The kids and Uncle Harry aren’t the only ones with Christmas wish lists. Valley nonprofit agencies have needs of their own they hope generous Southern Nevadans will fulfill.
Well, that will bring you down to earth fast. Like a base jumper whose chute doesn’t open.
With four weeks left in the NFL’s regular season, today’s menu of games features some attractive playoff appetizers.
The UNLV women’s basketball team couldn’t recover from 10 first-half 3-pointers by Fresno State, losing 63-45 Saturday in Fresno, Calif.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — BJ Penn retained his Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight championship Saturday night with a fifth-round technical knockout of Diego Sanchez in the main event of UFC 107.
A hand in his face or not, there was no stopping Kansas State’s Jacob Pullen. After dropping his seventh 3-point shot of the game, Pullen spun around and smiled.
HOUSTON — As New Mexico’s only senior, Roman Martinez always wants the chance to make a play with the game on the line.
No one can accuse Bishop Gorman boys basketball coach Grant Rice of scheduling a cupcake for his team’s season opener.
RENO — Brandon Fields scored 20 points to carry UNR past South Dakota State 92-72 on Saturday night.
Bruce Trampler knew something was up when he didn’t receive his ballot for the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Three weeks into the season, the Miami Dolphins seemed to be a lost cause. But they found a quarterback for the future in Chad Henne and beat the odds to get back in the playoff hunt.
It took Trevor Brazile longer than he expected to rope most of his calves and catch his steers in team roping.
As Darren Libonati observed cars, buses, limos and cabs maneuvering in and out of the Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday, he recalled the Runnin’ Rebels heyday back in the early 1990s.
THE MICROPHONE WASN’T WORKING at a Friday morning meeting of Hispanics in Politics, so Fernando Romero, president of the organization, asked the 30 people assembled at Doña Maria Tamales restaurant to keep it down. He reminded them to turn off their cell phones and … vibrators? “Even a vibrator I think is going to make too much noise,” he said. “But I’ll know it’s vibrating when I see you smile.”
Felony charges against Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki were dismissed Monday after a District Court judge ruled that prosecutors failed to show specific evidence that a crime was committed.
Las Vegas’ television station, KCLV-TV, Channel 2, has a bigger budget and more staff than Clark County’s, but its budget is covered by franchise fees charged to cable customers, not general tax revenues.
As four gray-haired men seated on a platform reminisce about how Las Vegas was promoted in the old days, a camera crew captures their every word and gesture.
Las Vegas VIP hosts have been caught in the eye of the Tiger storm and only time will tell how much damage has been done.
Unaccustomed to taking criticism from a strong woman, Quinton Williams exploded in rage as he listened to Assistant U.S. Attorney Christina Brown’s rebuttal argument at the close of his trial March 6.
WASHINGTON — Continuing to debate a landmark health care bill, the Senate voted last week against tighter restrictions on abortions.
When it’s finished in early 2013, the so-called “third straw” into Lake Mead will keep water flowing to Las Vegas despite drought and shortages on the Colorado River. Right now, though, all this extra water is an unexpected complication for a project that is already complicated enough.
Take a peek and go deep inside the project
Now that the Senate has begun debating the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Nevada and the nation are closer to historic health insurance reform than ever before. This bill will save lives, save money and save Medicare.
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Nevada’s gas prices could soon skyrocket. Blame it on a new California law
EDITORIAL: Accountability thy name isn’t Biden
Own a piece of The Mirage: Las Vegas resort prepares to sell furnishings
A famed chef opens his 6th restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip
Stay at an ‘Inside Out 2’-themed Airbnb in Las Vegas — PHOTOS