Book briefs for Sept. 17-23
Local Las Vegas
A couple faces the impending birth of their child, the murder of the husband’s mother, and a rape in the wife’s past in “The Book of Important Moments.” Chapters detailing the stark background and motives of the rapist are interspersed throughout the book. The novel is the newest work by UNLV professor Richard Wiley, whose books include the PEN/Faulkner Award for best American fiction winner “Soldiers in Hiding,” “Fools’ Gold,” “Festival for Three Thousand Maidens” and “Commodore Perry’s Minstrel Show.”
Police informed parents at a Sept. 3 meeting about drug trends among teenagers. Prescription pills are prevalent because they are easy to obtain from parents’ medicine cabinets.
Dining events and news from across the valley.
A new watchdog organization has started to keep tabs on government organizations in Clark County.
The deaths of a Las Vegas couple in what police described as a murder-suicide was the final episode of a troubled relationship that had become increasingly more violent.
Rock guitarist Carlos Santana drove into a parked car near a well-to-do community in the west Las Vegas Valley on Friday night, a Las Vegas police spokesman said Saturday.
An explosion Sunday morning critically injured a man in the desert off of Interstate 15 near Sloan.
Kmart and Dollar stores have were targeted with bomb threats this week in the Las Vegas Valley, as well as other parts of the country.
Small black-owned businesses in West Las Vegas, often considered the last stand in any struggling inner-city neighborhood, are failing even as the city of Las Vegas and the Regional Transportation Commission inject money into the neighborhood.
As the FBI’s racketeering case against the limousine industry moves closer to trial, one key target won’t have to worry about facing a jury of his peers.
Thousands of people who showed up at Saturday’s Fiesta Las Vegas Latino Parade Festival, the third annual held in downtown Las Vegas.
Parks are a popular draw for downtown and Paradise residents.
Giada’s owner Daniel Convertino had a successful restaurant when he learned that some people eat late — really late. So he added home delivery until 1 a.m., and things are really jumping.
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