with prosecutors, her lawyer said Monday.

UFC star Jon Jones still frustrated with officer in drag racing case

The 28-year-old took to social media to vent his continued frustration with the police officer that pulled him over and cited him for drag racing and four other offenses last month in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Daniel Cormier unsure how to handle being the bad guy

It had to be a bit jarring for two-time Olympian and current Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier to hear the boos from a raucous MGM Grand crowd during a March news conference to promote his title defense against former champion Jon Jones.

Nevada gun, pot ballot measures named

State officials have announced the official names of two ballot measures that Nevada voters will weigh in on in November.

Lawsuit: US grouse protections driven by politics, not science

Rural Nevadans suing to block the Obama administration’s greater sage grouse protection plan say internal government documents they cite in a new federal court filing shows politics was the driving force behind a predetermined policy.

Elevated expressway idea for airport-Strip traffic criticized

A state Transportation Board member Monday suggested that a proposed elevated expressway to move visitors between McCarran International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip and its convention facilities is not the best use of scarce transportation dollars.

 
Las Vegan Harlem Globetrotter sinks shots off T-Mobile Arena — VIDEO

The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to town next week, set to perform at the new T-Mobile Arena, and they’ve already christened the arena by showing off their skills and sinking some rooftop trick shots.

 
Women bowlers return to Vegas for 3-month event at South Point

It is billed as the world’s largest participatory sporting event for women. When it ends in three months, it will have pumped more than $120 million of nongaming revenue into city coffers.

 
No animal cruelty charges against ‘Dog Whisperer’ Cesar Milan

An animal cruelty investigation into Cesar Milan, known as the “Dog Whisperer,” has ended and no charges will be filed, a spokeswoman with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said on Monday.

MGM Growth Properties said to start marketing year’s biggest US IPO

Real estate investment trust MGM Growth Properties LLC will start marketing its U.S. initial public offering to investors on Monday, in a road show targeting as much as $1.2 billion in the largest IPO so far this year, sources say.

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