James Canfield, Nevada Ballet Theatre’s new artistic director, works to assure that everything is beautiful at the ballet. And the all-Balanchine performances Friday and Saturday night were in keeping with that objective.
UNLV is turning back the clock one year and going to a four-guard lineup, hoping the shake-up will help turn the Rebels in the right direction. UNLV (17-6, 5-4 Mountain West Conference) will attempt to stop its third two-game losing streak of the season when it hosts Texas Christian (13-10, 4-5) at 7 p.m. today at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV senior Rene Rougeau has one regret, and it was an act that might have made the difference between winning and losing. Because of it, he vows to “stop whining” to officials.
Las Vegas was officially given its United Football League team Monday, but the city will have to share it with Los Angeles for at least a year.
Ellie Markwardt had little trouble against Lincoln County’s defense in the first half Monday.
Telling the truth can be liberating, or so Alex Rodriguez would like us to believe.
NV Energy on Monday announced that it is postponing development of a $5 billion coal-fired power plant at Ely until technology for capturing and storing carbon dioxide pollution becomes commercially feasible, probably for 10 years or more.
CARSON CITY — State Treasurer Kate Marshall produced an economic stimulus plan of sorts on Monday, telling legislators that several of them are on a list of Nevadans owed money or other items of value from an unclaimed property account — but they first must file a claim.
Two Las Vegas men were sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for their role in a tax scheme that brought in $7 million, money they used for their personal benefit, announced the U.S. Department of Justice last week.
Three public schools will each receive $50,000 in additional annual funding for the next three years, enabling them to become “empowerment schools,” officials with the Clark County School District announced Monday.
CARSON CITY — Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley introduced a bill Monday that she estimates could reduce the number of foreclosures of owner-occupied homes in Nevada by about 12,970.
The Clark County School District budget is tighter than a Speedo, but the School Board on Thursday could approve $2 million for a new swimming pool.
Four Clark County School District campuses were placed on lockdown for more than three hours Monday after an assailant fired gunshots at a North Las Vegas police officer.
A longtime North Las Vegas City Council member is accused of accepting an “inappropriate” $500 gift from the former owner of the Palomino strip club, a county prosecutor said Monday.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons’ proposal to save $1 million by closing the state Consumer Health Assistance Office was challenged Monday by lawmakers who noted the office has saved Nevadans $30 million in health care expenses since it opened in 2000.
This is an outrage. This is an abomination. This is downright un-American, even.
CARSON CITY — The amount of money Nevada potentially could secure for public and higher education through the federal economic stimulus plan was cut in half as part of a late compromise in the U.S. Senate, according to an analysis obtained Monday.
Northwest valley residents are gaining a dozen more pediatric hospital beds today.
Remember that thing Heidi Fleiss said she was going to do but never did?
A weekend storm that brought cooler weather and more than half an inch of rain to the Las Vegas Valley also brought 27 inches of fresh snow to Mount Charleston and smiles to at least one ski resort operator.
Even in death, or especially in death, Heath Ledger wins awards, nabbing the British Oscar (the Bafta) on Sunday night. But another great actor died last year and fades from memory. Brad Renfro played Josh in “Ghost World,” Marty in “Bully,” Todd in “Apt Pupil” and young Mark in “The Client.”
The Kingsmill Resort & Spa in Williamsburg, Va., offers “relaxation, recreation” and “one incredible vacation” opportunity, according to its Web site.
The parent organization of the Culinary Local 226 is staying together, at least for now.
The World Market Center doesn’t release attendance figures, but reported advance registration was down. And foot traffic Monday, the first day of the four-day event, appeared thinner than at previous markets. Despite smaller numbers, the furniture industry put on a charming smile for the World Market Center’s winter market event.
Hooters Hotel could default on its $130 million bond in the next few months if the current operating environment doesn’t improve quickly, according to a bond analyst’s Monday note to investors.
The Southern Nevada Index of Leading Economic Indicators declined for the third straight month, dropping to 127.96 in January as every data series showed negative percentages from a year ago.