Thirsty grass is vanishing from the valley at a dizzying pace, as residents and business owners respond to rising water rates and new conservation incentives aimed at larger properties.
CARSON CITY — While refusing to give details, Gov. Jim Gibbons and legislative leaders said Thursday they nearly have reached an agreement on a plan to quickly cut state spending by $300 million and balance the state budget with few layoffs.
ATLANTA — Authorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases as success stories when they explain why the popular bulletins are so important.
Gaming marketing host Allan “Jamup” Hirschorn’s casino journey comes to an end Sunday at Bellagio.
A former corrections officer on trial in the shooting of an inmate at High Desert State Prison was acquitted of battery Thursday.
Comedian Bill Maher seems like he should know what’s up with Hugh Hefner, at least more than the rest of us. Maher goes to the Playboy Mansion for holiday parties and other occasions. So excuse me for asking rudely: What will happen to the Mansion when Hugh, uh, dies?
Clark County’s coroner this morning will exhume the body of a 14-month-old girl who has been dead for more than a decade so prosecutors can show she was killed by a day care worker.
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. Harry Reid have had several discussions about the Yucca Mountain Project since the election, with Reid saying this week the nuclear waste burial plan will "bleed real hard" before being halted.
Last year, Hope for the Holidays raised about $40,000 for homeless youth. This year, organizers of the benefit hope to raise “at least that much” as the demand for homeless youth services has spiked.
Two major players in the Las Vegas nightclub scene are moving forward with new venues.
CARSON CITY — The chairman of a board overseeing the Fernley veterans cemetery said Thursday that state Sen. Bill Raggio, R-Reno, should apologize for complaining that the cemetery is neglected and not properly maintained.
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a murder conviction against a Las Vegas man who in 2002 killed his boss because he thought he was a witch.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella. Her reviews are done anonymously at Review-Journal expense.
Should a theater person’s private political beliefs affect his employment?
Las Vegas is packed with nightclubs, all of which fill every conceivable niche of clientele, music and atmosphere.
Judging by the run on opening-night tickets (and the high-decibel screams that greeted a recent local preview), plenty of folks don’t care what kind of movie “Twilight” is, only that it is.
On Nov. 29, the Eastside Cannery will give away $5,000 (including two $1,000 top prizes) at each of four drawings at noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. C.A.N. Players’ Club members receive one entry for every 100 points earned Sunday through Nov. 28 and have until 11:59 p.m. Saturday to redeem their prize. Entries also may be earned at the tables. Players may only win one time per drawing.
Bruce McCulloch says that whenever he tries to run with the prime-time TV herd, he can “get kind of beat down by explaining what is funny.”
Sarah Palin “is not a good mother.” John McCain is “not noble.” And Ann Coulter used to be “a great person” to hang out with. Who says these things? Who else?
