Kentrell Washington is far from being the most experienced player on Western’s boys basketball roster.
The UNLV women’s basketball team surrendered most of a 21-point second-half lead before holding on for a 60-58 victory over Northern Arizona on Tuesday night at Cox Pavilion.
MARLBORO, N.J. — Tammy and Ted Plevretes don’t need more research to link football concussions to devastating brain damage.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Darington Hobson had 23 points and 12 rebounds, helping No. 19 New Mexico to a 90-75 victory over No. 20 Texas Tech on Tuesday night.
LUBBOCK, Texas — The lawyer for Mike Leach said the suspended Texas Tech football coach did nothing wrong in how he treated a player with a “mild” concussion, and Leach wants a court’s help to allow him to coach in the Alamo Bowl on Jan. 2.
Clark County’s chief building official wants all companies that inspect construction work to be accredited through a national group, a move that one consultant says would be costly and pointless.
With Tiger Woods rumored to be in an Arizona rehabilitation center, reportedly for a sex addiction, we went back through the Vegas Confidential archives.
As we mentioned before, it’s been a bit of a struggle to get some road construction-related answers from our friends at Clark County. A boatload of questions was shipped over to our Clark County types and, looky here, we got a boatload of answers in return.
RENO — State transportation officials say inspections are continuing but they don’t believe there’s anything to a former construction worker’s claims that substandard concrete was used in the construction of a new highway bridge south of Reno.
Come on, people! Let’s get debaucherous. Shed the ennui that’s been causing that slight slump in your shoulders ever since the economy crashed in your favorite Sin City lo so many months ago.
For more than a decade, Designated Drivers Inc. has provided free rides to those too inebriated to drive.
CARSON CITY — When it comes to the U.S. census, every person counts, even illegal residents. In fact, each of them is worth $917 a year to Nevada in additional federal funds.
The city of Las Vegas is asking for wage cuts to meet a projected budget deficit, but the city’s largest employee union doesn’t plan to make it easy.
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan had announced his sympathy for jihadi terrorism. Yet so crippled by political correctness is today’s America that no one blew the whistle. Instead, he was sent to Fort Hood, where he opened fire on Nov. 5, killing 13 and wounding 31.
Ah, pierogi. If you’ve ever spent any time in any of the country’s Eastern European enclaves, you know, like Kelly Slade, just how delightful they can be. And her quest for fresh, handmade pierogi in potato-cheese flavor has been answered.
Bar at Times Square, New York-New York, 3790 Las Vegas Blvd. South, received 19 demerits Dec. 14. Violations included pink slime buildup on soda gun. GRADE: B
New Year’s Eve is almost upon us, which means plenty of glasses will be raised in the name of 2009 (and good riddance to it) and 2010 (may it please be a huge improvement).
The Brew Pub at Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South, may have removed its microbrewery and rebranded as The Pub, but that doesn’t mean beer is any less important.
Caesars Palace officials said contract talks with unionized dealers have broken down after nearly two years of negotiations. Therefore, Caesars officials said, the hotel-casino on Friday will begin implementing many provisions outlined in a final contract offer sent to the dealers union in August.
WASHINGTON — Once again, Las Vegas leads the nation — in annual home price decreases.
Maybe it’s because it’s on a Thursday, or maybe it’s just because people are feeling more upbeat about the economy. … Whatever the reason, this New Year’s Eve is boosting Las Vegas hotel operators’ spirits because of higher occupancy rates at higher room rates than last year. … Strip hotel room rates for the year-end celebration are projected to be up 4 percent over last year, when the party night fell on a Wednesday, a weekly report released by J.P. Morgan shows.
The top state credit union regulator on Tuesday declined to confirm reports that a private insurer was discussing a cash infusion for struggling Silver State Schools Credit Union of Las Vegas.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in mysterious lawsuit
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2, shuts down 215 in northwest Las Vegas
Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people
Asian grocery store looks to add new location near Summerlin
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school