Mesquite operator Black Gaming will temporarily close the Oasis' casino, restaurants and night clubs on Friday in a cost-cutting move for the financially struggling company. The closing will cut the company's work force by 500, according to a Monday ...

The recession has hit small towns hard, especially where there are fewer job opportunities. Tuesday it was felt in Mesquite, where the Oasis Casino will close later this week. News 3's Gerard Ramalho reports that the owners say the closure is ...

I think Sambecks C. is saying that in the long run the employees will be better off being employed in some other profession that doesn't encourage and inflict financial recklessness and gambling addiction on other human beings. If you ever want to ...

Five SI.com NBA writers take stock of the first month of the season and look ahead as 2008-09 nears the quarter pole. (All statistics and records are through Monday's games.) 1. We're a month into the season and a good deal of the attention has been ...

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I’d rather slam my head in a car door.” David Routon, who headed a petition drive to get package liquor sales on the November ballot in Benton County, on whether he would attempt to do so again Article, 1 B Today’s ...

"Computer..." (Credit: Scott Forman) Scott Forman may or may not be a Star Trek fan, but when I watch his ShutterVoice demo in action, all I can think of is Jean Luc Picard on the Enterprise, in his quarters, editing photos, with some Earl Grey and ...

The Associated Press Tue, Dec 2, 2008 (7:57 p.m.) Here are the winning horses picked Tuesday night for the California Lottery's Daily Derby game: 1st Place: 02, Lucky Star. 2nd Place: 07, Eureka. 3rd Place: 04, Big Ben. Here is the race time: 1:40.74 ...

You'd have to accept a lot of events as coincidences to believe James Glynn and Mayor Paul Dyster, along with various New York state officials, have not secretly planned for the further enrichment of the Glynn family interests, which already owns of ...

Members of a saturation team head to their cars after a briefing at police headquarters at the start of their overnight shift. The team goes over crime maps that show "hot spots" of recent high-crime areas and then saturate those areas during their ...

Operation Santa Claus Wichita County Toy Run: Registration at noon Dec. 6. Operation Santa Claus in conjunction with the Wichita Falls Fire Department presents this toy run to benefit the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank and Faith Mission. First bike out ...