The goal of high school graduation is no longer just about getting a good job or going on to college.
Lance Armstrong’s whirlwind 18-hour visit to Las Vegas ended with an unscheduled thank-you speech to wounded troops.
A story in Thursday’s Business section contained an error. Martha Vlcek, one of the two former Bally Technologies employees facing a civil action filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, no longer works for Elixir Gaming Technologies. Traci Mangini, senior vice president of corporate finance for Elixir, said Vlcek was placed on a leave of absence on March 31 by the company and her employment ended June 30.
Democratic congressional challenger Dina Titus has gained ground and taken a healthy lead in her matchup with Republican Jon Porter, according to a poll conducted by Titus’ campaign.
Nevada’s state coffers could see as much as $500 million in savings and additional revenue over five years under steps recommended by a commission tasked with finding ways to make government more efficient.
They left last year in the early morning darkness of Veterans Day, leaving behind teary family and friends, the same throng who cheered their homecoming Thursday under the powder blue sky over the Henderson armory.
RENO — A Washoe County judge running for re-election against a county prosecutor says District Attorney Richard Gammick made false claims in an e-mail that the judge had used cocaine.
Alfred Beardsley took the stand Thursday in the O.J. Simpson trial as a witness for the prosecution.
An army of cockroaches infesting an animal shelter is described as “biblical,” a “plague” and “an explosion.”
Not everybody is suffering the housing market blues. Las Vegas’ No. 1 tough guy — indeed the No. 1 bodybuilder in the world — has earned a pretty penny with investments here in Las Vegas.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., introduced a bill in Congress on Thursday establishing a commission to investigate the collapse of the financial markets and the government’s response to the crisis.
The Medici Cafe & Terrace at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas, has re-introduced unlimited pours of Veuve Clicquot champagne during its brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. With six culinary stations, the brunch is $95 with the Veuve Clicquot, $75 with prosecco or $65 without champagne, and $30 for children 5 through 12, plus tax and tip. For reservations, call 567-4601. …
The first set of performers at the new Access Showroom at Aliante Station have been announced. Tickets for all of the following shows go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at all Station casino box offices, at www.stationcasinos.com or by calling 547-5300. The Aliante Station ticket sales counter is not open yet.
An elite maitre d’ during the golden era, Emilio Muscelli has been in Las Vegas so long he remembers:
In early 2006, Las Vegas-based actress Paige O’Hara, the voice of Belle in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” signed on to “Menopause The Musical” as a hormonal soap star with an appetite for younger men.
He has walked on water and been dragged by hooks through his back on a helicopter ride over the Valley of Fire. But today, Criss Angel stands to do something he has never done before: sell his first ticket on the Strip.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness.”
Contrary to popular opinion, not all roads lead to Las Vegas. (It just seems that way sometimes.)
Jay Cutler eats 5 pounds of fish a day. This is partly why the Las Vegan weighs 270 pounds. But unlike you, he is comprised of less than 3 percent body fat. Yet just like you, Cutler thinks about cheating on his diet all the time, even as he goes gunning for his third straight Mr. Olympia title this weekend.
Beginning Wednesday, you can begin earning entries for one of our favorite annual promotions — South Point‘s “$200,000 Great Pumpkin Pick!” Club members receive two (virtual) entries every day when they swipe their card at a kiosk, and can earn one additional entry for every hour they play using their Club card. Bingo players also receive two tickets for every bingo session purchased. Every Tuesday in October at 8:15 p.m. the casino will draw 15 winners, each of whom will get to select a pumpkin containing from $2,500 to $10,000.
Whenever I go to local acting classes, or Screen Actors Guild seminars, I’m always amazed at the number of faces I don’t know. I’m a theater critic. I see nearly every local play. Shouldn’t I know most of the actors in this town?
“It’s obvious that he’s lost in his regrets. You can smell it on his breath.” Atmosphere frontman Slug rhymes over tendrils of slide guitar that smolder and then quickly dissipate like a campfire’s smoky exhale.
Sen. Joe Biden tends to talk a lot. And he has a penchant for making things up.
Responsible voices have been warning for years that mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac held massive unwieldy portfolios of mortgages — almost half the nation’s mortgage debt — while required to keep capital reserves of only 2.5 percent (compared to a normal bank’s 10 percent), leaving them highly vulnerable to any reversal in real estate prices.