We are so caught up in political correctness nowadays that I don’t know whether it falls within the guidelines of acceptability to be thankful on Thanksgiving Day, or even to consider the holiday a national day of thanks giving. But since I’ve never been accused of being politically correct, I am going to climb out on the proverbial limb and say thanks.
Johnna Brown drew plenty of recruiting interest to play Division I softball or basketball.
Liberty’s Milos Knezevic knows his school isn’t thought of as a basketball power.
If not for the presence of star quarterback Tony Romo and the recent revival of the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL would be serving nothing but lame leftovers for Thanksgiving.
Over the past three seasons, coach Lon Kruger has done a lot to establish UNLV’s home-court dominance.
* LAKE MEAD — The striper bite was good after the season’s first trout plant Friday. One angler reported catching seven stripers on a shad imitation but had only “one good hookup” on a swimbait in a rainbow trout pattern. Shore anglers fishing between Hemenway and Boulder Harbor continue to do well with live shad. The most productive time is from first light to about 9 a.m. Because of the holiday, NDOW stocked rainbow trout at Lake Mead on Wednesday.
After transferring from Cimarron-Memorial to Cheyenne this month, boys basketball star Mike Cutright is ineligible to play at the moment, Cheyenne coach Teral Fair said Wednesday.
Robberies and automobile thefts have boosted Southern Nevada’s crime rate to the fourth-highest in the country, according to a report released this week.
A 2-year-old boy was fatally bitten during a Wednesday afternoon attack by at least one dog at his home, Las Vegas police said.
I give thanks today for my mother’s smile.
• A spokesman for the Henderson Police Department clarified Wednesday that he doesn’t know whether the burned body found near the Henderson airport is related to two burned bodies found slain off state Route 160.
The pilgrims came, the pilgrims starved. They were gifted some turkey, pie and the Detroit Lions. They said “Thanks.”
Nancy Amaya came close to becoming a queen without a castle.
Crashing gasoline prices and the potential for another federal economic stimulus package might have helped boost consumer confidence nationwide in November, but it doesn’t seem the brighter outlook will goose locals’ spending this Christmas.
RENO — Residents here breathed a collective sigh of relief Wednesday as word got out that a man was arrested and charged with killing Brianna Denison, a 19-year-old college student who had become like a member of their families.
Jean-Luc Daul, executive pastry chef for the Four Seasons resort, was covered in edible glitter.
The Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a state law used to prosecute juveniles charged with serious crimes in adult court, saying the statute violated their constitutional right against self-incrimination.
After making substantial administrative improvements to its kidney transplant program in recent weeks, University Medical Center has been given an additional six months to demonstrate it can provide quality care to Nevadans awaiting transplants, officials announced Wednesday.
Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees missed his niece’s wedding in Las Vegas on Saturday after failing to cooperate with London airport security.
FALLON — The son of a Fallon judge has been charged with statutory rape on allegations that he had sex with an intoxicated, underage girl at a party held by a former high school softball coach.
A member of the Aryan Warriors was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in a federal penitentiary for his role in a prison gang that dealt drugs, engaged in murder and corrupted jail guards.
Maybe these aren’t the best of times for the U.S. auto industry, but not even a temporarily — we hope — crashing economy can tear asunder Americans’ passionate affair with the automobile.
Entertainment has returned to the Silverton, but don’t get too used to where you find it.
Their kaleidoscopic pop is by turns biting and blissful, with sunbaked melodies and purring electronics set against themes of ennui and unrest. As such, the Big Friendly Corporation is one of Vegas’ best bands. Drummer Mike McDonald gives us the inside scoop on all things BFC.
