If there was a common focus among the manufacturers’ exhibits at the 2013 edition of ICAST — the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades — it was the umbrella rig, or products like it. From the Booyah Bait Co. to the rod builders at G. Loomis, nearly all the major players and many small companies introduced some product designed either to mimic the umbrella rig design or facilitate its use.
■ LAKE MEAD — Spinnows have been the lure of choice for many striper anglers in recent weeks. This lure has been productive when jigging in up to 60 feet of water. Those fishing the backs of coves also have had success with largemouth bass. A variety of swim baits have been effective for these fish. The best fishing is found during the early morning and evening.
BALTIMORE — Jonathan Ogden spent his entire 12-year career with the Baltimore Ravens, played in 11 Pro Bowls, won a Super Bowl ring and earned a Hall of Fame berth.
Business students need a lot more than lecture-based course work to land good jobs after graduation. They need practical, hands-on experience dealing with the risks and rewards of funding, building and growing a company.
Tyler Burdett tossed a five-hit shutout to help the Las Vegas Aces of Desert Oasis High roll to a 4-0 win over Centennial in a losers’ bracket game of the American Legion state tournament Wednesday at UNLV’s Wilson Stadium.
Former football star and actor O.J. Simpson was granted parole Wednesday on two kidnapping and three other charges stemming from his 2007 robbery of two memorabilia collections at Palace Station.
President Barack Obama’s national security team acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that, when investigating one suspected terrorist, it can read and store the phone records of millions of Americans.
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: Sounds, Jesus Sanchez (4-2); 51s, Greg Burke (2-2)
Major League Baseball is threatening to kick Alex Rodriguez out of the game for life unless the New York Yankees star agrees not to fight a lengthy suspension for his role in the sport’s latest drug scandal, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
Two people were arrested Monday and charged with child abuse and sexual assault of a victim under 14, according to Las Vegas police.
Looking around, the attendees at Black Hat security conference at Caesars Palace don’t appear to be particularly hostile, but Black Hat’s registration confirmation tells a different story: “You are about to enter one the most hostile environments in the world,” it reads.
A man fell 150 feet Wednesday morning while working on a sign at MGM Grand. Landscaping broke his fall, and he survived with serious injuries, Clark County Deputy Fire Chief Jon Klassen said.
Growing up in Brooklyn, Brett Raymer dreamed of being a famous athlete. Knee injuries then led him to take a slightly less obvious path to stardom. He started running an aquarium business.
A home in east Las Vegas was decimated by a blaze that started in a minivan Wednesday afternoon and caused $175,000 in damage.
The Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, its services for multiple sclerosis strained by a heavy patient load, has expanded its MS staff. That means fewer patients will end up in hospital emergency rooms for expensive treatment.
“We’re more attainable — we’re natural, real. We’re not all plastic,” says plus-size porn actress Mimi Melons about the allure of BBW porn. BBW stands for “big beautiful women,” and that allure brings a few hundred exhibitors and attendees to the annual BBW Fanfest at the Tuscany in Las Vegas.
“Do you want water?” Mindy Torres shouted as she walked through a homeless encampment near U.S. Highway 95 and Boulder Highway on Wednesday morning.
It’s what AMC’s “The Killing” could have — and probably should have — been.
Nevada tokers won’t get a chance before the November 2016 election to join their friends in Colorado and Washington and vote to legalize the recreational use of marijuana by adults.
Police in Beaverton, Ore., say they used a stun gun seven times, but it had no effect on 18-year-old Jared Steven Leone, who had been high on mushrooms when he entered city hall.
Kelly TigerSex is recalling the moment when it clicked, when singing in front of people felt as natural to her as singing in the shower.
Think of it as sitting in a movie theater and watching all the trailers, just without a bunch of teenagers making out and texting all around you.
Comics as literature? It’s not as weird a notion as it once might have been. In fact, valley comic fans say most readers these days do recognize that graphic novels and comics can be home to solid storytelling in just about every genre and in both fiction and nonfiction.
Boyd Gaming Corp. announced a stock sale Wednesday in which the casino operator will list 15 million shares of common stock, with proceeds from the sale used to pay down a portion of the company’s long-term debt.
Las Vegan and marathoner Joyce Forier saw an opportunity seven years ago to appeal to alien-curious visitors, so she organized the E.T. Full Moon Midnight Marathon via her business, Calico Racing.
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