Most people imagine the life of a stand-up comic as a long series of anonymous hotel rooms and performing endless one-night gigs in dingy clubs with brick walls. Vinnie Favorito has been performing ...

Vinnie Paul, a heavy-metal icon and drumming force with Pantera and Hellyeah, has died at 54. Paul’s death was first reported by Billboard.com and soon after was announced on Pantera’s Facebook page.

The Grammys may have snubbed Vinnie Paul, but the late, great drummer hasn’t been forgotten by his adopted hometown. Clark County, Nevada — what you and I know as “Las Vegas” — declared this past ...