Author writes on right subject at right time

Author Rob Miech is riding an amazing wave of perfect timing. “Eleventh Heaven” coincides with the 20th anniversary season of UCLA’s 11th national basketball championship.

Fall into the bazaar holiday season

If you’re wondering where to find the perfect gift or decoration for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah or Christmas, we might just have the answer. The RJ’s annual listing of holiday bazaars is filled with options spread across the valley.

EDITORIAL: U.S. wrongly ups penalty for fleeing citizens

Across the developed world, the freedom of movement is considered an absolute human right. That freedom includes not only the ability to move within a country, but the right to leave a country without punishment.

Henderson police seek missing mentally challenged man

Henderson police are searching for 45-year-old German Ramos, a missing mentally challenged man last seen Tuesday afternoon near his Henderson home.

More Rock ‘n’ Roll running than ever this year

A Saturday night Rock ‘n’ Roll 5k presented by SLS Las Vegas has been added to this year’s marathon weekend, rebranded the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Festival, scheduled from Nov. 14 to 16.

Maidana: ‘I’m not changing for Mayweather’

The welterweight star from Argentina still believes he did enough things right to win the first meeting with Floyd Mayweather Jr. back on May 3 at the MGM Grand Garden despite what the judges said. The two square off again Saturday at the Grand Garden for Mayweather’s WBC and WBA welterweight titles.

FBI head says no new threats for Las Vegas

Despite unsettling events in the Middle East, Las Vegas does not face new threats of terrorism, FBI Director James B. Comey said Tuesday during a brief visit here.

Mayweather says he’s retiring, again

Four days before he defends the world welterweight championship, Floyd Mayweather Jr. said he is one year away from retirement.

Mayweather says NFL should have kept Rice penalty

Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he believes the NFL should have stuck with its original discipline of Ray Rice, saying the league was overly influenced by new video showing Rice knocking out his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City casino elevator.

Bail set for teen accused of striking officer with vehicle

A judge set bail at $120,000 on Tuesday for a teenager charged with attempted murder in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a Las Vegas police officer injured.

Man accused in Oregon nightclub shooting arrested in Vegas

Police say 23-year-old Xavier Bolden, indicted in last November’s fatal shooting of a man outside a northeast Portland nightclub, has been arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Beers: Stadium study has ‘$4 million hole’

Las Vegas Councilman Bob Beers has asked city officials to look into what he is calling a “$4 million hole” in a soccer stadium feasibility study given to council members on Sunday.

Kids plant onions for the homeless, veggie thief steals 100

When students at the Albert S. Hall School in Waterville went out last week to harvest the yellow onions planted last spring, they found that all 100 had been stolen.

Go For the Food: Bourbon in Louisville

Louisville touts itself as the gateway to bourbon country, and for many visitors the restaurants and bars are part of a day-night bourbon experience.

New program to help Las Vegas business launched

The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance has officially rolled out a new networking program to connect business owners with economic development officials to improve and expand the economy with new jobs.

Henderson City Council approves employee contracts

The Henderson City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved contract modifications and two-year extensions for three bargaining units represented by Teamsters Local 14.

Immigration advocates arrested outside Reid office

A half-dozen protesters unhappy with President Barack Obama delaying immigration reform were arrested outside an unusual political target Tuesday — one of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s Capitol offices.

Drunk man broke into bar, took a nap

Pennsylvania State Police say a man broke into a northwestern Pennsylvania bar, where he was found napping on a table.

Sabres owners bid NFL-record $1.4 billion for Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula took a highly aggressive approach by bidding an NFL-record $1.4 billion to get the Buffalo Bills and keep them in western New York.

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