23+ hour, 19+ min ago   (348+ words) A tourist from Illinois turned the price of a cup of coffee into a major win at Westgate Las Vegas Saturday. The casino said in a release that the vistor, from Minonk, Ill., turned a $4.80 wager into a $374,443.83 jackpot on a…...

1+ day, 49+ min ago   (1210+ words) A facility at the Nevada National Security Site outside of Las Vegas has been used to perform testing on key components for very small nuclear reactors — a technology that some believe holds great promise for advancing energy production in the…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (217+ words) The return of the handwritten note. I read the opinion piece by syndicated columnist Tom Purcell about handwritten letters (Sept. 3 Review-Journal, “The handwritten letter makes a comeback”). Over the past several months, I’ve discovered that trying to increase my customer…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (549+ words) Q: We came home recently to find a gushing water leak in a neighbor’s yard. We tried to contact the neighbor. The front door has a gate with no doorbell. The windows have solar screens. There was a light on in…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (385+ words) While government squanders every penny and more. Politicians talk constantly about billionaires, corporate greed and the unequal distribution of wealth. Those are legitimate debates. But perhaps we should ask another question: Where does the wealth come from in the first…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (845+ words) Las Vegas Valley residents observed the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with several events Friday. — Palo Verde High School honored Barbara Edwards, a teacher who was aboard one of the airliners hijacked on 9/11. — The MGM Resorts International’s Veteran Employee…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (999+ words) A memorial at New York-New York became a lasting record of how Las Vegas mourned the 2,977 people killed in the attacks. What began spontaneously in the days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks eventually grew into a collection of more than…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (445+ words) It’s unusual for elected officials to take actions now to avoid fiscal problems years in the future. But as Henderson showed, it can be done. Anyone who follows retirement programs could outline the problems. The promised benefits cost more than…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (501+ words) The elementary school teacher reportedly flicked, yelled at and dragged her special needs pre-K students, according to a lawsuit. Most Station Casino employees thought Wednesday was going to be the last day of a 50-year anniversary celebration. It turned out…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (896+ words) Most Station Casino employees thought Wednesday was going to be the last day of a 50-year anniversary celebration. It turned out to be much more. Station Casinos’ more than 10,000 full- and part-time employees got a financial surprise Wednesday they’ll be…...