Las Vegas artists excited for Harvest Festival’s new home

It’s been nearly 14 years since Vicky Brosius participated in her first Harvest Festival with her husband Ron. She remembers long hours of prepping, her anxiousness before the doors opened and the bustling crowd that poured into Cashman Center when the festival began.

Woman suing Mormon leader claiming rape speaks at his church

A woman who sued a former Mormon missionary leader claiming that he raped her in the 1980s went to his church in Arizona on Sunday and told his congregation that church leaders are covering for a “sexual predator.”

 
Amway co-founder Richard DeVos dies at 92

Billionaire Richard DeVos, co-founder of direct-selling giant Amway, owner of the Orlando Magic and father-in-law of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, died Thursday. He was 92.

Mormon missionaries to receive mission calls online

The days of young Mormons anxiously waiting for letters to arrive in the mailbox telling them where they will serve their missions are over, the latest tradition fading away under the march of technology.

Nevada teachers union opposes energy choice measure

The state teacher’s union has come out in opposition of the energy choice measure on the ballot in November, calling it a “risky and costly.”

 
Sports Betting Spotlight: Philadelphia Eagles season preview

Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and Sunset Station sports book director Chuck Esposito join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview the Philadelphia Eagles’ season in the 32nd of a series of 32 NFL team videos.

Las Vegas home sales show signs of slowing

Las Vegas house prices last month were well above year-ago levels, but inventory rose as the market shows some signs of easing up on the gas pedal.

Trump officials ending court agreement on detaining families

President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to circumvent a longstanding court agreement on how children are treated in immigration custody, meaning families will be kept in detention longer.

Couple who raised funds for homeless man under investigation

Authorities say they’ve opened a criminal investigation and executed a search warrant at the home of a New Jersey couple who raised $400,000 online for a homeless good Samaritan who now claims they mismanaged the cash.

 
3 people, gunman dead in shooting in downtown Cincinnati

A gunman opened fire Thursday morning in a building in the heart of Cincinnati in an attack that left him and three other people dead, police said.

Ford recalls 2M pickups because seat belts can cause fires

Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Ford is recalling about 2 million F-150 pickup trucks in North America because the seat belts can spark and cause fires.

New stretch of I-11 can’t bypass occasional crises at Hoover Dam bridge

The new piece of Interstate 11 near Boulder City is designed to cut up to 30 minutes off the trip from Las Vegas to Kingman, Arizona. But delays caused by people threatening to leap off the span are outside traffic engineers’ control.

 
Earthquake in Japan triggers deady landslides, dozens missing

A powerful earthquake Thursday on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido triggered dozens of landslides that crushed houses under torrents of dirt, rocks and timber, prompting frantic efforts to unearth any survivors.

Roy Moore says he was duped, sues Sacha Baron Cohen for TV prank

Failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore on Wednesday sued comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for defamation and emotional distress after being pranked on the actor’s television show.

Trump condemns ‘gutless’ Times after anonymous essay is released

The New York Times posted the column titled “I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration” on Wednesday, provoking fury from the man who frequently revs up supporters by railing against “fake news” and the “failing New York Times.”

 
Fire erupts in northern California forcing truckers from rigs

An explosive wildfire closed down dozens of miles of a major California freeway only weeks after a nearby blaze that left neighborhoods in ruins and killed eight people.

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