Students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the College of Southern Nevada now can rent some of their books for less than half of what they would pay for new books.
Sen. Harry Reid topped conservative talk show host Glenn Beck and several others for the Mormon of the Year recognition from the blog Times and Seasons.
My dad always used the matching-fund technique to teach me fiscal responsibility. When I wanted to study in London for a semester, he paid half. I worked for the other half.
LAUGHLIN — Recent road trips by racers Robby Gordon and B.J. Baldwin should not be confused with the antics of John Candy and Steve Martin in the 1980s movie “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.”
It was going to be different this time. No way the hottest team in the NFL, a team led by quarterback Philip Rivers, a fierce competitor and proven winner, would be a one-and-done bust.
Running back Dionza Bradford’s second look at UNLV was at least as good as his first. He first committed to the Rebels, but switched to San Diego State after UNLV fired Mike Sanford as coach in November. When Bobby Hauck was hired to replace Sanford, Bradford decided to give UNLV another shot.
CARSON CITY — A government efficiency commission is calling for Gov. Jim Gibbons to close the high-cost Ely State Prison and Lovelock Correctional Center and build new prisons for the state near Reno and Las Vegas instead.
Before you walk into Bonanza Cat Hospital, you worry this place will be too depressing to experience. But then you open the door and find it’s the happiest cat place you’ve ever seen in your entire life.
In the former mining town of Blue Diamond, everyone knows their neighbors and a small general store serves the village’s basic needs. But recently, residents were reminded that they aren’t removed from the law’s long reach. A dozen of the village elders who prefer to cruise around in golf carts were told it was a no-no.
For more than a quarter century, Gene Pickering was the Santa Claus of Pahrump. He died Jan. 4 in Las Vegas after a short illness.
Boos and thumbs-down gestures greeted the so-called White House party crashers Saturday in their debut as Las Vegas celebrity hosts.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The old lady crawls in the dirt, wailing for her pills. The elderly man lies motionless as rats pick at his overflowing diaper.
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Even on a rainy day, everybody loves a parade. But not everybody will brave the elements to watch. The crowds were noticeably smaller at this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in downtown Las Vegas. Blame it on the sporadic sprinkles, dark skies and chilly temperatures. Still, thousands of parade watchers clad in winter coats and clutching umbrellas lined Fourth Street to watch the 28th annual parade, which began at 10 a.m.
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