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Celebrated literary mag The Believer back to original owner
NEW YORK (AP) — After a journey even the creative minds at The Believer could not have imagined, the celebrated literary magazine is back in business and again being run by the company which first owned it. Founded in 2003 by the writers Heidi Julavits, Ed Park, and Vendela Vida,...
Famed entertainer Ann-Margret gets honorary degree from UNLV
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Famed entertainer Ann-Margret has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from UNLV.. She told the graduates at Saturday's commencement ceremony inside a packed Thomas & Mack Center of her collegiate background, according to the Las Vegas-Review...
Watery graves recall early Las Vegas’ organized crime days
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Stories about long-departed Las Vegas organized crime figures are surfacing after a second set of unidentified human remains were revealed as the water level falls on drought-stricken Lake Mead. The reservoir on the Colorado River is about a 30-minute drive from...
Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob's time in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas is being flooded with lore about organized crime after a second set of human remains emerged within a week from the depths of a drought-stricken Colorado River reservoir just a 30-minute drive from the notoriously mob-founded Strip. “There’s no...
UNLV adding outdoor areas to ban on smoking in public places
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's largest university is going smoke-free, going beyond the state's existing law against smoking in most indoor public places by expanding it to include outdoor areas. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas policy announced Friday and taking effect Aug. 15 in...
2 judges win approval for US District Court bench in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The U.S. District Court in Nevada is getting two new judges, following Senate approval for the lifetime appointments of former Clark County District Court Judge Cristina Silva and University of Nevada Las Vegas law school professor Anne Traum. Silva, who previously...
Lake-effect snow from Pyramid Lake reported in Reno area
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Schools and many state offices in northern Nevada opened on delayed schedules for a second day Wednesday, following what weather forecasters called lake-effect snow south of Pyramid Lake. Public school class starts in Washoe and Storey counties were pushed back to...
