Story archive for May 2013
Friday, May 31
- House fire shuts down traffic in downtown Las Vegas
- 51s blank Reno to take three of four games in series
- 4 men indicted in string of robberies
- 5 dead in tornado in Oklahoma City area, 50 hurt
- Thousands of homes in northwest valley without power
- Fun for all: Kirkpatrick revises entertainment tax bill
- Smith's evacuated after blaze found near Flamin' Hot Cheetos; arson suspected
- You picked: Congress loves coffee and Viagra
- Tornado hits Oklahoma City area in Plains outbreak
- Legislative panels endorse eliminating pay cuts for state employees
- Officer who killed Gulf War vet Stanley Gibson to face termination hearing
- Union website warns Las Vegas visitors of potential strikes
- 4 firefighters killed in Houston motel fire
- UNLV golf team's season ends after narrow quarterfinal defeat
- Complaint alleges School Board again violating open meetings law in redo of superintendent appointment
- Nevada hepatitis A outbreak could be linked to berries from Costco
- Bill Haas leads as Tiger Woods falters at Memorial
- Crash closes lane of I-15 near Arizona-Nevada border
- MGM names new CEO of hospitality with focus on 3 brands
- Coroner IDs child whose death is under police investigation
- Ex-Assemblyman Steven Brooks appears in Calif. court
- Sandoval pressured to reconsider threatened veto of gun bill
- Small planes collide near Phoenix; 4 killed
- Sandoval signs bill creating drivers privilege cards for immigrants
- Sandoval vetoes employment discrimination bill, says it ‘goes too far’
- ‘Jackass’ star helps open Chronic Tacos at Palms
- Zumba instructor gets 10 months for prostitution
- Trustees: Ohio State president 'embarrassed' school
- Brawl breaks out at Ohio kindergarten graduation
- Trustees now say Medicare will be exhausted in 2026
- New evacuations ordered in fire north of LA
- Arizona mother jailed on drug-smuggling charge released in Mexico
- Father of ex-UCLA star Shabazz Muhammad charged with Las Vegas mortgage scam
- What matters now about marriage
- How far does marriage equality go?
- Government is root of our frustration
- What is life like as a professional poker player? Three pros reveal the ups and downs
- Michele, here's the bell
- Sequestration-necessitated 'stand down' to mean fewer aircraft over Nellis
- Growing old(er) gracefully: What to see at the AARP convention
- If you rent a Las Vegas apartment, you might get a new landlord soon
- Wife says former principal being thrown under bus over national conference charges
- St. Rose hospital wrongly sending patients to UMC, state finds
- Donald Cerrone looking toward next step while celebrating UFC 160 victory
- Joe Downtown: Entrepreneur sees future in 3-D printing
- 'Millionaire Maker' to boost World Series of Poker this weekend
- A final salute: Precision demanded in dressing of war dead
- Lane splitting is misunderstood
- Big asteroid swinging by Earth has its own moon
Thursday, May 30
- Death of man in NLV car crash may have been homicide
- Six-run first inning lifts Las Vegas 51s past Reno
- Two businessmen who say they lost $100 million over defamation lose appeal
- Group fails in bid to recall Arizona sheriff
- Rebels' golf team rides amazing shot into finals at national championships
- Nevada justices say courts at all levels must have power to run their own offices
- News of Buffett deal drives up NV Energy stock price, rumblings of lawsuits
- Bicycle riders, safety advocates trumpet awareness of new '3-foot law'
- Weekend best bets: Joan Rivers, Blues & Brews and Chronic Tacos grand opening
- Constable's office: Why didn't warrant for deputy's arrest surface sooner?
- Metro seizes 100 marijuana plants in grow-house bust
- Senate OKs measure to initiate study of death penalty costs
- House fire consumes most of northwest valley home, displacing family of four
- Survey reveals how Las Vegas visitors spend their money
- Chicago hotel workers end strike — after 10 years
- Bill capping costs for cancer treatment pills headed to governor
- Embattled mental hospital to get more money
- Tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma and Arkansas
- Overturned pickup truck diverts traffic on 215 Beltway
- Players in senior all-star game feel they will make difference with Rebels
- Police looking for suspect in assault on bus driver
- Poll: 2 in 5 women would consider parenting solo
- Study: Helmet law weakened, motorcycle injuries up
- Las Vegas payroll-services business owner admits to embezzling more than $3 million from clients
- Bill would change mining taxes but not increase revenue
- Microsoft aims to simplify with Windows 8.1
- Las Vegas woman pleads guilty to faking accidents for money
- Boston bombing suspect is walking, mother says
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. opens as -270 betting favorite against Canelo Alvarez
- Investigation of ousted assemblyman cost $95,000
- Disneyland worker charged in dry-ice blasts
- Father of man FBI shot claims his son was executed
- Former UNLV guard Katin Reinhardt heading to USC
- US Marshals auction scammer's diamond, other loot in Las Vegas
- City's oldest Catholic school falls victim to low enrollment
- Obama letter similar to poisoned Bloomberg notes
- Coroner: NY crash victims include 4 kids, 3 adults
- Las Vegas marathon date shifts to Nov. 17
- Police searching for man in robbery of North Las Vegas bank
- Historic Scotty's Castle in Death Valley reopens after fire
- Ruptured fuel tank causes spill, traffic jam on Interstate 15
- Woman arrested after calling police on her pimp
- AJR9 is the wrong prescription for Nevada
- Bachmann’s political echoes will continue to sound off
- The dynamic on guns is changing
- In time, Gold Butte will be appreciated
- Economy bleeds when we cut food stamps
- Majestic seeking support for off-campus stadium for UNLV football
- Whitney Elementary basking in afterglow of Bieber visit, donation
- Ticketmaster working to keep ticket-buying 'bots' at bay
- Sports betting, once mob territory, continues on path of sophistication
- Poker skills helped CityCenter CEO Baldwin thrive in business
- Players, tournaments and stories to watch at the 2013 World Series of Poker
- Basketball strength coaches trade secrets during weekend seminar at UNLV
- Background check law a waste of time
- Battle for votes begins as Senate prepares to debate immigration bill
- Pop quiz: What was the original name of the Hooters hotel? Where was Castaways?
- Mother finds a way to build hope for mentally ill out of son's tragic death
- Turntable roundtable: Local DJs on how Vegas' rise to EDM Mecca has impacted their scene
- Survival song: How Ministry of Love's Meg Vitale battled cancer to sing again
Wednesday, May 29
- At teen hiker's memorial, hundreds celebrate a vibrant life
- Neon Museum lights up for night tours and new summer hours
- 51s pitchers limit Reno to five hits in victory
- Notes: Oscar Goodman to subject himself to skewering; Paul Davis leaves HRH for a different kind of hard rock
- Distressed-home prices in Nevada soar as inventory shrinks
- Mayweather announces Alvarez fight on Twitter
- Floyd Mayweather to fight Canelo Alvarez Sept. 14
- Mock trial tackles tricky question: Should social gaming be regulated?
- Tease to please: Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend hits town once again
- Frustration erupts in testy commissioner exchanges over UMC governance
- Texas plant to make first U.S.-assembled smartphones
- Lulu's Bread & Breakfast is worth the wait
- Let's remember: Warren Buffett's power play is to make money
- PoshBurger Bistro's memorable burgers live up to the name
- The dishes that made Hakkasan
- Jesse Smigel’s Winchester exhibit presents the year 4013—and cats!
- Governor won't comment on housing official's prostitution arrest
- 10 things you need to know about Hakkasan
- Obama set to nominate Comey to head FBI
- Looking at the brain and illness through art, a Lou Ruvo Center lecture
- Performances in 'Candelabra' match the lofty standards set by Liberace
- Sandoval defends Public Utilities Commission after Reid's criticism
- Bill establishing marijuana dispensaries breezes through Nevada Senate
- Cops: Letters to NYC mayor test positive for ricin
- CSX: Maryland train explosion caused by chemical cargo
- Joe Downtown: Downtown Project answers your questions
- Metro Police looking for suspect in string of bank robberies
- State employees protest salary cuts outside Sandoval's office
- NV Energy operations unlikely to change with purchase by Warren Buffett company
- USDA: Non-approved modified wheat in Oregon field
- New dean of UNLV's hotel college plucked from faculty
- Arrest made in Disneyland dry-ice blast
- Adelson: Madrid project could be 'convention center to the world'
- Memorial to provide comfort after teen dies in hiking accident
- Harry Reid lambastes PUC for standing in the way of NV Energy bill
- Former Nevada powerbroker guilty in campaign contribution case
- Arizona mother of 7 fights drug allegation in Mexico
- Barbara now a hurricane near Mexico's coast
- Judge instructs Las Vegas Sands to pay businessman $102 million
- Police searching for suspect in attack on slot machine player
- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson comes to lunch, and he doesn’t hold his tongue
- Police investigating death of 1-year-old child
- 2nd suspect arrested in robbery of woman at ATM
- Mich. authorities await autopsy results for ex-QB
- Feds investigate Md. train derailment, explosion
- Marines: Human error to blame for deadly Nevada mortar explosion
- Ask the right questions on Social Security, health care
- Heller, others change tune on background checks
- Obamacare makes a difference
- Can 44 subtract 43 from the equation?
