Brian Nordli
Story Archive
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FoodIt’s World Vegan Month! Celebrate with dairy-free ‘cheese’
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 We put five uncheeses to the test and found some good, some weird, and one delicious.
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Las VegasMan gets 15 years in Las Vegas carjacking, stun gun attack
Thursday, May 29, 2014 A man who attacked a woman with a Taser and stole her car was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison this week, according to Daniel Bogden, U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada. Keith Michael Costa, 35, of Las Vegas...
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GeneralPolice: Guest killed after tackling gunman at nightclub; 2 security officers wounded
Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 A Las Vegas Strip nightclub patron was shot dead early this morning after he tackled and wrestled with an armed, disgruntled patron who had just shot two security officials at Drai’s nightclub. Metro Sheriff Doug Gillespie identified the suspect as Benjamin Frazier, 41, of Las Vegas.
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NewsLas Vegans express frustration, dismay at Trayvon Martin rally
Saturday, July 20, 2013 Nickia Davis’ voice echoed down Las Vegas Boulevard Saturday morning as she marched about 100 demonstrators from the Heart Attack Grill to the U.S. Courthouse.
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WeatherA wet Friday night: Major storm hits Las Vegas Valley
Friday, July 19, 2013 A thunderstorm swept through the Las Vegas Valley Friday night, setting a rainfall record, causing floods and power outages throughout the area, setting a house on fire and displacing some residents of an apartment complex.
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FiresMount Charleston called nation's top wildfire priority; blaze is 15 percent contained
Thursday, July 4, 2013 The cost of fighting the fire that is threatening more than 500 structures on Mount Charleston has grown to $2.4 million, but officials indicated Sunday the effort was making headway. Officials with the Great Basin Incident Management team, which is directing firefighting efforts on Mount Charleston, said the fire grew by just 50 acres -- from 14,108 acres earlier in the day to 14,158 acres late Sunday afternoon.
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Breaking NewsDespite the heat, some street performers keep plugging away
Sunday, June 30, 2013 The gold statue rested on a plastic bin Saturday afternoon, munching on a sandwich and taking swigs of water near the Bellagio fountains. The sun was partially blocked by the trees, but the asphalt and car exhaust that emanated from the traffic radiated heat like a furnace.
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BusinessTips for a smoother ride at Wet ’n’ Wild
Saturday, June 1, 2013 Since Wet ’n’ Wild Las Vegas’ long-awaited opening, visitors have flooded the water park excited to be the first to explore its towering slides and various attractions.
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News8 things you might not know about Lake Mead
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Lake Mead is more than just a body of water leading up to the architectural wonder that is Hoover Dam. A closer look at the lake reveals a region full of hidden gems and activities that go beyond a fun-filled afternoon on the water. There are hiking trails that lead to hot springs, a diversity of wilderness terrains that go from craggy cliffs to flat valleys, and a sunken World War II B-29 bomber among the many areas to explore in the national recreation area.
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FoodNew Firefly location welcomes customers, begins task of regaining their trust
Saturday, May 25, 2013 A feeling of apprehension consumed Firefly Tapas Kitchen & Bar owners Tabitha and John Simmons moments before it opened the doors to its new location on Paradise Road on Friday. Almost a month prior, the restaurant’s old location was shut down by health inspectors after a major salmonella outbreak sickened 294 patrons. The restaurant may have moved only a couple of blocks to its new location, but they wondered, would the customers follow?
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Breaking NewsIt's back! New Wet 'n' Wild wins over frolickers thirsty for Las Vegas water park
Friday, May 24, 2013 Moments before the Wet ‘n’ Wild Las Vegas water park opened on Friday, investor Roger Bulloch faced the crowd from a podium and realized his time was limited.
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AnimalsThe girl next door? No, maybe PETA's Sexiest Vegan Next Door
Saturday, May 4, 2013 Rachelle Ryerson made the switch to a vegan lifestyle two years ago. Now Ryerson, a Las Vegas model, says she’s in the best shape of her life, and the public seems to have noticed.
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CommunityAuthor strips down city to find 'Everyday Las Vegas'
Saturday, April 27, 2013 Urban geography professor Rex Rowley knows what it’s like to live in Las Vegas. He was a local. It wasn’t until he attended the University of Kansas that Rowley realized just how unusual it was that residents in a city identify themselves as a "local."
