Raiders ready to move on from Michael Crabtree

Michael Crabtree has spent the entirety of his nine-year NFL career in the Bay Area. He may have to depart the region for that career to continue.

California pot shops ready to celebrate as sales start Monday

Marijuana legalization arrives Monday in California with lots of hoopla, but only a handful of cities will initially have retail outlets ready to sell recreational pot.

Blade-running dog finds new life in Thailand

A Thai dog which had its legs hacked off for chewing a pair of shoes is running free again after being fitted with the type of blades used by paralympic runners.

Teacher fired after Utah students see nudity in art

A Utah art teacher was fired amid complaints that images of classical paintings containing nudity were passed out in a classroom and seen by sixth-graders, a newspaper reported.

Goldfish rescued from home destroyed in California wildfire

What Logan Hertel and his friends found in the scorched remains of their Northern California neighborhood wasn’t a photo album, wedding ring or even a skittish cat separated from its family.

California’s medical pot market confronts challenges

When Elias Zaldivar was an 18-year-old college freshman and decided he was in the market for marijuana, he knew just how to get it, and it didn’t involve canvassing the corridors of his campus in search of that stoned-out dude who sold pot from his dorm room. Instead, he went straight to a doctor.

Remembering 2017: Not just an ordinary letterman’s jacket

It was a few days after the holidays when Mathew Ellis, the director of CARE Complex, which provides transitional services for the homeless, noticed a man named George wearing a letterman’s jacket to ward off the chill.

Remembering 2017: Sports help to make #VegasStrong

In our line of work, we mostly deal with numbers. Stats. Records. Anything defined by digits. And there wasn’t a more significant one for Las Vegas this past year, perhaps ever, than 58.

John Pagano has Raiders clicking, on practice field more

John Pagano will call plays Sunday versus his former employer of 15 years. That narratives pales in comparison to what the Raiders coach has done in five games.

10 top business stories include Las Vegas shooting, Raiders in 2017

The year 2017 was another eventful one in business for Las Vegas. While the Oct. 1 mass shooting was the top story, the Raiders’ stadium plans, Faraday’s exodus from Southern Nevada and Caesars’ emergence from bankruptcy were also notable events.

Las Vegas Review-Journal NFL Challenge picks

Handicapper Hank “The Hammer” Goldberg (47-27-6 ATS) tries to hold off VSiN.com handicapper Matt Youmans (45-32-3 ATS) in Week 17.

Empathy questioned as West Coast cities fight homelessness

Mohammed Aly does not see why he shouldn’t try to ease the lives of Orange County’s homeless. But the authorities — and many of his neighbors — disagree.

Marijuana laws clash at US checkpoints in California

California legalizes marijuana for recreational use Monday, but that won’t stop federal agents from seizing the drug — even in tiny amounts — on busy freeways and backcountry highways.

Top Golden Knight moment was first home game

Thanks to all the members of the Vegas Golden Knights family for helping heal this community.

 
10 biggest TV, film moments of 2017 — and why Las Vegas cares

The Clark High grad hosted the Oscars, then jumped into the national spotlight with his impassioned pleas for health care for those with pre-existing medical conditions after his son, Billy, was born with a heart ailment.

 
10 moments that proved Las Vegas’ cultural identity in 2017

Whether you’re a tourist or a local, whether you gravitate to Strip showrooms or The Smith Center, you know Las Vegas’ arts and entertainment scene experienced an eventful 2017.

 
D-III hoops at South Point: Below the rim, above the norm

There is a palpable quaintness to Division III basketball that is felt when little schools with unusual nicknames play basketball below the rim and strictly for the fun of it.

 
10 ways music brought people together in 2017 in Las Vegas

It’s a truism, a cliche and a thing of real beauty all at once. Music brings people together. A sentiment like that can border on the trite at times. But 2017 was not among them.

10 biggest stories about Las Vegas restaurants in 2017

A more robust economy brought plenty of good news to the Southern Nevada dining community in 2017 in the way of openings, expansions and guest-chef appearances.

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