- Rebooting the war on terror
- Happy being at the bottom of the list
- Beloved son 'treasured' iPad that was a gift from his father
- Joe Downtown: Bus-driving vagabond helps needy by raising money one signature at a time
- Renowned MIT card counters return to Vegas — this time as gaming panelists
- High school coaching legend will be inducted with Andre Agassi, Dana White in Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame
- Reinhardt's departure creates even larger void for 2013-14 Rebels to fill
- Don't add to road dangers
- Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann says she won't run for re-election
Tuesday, May 28
- Reno takes down 51s by one run, 6-5
- Stabbing suspect barricaded in apartment, police say
- 7 charged in $6B online money laundering case
- Marine's mom doesn't know what led to rampage
- Truant students may find themselves walking to destination
- Technology to combat problem gambling hitting cyberspace with online poker
- Amnesty period for nonpermitted home improvements nears end
- Sandoval opposes closing gun sales background check loophole
- Legislature passes bills to help pay off unemployment debt
- Las Vegas pimp faces prison after pleading guilty to tax-evasion charge
- Bill to fund Teach For America educators moves forward in Senate
- Reid says he's 'sorry' Whittemore is facing trial on campaign finance violations
- Boston bombing suspects' sister faces drug charge
- Nevada's taxable sales increase for 33rd consecutive month
- Registered sex offender back in jail; counts include luring children with mental illness
- Legislature rolls with tax credits for filmmakers in Nevada
- Reader tips help police apprehend ATM robbery suspect
- Can brick-and-mortar casinos stand up against Internet gaming?
- County official accused of soliciting underage prostitute
- County manager casts ballot for new registrar of voters
- Derailment, blast near Baltimore rattles homes
- Harry Reid says abuse of filibuster must end
- Man believed to be 10-time robber arrested
- Crash backs up traffic for miles on I-15 in Las Vegas
- Nevada Assembly committee grapples with gun bill
- Joe Downtown: Smith Center pedestrian bridge adds another piece to downtown puzzle
- Report: Median new house price in Las Vegas headed to $250,000
- Tax Commission ratifies $233 million settlement in casino comped meals lawsuit
- Healthy quintuplets born in Salt Lake hospital
- ACLU of Nevada introduces new executive director
- Rescuers save newborn from sewage pipe in China
- UNLV studies find conventions don’t boost gambling, casino shows hurt gaming revenue
- Burlesque performer killed in crash to be honored in Las Vegas
- Las Vegas real estate agent killed in weekend motorcycle wreck
- Judge limits texts, photos in Trayvon Martin case
- Deloitte named new auditor of Sands China
- Passengers describe calm scene after cruise fire
- Stocks jump after home prices, confidence surge
- Teen killed in hiking accident was friend to all at Bonanza High School
- Las Vegas home prices up 20.6 percent, nearly double US gain
- Cable TV, the right way
- Congress has no desire to change
- Money is wasted on lawyer games
- Don't let Nevada be like California
- Treatment of children in tornado is a symptom of a national disease
- School District on the hook to pay for conference the board didn't know about
- After ER visit fails to save digit, patient gives big thumbs-down to hospital bill
- Search for long lost brother among homeless is 'like a needle in a haystack'
- Canyon Springs guard is out to prove he's learned from academic issues
- 8 things you might not know about Lake Mead
- As Democrats stand down on taxes, Sandoval wins the day on budget
- Waste and fraud vs. higher taxes
Monday, May 27
- Assembly takes its first stab at major NV Energy bill
- Military members who gave their lives 'know it was all worth it'
- Tax Commission to review settlement agreement on $350 million comped meal dispute
- Police seek help to ID two men in robbery of woman at ATM
- Man charged with raping toddler, murdering couple is sex offender
- Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital still faces hurdles, including federal review
- Another strong day at the plate helps 51s take three of four from Salt Lake
- Fire breaks out aboard Royal Caribbean cruise ship
- Drivers heading to California face delays from Sloan to border
- Americans gather to honor fallen service members
- Panel approves two bills that would raise companies' unemployment tax
- Japan politician apologizes to U.S. for sex comment
- Freshman guard Reinhardt will transfer from UNLV
- Ferraro’s offers full-on culinary adventure with the Chef Mimmo experience
- Remembering the fallen
- When war comes home
- Data mining isn’t a new occurrence
- Raise wages as well as fast-food prices
- Oklahoma needs aid, not a fight about ideology
- UNLV golf, veteran coach ready for national championship run
- Effort to clear VA backlog isn't enough to appease Nevada lawmakers
- Reserve judgment on cars, placards
- Reno facing rise in gang violence
- Every woman is a bombshell at local studio
- The List: Publicly Reported Companies
- Money isn't everything: The right benefits can help change a company's culture
- Will summer pitch be a home run?
Sunday, May 26
- Cars damaged as cable falls onto track, stops Coca-Cola 600 race
- 7-year-old making a habit of helping charities with lemonade sales
- 51s explode for 16 hits, 13 runs in victory against Salt Lake
- Schumer: Group of senators to look at media leaks
- Marshall Lytle, bass player for Comets and Jodimars, dies at 79
- Motorcyclist loses control on curve, dies in crash near Jean
- Driver arrested on DUI count after crashing into trooper's car on I-15
- No more heartbreak: Kanaan finally gets it done at Indy 500
- GOP continues to slam new Obama war approach
- Officials say bridge collapse should prompt review
- Leadership needed
- TFA an ‘investment’ in education
- Case shows need for federal shield law
- Clark County's piece of the pie
- A wider, better welcome mat for immigrants
- A mission for Obama on climate change
- This time, D.C. pols are fighting over ... President Obama's nominees
- Forrest Griffin announces retirement after UFC 160
- These five homes sold in May for how much?
- Congress wants to spend less, and Nevadans on food stamps likely to notice
- Republicans are OK with this?
- Head-kick knockout paves Junior dos Santos' way back to Cain Velasquez
Saturday, May 25
- Long ball can't save 51s in loss to Salt Lake
- Goodman returns from N.Y. tour in time to be Oscar
- UFC 160 blog: Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos show their supremacy
- Missouri highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass
- Seeing red: Protesters call attention to genetically modified food
- Bayern beats Dortmund 2-1 in final on Robben goal
- San Antonio flooding kills 1; 200-plus rescued
- UK police arrest 3 more men in soldier's slaying
- NTSB: Bridge collapse in Washington is wake-up call
- French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris
- Immigrant license plan advances, but state drink proposal may die
- With night tours, Neon Museum offers new perspective of Vegas' past
- Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins L.A. Galaxy
- Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse
- Somebody did something
- IRS scandal and gays in the military
- Be grateful for chance to work
- Networks serving up schlock
- Deadline strikes: A look at major legislation that made, missed cut
- Tamerlan Tsarnaev: Not just any body
- Las Vegas resort beaches offer oasis in middle of the desert
- Mo Denis and the walking dead: Majority leader keeps recycling legislation alive as 'zombie bill'
- Legislation tasks campus authority with defining, designing new UNLV stadium
- School District's $1 million donation?
- Cooling off as Memorial Day weekend heats up
- Former Rebel Navarro stuck behind Pujols, thriving in third Triple-A season
- New Firefly location welcomes customers, begins task of regaining their trust
Friday, May 24
- It's back! New Wet 'n' Wild wins over frolickers thirsty for Las Vegas water park
- Campaign transparency bill passes, albeit a watered-down version
- Plane makes emergency landing on Henderson roadway
- Judge: Arizona sheriff's office profiles Latinos
- Las Vegas lawyer who stole from client is disbarred
- Federal charges filed in April fire at facility for children with autism
- D time is now for The Scintas to take hold in Downtown Las Vegas
- Committees restore money earmarked for schools that was lost in technicality
- Analysis: Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos simply 'at another level'
- UFC 160 weigh-in: Mike Tyson on hand for final pre-fight festivity
- Nevada Senate passes Metro Police sales tax
- Stunned friends, family help lay to rest young victim in iPad slaying
- UNLV to face Arizona at home after deal falls apart to move football game
- Police looking for black-clad gunman in string of robberies
- Weekend best bets: Tuff-N-Uff, Light and Daylight openings and Fleetwood Mac
- Bluth family is back with this weekend's release of 'Arrested Development' on Netflix
- County manager taps budget director to replace departing assistant manager
- NJ: Caramel-colored rubbing alcohol sold as scotch
- Passenger traffic at Las Vegas airport virtually unchanged in April
- Sex education bill loses its momentum, dies in Nevada Senate
- Barrick fined $16 million over gold-mining project in Chile
- Firefly set to reopen on Paradise after salmonella outbreak
- Several Clark County pools, water parks to open Saturday
- Actress Amanda Bynes accused of tossing bong from NYC window
- Smoke from California wildfire could drift to Las Vegas
- Political heat derails plan to let Legislature meet in Las Vegas
- Jury foreman says life or death decision in Arias case is unfair
- Report: More staff needed at Las Vegas psychiatric hospital
- Man charged in Utah police shooting found dead at jail
- Henderson, North Las Vegas, Mesquite offer early voting ahead of June 4 election
- 16 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport
- Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees horror behind him
- Crash involving Frito-Lay truck, Mercedes snarls morning traffic
- Person suffers burns on arms in early morning house fire
- Source: Las Vegas 51s pitcher Zack Wheeler to join the Mets
- UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrested
- Macau provides lesson in supply and demand
- No excuse for lack of a lottery
- Obamas’ message not just for black students
- Las Vegas is at risk of losing baseball
