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ADRIANNE CURRY CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY, SEPARATION IN VEGAS

August 6, 2011 - 11:09 am

(Photo courtesy of Bryan Steffy/ WireImage)

(Photo courtesy of Bryan Steffy/ WireImage)

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The first winner of America’s Next Top Model and ex-Mrs. Christopher Knight Adrianne Curry celebrated her birthday and separation Friday night at Blush (Wynn). After dancing at Blush, Curry moved the party to Surrender (Encore). The model continued celebrating in a bungalow by the pool Saturday at Enocore Beach Club.

This image from surveillance video obtained by The Associated Press shows Shane Tamura outside ...

Emergency mental crisis holds won’t stop gun purchases in Nevada

July 31, 2025 - 5:00 am

Under Nevada law, being placed on an emergency mental health crisis hold in a psychiatric hospital is not enough to prevent you from being able to purchase a gun in the future.

Alex Lasala serves a customer lunch from Fast Eddie’s Burgers food truck parked in front ...

Food truck operators may have easier time in Las Vegas Valley under plan

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

July 30, 2025 - 7:15 pm

Cities in Clark County are working to roll out a multi-jurisdictional business license that will help streamline the process for food truck operators.

Former Washington Wizards player Gilbert Arenas takes part in a ceremony during the half-time o ...

Former NBA star, 5 others charged with running illegal high-stakes poker games

Associated Press

July 30, 2025 - 1:13 pm

Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five other people, including a suspected member of an Israeli organized crime group, on suspicion of hosting illegal high-stakes poker games, federal prosecutors said.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell listens as President Donald Trump visits the Federal Res ...

Fed leaves interest rates unchanged even as Trump demands cuts

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer

July 30, 2025 - 12:55 pm

The Federal Reserve left its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated calls from President Donald Trump for a cut.

The site of the proposed Southern Nevada supplemental airport in the Ivanpah Valley, left, is s ...

New proposed Vegas airport faces organized opposition

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

July 30, 2025 - 10:56 am

Few comments were received at Tuesday’s virtual scoping meeting, but environmentalists could make their voices heard at Wednesday’s Las Vegas meeting.

This shows an empty beach in Shirahama, Wakayama prefecture, western Japan Wednesday, July 30, ...

Worst tsunami risk passes for Hawaii, US after 8.8 Russia quake

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press

July 30, 2025 - 4:46 pm

The dire warnings following the massive quake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula evoked memories of catastrophic damage caused by tsunamis over the last quarter-century.

California football coach recalls Shane Tamura as ‘just a quiet kid’

By McKenna Ross / RJ

July 30, 2025 - 6:22 am

Details about Shane Tamura’s life have emerged after the Las Vegas man fatally shot four people in a New York City skyscraper before turning his gun on himself.

8.8 quake strikes Russia, triggering tsunami warning for Hawaii

The Associated Press

July 29, 2025 - 11:43 pm

One of the world’s strongest earthquakes struck Russia’s Far East, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that caused tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and prompted a warning for Hawaii.

Mosquito larvae float in water in a climate controlled chamber Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at UNLV&# ...

Las Vegas mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus, officials say

By Spencer Levering / RJ

July 29, 2025 - 5:49 pm

The Southern Nevada Health District said it has ollected its first sample of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes this year.

SAUNDERS: Another mass shooting, another butcher’s bogus rationale

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

July 29, 2025 - 5:03 pm

Manhattan high-rise killer says he had an important message. These days, even mass murder has become politicized.