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Update: Where things stand with the Oakland A's and Las Vegas

Mar 07, 2022

The Oakland A’s ballplayers might not be suiting up for spring training yet, but the team’s top brass have kept busy.

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Documents reveal alleged abuse of power by Nye County Sheriff

Feb 22, 2022

With a population just under 50,000, Nye County is about 50 times smaller than Clark County. 

But for such a small place, it has its issues; or maybe it’s because of that smallness. 

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What Pandemic? NFR, NYE Pack Las Vegas' Entertainment Calendar

Nov 24, 2021

Looking at the December entertainment calendar, you wouldn’t know there was a pandemic happening.

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Concert Stages Are Reopening - Are Audiences Ready To Return?

May 17, 2021

When casino properties went dark in March 2020, so did their concert venues.

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Longtime Nevada Journalist Retires After Nearly 40 Years

Jul 23, 2018

One of the state's most seasoned reporters and columnists is retiring after nearly four decades on the job.  

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Las Vegas Sun Institutes A Paywall

Jan 26, 2018

Newspapers around the nation have been in trouble for many years. As readership of print editions has declined – and along with it the advertising dollar – many newspapers have instituted paywalls for their online editions.

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Nevada Pension System Perks Cost Taxpayers $23M A Year

Jul 10, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada governments are using the state pension system to boost the income of public employees.

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John L Smith: Culinary's Get-Out-The-Vote Strong As Ever

Nov 01, 2016

Last week, you found yourself in a warehouse on a strip. Describe the scene for us.

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Kats On Jerry Lewis: At 90, A New Movie And A One-Man Stage Show

Sep 29, 2016

John Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal talks about the new Jerry Lewis movie, "Max Rose."

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New Law Means Some Voters Get No Choice In Legislative Races

Apr 12, 2016

CARSON CITY, NEV. (AP) -- A new law on primary elections means more than 80,000 Nevada voters won't get a choice this year on who represents them in the Legislature.

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Zeit: Shel shocked

Dec 22, 2015

Following Sheldon Adelson’s surprise $140 million purchase of the Review-Journal, the paper’s editorial staff weighed in on social media; national pundits also had their say. But what about that other set of stakeholders — the angry, libtard-hating, syntax-mauling denizens of the paper’s comment threads? A sampling …

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Constable Employees Claim Bonaventura Required Kickbacks

Jan 26, 2015

The Las Vegas Review Journal is reporting that Las Vegas Constable John Bonaventura required employees to give him kickbacks. It has been reported that...

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Monday Morning Gaming News

Jan 26, 2015
Las Vegas Review-Journal Gaming Columnist Howard Stutz joins us to talk gaming news, Stations Casinos and the future of the Fontainebleau. You can find...
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John McCain comes to North Las Vegas

Aug 15, 2012
Senator John McCain and members of the Senate Arms Services Committee will visit North Las Vegas and Nellis Air Force Base during a national tour. McCain wants to put the pressure on President Obama to avert the looming automatic 'across the board' cuts in January.
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Police Beating Controversy - Dissecting the Video

Mar 21, 2012

Last month video of a police beating in Henderson spraked a controversy.  In the video officers pull over motorist Adam Green, believing he is driving drunk.  Five officers take Green and hold him to the ground.  We then see Sergeant Brett Seekatz come in and kick Green in the head repeatedly.  Green has settled with the state and the city of Henderson.  Why did the sergeant feel he needed to kick Green after he was already down?  What should his punishment be?  And what did that video tell us about the culture of cops?

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Prop 8 Unconstitutional - The Affect on Nevada

Feb 10, 2012

Proposition 8 was called unconstitutional by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court.  Prop 8 is the voter approved ban on gay marriage in California.  This doesn't mean there will be any gay marriages allowed for some time.  And, supporters of Prop 8 are likely to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.  Will groups try and overturn the voter approved constitutional amendment in Nevada that bans gay marriage?  Share your thoughts by calling in or on our website.

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Harrahs IPO

Oct 20, 2010
It was only three years ago that two big private equity firms bought Harrah's for $27 billion and a lot of debt. In recent weeks, there have been moves to put some of the company's shares back in play.
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