Las Vegas to be tested on ability to sustain prosperity

Las Vegas has about $15 billion worth of construction projects that are planned, proposed or under construction, Jeremy Aguero, a principal at Las Vegas-based Applied Analysis said on Wednesday, speaking at an event sponsored by the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance.

Step up your grill game with these tools

You’ve no doubt got a decent set of tools and maybe a charcoal lighter, but there are lots and lots of things out there that could make your grilling experience so much better. Here are a few of them.

Nevada Senate panel hears bill on internet privacy rules

Internet providers and website operators would have to provide notices on what information they gather from Nevada consumers and how that information is shared under a bill heard Wednesday by a Senate committee.

Mb Steakhouse, Sparrow and Wolf open in Las Vegas

Sparrow + Wolf, from chef Brian Howard, formerly of Comme Ca, Bouchon and Alize, opened last week with a lion dance by the Lohan School of Shaolin Las Vegas and a traditional blessing, a nod to its Chinatown location.

Spice up your barbecue with international flavors

Forget the battle over tomato vs. vinegar-based vs. white mayonnaise-based barbecue sauces. Today’s grillers — or barbecuers if you’re not a terminology purist — are borrowing from other cuisines, introducing a world of flavor into their creations.

Final words: Tight lines and good hunting

For almost 13 years and 598 columns, I have lived the dream of writing about the outdoors. I have shared not only the thoughts and emotions accompanying my children’s hunting and fishing exploits but also those of others.

Henderson doctor uses golf course to escape stress of job

Dr. Joe Johnson is an avid golfer and has been practicing medicine in Henderson since 1977. He originally moved to Las Vegas in 1976 to serve as the flight surgeon for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.

United CEO addresses dragging with shareholders

The CEO of United Airlines assured shareholders Wednesday that the company is doing all it can to be more customer-friendly since video surfaced of a passenger being violently ejected from a plane last month.

 
Flawed Nevada, CCSD checks expose students to sexual predators

People who work in Nevada’s public schools are supposed to have clean records. They’re fingerprinted and screened at the local, state and national levels for criminal histories — but the process is far from foolproof.

6 arrests made in connection with Manchester bombing

British police hunted on Wednesday for potential accomplices who may have helped Salman Abedi build the bomb that killed 22 people at a concert in Manchester and who could be ready to kill again.

1 dead, 9 in hospital after eating tainted nacho cheese

A botulism outbreak linked to contaminated nacho-cheese dip sold at a Northern California gas station has killed one man and left at least nine other people hospitalized, health officials said Monday.

Duterte declares martial law after hostages at church taken

MANILA, Philippines — Muslim extremists abducted a Catholic priest and more than a dozen churchgoers while laying siege to a southern Philippine city overnight, burning buildings, ambushing soldiers and hoisting flags of the Islamic State group, officials said Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte has declared martial law in the southern third of the nation and warned he would enforce it harshly.

 
New app may help Nevada drivers down the road

Drivers could help assemble a map of Nevada’s roads and warn fellow motorists about potential collisions, all through a smartphone app.

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