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What to know before hiring a contractor in Las Vegas

Sep 2, 2024 (2 a.m.)

A page on the Nevada Contractor Board’s website lists unlicensed contractors who the board says are repeat offenders in scamming homeowners. A head shot is included. The board says these bad actors have left projects unfinished ...

Steve Marcus

David Behar, executive officer of the Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB), poses in the boardroom at the NSCB office Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

Sep 2, 2024 (2 a.m.)

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By Ray Brewer

Boyz II Men tease reunion of all 4 original members

Sep 2, 2024 (7:51 p.m.)

Annalise Knudson Staten Island Advance, N.Y. (TNS)

It might not be the end of the road for a legendary music group from the 1990s that recently teased the reunion of all four original members.
Fierce storm blows out of northern Philippines after leaving 14 dead in landslides and floods

Sep 2, 2024 (7:51 p.m.)

Associated Press

A fierce storm was blowing out of the northern Philippines Tuesday after leaving at least 14 people dead in landslides, floods and swollen rivers, disaster-response officials said.
Deadline passes for Mountain West, Washington State, Oregon State to renew football scheduling deal

Sep 2, 2024 (7:51 p.m.)

Associated Press

The announcement does not necessarily close the door on the two sides agreeing to another arrangement as the 12-team Mountain West typically does not release ...
Harris opposes US Steel's sale to a Japanese firm during joint Pennsylvania event with Biden

Sep 2, 2024 (7:51 p.m.)

Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania on Monday to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned ...
Thousands of US hotel workers strike over Labor Day weekend

Sep 2, 2024 (9:28 a.m.)

Associated Press

More than 10,000 workers at 25 U.S. hotels were on strike Monday after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their demands for higher pay, fairer workloads and the reversal of COVID-era cuts.
What's closed in Las Vegas on Labor Day

Sep 2, 2024 (8:09 a.m.)

Associated Press

The origins of Labor Day date back to the late 19th century, when activists first sought to establish a day that would pay tribute to workers.
Has the spread of tipping reached its limit? Don’t count on it

Sep 2, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By Ben Casselman, New York Times Company

Americans are being asked to tip more often and in more places than ever before: at fast food counters and corner stores, at auto garages and carwashes, even at self-checkout kiosks.
New game-manufacturing facility expected to boost Henderson’s economic engine

Sep 2, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By Katie Ann McCarver

Aristocrat Gaming has unveiled a new, 265,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Henderson.
People on the Move: Sept. 2, 2024

Sep 2, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By VEGAS INC Staff

In the Notes: John Naylor, Jennifer Braster, Malia Johnson, Brian Graham, Rob Bedsworth and more ...
On ballot: Clean energy vs. dirty

Sep 2, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By Debora Hoffman, Belmont, Mass.

In November, we have a critical choice: vote for the candidate who will continue on the path toward an economy powered by clean energy, or go backwards to the mantra of “drill, baby, drill.”
Excuses for guns unpersuasive

Sep 2, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By Charles Parrish, Las Vegas

Some people cling to their guns. Many say they love to go out to remote areas and shoot at bottles and cans. Others say they need guns so they can hunt for food.
RFK turns back on his principles

Sep 2, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By Terry Cox, Henderson

I’ve thought it for some time, but Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision Friday to endorse convicted felon Donald Trump for president just confirmed that he’s just another cheap, two-bit political grifter.
My journey to homelessness taught me the value of compassion

Sep 2, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By Gerri-Lynn Graves

It’s been almost three years now since I packed up my home and started on this scary, unknown journey into homelessness.
Column: Today is a good day to remember that all honest work is good work

Sep 2, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By Monica Pearson

“All work is good work as long as it is honest work.” That was one of my late mother’s favorite statements. She hated the words used to differentiate and describe working people. There was “blue collar” and “white collar,” and I can’t imagine how she would react to “pink collar.”
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