Life after the Legislature is proactive rather than reactive. And it’s freeing. At least, that’s what it’s like for former state Sen. Ann O’Connell.
A 29-year-old woman was beaten to death Wednesday afternoon inside a sport utility vehicle in a southwest valley neighborhood, Las Vegas police said.
After taking a shot at Sen. Barack Obama for “having no plan” during an interview last week, Sen. John McCain clearly showed he should have pointed the criticism inward.
No classification of criminal attracts less public sympathy and more attention from authorities than sex offenders. Such evils run so afoul of societal norms that punishments extend far beyond prison terms, to post-incarceration registration and, for those deemed most likely to re-offend, the posting of their identities, residences and locations of employment.
Though some will always seek to make us more like oppressive and actuarially bankrupt California or New Jersey, Nevada is still blessed with a part-time Legislature, limited to working its mischief a mere 120 days in odd-numbered years.
Friends and supporters of University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ College of Fine Arts were hosted at a reception by producer Tim Molyneux at his home June 24.
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There’s no scientific proof of it, but we suspect that the love of a good game is encoded somewhere in our DNA.
Editor’s note: Many groups may not meet Friday because of the Fourth of July holiday. Call to confirm meetings.
City-owned land that developers want to buy in conjunction with a revival of the downtown Lady Luck casino could fetch twice as much money as originally thought — although critics of the plan say the city could get even more.
Cornering poker standout Daniel Negreanu for an interview is kind of like fishing with your bare hands.
Two days after Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., promised the government would end its moratorium on applications for solar power sites, the Bureau of Land Management did just that.
The Tropicana’s Island Tower, which the company voluntarily closed Monday after traces of a potentially dangerous bacteria were found in well water used by hotel customers, should reopen later today, the Strip hotel-casino said Wednesday.
