Hours before the Hard Rock Hotel’s two-day housekeeper job fair was scheduled to open Monday morning, Troy Pierre was putting the finishing touches on the outfit he would wear.
MGM Mirage today announced “there is no longer substantial doubt” about the company’s “ability to continue as a going concern,” an afternoon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission said.
Local power utility NV Energy has formally withdrawn its application to build the Ely Energy Center, a coal-fired power plant in central Nevada. And Air Force officials have urged the federal government to prevent construction of a $700 million solar power plant near the Nellis range.
Unemployment will continue to climb and more credit problems are likely to arise for the remainder of the year, though some improvement in Southern Nevada’s economy is seen for 2010, a local economist said today.
And when Sen. John Ensign slept with campaign worker Cindy Hampton, he broke no ethics or campaign funding laws because all the paperwork says he spent the night at … drumroll, please … “The Hampton Inn”.
Former Palomino strip club owner Luis Hidalgo Jr. and his son Luis Hidalgo III were sentenced today to life in prison for the 2005 slaying of a former employee.
The secretary of state’s Securities Enforcement Division today searched the offices of a Las Vegas man suspected of defrauding older residents in a real estate investment scheme.
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Ensign apologized to fellow Republican senators today, delivering a speech colleagues said was "contrite" and "respectful."
With much of the automotive industry in financial disarray, it is almost ironic one of their own would win some bail out money of their own.
The land of beer and brats just got easier to get to from Las Vegas. On Tuesday Southwest Airlines, the largest carrier serving McCarran International Airport, added two new daily flights between Milwaukee and Las Vegas.
The passing of Ed McMahon reminds me of his generosity and concern for St. Jude’s Ranch for Children. He gave much time and money to the Boulder City facility in the early stages. Locals will likely remember his big involvement in the annual Night of Stars fundraiser on the Strip that gave St. Jude’s its initial financial start.
