FRESNO, Calif. — A man who believes he saw Steve Fossett’s plane moments before it slammed into a mountain said headwinds were so strong that the plane looked like it was “standing still,” a federal report released Thursday said.
CARSON CITY — About 150 nurses from across the state rallied Thursday at the Legislature, urging lawmakers to support a proposal that would set nurse-to-patient ratios to ensure safety in hospitals.
The last of the Hells Angels who faced federal charges in the 2002 Laughlin River Run shootout was sentenced Thursday.
Brande Roderick, tonight’s slinky celebrity “host” at Tao nightclub inside The Venetian, has filmed most of this season’s “The Celebrity Apprentice.” But Playboy’s 2001 Playmate of the Year can’t tell me whether she will be one of two finalists The Donald chooses from in a live May finale.
Gov. Jim Gibbons on Thursday appointed a private attorney and a deputy public defender to serve as judges in Clark County Family Court.
Clark County formed a 25-person team to tap huge pots of stimulus money in the hope of creating local jobs and augmenting services.
A man convicted of passing counterfeit bills through Las Vegas slot machines was slapped with a 12-year prison sentence on Thursday.
CARSON CITY — There is something good about a recession after all.
A former gang member convicted of murder in a 1992 slaying was given two life sentences Thursday without the possibility of parole.
A 59-year-old man shot and killed his girlfriend’s mother, police said, before turning his gun on himself Thursday night at an apartment complex near Tropicana Avenue and Maryland Parkway.
“Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Returns” reveals a tale of how both entertainers coped with adversity after the career-ending tiger attack 51/2 years ago.
Sen. Mike Schneider berated casino owners Thursday for trying to change a bill he introduced that would require Southern Nevada governments to establish a fixed transit corridor.
It happens more frequently than one would expect. "The problem," a caller will say, "is that I can’t find any real Chinese food in Las Vegas."
Modeled after a 1940s bordello, CatHouse at the Luxor aims to attract the club crowd in search of something different.
Bio-musically speaking, if XY chromosomes can swing the stage, why can’t XX chromosomes rattle the roof?
Twilight" movie star Ashley Greene came with her birthday-partying friends. The man who was losing his fight with cancer brought his family. Everyone is invited to this low-rent wedding bash, though once, the flying chairs and fisticuffs were generated by audience members and not the actors.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
George Lopez grew up poor, raised by, in his mind, a bad family. His father walked out when he was young. His mother married a man he once called a “crypt keeper” and they became estranged. But Lopez developed as a comedian and then an actor.
The day may be fast approaching when every single person who wants to be on reality TV will have the chance. Until then, there’s still "Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding."
The Great Las Vegas Steakout, a benefit for the College of Southern Nevada Foundation, is scheduled for 7 p.m. March 14 at Mimmo Ferraro’s, 5900 W. Flamingo Road. With an entree of Prime center-cut steak Pizzaiola, the five-course dinner with wine pairings is $125, plus tax and tip. For reservations, call 364-5300. …
The new M Resort, 12300 Las Vegas Blvd. South, is a beautiful property with interesting-looking restaurants and other amenities, but we’ll let others tell you about that. This is a gambling column.
Radio-friendly alt-rockers No Doubt headline Tiger Jam XII at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on May 16, with Paramore and The Sounds. Tickets range from $64 to $164 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ticketmaster outlets.
Don Golledge lives in Wichita, Kan. For decades, he and his wife were regular visitors to Las Vegas. They honeymooned here in 1958. But he tells me that his most recent visit, in February, was his last.