Lawsuit accuses Las Vegas lawyer, veterans group leader of defamation

A lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses lawyer Louis Schneider and Steve Sanson, who runs Veterans in Politics International, of colluding to influence court cases and making “false and defamatory” statements about another attorney.

Buddy Greco’s lasting message: ‘Be true to yourself’

Buddy Greco headlined at such legendary hotel-casinos as the Sands, Desert Inn and Flamingo during his years in Las Vegas. His final public appearance was at the venerable Italian American Club in August 2015.

Review-Journal plan would help fund UNLV student newspaper for 1 year

According to the proposal, which covers the 2017 calendar year, the Review-Journal will donate $40,000 — $10,000 per quarter — and print The Scarlet and Gray Free Press at no charge beginning with the first issue.

Crews place work platform on Resorts World Las Vegas site

Construction crews have placed a tall aerial work platform on the Resorts World Las Vegas site on the Strip, an indication that work could soon begin in earnest on the Malaysia-based Genting Group’s planned $4 billion, 3,000-room Chinese-themed property.

Nevada lawmakers appointed to House committees

Democratic lawmakers from Nevada received committee assignments Tuesday as the U.S. House rumbled into its first week of the 115th Congress.

Nevada Congress members want McCarran statue removed from US Capitol

Nevada’s three Democratic House members have written a letter to Gov. Brian Sandoval and legislative leaders asking them to take action to provide for the removal of the statue of Patrick McCarran from the Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol.

Jury sentences Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof to death

Dylann Roof was sentenced to death Tuesday for killing nine black church members during Bible study in a racially motivated attack, the first person to face execution for federal hate crime convictions.

Las Vegas area ranks 21st among worst for pedestrian safety

The Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise metropolitan area was ranked the 21st worst for pedestrian safety, while Nevada was listed as the 12th deadliest state for walkers, according to a national study released Tuesday.