The decline in smoking has smoldered out. In the 40 years since cigarette ads were banished from television and radio – and, more recently, billboards — the U.S. smoking rate fell from 37 percent to 21 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
LIGHTS OFF, NOBODY THERE: The economic recession has left local retail in agony. Business advisory firm Applied Analysis showed valley retail vacancy climbed from 4 percent in 2005 to slightly above 10 percent at the end of last year.
If Nevada needed a lesson on the importance of economic diversification, the recession delivered in spades.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Tony Snell hit three big shots down the stretch. Before that, he did a nice defensive number against the nation’s top scorer.
Humble to the end, Austin Brown was quick to say he had made “no hero play” for The Meadows’ boys basketball team.
A bill in the upcoming legislative session would amend the Nevada Constitution to allow the operation of a state lottery. Proceeds would support public education.
With National Football League owners threatening to lock out players next season if a new collective bargaining agreement isn’t reached by a March deadline, sports books in Las Vegas are bracing for a financial hit.
Some moments are better than others, but it’s always a losing fight against the cruel memory-erasing Alzheimer’s disease. For 96-year-old Tony Knap, the days are slowly becoming more difficult.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — Tracy Province, who escaped an Arizona prison last summer and went on a crime spree was taken to New Mexico on Saturday to face capital murder charges .
PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 83 people during a two-day crime sweep targeting illegal immigrants.