- At the IRS, wrong but maybe explainable
- Five years after needling medical staff, acupuncture now a staple at Nellis hospital
- World Series of Poker online partnership was years in the making
- Local prep with UNLV offer poised to have a big summer
- Political groups aren't charities
- As summer approaches, painful reminders abound about deadly heatstroke
- Grant, Maynard took contrasting routes to UFC 160
- Meet five additions to Las Vegas nightlife and entertainment
- FEC fine a 'sad end to a sad story' for Ensign
- Gaming industry research in spotlight at Las Vegas conference
- Lucky No. 11? Legislature may take another stab at capping ER bills
Thursday, May 23
- No fatalities in I-5 bridge collapse in Washington state
- Pedestrian hit outside crosswalk is in critical condition
- In complaint over Skorkowsky selection, lack of transparency alleged
- Jose Canseco denies sexual assault allegation amid Las Vegas probe
- Events guide: Memorial Day Weekend 2013
- Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
- Independent review finds nothing 'inappropriate' at Rawson-Neal but details needed improvements
- UFC notebook: White defends Belfort, hints at Fox Sports 1 main event and more
- Reid bill would preserve Nevada’s chunk of Grand Canyon
- Tears, smiles, hugs mark Air Force officer's emotional homecoming at children's school
- Suspect in bomb scare at Henderson bank faces terrorism charges
- Jury deadlocked on Jodi Arias penalty; retrial is set for July
- Secretary of state calls GOP suit a political 'smear' to derail bills
- Committee approves tax break for film industry
- Joe Downtown: Tony Hsieh leads Ashton Kutcher on downtown tour
- Nevada Assembly backs resolution to end ban on gay marriage
- North Las Vegas company to test spacecraft capable of moon landing
- Outrage ensues after feds cut funding for counterterrorism efforts in Las Vegas
- Debbie Reynolds says she wanted more of Liberace the showman in ‘Candelabra’
- 51s blanked in series finale at Iowa
- Las Vegas gas prices likely headed up, if Nevada passes fuel-tax bill
- Hey, voters, here's a golden opportunity with a silver lining
- Donald Trump wins court battle with an 87-year-old grandmother
- Dump truck fire closes US 93 north of Wickenburg
- Joe Downtown: Restaurant serving 'Fresh American' coming to East Village
- Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all
- Committee sends bill for medical marijuana clinics to Nevada Senate
- Red Rock Campground to close for summer months
- Aureole restaurant wine angels getting new wings
- New Palms website boasts of putting the ‘model in remodel’
- Police: Purse missing from home where 75-year-old woman found dead
- Republicans press NRC chair for answers on Yucca Mountain
- Men arrested in death of teen during iPad robbery held without bail
- Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
- UK soldier slaying suspects had been investigated
- Present law in Nevada makes it easy for abusers to buy guns
- Wishing for a brighter future
- On press freedoms, Obama races Nixon to bottom
- Higher dues for homeowners at stake in HOA legislation
- Tell me how this ends
- Tax district aspect to UNLV Now stadium bill gets a tweak
- An improvement to the voting process
- Wisconsin's Polynesian pipeline could include Liberty lineman Jarvis Polu
- Gay adoptive parents live as a 'normal family' but yearn for the right to marry
- UFC 160 breakdown, betting odds and picks
- Recent events raise the question: Is Las Vegas prepared for a major medical emergency?
- Joe Downtown: Does Starbucks herald 'arrival' of East Fremont?
- Boyd casinos drop the green flag on new NASCAR slot machine
Wednesday, May 22
- New developments downtown are backdrop for discussion on Las Vegas as health care hub
- Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban
- Las Vegas still leads U.S. in underwater homeowners, but crisis seems to be subsiding
- Protesters at Las Vegas tech show take aim at Mexican billionaire's 'corrupt practices'
- Rio plans zip line ride between two towers
- For Horsford, a delicate approach to oversight of scandals
- Ginger Bruner shoots from a Las Vegan’s point of view
- Heck’s Stolen Valor Act wins swift passage in Congress
- Third person charged in case of bird death at Flamingo
- 31.2 million drivers to take Memorial Day road trip, AAA says
- Sensi chef Roy Ellamar designs his ideal meal
- Oklahoma medical examiner identifies tornado victims
- Bagatelle refocuses as poolside cafe
- Metro plans DUI checkpoint in eastern valley to kick off holiday weekend
- Eat these up: panuchos at Chicken Itza
- Dining News & Notes: New Japanese restaurants hitting the Strip
- 4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes
- Crazy Horse III halts use of name Crazy Horse Too, but rival club is opening anyway
- Jury deciding Jodi Arias' sentence adjourns for day
- Richard Hooker discusses art, the Neon Museum and his new gallery in Downtown Las Vegas
- Strong winds expected through evening; air-quality advisory issued
- U.S. 95 reopened near Spaghetti Bowl after bomb scare
- Joe Downtown: As the neighborhood becomes more popular, parking becomes an issue
- Bill to expand background checks for gun purchases passes Nevada Senate
- Senate passes bill to replace NV Energy coal plants
- A look at what the proposed ‘fun tax’ would mean for your wallet
- Pedestrian struck and killed by truck along U.S. 95
- An open letter to Bob Beers regarding art in Las Vegas
- Sausage at Firefly tests positive for salmonella; number of sick now at 294
- Grand slam from birthday boy gives 51s win at Iowa Cubs
- Median CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012
- Fairgrounds on Las Vegas Strip will accommodate 64,000 for special events
- Metro IDs former MLB all-star Jose Canseco as suspect in sexual assault
- Jodi Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview
- Firefly owner enlists new PR firm after salmonella outbreak
- Designer Josh Held on creating the space for the new Light Nightclub
- Bears star linebacker Brian Urlacher announces his retirement
- 'I did nothing wrong,' IRS official Lerner says, then pleads Fifth
- Anthony Weiner launches comeback bid to become NYC mayor
- Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion
- Man shot to death while being questioned in Boston bombing probe
- On top of big salaries, companies like Wynn Resorts pile on perks for CEOs
- A boost for education
- Is democracy in trouble?
- Lack of security in Benghazi was House's call
- Developer breaking ground on an office project — a rarity these days
- Democrats cry uncle on taxes, accuse Republicans of obstruction
- People of Nevada wants a lottery
- How those hoping to build a baseball stadium in Summerlin can learn from the hype of UNLV Now
- Narrow definitions in new health care law could penalize some Nevada Indians
- Rebel gets up-close look at the teams that may select him in June's NBA Draft
- Mike Pyle stays humble, hungry ahead of UFC 160 by remembering his roots
- The second-term scandal plague
- Little Church of the West marks 70 years of walking down the aisle
Tuesday, May 21
- FBI agent escapes injury when homicide suspect opens fire
- Passage of North Las Vegas budget raises specter of further cuts
- Harry Reid, Tom Daschle feud over S.D. Senate seat
- Henderson council passes $479 million budget, avoiding cuts
- Skorkowsky appointed CCSD superintendent in unanimous vote
- 51s drop both games of doubleheader at Iowa Cubs
- Swinger blocked from operating sex club gets another day in court
- Bill would divert some water, sewer funds to provide a little relief in North Las Vegas
- Nevada housing official cited for soliciting sex
- Louie Anderson's new show makes waves at Plaza; 'The Showbiz Roast' to revisit skewering
- Bruton Smith downplays threat to move Charlotte race
- Measure to clamp down on small slot parlors advances to Assembly
- Las Vegas City Council OKs slightly larger budget for next year
- Sen. Ricardo Lara cancels Las Vegas fundraiser
- Senate Democrats give up on payroll tax hike to help schools
- Police: Driver ditches car after striking teen on sidewalk
- Nevadans succeed in reducing personal debt
- County elections chief to serve on presidential panel to streamline voting
- Bill would increase Legislature's oversight powers to ensure laws being followed in off-season
- Golden Gate owners hit rock bottom — for heating and cooling systems
- Complaints about reflexology clinics could result in closer oversight
- Man who claimed to have bomb at bank undergoing mental evaluation
- Bill closing gun background check loophole advances at Nevada Legislature
- Pro-business group: Raise gas taxes for highway projects
- Former soccer coach, 36, going to prison on sex charges involving teenage player
- Last-minute bill introduced to cap emergency room charges
- Police investigating suspicious death at Las Vegas house
- Former IRS chief: Can't say how targeting happened
- FBI ID's Benghazi suspects, but no arrests yet
- The backlash has taken hold — but why was Biebs booed?
- Jodi Arias tells jury what she'll do if allowed to live
- Las Vegas casino hosts fundraiser for California senator on eve of key vote
- Caesars Entertainment announces changes in executive positions
- Signs to offer grim statistics, sobering reminder of highway dangers
- Lawyers appointed for suspects in fatal iPad robbery
- Suspects in iPad-related death to be represented by public defenders
- Pope expresses solidarity with tornado survivors
- Hospitals treat more than 200 after Okla. tornado
- In tornado's wake, worried parents seek out kids
- Okla. Senator says tornado aid should be paid for
- Obama pledges urgent aid to Oklahoma town
- Harry Reid promises ‘everything in our power’ to help Oklahoma recover
- Guilty fraud plea in $5.6M Las Vegas embezzlement
- Inequity in state’s spending on roads is a joke
- Benghazi certainly is a real scandal
- It’s about news, not espionage
- Lottery could help Nevada's schools
- The dynamic effects of immigrants
- Nevada lawmakers 'all over the map' on immigration reform
- A house for Mother's Day, a viral video for Las Vegas son
- Mo Denis to go to bat for payroll tax hike today
- No drill instructors: Boot camp for UNR freshmen is all about rigors of study
- Joe Downtown: Challenges daunting but foundation solid for conservation league, departing official says
- Property can be replaced; life can't
- Football ticket sales at the top of UNLV interim athletic director's priorities
- Plumbing disasters, liquid fireworks, reverse vending machine — it's what's new at RECon
- Budget burger challenge: Which is the finest in Vegas?
