SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Medical Association says a proposed agreement to divide water from the Snake Valley aquifer with Nevada could expose the public to carcinogens, radiation and valley fever.
For Angela Turner and Danielle Hill, a single day can make all the difference in the world. … “Yesterday, our son meant nothing to me on paper,” Turner said, gesturing toward the couple’s one-month-old baby, Maxwell. “Today, it’s different. That’s a big deal.” … Las Vegans Turner and Hill, who conceived their son through artificial insemination, were among the first couples to receive certificates recognizing them as legal domestic partners under a new Nevada law which took effect Thursday.
The biggest freebie in town is the world’s biggest tattoo convention at Mandalay Bay this weekend. Well, it’s free for locals. Out-of-towners pay $45.
An inmate with a history of mental illness exploded in rage while being sentenced Thursday in District Court.
An Associated Press story about an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit against Vegas Western Cab Co. that appeared in Tuesday’s Review-Journal erroneously referred to another taxi company with a similar name. Western Cab Co. of Las Vegas is not a party to the EEOC lawsuit.
The marriage of tattoos and Strip casinos is something tattoo artist Mario Barth would never have imagined a few years ago.
WASHINGTON — The physicians who came here Thursday from across the country were mad as hell and had a sense of urgency. Things are bad, they said, and they could easily get worse.
A glimpse over the back fence at the Las Vegas Country Club reveals it’s anything but a happy family these days as longtime members litigate with the current board of directors over millions of dollars in changes to its famous golf course.
The fatal shooting of a knife-wielding teen this week was the second shooting in four years for Las Vegas police officer Derek Colling, who was hired by the department in September 2005.
Since a nightclub is a fairly straightforward affair — booze, music and dancing — the Vegas club scene must rely on nuances to set one apart from another.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
The Las Vegas Philharmonic is doing something unique for an orchestra: giving audience members the chance to get onstage with them during a live concert.
Hard rock mainstays Kiss return to The Pearl at the Palms on Nov. 28.
Do you? He does. And she does. But he doesn’t. (As in "Take this man/woman to be your lawfully wedded whatever …")
Chazz Palminteri’s life was guided by words of wisdom on a card in his wallet. We might not know them if he hadn’t consulted it in a bathroom one day.
“Peepshow” really is more of one now. How much more? The singer gets topless before the famous Playmate.
Food and Hunger: Eating in America” will be the topic of a discussion from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 13 in the Student Union Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Alice Waters, executive chef and owner of Chez Panisse in Berkeley; Raj Patel, author of “Stuffed and Starved;” and David “Mas” Masumoto, an organic peach and grape farmer, will discuss the slow-food movement, sustainable agriculture and fighting hunger in America, in partnership with Three Square. …
In honor of its 45th anniversary Jerry’s Nugget is offering several promotions including giving away $10-$100 gasoline cards every day in October. All players earning 1,000 points on slots, video poker or video keno ($1,000 coin-in – no point redemption required) or 140 points (two hours and 36 minutes at $5 average bet) on any live table game can return the next day and play the Gas Card Giveaway (located at the More Club Kiosk) to receive their card. Limit one card reward per day.
On a recent road trip to the Midwest, I kept noticing something new on the horizon: windmills. In state after state, wind farms were almost as ubiquitous as cornfields.
President Obama dismisses as unfounded any fears that his administration hopes to nationalize more and more of the private economy.