Exit polling of early voters in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District finds Democrat Jill Derby building a sizable lead over the incumbent Republican congressman she hopes to unseat, Rep. Dean Heller.
CARSON CITY — Republican Rep. Dean Heller’s use of the Broadway classic “Big Spender” in Nevada radio and television ads criticizing his Democratic opponent, Jill Derby, has resulted in a lawsuit filed against him by the estate of the music’s composer, Cy Coleman.
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a child custody case filed by the former girlfriend of District Judge Donald Mosley because she failed to pay a $250 filing fee.
A story in Monday’s Review-Journal incorrectly stated the cost savings associated with plans to close the Railroad Depot Museum in Ely starting July 1. Closing the museum is expected to save the state approximately $160,000 a year.
RENO — The University of Nevada, Reno, emphasizing environmentally friendly technology, has dedicated new solar panels to provide energy to the new Joe Crowley Student Union.
A federal air safety investigator said Tuesday that she is puzzled by the personal items that fell from an experimental aircraft before it crashed Oct. 18 in Parowan, Utah, killing a Las Vegas pilot and seriously injuring his wife.
The local Salvation Army has suspended its inpatient addiction rehabilitation services for women, citing tough economic times.
Peggy Luken walked through the door of her new home on Tuesday and immediately burst into tears.
This week, readers want to know how the law defines running a red light and what the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles will do when it runs through license plates that begin with “Z.” And the Road Warrior offers a special Spook ‘n’ Boo version of Hit ‘n’ Run in preparation for Friday’s scare-fest.
CARSON CITY — Some members of the Nevada Legislature want to get an early look at the upcoming two-year state budget, given the likelihood it will pose the biggest challenge for lawmakers in decades.
Stacey Escalante wants a state law forbidding young people from using tanning booths.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — An Arizona Judge ordered three Texas lawmen Tuesday to submit to depositions to be conducted by defense lawyers representing polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs in Arizona. The leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or FLDS, awaits trial in Kingman for allegedly arranging the marriages of underage Colorado City girls to their male adult relatives.
As a child of the Great Depression, 84-year-old Marie Sullivan remembers what a delight it was when her mother brought home “store-bought” bread. It cost 10 cents.
Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama both called on Alaska’s Ted Stevens to resign from the U.S. Senate Tuesday, a day after his conviction on charges of failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts.
Traffic at McCarran International Airport dropped more than 13 percent in September when measured against the same month in 2007. It was the 11th consecutive month of such declines.
Pamela Mains has seen firsthand how high emotions are running as Election Day quickly approaches. She has observed people buying cookies.
No red herrings here. Two readers have suggestions for Alex Greenberg, who’s looking for herring fillets with sour cream and onions that aren’t in jars.
The Hilltop Cafe applies the ambience and culinary flair of a chic steakhouse to a cuisine formerly associated with kissing the grits of waitresses named Flo.
The best I can do in summing up the quality of the College of Southern Nevada’s “Shenandoah” is to say, “It’s OK.” It’s there; it’s intermittently pleasant, never inspiring but rarely boring.
Bells Market restaurant, 720 W. Owens St., received 20 demerits Oct. 14. Violations included no thermometer in reach-in refrigerator. GRADE: B
Drew Lynch is a high school junior with what some might call wholesome, all-American good looks. But he seems to lose his attractiveness in the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts production of “The Elephant Man.”
We’ve extended the deadline to submit a Thanksgiving recipe to share with fellow Review-Journal readers — and possibly win a turkey in the process.
Boyd Gaming Corp. will take most of 2009 to evaluate alternatives for the halted $4.8 billion Echelon, although the company’s CEO on Tuesday ruled out selling the project.
Nevada kept its gold-plated AA+ tax-exempt bond rating when it issued bonds earlier this year, but rating agencies are wary about the state of the state’s economy.
Southern Nevada’s economy shows no signs of improvement, leaving little doubt that the current downturn will continue through the first half of 2009, UNLV economist Keith Schwer said Tuesday.
A New York compensation consulting firm estimated the net worth of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon Adelson has fallen by more than $16.6 billion this year, the largest amount of any of the major CEOs tracked by Forbes magazine.
