The investment was pitched as a nearly risk-free opportunity to earn annual returns of 50 percent. There was just one problem, the SEC charged in a civil complaint. None of it was real.
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Las Vegas Review-Journal photographers spanned Nevada to cover the news and capture beauty of the every day. Their job, to tell the story in a visually compelling way. View their own selection of the best images of 2022.
The extravagant art form has had a presence here for decades, whether it was famed performer Lili St. Cyr headlining the El Rancho in the ’50s or “Ladies of Barry Ashton’s Wonderful World of Burlesque” at the Silver Slipper in the ’70s, among others.
The Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge remains a remarkable assault on the senses — even by Las Vegas standards. Turns out, its history is nearly as colorful as its interiors.
Our Strip skyline already is ridiculous, in the absolute best possible way, with its pyramid, Eiffel Tower and Statue of Liberty. It might have been even wackier.
A Bureau of Land Management police trainee killed a man and injured two others who were fleeing officers. Experts say the shooting was excessive and a subsequent investigation flawed.
A proposal to pump groundwater from rural Nevada to Las Vegas is dead, bringing relief to a coalition of odd bedfellows who fought it for more than 30 years. But concerns linger.
Sandra Douglass Morgan’s selfless character was shaped in Las Vegas, a city she’s eager to represent as the Raiders’ new team president.
On July 31, 1969, one of the most famous performers of all time stepped onto the stage to begin his residency at the International. Decades later, Elvis’ influence in Las Vegas remains large as ever.
Hundreds of thousands of traffic tickets — even those for serious offenses — are reduced to parking violations, a Review-Journal investigation found. And with a siloed court system, bad drivers face little punishment.
Twenty-five years ago, one of the wildest bouts Las Vegas has ever seen took boxing to a new level of crazy.
Las Vegas library data shows which books children, teens and adults checked out the most in the past year. You can browse all 50 titles here, along with information about how to check them out.
Multibillion-dollar property sales can be structured to allow buyers and sellers to avoid paying the transfer taxes that support schools and other programs in Nevada.
The NFL Draft Experience will offer fans the opportunity to participate in immersive exhibits, pose for photos and shop for exclusive merchandise at the NFL Shop, all while taking in the sites and experiences of the lively Strip.
Three members of a family died in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 95 with a driver under the influence. Bodycam video shows Nye County deputies had questioned the driver who caused the crash but didn’t arrest him, a Review-Journal investigation found.
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