Las Vegas

President Barack Obama was in Las Vegas, Nevada, today — and while there, he stayed at the Palms Casino Resort, which is owned by a name familiar to New Mexicans — the Maloof family. The Maloofs, who sold their New Mexico beer distributorship last year, also own the NBA’s Sacramento Kings; the basketball-fan-in-chief talked basketball [...]

The Las Vegas Optic will no longer be a daily newspaper come March 2, according to the publisher. The paper, which currently runs every weekday, will go to a three-day-a-week format, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The paper will also cease home delivery and will be delivered by mail.
The reason given, not surprisingly, is the troubled [...]

Michelle Obama, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, will be in Las Vegas, N.M., on Tuesday for an “Early Vote for Change Rally.” This is her third visit to New Mexico this year.
The rally will begin at 12:15 p.m., with gates opening at 11 a.m. The rally will be on the city’s Historic [...]