Monday, May 20
- CCSD decision on superintendent search tabled for at least a day
- Nevada Senate OKs bill to allow driving privilege cards
- House easily passes Heck's bill on lying about military honors
- More Obama aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told
- Your turn to vote: Congress or Starbucks?
- In dispute with Culinary, UFC counters with attack site of its own
- Police release images of suspect sought in home invasion
- Police release photos of 'armed and dangerous' suspect in April slaying
- With Strip contracts expiring, Culinary Union votes on increasing strike funds
- Joe Downtown: Local Motors CEO visits Las Vegas
- Legislators hope second time is a charm for court of appeals
- Metro Police ID 5-year veteran as officer who shot man armed with pellet gun
- Joe Downtown: Doughnut shop, tavern, offices may be in mix for former John E. Carson Hotel
- Tumblr CEO's mom gushes over billion-dollar baby
- Police: Suspects in fatal robbery targeted, stalked teen with iPad
- Search for Oklahoma tornado survivors nearly complete
- Panel: Apple uses firms outside U.S. to avoid taxes
- County takes $41 million from reserves to balance budget
- UNLV announces former bowl director as interim athletic director
- Penn Jillette finishes second but spins a lot of magic on 'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice'
- Lawyers for Jodi Arias ask to withdraw in protest of judge's ruling
- Seeking Fame in Barcelona
- Oklahoma, other tornado-hit states brace for more
- Key events involving Yahoo and its performance
- Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal
- Coroner ID’s 3 people killed in wrong-way freeway crash
- LA poised to go after Las Vegas hospital in patient-dumping cases
- Coroner: Woman killed in apparent murder-suicide was shot, stabbed, beaten
- Small Florida city anxious to learn name of Powerball winner
- Witnesses offer ‘sketchy stories’ about Henderson brush fire, official says
- Focus on security, not talking points
- Real scandal of Benghazi
- Parking, walkways are issue at arena
- Yerington land swap bill bogged down in House
- When governments go bad
- Nevada Medical Board, just whom do you serve?
- Legislative showdown brewing over $2 million for Teach for America
- Some Pacific Coast League stadiums will be tough for proposed Summerlin project to match
- Allow a la carte for cable customers
- My case for ‘The Amazing Race’
- Gamble on house calls pays off for pharmacy
- Practice makes perfect: Learning to speak without fear in the business world
- The People: May 20, 2013
Sunday, May 19
- What's next for UNLV graduates? You might be surprised
- Live from the Billboard Music Awards: Swift wins Top Artist; Bieber wins Milestone Award; Prince burns in finale
- Tornadoes hit two states; no injuries reported
- Jabbawockeez shift into higher gear with 'Prism' at Luxor
- 51s unable to hold off Storm Chasers, lose 4-3
- Metro-North: Connecticut train outage expected to last days
- Small Florida city wonders who won Powerball jackpot
- Two arrested in iPad robbery that caused death of teenager
- Head-on crash on I-15 leaves 3 dead, 4 injured
- Our Legislature needs to step up and get the job done
- Time to look south
- Benghazi scandal is manufactured
- Many benefits of energy efficiency
- Implement lottery in lieu of taxes
- Budget, business licenses and UMC to keep commissioners busy on consecutive days this week
- IRS scandal reopens rift over Obamacare; Nevada lawmakers entangled
- Legislature might get messy near the end
- Sheriff weighs in on pimps, hip-hop, cops and cameras on the Strip, and more
- Miller under attack as he pursues campaign finance reform
- Few big tax bills afoot, but plenty of little ones at Nevada Legislature
- Bill would improve voting process
- Vitor Belfort, Jacare Souza treat Brazilian fans to special night at UFC on FX 8
Saturday, May 18
- A community comes together in the wake of teen's shocking death
- Coronado tops Bishop Gorman twice to win state championship, end dynasty
- 51s offense carries them to 2nd straight victory in Omaha
- Bring the charisma to your 'Real World' audition
- Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball tickets
- Panel finalizes plan to send $37.5 million more to Southern Nevada colleges
- Oxbow leads Preakness the whole way, ruins Orb's Triple Crown shot
- As many as 60 injured when car drives into parade crowd
- Official: 'Amazing' no one died in train crash
- Majority of number combos picked for Powerball pot
- Marriage equality a conservative ideal
- The loss of Americans' trust
- Las Vegas is fine just the way it is
- Last-minute amendment could create the state drink
- Low-wage workers rebel against modern Gatsby
- Scarlet and Gray to observe golden anniversary commencement Sunday
- Oddsmakers like Orb's Triple Crown chances; Vegas picks for the Preakness
- Hits keep coming for Obama team
- Raising a glass to an Atomic history
- Bills live and die on deadline day in Carson City
- UNLV notable alumni: A list of the school's famous grads
Friday, May 17
- 51s victorious in second game in Omaha
- Nearly 50 injured as N.Y.-area commuter trains collide
- Board tells Las Vegas table game maker: Stay out of California
- Penn Jillette’s weekend plans: Baby-sit Trace Adkins’ kids, beat Adkins on ‘All-Star Celebrity Apprentice’
- Reid, Sandoval among heavy hitters going to bat for compromise NV Energy bill
- Legislative action may leave Nevada school districts in a budget bind
- LVH books a classic-rock act, and it ain't 'Rock Vault'; Brad Garrett turns to animation and stand-up after sitcom cancellation
- Amendment adds expiration date for proposed sales tax hike
- Two apparent shooting victims found dead at apartment complex
- Court cites errors, overturns murder conviction in Las Vegas gang slaying
- Packer must face lenders’ Las Vegas lawsuit, appeals court says
- Former Sen. John Ensign hit with fine over contributions
- Children find rabid bat in North Las Vegas
- A month after wife's death, Nellis technical sergeant confesses, police say
- Sacramento mayor says deal to sell Kings has been signed
- After $7 million renovation, Terrible’s casino now the Silver Sevens
- One dead in blast at Las Vegas truck repair facility
- Penn National spinoff could allow for P.G. casino license without selling Perryville
- Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million
- Cause unknown in fire that damages two homes in Henderson
- Man found dead with gunshot wound at apartment complex
- Charges filed against man in Northern Nevada killing spree
- Former lawyer says O.J. Simpson knew about guns
- Boy, 15, run over by SUV and killed during theft of iPad
- Mosque, funeral bombings kill 47 in Iraq
- $1 million in jewels stolen near Cannes film fest
- 85-year-old wife of Mormon church president dies
- Military’s record on sexual assault has gone from bad to worse
- On the plus side for Obama ...
- Long-hauling costs city in credibility
- Save the leopards, save Yemen
- Grand Canyon wildlife event to honor memory of park biologist
- Pot dispensaries could mean green for state coffers, advocates argue
- UMC not the only drag on Clark County’s budget outlook
- Sunday's commencement caps nice run of success for athletics' academics
- Roll call in the nursery: Alexander, Sophia, top 2012 baby names in Nevada
- Economic diversification office grants major tax breaks to one of its own
- IRS scandal bad for whole nation
- Las Vegas is a hot destination — maybe even more so this summer
- Family and friends mourn beloved teen victimized by brazen iPad thieves
Thursday, May 16
- Maloof family and Sacramento investors reach deal for Kings
- 215 Beltway construction zone spawns full-speed rear-end collision with stopped car
- Sacramento group, Maloof family reach deal for Kings
- Volunteer high school coach arrested on student sex charges
- 51s rally but fall short against Omaha
- American will favor passengers without roller bags
- Washington state releases draft rules for legal pot
- North Las Vegas man arrested in wife's shooting death
- Weekend best bets: Tiger Jam, Relay for Life and Helldorado Days
- Charlie Sheen to appear at Sapphire Day Club Memorial Day bash
- Emotional day of testimony in Arias trial
- Contractor chosen to run juvenile detention center in Las Vegas
- Joe Downtown: TV series to showcase Las Vegas arts scene?
- Amid argument, woman gets run over by SUV
- Firefighters called to apartment after cooking mishap ignites blaze
- Nevada unemployment falls to 9.6 percent in April
- Sheriff: Ex-NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dead at 71
- State OKs $1.5 million in tax abatements for distribution facility
- LV attorney faces 30 years behind bars for role in securing 9 bogus mortgages
- Photos show suspect in two southwest Las Vegas robberies
- Obama picks budget official to run troubled IRS
- Horses of a different color: Crazy Horse Too-Crazy Horse III in court next week; Helldorado Days plots its future
- Deciding whether to rent or buy a home getting more complicated
- Dean Heller disapproves of federal judge nominee because of contributions to Harry Reid
- Primm Valley Lotto Store sells near-winner for $360M Powerball drawing
- Court reverses North Las Vegas murder conviction
- These new eateries, stores are opening at Town Square
- Water delivery rates headed up, but residents shouldn’t notice
- Eli Roth's Goretorium haunted house sued
- Nevada kindergartners' access to health care, insurance lacking, UNLV survey finds
- Obama promises action on a trio of controversies
- Old Lady Luck on track to reopen this fall as Downtown Grand
- Bring federal conferences back to Las Vegas, lawmakers say
- Texas tornado devastation includes Habitat homes
- California fuels $550 million Powerball jackpot
- Police: 2nd suspect arrested in parade shooting
- Wind could bring blowing dust, smoke from California fire
- Wash. state woman spots stolen car in drive-thru
- O.J. Simpson back in court; Day 4 of bid for new trial
- David Beckham to retire from soccer at end of season
- Good Samaritan run down while helping highway crash victim
- Pellet gun-toting man shot by Metro Police is critical
- Nevada jobless rate down to 9.6 percent in April
- School District is saving lives
- Scandalmania and the false god of 'narrative'
- What was the IRS thinking?
