Las Vegas to stay sunny and dry through Fourth of July and beyond

The Vegas Valley will be warm and dry for the Fourth of July. Temperatures should stay just above 100 degrees throughout the week and have light winds, according to the National Weather Service.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he’s opening a strip club in Las Vegas

It’s finally happening — Floyd Mayweather is opening a strip club in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas boxing champ has been the king of “making it rain” at strip clubs (actually, he might be Earth’s reigning rainmaker) by flipping cash stacks at dancer booties for years.

Skin-care product designer no longer sweats the heat in Las Vegas

Anthony Sosnick, founder of an eponymous line of groomingand skin-care products, visited Nordstrom in the Fashion Show mall recently to share the gospel of good grooming. It’s an especiallyhot topic in sweltering heat.

Centennial’s Troy Brown helps USA to gold medal

Centennial’s Troy Brown had nine points, four rebounds and two steals Sunday as the USA Men’s U17 basketball team won its fourth consecutive gold medal after defeating Turkey 96-56 in the final of the FIBA World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain.

Man injured by small explosive in New York’s Central Park

A 19-year-old man suffered a serious injury to his left foot in Central Park on Sunday, police said, and the man’s friends told authorities he stepped on something that exploded.

 
Outdoor Afro demonstrates that nature is for everyone

A new local meet-up group is challenging an old stereotype that black people don’t like the great outdoors. Outdoor Afro, which is part of a nationwide advocacy group, sets up hikes, camping trips and other outings designed to connect African Americans to the natural world.

 
115 dead, 187 injured in Baghdad bombings

A suicide truck bomb in downtown Baghdad killed 115 people and wounded nearly 200 others who were out shopping and celebrating early Sunday ahead of the holiday marking the end of Ramadan, security and medical officials said.

Join in the fun at a rural Nevada county fair

County fairs are anticipated annual events in several of Nevada’s rural counties, providing a break in the routine for farmers and ranchers as harvest season approaches.

This week’s 5 best bets for dining in Las Vegas

Our dining picks this week include the new Noli’s Flip cocktail at B&B Ristorante, and free dessert at Bravo! Cucina Italiana.

When summer heat sizzles, sales from Las Vegas ice cream trucks fizzle

In most places, summer means novelty ice cream bars and catchy ice cream truck jingles ringing throughout the neighborhood. But in the Las Vegas Valley, would-be customers try to beat the heat with air conditioning instead of frozen treats.

A look at NASA’s Jupiter mission by the numbers

Since launching in 2011, NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been cruising toward the biggest planet in the solar system. On Monday, Juno is scheduled to perform a nail-biting move designed to enter orbit around Jupiter to explore its cloud-covered atmosphere and interior makeup.

TSA PreCheck lets you keep your shoes on

The Road Warrior is no fan of bare feet. Whether it’s sneakers, flip-flops or dressy shoes, something has to cover those tired dogs — particularly in public. I understand the security reasons, but removing my shoes at the airport was always an unappealing hassle.

CSN loses $1.7M federal grant, drawing inequity concerns

The College of Southern Nevada has lost a $1.7 million federal grant aimed to boost services for military veterans and will return $84,000 it had already received since October 2014 from the U.S. Department of Labor.

City officials upbeat but could settle for less at Symphony Park

City officials are more confident about development at Symphony Park than they have been in years, but the projects that ultimately come in might be substantially less grandiose than what planners were visualizing a decade ago.

PulteGroup develops net-zero-energy home

PulteGroup, has constructed a zero-net-energy home prototype in Northern California ahead of the Golden State’s 2020 deadline.

Is Henderson man’s find a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence?

Kevin Kostiner was surprised when his $75 blind bid won a set of boxes, but he was even more surprised when he sifted through the dusty documents and discovered what may be an authentic second-generation copy of the Declaration of Independence.

On Independence Day, Nevada National Guard celebrates far from home

On the 240th anniversary of the day the United States declared its independence, 240 citizen-soldiers from Nevada will celebrate while on duty helping others secure freedom in a region oppressed by terrorism.

Tricked out pools with $5,000 underwater speakers — PHOTOS

Having a swimming pool in the backyard has been quite common for decades throughout the Las Vegas Valley. They usually came in a variety of off-the-rack flavors from rectangular, to square, oval or maybe some sort of freestyle curvy cutie, when homeowners told their pool builders to be a little creative. Then when the pool guys began adding spas, oh yeah, that’s when you became the talk of the neighborhood.

Las Vegan Donn Roach sharp in Rainiers’ rout of 51s

Las Vegan Donn Roach allowed two runs in five innings as the Tacoma Rainiers beat the Las Vegas 51s 9-2 on Saturday in Tacoma, Washington. Roach improved to 5-4 this season.

International Fight Week

A list of events and other information leading up to UFC 200 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.

Top 200 UFC fighters: Nos. 200 to 171

In honor of the historic UFC 200 event, a committee of journalists, commentators and other experts casts its votes for the 200 greatest UFC fighters of all time. The list was unveiled on Fox Sports 1 and will be published in the Review-Journal this week.

Lorenzo Fertitta marvels at UFC’s growth since UFC 100

During the week of UFC 100 in July 2009 and through that historic night of fights, UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta started to get a sense of just how big his Las Vegas-based MMA organization had grown.

UNLV a trailblazer for minority coaches

UNLV is one of five major colleges with minority head coaches in men’s basketball and football. The Rebels are the only ones to include a female athletic director.

GLVAR hosts Home Again event to educate Realtors

Keeping with its mission of helping homeowners and educating its members, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors recently hosted a program informing both groups about the state’s Home Again program.

Henderson luxury apartment complex builds wellness units

Packed with amenities like high-quality air purifiers and dawn-simulating lights, the 15 Elysian Well units at The Elysian at the District are aimed at health-conscious renters and designed in partnership with The Cleveland Clinic.

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