Westin hotel near Las Vegas Strip sells for $195.5M

The Westin, 160 E. Flamingo Road, was purchased by hotel operator Highgate, according to property records, which indicate that investment firm Cerberus Capital Management also partnered on the deal.

Jewish collector’s granddaughter regainsRenoir stolen by Nazis

The granddaughter of a Jewish art collector whose paintings were stolen by the Nazis had a family reunion with one of the works on Wednesday after almost eight decades, an impressionist piece by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Mass evacuations ordered as typhoon bears down on Philippines

Philippine officials have begun evacuating thousands of people in the path of the most powerful typhoon this year, closing schools and readying bulldozers for landslides.

Painting by British artist Hockney expected to fetch $80M

One of David Hockney’s famous “pool paintings” is coming to auction and is expected to sell in the $80 million range, easily breaking the record for a work by a living artist sold at auction.

 
Brett Kavanaugh says he didn’t recognize Parkland victim’s dad

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh says he would have shaken the hand of a school shooting victim’s father during a break in last week’s Senate hearing had he recognized him before being whisked away by security detail.

Roundup: Foothill dominates Southeast meet

Host Foothill’s girls cross country team grabbed seven of the top eight spots to easily win a Southeast League cross country meet Wednesday.

Roundup: Faith Lutheran edges Legacy

Hayden Hillegass scored an unassisted goal with 15 minutes to play to give host Faith Lutheran a 1-0 boys soccer win over Legacy on Wednesday.

Roundup: Aggies take six of top seven spots to win meet

Arbor View’s boys cross country team grabbed six of the top seven spots, including the top three overall, as the Aggies easily won an eight-team race at Shadow Ridge on Wednesday.

Roundup: Faith Lutheran knocks off Centennial

Hailey Carroll had 21 assists and 15 kills, and teammate Kyrie Lorfing supplied 23 assists, 10 kills and three aces to lead Faith Lutheran’s girls volleyball team to a 21-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-20 home win over Centennial on Wednesday.

Roundup: Faith Lutheran knocks off Shadow Ridge

Stephen Dobrev went 2-0 in singles to life Faith Lutheran’s boys tennis team to a 12-6 home win over Shadow Ridge on Wednesday afternoon.

Roundup: Sierra Vista puts away Foothill

Andrada and Ariana Stanciu each went 3-0 in singles play to help Sierra Vista’s girls tennis team to an 11-7 home victory over Foothill on Wednesday afternoon.

Gunman kills 5 then self in Southern California

A gunman killed five people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself as a Kern County sheriff’s deputy closed in Wednesday, authorities said.

Support for President Trump questioned

I, and I’m sure thousands of other Nevadans, would like a few answers to a few questions of this newspaper.

Performance, price make NV Energy a bad choice for power

NV Energy is killing me with my electric bill. In my business, I have the freedom to purchase from the most competitive vendor on price, except for electricity. For my home and business, there’s no choice at all. I have to pay whatever NV Energy decides and put up with whatever quality service they deliver. The bills have been so ridiculous that I asked them to come to my house to see why it was so much. They set an appointment — and never showed.

Protesting professor needs a civics lesson

So Mark J. Bird, a professor at the College of Southern Nevada, decided to shoot himself in the arm to protest President Trump (“CSN professor facing gun charges,” Wednesday Review-Journal). Is this supposed to make the president resign his office? Has he heard of voting?

EDITORIAL: Reject proposed teacher contract

Nevada’s had its share of egregious union contracts over the years. The Clark County School District looks ready to add another entry to that list.

Time for Las Vegas tourism bureau to clean house

I’m appalled that new Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Steve Hill thinks the main problem is their business practices have not “kept up with the times.” That implies he thinks there was a time when it was appropriate to help themselves to taxpayer-funded largesse and not to have financial controls.

Stewart, Storm beat Mystics 98-82 for WNBA title

Breanna Stewart led the Seattle Storm to their WNBA title Wednesday night, scoring 30 points in a 98-82 victory over the Washington Mystics in Game 3 of the best-of-five series.

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