- Cashman Field still a great place
- From red to black: How CityCenter pulled out of the economic morass and started making money
- It's almost like Nixon is back in the White House
- House-flipping TV star says risk, reward available in Las Vegas market
- What's new at the 2013 World Series of Poker
- Big trout saved from close call with extinction
- The Constitution is just fine as it is
- Hulk Hogan recalls days competing at the old Showboat, outdoor venue at Caesars Palace
- After 51s deal finalized, it's business as usual at Cashman Field; but what's next?
Wednesday, May 15
- North Las Vegas throws out bids on project to raze vacant apartments
- Joe Downtown: Shared memories of the Huntridge could be crucial to its revival
- CCSD budget, unburdened by cutbacks, wins easy approval
- At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornado
- Only in Las Vegas, where home construction and foreclosures surge simultaneously
- A 'good day' for O.J.: Simpson tells his version of trial gone wrong
- Vehicle fire closes westbound lane of 215 Beltway
- Former AG launches coalition to thwart NV Energy's 10-year plan
- 'KWTD': 'Rock Vault' loaded with hits — including a right hook by Howard Leese
- City rolls back fine on Silver Dollar Avenue condos, issues stern warning
- Metro on lookout for man with glass eye in case of California slaying
- Police after man who groped, tried to kidnap girl, 15
- Special delivery: Las Vegas duo to be arraigned on mail theft charges
- Automatic public art funding prevails in Las Vegas vote
- Concert review: Os Mutantes dazzle at Hard Rock Cafe
- Legislative panel seeks to redirect funding to Southern Nevada colleges
- About the James Turrell installation inside the Louis Vuitton store at CityCenter
- Petraeus email objected to Benghazi talking points
- Why will consumers outside insurance exchange pay fees?
- Commission's vote to oppose NV Energy bill 'ticks off' legislator
- UNLV exhibit details the White Rose Nazi resistance group
- IRS commissioner ousted over targeting of tea party groups
- Jurors find Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty
- Interim AD announcement coming soon; full-time likely in the fall
- Joe Downtown: Tony Hsieh to get new landlord?
- Joe Downtown: Keeping the door and keeping the peace at the Griffin
- Death becomes Rob Barger—death racing, that is
- Dennis Hof, brothel owner, blasts LinkedIn's prostitute ban
- The Las Vegas Philharmonic's fireworks are back -- easier said than done
- Increase U.S. foreign aid spending? Darn right, panelists tell Las Vegas audience
- Stratosphere parent company loses $3 million in 1st quarter
- Three things ordered at Rollin Smoke Barbeque
- Mountain West partners with ROOT Sports for new regional TV deal
- Juarez Border Food a great addition to local Mexican cuisine
- From Carson City to L.A., Pasquale Rotella and EDC are a hot topic
- Six arrested in alleged Boulder City drug, gun trafficking ring
- Elvis king crowned on Fremont Street, but Sam and Linda Thompson also win
- More and more million-dollar homes being snapped up in Las Vegas
- It's a time for heroes in Spain
- World Series of Poker close to launching real-money online games
- Authorities find suspect in 2012 slaying of high school senior already locked up in jail
- Mayweather again top-earning US athlete on SI list
- Joe Downtown: Experience 'Our Las Vegas' artists' works at Emergency Arts exhibit
- Lead-footed drivers beware: Police out in force today
- O.J. Simpson testifies bum advice from lawyer landed him in prison
- Russia says another alleged US spy expelled
- Lawmaker: Another military sex case 'sickening'
- Deal reached to preserve bistate compact protecting Lake Tahoe
- Fire spreads from shed to home, causes $300K in damage
- The next Benghazi scapegoat
- It's time to clean up the Strip
- Politicizing terrorism in America
- A broad net to find a superintendent
- Yemen succeeding where others failed
- Lake Las Vegas, long viewed as a bust, is rebounding
- Why a solar panel company is moving into a mall and a business group moved out
- Bonanza baseball's run to state includes wins against Gorman, plenty of memories
- Road closures in conservation areas
- Debate over sex-ed bill devolves amid fears of 'worst-case scenario'
- After fleeing polygamist sect, boys face a new world
- Unaffected by criticism, Vitor Belfort sets goals ahead of UFC on FX 8
- Las Vegas detective compares unsolved 1999 missing person case to 'a scar on your heart'
- Democrats circle the wagons against 'Family Fun Tax' foes
Tuesday, May 14
- Soldier in sexual assault office accused of abuse
- 911 caller believed stabbed girl, 8, was alive
- Obama: IRS actions 'intolerable,' 'inexcusable'
- State museums to expand days of operation
- First-time Nevada unemployment filings climb
- Heller says IRS can't be trusted to oversee Obamacare
- Blink-182, Ne-Yo, Black Sabbath, Alice in Chains and more announce Vegas shows
- Las Vegas motorists find some relief at the pump
- Downtown Grand to feature William Hill sports book
- Nevada cutting wellness insurance plan for government employees
- Downtown building owners: Overly restrictive code regulations have got to go
- Champagne marks end of staycations as Americans spend
- Fire chases woman, 7 cats from eastern valley duplex
- Cal law student pleads not guilty in bird death at Flamingo
- Joe Downtown: The Grill at Gold Spike reopens to high praise
- 10th Annual School Day draws more than 11,000 fans for 51s loss to Albuquerque
- Nobody home when kitchen fire breaks out
- Justice to investigate IRS targeting of tea party
- Reid defends Obama on two scandals, but not on a third
- Arrest report: Teacher knew relationship with student 'was wrong'
- Station Casinos optimistic despite losses in first quarter
- Powerball jackpot is estimated at $360M
- Apartments being demolished for Convention Center parking lot
- Fate of killer dog now with Nevada Supreme Court
- Six scrumptious slices of Vegas Uncork’d 2013
- Clark basketball player Davis signs with Kansas JC
- Jury sides with businessman in Las Vegas Sands lawsuit
- 89 charged in Medicare fraud busts in 8 cities
- Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended
- Judge lets O.J. Simpson have one hand unshackled for hearing
- Electric Daisy Carnival, Speedway to fight proposed entertainment tax
- Russian FSB detains US diplomat accused of spying
- Man arrested after 5 found dead in northern Nevada
- When myths collide in the capital
- Ignoring the real, fighting the imaginary
- South can’t expect fairness in Nevada
- ‘Slow-motion mass murders’
- With time running out, Democrats' tax plans spark partisan firefight
- Analysis: In a new era, another try at amnesty
- Dragons on the Strip: Las Vegas chosen as one of seven homes for rare lizards
- Liberace's boy toy has lived a troubled life
- Nation’s prosperity on borrowed time
- Say the name ‘O.J. Simpson’ and watch the comments flow
- New Las Vegas 51s owners plan to build 'finest Triple-A facility in the country'
- Children with school-issued iPads are tempting targets, Metro Police say
- For ‘Model Employee’ octet, Mandalay Bay is the first, last and only resort
- VIDEO: Astronaut makes music video aboard space station
Monday, May 13
- Angelina Jolie reveals she had double mastectomy
- 51s drop game to Albuquerque, 5-2
- Bryce Harper leaves game after nasty collision with Dodgers Stadium fence
- O.J. Simpson strategy seeks to portray former lawyer as ineffective
- Beers once exclusive to Mexico are crossing the border
- Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe
- Future of house where Ohio victims held debated
- Cleveland suspect faced prior complaints, records show
- Jerry Lewis keeps it crisp at South Point; next stop is Cannes Film Festival
- NV Energy restores power to most customers around Tropicana and Eastern
- Las Vegas set to reconsider how city funds art projects
- Jury still deliberating in Las Vegas Sands case
- Downtown's Golden Nugget now in the baccarat business
- MTV's 'The Real World' hosts Las Vegas casting call
- Police release photo of suspect in Strip armed robbery
- Junior high students spread word on Lake Mead ban on two-stroke engines
- Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85
- Sandoval threatens veto of Democratic tax plans, proposes more education spending
- Nevada senators react to IRS targeting of conservative groups
- Joe Downtown: Late delivery will keep Uncle Joe's in existing shop
- From bands to bingo: Green Valley Ranch Resort opens gaming hall in place of Ovation
- Foothill teacher, 24, arrested for relationship with 15-year-old student
- State receives $20 million grant for solar research
- Driver in fatal hit-and-run Saturday surrenders
- One move to fund education meeting opposition from school boards, teachers' union
- Cooling problems cut classes short at northeast valley school
- Joe Downtown: Production company seeks Huntridge memories
- Las Vegas officially tops century mark for first time in 2013
- Philly abortion doctor guilty in 3 babies' deaths
- Phil Ivey, British casino embroiled in dispute over payment of $12 million in winnings
- Police say man, woman apparently stabbed each other
- Ultimate Poker Dumps Iovation following Concerns Over UB Ties
- Walters announces her retirement on 'The View'
- Judge delays decision on Holmes insanity plea
- Las Vegas Sands says Beijing had no Macau licensing role
- Suspect in Las Vegas Strip shooting reconsiders, enters not guilty pleas
- O.J. Simpson returns to Las Vegas court in bid for new trial
- Bangladesh collapse search over; death toll 1,127
- Top IRS official didn't reveal targeting of tea party
- Group buys Las Vegas 51s with plans to move team to Summerlin
- 5 things to know about O.J. Simpson's Las Vegas court date
- Democrats unveil plan to hike payroll tax to fund education
- Let’s draft a new Constitution
- Tragedy’s cold calculations
- Questions about intervening in Syria
- New Jersey has a good tax system
- On immigration, ghosts from the past
- Portable, personal shelter units make their way to valley's homeless
- The man who considers 16 scoops of ice cream an appetizer
- Lawmakers near deal on more funding for Southern Nevada colleges
- Lifting the smog on highway taxes
- With NASCAR and pop star themes, today's slot machines play more like video games than one-armed bandits
- Striving to set a standard for customer service
- How Las Vegas’ convention center stacks up nationally
- Confusing tourism and immigration
- Communication is key for businesses to succeed in a shifting landscape
Sunday, May 12
- Las Vegas' first 100-degree day of 2013 expected
- This news never gets old: The Rolling Stones put on a show for the ages at MGM Grand
- McHugh gets the win as 51s hold on to beat Isotopes
- Review chairman: Clinton didn't make Benghazi call
- Police vow to solve shootings of 19 during Mother's Day parade in New Orleans
- Detectives seek bike-riding suspect in fatal stabbing
- Police: Alcohol and speed are factors in fatal North Las Vegas collision
- 50-year-old pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash
- Brother arrested in fatal stabbing of California girl
- Recalling Wounded Knee occupation 40 years later
- Renewable energy is right for Nevada
- A teacher’s use of stomping fails again
- Obama’s backbone has flown away
- How Congress has become a house of crisis junkies
- How the unassimilated are transformed into terrorists
- O.J. Simpson expected to take stand in bid this week for new trial
- Better have a good reason if you forgot Mother’s Day
- An emotional Clint Holmes performance at The Smith Center is an early Mother's Day gift
- What local hospitals charge for their 10 most common procedures
- Question remains: How much does it really cost to go to the hospital?
