Life is Beautiful: by the numbers

This year’s Life is Beautiful festival transformed downtown Las Vegas into a three-day long celebration of music and art.

Las Vegas police investigating fatal stabbing

In a statement, Metropolitan Police Department said that at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday, it received a report that a stabbed person had been dropped off at MountainView Hospital without explanation.

New path to stardom: promoting Las Vegas slot machines

If stars do red carpets at nightclubs and restaurant events, why couldn’t the next place red carpets roll out regularly be casino floor slot machines?

North Las Vegas illuminates new deal on Craig Ranch Park message board

North Las Vegas city officials approved a 10-year contract in January with Elite Media to install the double-sided message board at Craig Ranch Regional Park. In exchange, the city will receive 25 percent of the net revenue collected for advertisements appearing on the sign.

Common Core test scores en route to Nevada students

Families and public schools in Nevada this week finally should receive the scores of new Common Core tests that more than 200,000 third- through eighth-grade students completed last spring.

Wells Fargo claws back part of CEO, other executive’s salary

Wells Fargo says CEO John Stumpf and the executive who ran the bank’s retail banking division will forfeit tens of millions of dollars in bonuses as the bank tries to stem a scandal over its sales practices.

Congressional candidate Jacky Rosen launches TV ad

Jacky Rosen, the Democratic candidate seeking the 3rd congressional seat in Southern Nevada, has released her first television ad.

Protesters call for smoke-free casinos outside Global Gaming Expo

It wasn’t a political issue within the walls of the Global Gaming Expo, but just outside the Sands Exposition Center, a group of protesters were attempting to raise awareness to a longtime casino concern: second-hand smoking.

To win, Trump must tell hard truths about economy

Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee for president in 2012, was afraid to tell the truth. He thought it was too dark. It’s time for Donald Trump to trust American voters with the truth.

Nevada mining in the spotlight at MINExpo convention

The international mining industry is well aware of the Silver State’s standing as a producer of precious minerals, but the Nevada industry is getting a bigger spotlight this week in Southern Nevada.

Many calls to VA suicide hotline go unanswered, officials say

More than one-third of calls to a suicide hotline for troubled veterans are not being answered by front-line staffers because of poor work habits and other problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to the hotline’s former director.

Chefs dress up grilled-cheese sandwiches for grown-up tastes

Figs, ham, preserved lemons, bacon, truffles, brisket, lobster, macaroni and cheese: Local chefs are putting all kinds of things into grilled-cheese sandwiches these days. And cheeses, lots of cheeses, with no American or Velveeta in sight.

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