Legislative Republicans have a hill to die for. Only it’s more like an anthill — and it’s still too steep for majority Democrats.
As the daughter of a politician and Las Vegas sports handicapper, Dakota Root was encouraged to never stop exercising her mind and body, and to try as many sports as she could fit into an already demanding schedule.
Coronado boys volleyball coach Brock Mitchell told his players in their first team meeting that this season would be a failure if the Cougars didn’t reach the state final.
College athletic departments across the country are eliminating sports and jobs. While UNLV has been able to avoid such measures, the outlook isn’t exactly rosy.
Ready to flex their pecs and strike a pose, bodybuilders at the Belgian championships scattered when doping officials showed up.
Palo Verde’s chances of repeating as the Sunset Region boys golf champion — let alone winning a second straight Class 4A state title — looked murky early this season.
When they last met, UNLV basketball coach Lon Kruger and Louisville’s Rick Pitino parted ways without a handshake. Kruger was the surprise winner, and Pitino was perceived as a sore loser.
Yuki Kato carded a 1-under-par 70 at Spring Creek on Tuesday to claim the individual title and lead Faith Lutheran’s boys team to the Class 3A state golf championship.
Matthew Giles was like the bank robber who had gotten away long before anyone knew the vault was empty.
Junior right-hander Tyler Lavigne pitched superbly and got plenty of offensive support as San Diego State routed UNLV 12-1 in Tuesday’s first round of the Mountain West Conference baseball tournament at Fort Worth, Texas.
Health officials say two more children have been found to have had mild cases of swine flu in the Las Vegas area, bringing the number of confirmed cases in Nevada to 31.
CARSON CITY — A legislative plan to raise business taxes could increase taxes on independent contractors — prostitutes and newspaper deliverers, for example — who would be subject to the levy.
CARSON CITY — A bill introduced in the state Senate on Tuesday morning would require newly hired police officers and firefighters to be on the job five years longer, and other new public employees two years longer, before receiving full retirement benefits.
City of Las Vegas officials warned Tuesday that layoffs and service cuts are likely without more concessions from labor unions.
The Clark County School District is accused of acting in “bad faith” with its support staff union, but the complaint is likely to fall on deaf ears because of the state’s budget crisis.
A prominent Nebraska philanthropist accused of failing to repay $14.75 million to Las Vegas casinos is claiming he was plied with drinks and drugs while he ran up big gambling debts.
CARSON CITY — State senators sent a bill that would allow domestic partnerships for gay and opposite-sex couples to Gov. Jim Gibbons on Tuesday.
Danielle Rueda-Watts, a former “Zumanity” dancer, has landed one of the 12 coveted spots on the dance troupe for Michael Jackson‘s “This Is It” comeback.
In a courtroom packed with mourning relatives, Hugo Lee, Sr., told a judge a heartbreaking truth: He forgives his son’s killer.
CARSON CITY — A state Assembly panel voted Tuesday for a bill requiring owners of off-road vehicles to register with the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
CARSON CITY — Legislative leaders emerged from a late-night closed-door meeting Tuesday with a tentative agreement to increase sales taxes by 0.35 percent, boost the top payroll tax rate to 1.17 percent, raise motor vehicle registration taxes and double business license fees.
A proposed gravel quarry in the Las Vegas Valley’s southern tip has a new opponent: the Clark County Commission.
ELKO — Great Basin College will have to further reduce its 2008-09 budget by 2.7 percent and some furloughs will be necessary but it should be able to avoid any layoffs, college president Carl Diekhans said.
This week readers want to know what the appeal process is for a parking citation at McCarran International Airport; and is it legal to put a “student driver” sign on a car if you are not affiliated with a professional driving school?