- Visitor pining for ‘old Las Vegas’
- GMG associate publisher promoted to oversee 2 magazines
Saturday, May 11
- Bases-loaded walk in ninth inning lifts 51s past Albuquerque
- The gift of the dolphins: Foundation gives children with terminal illnesses a reason to smile
- IRS knew Tea Party targeted in 2011
- Pakistanis defy violence in historic election
- For Cleveland women, ordeal of recovery begins now
- Penn National battles MGM again With D.C. casino plan
- Middle class, poor getting a raw deal
- Obama’s plan to avoid lame-duckery
- Patience for a pervasive problem
- Former presidents, a famous basketball coach and two billionaires speak in Las Vegas, but you can't know what they said
- Because of his mother’s guidance, guitarist John Wedemeyer never plays solo
- Rape and America’s military injustice
- This week in the life of 2013 immigration reform
- Gold Butte could be a gold mine
- UNLV women's tennis rallies for NCAA Tournament win; in second round for third time in school history
- UNLV engineering seniors roll out inventions
Friday, May 10
- Neighbors rescue man from burning couch
- 51s drop series finale to Round Rock; top prospect Zack Wheeler scheduled to start Saturday
- Adult Swim plans a cartoon show to star Mike Tyson
- Jury begins deliberation in Las Vegas Sands case
- CBS axes 'Vegas,' final show airs Friday
- BLM kills land deal for Henderson stadium site
- Governor seeks $5 million for drone research effort
- Motorcyclist injured in accident with school bus
- Cosmopolitan lost $25 million in first quarter
- Assembly committee urged to keep cost down for cancer pills
- Grand jury indicts suspected pimp on 20 counts
- Driver redefines drive-thru, smashes into KFC restaurant
- Denis plows forward with recycling bill
- A Rolling Stones-to-Santana letter exhumed, and a by-the-numbers look at the band
- Greenhouse gas milestone; CO2 levels set record
- State Department sought to change Libya talking points
- Joe Downtown: Two new restaurants join downtown scene
- MLB suspends, fines umps after 2nd mistake
- Joe Downtown: Fremont East Studios producer shopping new film to crowd at Cannes
- Nevada regulator raises red flags on group betting
- DNA shows Ohio kidnapping suspect fathered girl
- Man shot by police had threatened to go on ‘killing spree’
- Judge declines former lawmaker's mental health court request
- America's Cup boat nosedived, broke into pieces
- Last Cleveland kidnapping victim out of hospital
- Want to perform at EDC? Insomniac's Discovery Project gives you the chance
- NASA: Spacewalk planned to fix space station leak
- Cleveland kidnapping victim grateful for support
- Number of people suspected of being sickened by Firefly food grows to 200
- Paramedic who responded to Texas blast arrested
- MGM submits thick bid for Prince George’s casino, shares few details
- Bangladesh building collapse survivor rescued after 17 days
- New Olive Garden restaurant opening in northwest valley
- Green Valley High choir will back Rolling Stones
- Road construction causing closures along Interstate 15
- Ohio man's ex-relatives say he is a 'monster'
- Police searching for missing man whose truck found at park
- Prince Harry salutes war dead at Arlington National Cemetery
- Accident possibly involving bus, bike reported in Henderson
- Baccarat leads way as Nevada gaming revenues climb in March
- Gorman sophomore tight end Alize Jones already catching the eye of recruiters
- Middle class, poor getting a raw deal
- Rape and America’s military injustice
- Patience for a pervasive problem
- Taxpayers footing $3 million lobbying bill for local governments
- Why Nevada Democrats' Fun Tax is the New Coke of politics
- The case for immigration reform, as made by a hunger-striking, naturalized citizen
- Nevada Democrats seek 'help' for Nic Cage
- Gold Butte could be a gold mine
- Do lobbyist spending reports measure influence?
- Las Vegas Bowl will again be played on a Saturday
- NBA Playoffs in Las Vegas: Odds, picks and perspective from the sports book
- The case against immigration reform, as made by an 'intense' American nationalist
- Obama’s plan to avoid lame-duckery
- Rebels basketball adds class of 2015 guard to list of scholarship offers
Thursday, May 9
- Six new CCSD teachers recognized for stellar rookie years
- U.S. homebuilding is surging, but job growth isn't
- Las Vegas 51s score two runs late to beat Round Rock, 6-5
- Gay marriage debate shifts to Assembly, where committee hears fervent testimony
- Sandoval to settle on next state schools superintendent in August
- Summerlin's surge in land sales signals a healthier Las Vegas housing market
- Weekend best bets: Vegas Uncork'd, Ice Cream Festival and Lee's Beer and Tequila Experience
- Ohio captive suffered five miscarriages, police say
- Joe Downtown: Golden Gate not scrimping on National Shrimp Day
- Metal singer charged with soliciting wife's murder
- Appeals court rules that Righthaven lacked standing to sue over copyrights
- LVCVA teams up with Bravo's 'Watch What Happens Live' for Las Vegas-themed episode
- Las Vegan wins first real-money online poker tourney in U.S.
- Packing his trunk of memories, Jerry Lewis hits the stage at South Point
- Saudi sergeant's child-rape trial delayed in Las Vegas
- Commercial real estate a bargain in Las Vegas, but what about income potential?
