CARSON CITY — A state lawmaker has proposed a $5 tax on acts of prostitution in Nevada, where brothels operate legally in some areas, and a counseling agency for sex workers that would be funded by part of the tax revenue.
A former Harrah’s Las Vegas maintenance supervisor is suing the hotel, alleging it exposed him to asbestos during hotel remodeling and alleging it created a hostile work environment.
This week readers want to know if there are plans to build an exit at North Fifth Street and the Las Vegas Beltway in North Las Vegas; what is the work being done on Tropicana Avenue near McCarran International Airport; and can drivers park their vehicles on the opposite side of a street? And the Road Warrior clarifies a northbound/southbound boo-boo.
Las Vegas is going back to square one in its plan to redevelop Cashman Center, which is home to the Las Vegas 51s baseball team and a convention center.
The lawyer for Chrissy Mazzeo can begin collecting some evidence for her lawsuit against Gov. Jim Gibbons and others, but cannot question the defendants, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers were urged Tuesday by Chief Justice James Hardesty to approve measures that would result in major changes in the state’s judicial system.
CARSON CITY — Fifty-four legislative staffers earned more than $100,000 as a result of overtime during the 2007 legislative session, including 18 who made more than the governor’s own salary of $141,000.
Back in the day, Gerard Killeen says, he was quite the pool shark. With a smirk, the 78-year-old said he could take down the very best. … Today, more than a year after suffering a stroke that left his right arm and leg partially paralyzed, Killeen is content to achieve smaller victories, such as moving one of his fingers.
RENO — A federal court judge is scheduled to decide next week whether to strike any references to Gov. Jim Gibbons’ pending divorce and shield him from giving testimony in a civil lawsuit filed by a former administrator who claims she was improperly fired from the governor’s office.
A 22-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his friend during a fight outside a party pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder and attempted murder charges.
A jury Monday night acquitted a 33-year-old man accused of the 2006 fatal stabbing of another man.
An 82-year-old woman who was involved in a four-car accident earlier in the week died Tuesday, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
Eleven prisoners were wedged into a cell 8 feet by 10 feet in an open-air jail with no heat and no lights.
A judge’s decision has cleared the way for attorneys representing a paralyzed tourist to determine whether former strip club operator Rick Rizzolo hid his financial assets through a 2005 divorce.
WASHINGTON — A series of proposals unveiled Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Dean Heller of Nevada and a group of other House Republicans aim to help people rebuild shattered retirement funds and college savings accounts.
A mailer and a Web site have set off fireworks in the campaign for the Las Vegas City Council Ward 6 seat, with the incumbent calling his challenger a sellout to developers and insurance companies and the challenger contending that she is being attacked with lies and innuendo.
Thiriot Elementary School teachers believe the arts are useful in teaching core subjects like math and science, such as having dances to demonstrate the principles of density.
Members of the Obama administration — and media commentators who routinely promote their policies — are literally laughing at Republican warnings that the vast deficits proposed by the current White House could lead to an eventual default on U.S. securities, an accelerated devaluation of the U.S. dollar, or both.
If Rick Rizzolo has buried any coffee cans full of cash in his backyard, it’s probably a good time to start digging them up.
If you think we have, over the years, exaggerated the threat posed to the First Amendment by “campaign reform,” consider Tuesday’s Supreme Court arguments in the case of “Hillary: The Movie.”
Mike Artinian remembers being the only family on his block in Beirut, Lebanon, to serve pasta dishes alongside kebabs.
Baidu China Bistro, 7625 S. Rainbow Blvd., received 19 demerits March 3. Violations included food thawing at room temperature. GRADE: B
Here’s how serious Jami Bova-Whitehead is about couponing: She buys coupons on eBay.
The 2009 CineVegas film festival declares its “independents” with a lineup of world premieres that will bow at the 11th annual film festival, to take place June 10-15 at the Palms’ Brenden Theatres.
For Joan Basil, who’s looking for wasabi mayonnaise, readers were nearly unanimous in their responses: Trader Joe’s, which has numerous locations in the valley and was recommended by Roberta Shulman, June Shook, Jennie Cicala, Natalie Tantleff, Diane Williams and Jayne Boone.
Tropicana Entertainment reached agreements with its creditors on a plan that could have the struggling casino company emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy as early as May, a year after filing.
International Game Technology named current board member Patti Hart as its president and chief executive officer late Tuesday, replacing TJ Matthews.