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FoodWahoo's Fish Taco expanding with two Henderson restaurants
Saturday, April 6, 2013 Paul Kraft fell in love with Wahoo’s Fish Taco 11 years ago in Costa Mesa, Calif. Last year, he decided to combine his love with his work. He obtained franchise rights from the chain and brought Wahoo’s Fish Taco to Las Vegas.
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BusinessIn North Las Vegas, a crown jewel finds itself in need of a white knight
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Although the opening of North Las Vegas’ Craig Ranch Park is just months away, the cash-strapped city is still figuring out how it’s going to pay to maintain the $126 million park.
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NewsHundreds of thousands ring in 2013 in Las Vegas
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 With fireworks, fanfare and frivolity, Las Vegas once again showed the world Monday night how to put on a New Year's Eve party as 300,000-plus New Year's Eve revelers on the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street braved sub-freezing temperatures to toast the first few ticks of 2013.
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NewsBlog: Celebrating New Year's Eve, Vegas style
Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 Despite a nip in the air as temperatures drop into the 30s, Las Vegas is giving its traditional warm New Year's Eve welcome to hundreds of thousands of visitors tonight throughout the Strip and in the downtown's Fremont Street. As the expected gathering of some 314,000 revelers celebrate, Sun reporters and photographers will be capturing the sights and sounds of celebration.
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MagicIllusion builder stands behind Las Vegas' top magic acts
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012 Bill Smith works in a building surrounded by secrets only he can understand. They’re on his cluttered desk, pieces of graph paper with schematics of boxes and torturous-looking contraptions bursting out of a rack of manila folders. Some are recorded on VHS tapes stacked 10-high on his television to be copied to DVD, for his eyes and his customers’ eyes only.
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HendersonHenderson's Dinosaur Man enjoys sharing his personal 'Jurassic Park'
Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 They call him the Dinosaur Man. He lives at 733 Greenway Road in Henderson at a place he calls “Shang-Gri-La-Prehistoric Park,” but the kids who know it, he says, have taken to calling it the Dinosaur House. His front yard is like a scene out of "Jurassic Park." There is a velociraptor, two triceratops and a blue brontosaurus. Baby dinosaurs hatch from eggs on the ground next to dinosaur bones. Everything is dwarfed, however, by the most popular dinosaur of all — front and center is a Tyrannosaurus rex almost the size of his one-story home.
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FoodNo longer chicken, Las Vegas barbecuers to compete at Jack Daniels world championship
Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 For years, Steven Overlay and his competitive barbecue team, the Sin City Smokers, struggled with the chicken. Overlay and his team, which includes his wife and her parents, compete in barbecue contests across the country. Overlay does the cooking. His ribs and pork shoulder always earn high marks; striking a balance of flavors from the apple-wood-chip-smoke, spicy dry rub, sweet sauce and velvety meat. His brisket is solid, with its salt-and-pepper garlic rub and hickory-cherry wood smoke flavors. But when it came to chicken, Overlay couldn’t find that balanced “backyard flavor.”
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A&E
No explosions, but 'Mythbusters' live show promises to get messy
Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 Forget imagining the audience in their underwear; "MythBusters" star Jamie Hyneman overcame stage fright through explosives and danger.
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North Las VegasMan charged with two counts of attempted murder after wife, child stabbed
Saturday, July 21, 2012 Three people are hospitalized with stab wounds in what North Las Vegas Police are calling an attempted murder/attempted suicide. Officials said Mario Lopez, 37, was charged with two counts of attempt murder, one count of burglary with a deadly weapon and one count of assault with a deadly weapon in an attack on Lopez's wife and her son.
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North Las VegasBlaze destroys home in North Las Vegas; multiple dogs killed
Saturday, June 23, 2012 A fire at a home in North Las Vegas displaced a family and killed multiple dogs on Saturday, North Las Vegas Fire Department officials said.
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Breaking NewsMan in police standoff dead after self-inflicted gunshot wound
Saturday, June 23, 2012 Metro Police found an elderly man dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside his home after a standoff that lasted nearly four hours on Saturday.
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Breaking NewsDriver arrested for DUI after hitting police vehicle
Saturday, June 23, 2012 A 2002 Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck hit an unmarked Metro Police vehicle on Charleston Boulevard and Buffalo Drive on Friday night while officers were conducting a stop with a different vehicle.
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BusinessCoffee shop gets surprise visit from the first lady
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Before first lady Michelle Obama fired up a crowd of more than 1,000 supporters and before she approached the podium at the Henderson Convention Center, she went to Sunrise Coffee.