- Hedge fund impresario plays host in Las Vegas
- Infant apparently escapes injury when car strikes stroller
- Committees say yes to bows and cows
- No lady luck: After two canceled shows, one Celine Dion fan wants AEG Live to pay the price
- Power back on in far western valley
- Ninth Circuit vacates fair use finding in Righthaven case
- Henderson organizes scavenger hunt to promote National Bike Month
- The Elvis who Linda Thompson remembers 'got a kick' from impressionists
- Besides political contributions, Sheldon Adelson donates millions for medical research
- Battle for the Cannon, 2 other UNLV games to appear on ESPN networks
- Slides up, lifeguards training for opening of Wet ‘n’ Wild
- Embezzler gets prison term, ordered to repay $506,000 to electrician
- Obama: US economy 'poised for progress'
- Wearable robots getting lighter, more portable
- Block where women found a friendly, careful place
- Caesars CEO: South Mississippi needs more visitors, non-casino amenities
- Senators defeat border security provision
- Feds drop hacking charges in video-poker glitching case
- Police: Dead Boston bombing suspect buried
- Cleveland man arraigned on rape, kidnap charges
- Soldering could have sparked apartment fire near UNLV
- Man identified, Interstate 15 south of Las Vegas reopened after fatal crash
- 3 relieved of command as result of Marine training accident in Nevada
- Challenge: Cut, don’t raise, taxes
- Running from life
- Sanford’s Appalachian spring
- Only in Las Vegas: A $700 glass of cognac, a $5,000 bottle of wine and a $10,000 cocktail
- Chris Weidman guarantees victory over Anderson Silva at UFC 162
- Station Casinos says it knows Ultimate Poker has shortcomings, but being first was more important
- For Obama, 2014 is his number
- Take 5: The most important tasks facing UNLV's next athletic director
- Israel's prime minister is right
- Elaine Wynn bemoans state of education in Nevada, lobbies for national search for new superintendent
- Jim Livengood's 'retirement' doesn't feel right
- Fourth-grade teacher honored for being among 'teaching elite'
- Thumbs up — or at least on the scanner — for Panorama Towers
- Tax movies, strip clubs, gyms? That's Nevada legislator's proposal
- 10 burgers to eat right now
Wednesday, May 8
- Obama to honor Las Vegas-area cops for heroics on case
- Late rally by 51s comes up short in loss to Round Rock
- Motorcyclist critical after losing control, crashing into curb
- Carjacking suspect sought in stabbing of motorist
- Suspects sought in shooting that left two injured
- Nevada maintains familiar perch atop foreclosure rankings
- Their bills getting short shrift, Assembly Republicans hold town hall
- Feds cite failures in Rawson-Neal hospital's patient-discharge procedures
- Dining guide: Mother's Day 2013
- Prosecute laws, don’t make more
- Funds shouldn’t clothe legislators
- Police appeal for public's help in fatal attack on Hispanic man
- RC Wonderly's textured minimalism at Amanda Harris Gallery
- Signal work tonight could back up traffic at Charleston and Las Vegas boulevards
- Preview: Nevada Ballet Theatre ends its season with 'Romeo and Juliet'
- DA to seek death penalty against suspect in Strip shooting, crash
- Widow of Boston bombing suspect hires criminal lawyer
- UNLV could receive about $1 million for moving Arizona football game
- The Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency has been improving Downtown since 1986
- Joe Downtown: Helldorado Days heralds Vegas' Wild West past
- Samoan delicacies await at the Hungry Islander
- U Bottle It teaches beer brewing and winemaking for beginners
- Las Vegas entertainers rally for Donny & Marie musician Mike Turnbull
- Mother, 2 sons among those killed in wrong-way crash
- Legislature approves plan to help homeowners with defaulted loans keep their house
- Joe Downtown: Urban transformation could make Las Vegas for Las Vegans
- Poolside film series returns to The Cosmopolitan with expanded double-feature lineup
- Joe Downtown: Project 100 hiring for transportation positions
- Metro Police motorcycle officer in hospital after crash
- KC Fazel puts his own twist on classic steakhouse fare
- Delicious simplicity from Allegro's kitchen
- Rush is on to unearth gold, silver from hills around Searchlight
- Woman pulled from burning home dies at hospital
- Jodi Arias says she prefers the death penalty
- Court document details alleged neglect that led to 12-year-old's death in 2012
- ‘KWTD’: Frankie Scinta on ‘The Scintas’ trek back to town and performing without Chrissi
- Step aside Harry Reid, Bryce Harper now most powerful Nevadan in Washington
- Speaker Kirkpatrick introduces entertainment tax bill
- Talking egos, edible ants and Cheetos with Bon Appetit's Andrew Knowlton
- Nevada second to only Florida in mortgage delinquency
- Moped rider critically injured in crash with truck
- MGM confirms plans to bid for Prince George’s County casino
- Jim Livengood suddenly retires from his post at the helm of UNLV athletics
- 31 detained in probe of $50M Belgium diamond heist
- Crash on I-15 near Spring Mountain has traffic snarled
- Former US official describes Libya attack
- Dow tops 15,000, but not all rejoice: Our view
- Pedestrian struck by cab outside of marked crosswalk
- Air Force sidelines 17 ICBM officers
- Cleveland man charged with rape and kidnapping
- Pedestrian hit by motorcycle in critical condition
- Las Vegas home prices up again in April
- UNLV scholarship program strives to give personal touch to donors
- Justin Timberlake, Emeli Sande, Conor Oberst and more announce Vegas shows
- Twitter debates: Does the mining industry pay its fair share?
- The electrician and the embezzler: a cautionary tale
- New manufacturing warehouses pop up valleywide while strip malls sit empty
- What the Firefly outbreak means for the restaurant's future and the alleged victims' pocketbooks
- Why Nevada needs to look at Dotty's one way, sports book kiosks another
- UFC 160: Looking ahead to Las Vegas' Memorial Day weekend card
- How one high school baseball team went from a two-win season to the playoffs
- Construction begins on the first large-scale industrial development since the recession
- Before captives' escape, fleeting clues to a long ordeal
Tuesday, May 7
- Sex offender sweep culminates in 345 arrests
- Police: Spat over money owed led to man's fatal shooting
- 51s score winning run in ninth inning against Round Rock
- Ex-South Carolina Gov. Sanford back in political office
- Girl, 3, hit by car in cul-de-sac is in critical condition
- Las Vegas ranks in Top 10 of ‘mom-friendly’ dining cities in U.S.
- District, partners show their appreciation for teachers
- Woman who ran secret prison bypassed as top spy
- Harry Reid: Military mindset toward sexual assault must change
- Las Vegas man sentenced after using Medicaid money at clubs
- UNLV's Moser says he will transfer to Oregon
- Colorado shootings suspect to enter insanity plea
- Cirque puts its best feet forward in evoking the imagery of Michael Jackson
- Subcommittee nixes toll roads in Southern Nevada
- Joe Downtown: Slots making brief reappearance at Gold Spike
- Sen. Harry Reid warns against rushing to arm Syrian rebels
- Joe Downtown: Ceremony to honor El Cortez for inclusion on National Register
- Lawyer seeks Steven Brooks mental health hearing
- A bit slimmer: N.J. Gov. Christie has weight-loss surgery
- Rain, hail, snow reported in Southern Nevada; century mark in extended forecast
- Cleveland police facing questions in case of three rescued women
- Nicolas Cage says filmmakers would love to shoot in Nevada
- Coroner releases IDs of Calif. limo fire victims
- Anthony Bennett needs shoulder surgery; draft stock not expected to slide
- County delays action on possible tax increase to aid UMC
- CenturyLink disruption causes site outages for businesses across valley
- Jet Tila is returning to Vegas ... for dessert?
- Wake-up call for Obama
- Destroying unions helps corporations
- Collins comes out but indulges in stereotypes of gays
- Two killings and two guns, unattended
- Timeline of UNLV-Majestic breakup
- Nevada psych hospital workers tell of pressure to move patients out
- Anatomy of a breakup: Emails offer glimpse into why UNLV dumped Majestic on stadium project
- Joe Downtown: Unannounced First Friday street-closing creates chaos, bar owner says
- Renewable energy mandate too costly
- 8 CCSD campuses make America's Best High Schools list
Monday, May 6
- 'It feels monumental': Ground is broken on long-awaited F Street project
- Prosecutor weighs charges in death of soccer referee
- 3 missing women found at Ohio home, man arrested
- Man in wheelchair dies after being struck by car in western valley
- Police seek second suspect in parking lot slaying
- May's cartoon contest stars Congress and Starbucks
- Manny Pacquiao to fight Brandon Rios in China on Nov. 23
- Playboy Bloods gang member convicted on murder, drug charges
- The District at Green Valley Ranch announces return of free summer film series
- Jury seated, opening arguments begin in Las Vegas hepatitis C trial
- Biden asks clergy to make moral argument on guns
- Court to tackle confidentiality of state workers' pensions
- Death, taxes and furloughs
- Roberson seeks to pre-empt lawsuits against mining tax proposal
- Judge rejects settlement on kosher meal service in Nevada prisons
- Some 1,200 without power; outage not related to weather
- Nevada competing to become commercial drone test site
- Electrical wiring causes fire at North Las Vegas plant
- Rain falls in parts of valley, more could be on the way
- Six face federal charges in operation of illegal marijuana dispensary
- UNLV football season opener at Minnesota will air on the Big Ten Network
- Weeks after tragic crash, Egg and I restaurant welcomes back regulars
- Second fact-finding review to examine case of knife-wielding man shot by police
- In biggest deal of year, North Las Vegas mall sells for $50.5 million
- No word on injuries after man in wheelchair hit by car
- Four killed when wrong-way driver crashes into van
- In quest for new revenue, casino bosses turn Sin City into Club City
- Outstanding issues delay arraignment in case of Las Vegas Strip shooting, crash
- Penn National plans to bid for Prince George's casino license
- Senate passes bill letting states tax online sales
- Gaming industry sees biggest revenue gains since recession
- Activists: Israeli strike kills 42 Syrian soldiers
- Boston bombing suspect's friend to be released
- Fire breaks out in bathroom of home in Las Vegas
- Limo driver: Fire took 3 minutes to claim 5 lives
- Obama needs to hope again
- Las Vegas needs its own medical school
- The curse of Barack Obama
- Better signs could prevent rip-offs
- The confidence response
- Las Vegas pool pro has the billiards world in his pocket
- Bill in Legislature would cut loopholes out of Nevada's renewable energy standards
- Cost to ease crowded Clark County classrooms put at $1.2 billion
- Commissioners consider property tax hike to 'get everybody paying' for financially challenged UMC
- Since when have we been austere?
- Success these days means doing everything right
- Union ties: The fates of Culinary and the Strip are inextricably linked
- Flat-rate zones deserve a chance
- Nevada among top states for women in business
Sunday, May 5
- Notes: Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s great, but bout wasn’t; Chrissi Scinta’s stage return in question; Marie Osmond hits the (tomato) sauce
- Cheering crowd greets World War II veterans returning from trip to D.C.
- Zack Wheeler solid again, helps 51s snap three-game losing streak
- Rookie Derek Ernst, a UNLV graduate, wins Wells Fargo in a playoff
- James is voted MVP, 1 vote shy of unanimously
- Tensions spike after new Israeli strikes in Syria
- Cooler weather aids fight against California wildfire
- On education, Southern Nevada is ‘a state apart’
- More work to do
- It's past time to treat us fairly
- Pro-austerity CEOs rake in taxpayer money
- Why judicial activism matters
- In North-South battle, who's robbing whom?
- UMC issues, Rio's twist on zip line on tap for county commission discussions
- Are diehard anti-tax conservatives shrinking at the Nevada Legislature?
