The Nevada Judicial Selection Commission will interview 15 candidates Monday and Tuesday who are vying for two open Family Court judgeships.
A raucous crowd of more than 600 teachers and parents blasted potential state budget cuts for K-12 education during a rally Saturday at Chaparral High School organized by the Clark County Education Association, the teachers’ union.
CARSON CITY — State Housing Division officials said last week they received $24.3 million in federal money to help revitalize neighborhoods affected by foreclosure.
ELKO — The Fire Science Academy in Elko County has won a reprieve, at least for now.
In the end, disgraced Metro detective Eric Washington received the equivalent of a good scolding for conning an 87-year-old man out of $1,411.50, betraying his community’s trust, and committing three felonies along the way.
A Pahrump man who triggered an Amber Alert across 11 Western states after kidnapping his 6-month-old son in November turned himself in Thursday.
We write to express our alarm at the proposed budget cuts to K-12 schools and higher education and to affirm our support of Chancellor Jim Rogers’ leadership in finding solutions.
There is an old saying that goes, “The game isn’t over until the fat lady sings.” In the race for chairman of the Republican National Committee late last month, the old girl was humming.
I’ve always thought “1984” was the most prophetic novel ever written. It was just a few years ahead of its time.
On Friday morning, Las Vegas resident Molly Orr was completing plans to shut down her children’s clothing company. An untold number of proprietors around the country were going through similar motions. All thought they had been regulated out of business.
Fresh off the Tom Daschle fiasco, the Obama administration now has a potential labor secretary dogged by the issue of unpaid taxes.
Let’s stop using the word “stimulus” to describe the overflowing septic tank that’s seeping through the hallways of Congress. Its sole purpose isn’t to stimulate the economy, but to beef up government budgets, purchase the loyalty of dependent constituencies and leverage even more spending by the drunken sailors who’ve run their state operations ashore.
“Everything is on the table. That is code that any tax that can be raised to balance this budget will be raised or considered — mining, gaming, all industries are vulnerable to the necessities, the urgencies of balancing this budget. … We don’t hold back on this committee.”
In his Jan. 23 State of Education address, Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers questioned Nevada’s education system, asking, “What then has made the Nevada education system go from good to average to less than average since the 1960s, when Nevada’s high schools won multiple awards for being among the best in the nation?”
Last month, Los Angeles Times columnist Tim Rutten penned a column on the recent tumble of the nation’s 401(k) tax-deferred retirement accounts.
Zac Efron of “High School Musical” and other young stars have told me about their video game habits. But the average age group of gamers is 30-something. So it’s not surprising most stars who chat with me about games are older and more established.
It isn’t easy to say this out loud. But it has been on my mind for years. Maybe decades. I’ve sensed it. But, up ’til now, I have dodged saying it.
After 41 seasons, the show still goes on at the Amargosa Opera House in tiny Death Valley Junction, Calif. Multitalented Marta Becket entertains audiences each Saturday evening through May 9. Now an octogenarian with a bad back, the former dancer presents a sit-down performance featuring stories and characters from her creative past. She still gives her audiences their money’s worth.
The sign on the glass door reads “Admittance by invitation only.” Steve Houk, 21, pushes it open partway, then walks in and introduces himself.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of an occasional series of stories highlighting performers who played an interesting role in the history of entertainment in Las Vegas.
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Here are a few things in news, sports, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
Rebuilding Together (formerly known as Christmas in April) hosted its 12th annual soiree at Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort on Jan. 31.