- Mayweather Jr. puzzles Guerrero, plots next move under father's watchful eye
- Anger after the explosion’s fallout
- School District is culpable for failure
Saturday, May 4
- Wilmer Flores knocks in three runs for 51s in loss at Sacramento
- Mayweather vs. Guerrero blog: 'Money' takes easy unanimous-decision victory
- Israel enforces 'red line' with Syria airstrike
- Splashing through the slop, Orb comes from behind to win
- State agencies still trying to determine effects of federal cuts
- 2.5 percent salary cut for state employees could become permanent
- LaPierre: NRA, members will never surrender guns
- Calm, moist air aids fight against California wildfire
- A better way to track a bomber
- When profiling becomes a real menace
- Missile defense needs beefing up
- The girl next door? No, maybe PETA's Sexiest Vegan Next Door
- It’s hard to talk to kids about sex and money
- Weeks before it reopens, Crazy Horse Too fending off a lawsuit filed by ... Crazy Horse III
- This youth group is focused on community service, and the teens love it
- Make Congress work for us again
- Vegas books hope Kentucky Derby favorites come up short for another year
- Centennial football to make national debut at event in San Diego
Friday, May 3
- 51s blanked at Sacramento in series opener
- Officials: Israel launches airstrike into Syria
- Jurors get case in Jodi Arias murder trial
- Utah soccer league hiring security after punch leaves ref in coma
- The Flaming Lips return to Las Vegas in August
- Boston bomb suspect died of gunshots, blunt trauma
- Closure of downtown Las Vegas mental health clinic to make way for 24-hour clinic
- Obama doesn't foresee ground troops in Syria
- Boy found dead in Las Vegas house fire is identified
- Fire at Las Vegas medical building blamed on electrical problem
- Fire at medical building blamed on electrical problem
- Mayweather vs. Guerrero weigh-in: With title fight official, boxers keep their cool
- Preschool teacher plea: No contest to sleeping pill case
- Southwest Gas realizes 1st-quarter profits of $80.8 million
- Obama: US, Latin America must fight drug violence
- After Boston bombings, security added for charity race in Las Vegas
- Before his death, Junior Seau was gambling hundreds of thousands in Las Vegas, friend says
- California wildfire grows to 43 square miles
- Metro targets drunk drivers with checkpoint tonight
- Sample everything Wolfgang Puck has to offer at this month's Sip & Savor at Spago
- US orders new visa reviews for arriving students
- UNLV headlines the field at 2013 Las Vegas Classic
- Joe Downtown: Casino-less Gold Spike opens Monday; old pizza place to get new life
- Demolition of shuttered Oasis casino in Mesquite getting underway
- Robert Bigelow plans a real estate empire in space
- Wynn Resorts’ Kazuo Okada lawsuit halted for criminal probe
- UNLV in discussions about moving football home opener to Arizona
- Accreditation agency checks Vegas psych hospital
- NV Energy posts $21.5 million profit as it cuts costs
- Man killed after firing shot at Houston airport
- US employers add 165,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 7.5 percent
- Stocks surge to record high in early trading after hiring climbs
- Dollar coin could save taxpayers billions
- Reacting, or overreacting, to terror
- Renewable energy not worth the cost
- Bottoms up, lame duck
- Support strong to protect Gold Butte
- The luv guv's last stand
- They've got 'Gaymers': Youths break from tradition for LGBTQ prom
- Horsford intent on securing money for Las Vegas anti-terrorism center
- Joe Downtown: First Friday, by the numbers
- Former NBA star Larry Johnson says gay men don't belong in locker room
- To citizen legislator Mo Denis: Don't forget about the rest of us citizens
- In Las Vegas, this is how we do proms
- PEPCON anniversary serves as reminder: Hazardous materials emergencies could occur in Clark County
- Proposal for 'master teachers' with $200K annual salary has its skeptics — among teachers
- 'Reflection of the local economy': Health of community banks is improving
- America can't afford this war
- Jim Murren talks online poker, MGM's park on the Strip and the Rolling Stones
- LDS missionary eager to begin UNLV basketball career
- CSN baseball playing to clinch home field advantage for first stage of playoffs
- Casinos brace for impact of Internet gambling
Thursday, May 2
- 51s drop finale at Reno, but still win the series
- Daughter voices anger at mom found after 11 years
- No longer neutral: Mining officially opposed to mine tax measure
- Weekend best bets: Aziz Ansari, Viva Ska Vegas and Star Wars Day
- PokerStars still wants to buy Atlantic City casino
- Boy killed in fire was playing with brother inside vacant home
- Ricin-letters case headed to grand jury
- Obama OK with morning-after pill sales at age 15
- Remains of Boston Marathon bombing suspect claimed
- Great Basin ‘tentatively sells’ Nevada gold mine
- Joe Downtown: Playboy TV brings South American beauties to Atomic, Gold Spike
- Sotomayor cites Boston on perils of profiling
- Hotel partnership extends the D casino’s reach into new markets
- Southern Utah basketball grabs another local product in Gorman's Trey Kennedy
- Consultant finds wide community support for UNLV president
- Ceremony honors law enforcement officers killed in line of duty
- Joe Downtown: Court hearings off, slots on during power outage
- Official: Shiny dog bowl sparks Calif. house fire
- Beyond 'The Dragon': Andre Agassi and Gil Reyes get a lift with award-winning fitness machine
- Slot machine cheat considered for Nevada’s Black Book
- Number of sick after eating at Firefly more than doubles
- Gov. Brian Sandoval says no to taxes, yes to water fees
- Nevada 2nd highest in country for middle age suicide
- Lawyers plot gambling addiction suits as casinos go online
- What's on tap? At Caesars Palace, the answer may surprise you
- Report: Las Vegas among top spots to ‘flip’ homes
- Prosecutor calls Jodi Arias a manipulative liar
- Here's the slot machine glitch that got a man arrested In Las Vegas
- Gamblers get lucky at Genting's Singapore casino
- Music City mourns country legend George Jones
- Man killed after car hits tree and splits in two
- Van Gilder pleads guilty to securities fraud in Delta Petroleum case
- MGM pulls out of downturn with record earnings at CityCenter
- We're living in a 401(k) world
- The pig farm is hardly a secret
- Obama's second-term blues
- Long-hauling is a sinister scourge
- Gun control is only a matter of time
- Boxing's future is in Asia, promoter Bob Arum predicts
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. recounts jail time ahead of first bout since release
- Anthony Marshall still doing his job as an ambassador for UNLV basketball
- Registering gun owners won't help
- Suicide in school: District's prevention effort leads to student hospitalizations
- Proposed Thomas & Mack Center upgrades could cost $60 million
- Valley of the 'Bots: How a Vegas workshop is blurring the line between man and machine
Wednesday, May 1
- Each 51s position player records a hit, scores a run in blowout of Reno
- Fed keeps stimulus, says taxes and cuts have hurt
- North Korea sentences American to 15 years' labor
- First book is planned on the Tsarnaev brothers
- Reid tells May Day rally: Country owes immigrants a 'permanent solution'
- No ifs, ands or buts about the support for former showgirl Shellee Renee
- Bryce Harper leaves game in the sixth with apparent injury
- Events guide: Cinco de Mayo 2013
- Taxi driver union says strike over; company 'cautiously optimistic' about new deal
- Las Vegas awards grants to three downtown projects
- 5-year-old shoots 2-year-old sister in Kentucky
- PepsiCo pulls Mountain Dew ad after criticism
- Justice Deptartment to appeal morning-after case
- Texts, TV, then trouble for bombing suspect's pals
- Trifecta’s latest exhibit is a Charley Harper treasure trove
- EDC 2013 reveals its lineup!
- No children on school bus involved in collision
- 'Exquisite Corpse': the CAC uses collaborative artwork to raise funds
- A tasty tour of Venezuelan eats at Viva Las Arepas
- Expanding downtown Las Vegas redevelopment area would boost nearby communities, official says
- Tarkanian statue will feature legendary coach with towel in his mouth
- Economic Forum projects another $36.7 million in tax revenue for next biennium
- Joe Downtown: Life is Beautiful commercial shoot showcases the vibrance of Downtown
- Joe Downtown: How's this for mixology? Stops on pub crawl feature science topics
- The city's arts scene needs believers to keep moving forward
- From improper food storage to bugs, report lays out alleged violations at Firefly
- Casino mogul Steve Wynn makes rare trip to Carson City to meet with lawmakers
- Housing rebound is facing obstacle: Too few homes
- The Hush Puppy: Serving fried catfish and Southern hospitality since '75
- Artists Javier Sanchez and Yasmina Chavez delve into the look and sound of 'eristic stasis'
- Ms. Wheelchair Nevada Ashley Varndell on disability and acceptance
- Las Vegas Sands sets record 1st-quarter profit of $572 million
- Caesars Entertainment still on shaky ground, loses $200 million in first quarter
- NBA Summer League adding a championship round
- SD tribe faces ultimatum on sale of massacre site
- Gaming Control recommends approving Pinnacle acquisition of rival Ameristar
- Fire causes $1 million damage at Las Vegas medical building
- Las Vegas Sands can now hire a Chinese auditor
- Bangladesh building collapse victims buried
- FBI: Friends removed backpack from Boston suspect's dorm room
- Uncle: Family to claim Boston bomb suspect's body
- High winds spur worries of wildfires, respiratory troubles
- Deadmau5, schmeadmau5: Meet six local DJs keeping the Vegas scene fresh
- What if we could choose where our taxes go?
- Perceiving any danger? I am
- Obama's war on red tape
- The NRA's distorted mission
- In outreach forum, Henderson Police touch on copper theft
- Syria is still not our fight
- Controversial rescue of underwater NLV homes to be decided in June
- Online poker: The perks and pitfalls of being first in the country
- A culture that berates victims
- Joe Downtown: Developer might act on need for mid-priced apartments downtown
- Education advocates threaten lawsuit over funding public schools
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. questions if Robert Guerrero is on his level to start fight week
- Guest-teacher experience brings together Las Vegas students, community leaders