McCaw Elementary School, 330 Tin St., is named for an Australian-born blind man who spent more than two decades educating Henderson’s youths. A large, framed photo of the school’s namesake, Gordon McCaw, watches over the school’s main office to this day.
About a minute after being ejected from his Stryker vehicle after it ran over a 250-pound improvised explosive device buried deep in the Iraqi desert, Sgt. Wesley Linder awoke to the sounds of gunfire and lacerations on his face, legs and arms .
The nonprofit group EF Foundation for Foreign Study can help Las Vegas residents who are interested in hosting a foreign exchange student navigate the application process.
Arbor View High School student Kelsey Kinsel , 17, has been on MTV and CNN and in Justine magazine — all because she wants to help others and now she’s a semifinalist to become the 2011 Inductee into the Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame because of her anti-suicide campaign, Salvation City.
The Bureau of Land Management is hosting an open house on the third Thursday of every month at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Visitor Center to share news with the public and gather input.
New Clark County School District Superintendent Dwight Jones is facing a budget crunch with the possibility of $400 million in reductions for public education, but he’s confident the district will survive and thrive.
The Summerlin area has a new event, and it’s called Food Court a handful of mobile food vendors offering various specialties once a month in the parking lot of Lee’s Discount Liquor, 7411 W. Lake Mead Blvd.
Tivoli Village has announced several new additions to the 29-acre, mixed-use development at the n ortheast corner of Rampart B oulevard and Alta D rive. Charming Charlie and Brio Tuscan Grille are being joined by Jeff White Custom Jewelry, Crystal Medical Spa, Leone Café, YoScream, The Dog House, Bobby Wheat Gallery, Regus and David Barton Gym.
Today marks one of the final chapters in the “M artini E ra,” as Las Vegas voters head to the polls to elect a new mayor, three councilmembers and three judges in the municipal primary election.
If you have ever driven past Bruce Trent Park at 1600 N. Rampart Blvd. and wondered, “Who was Bruce Trent?,” the answer is he was a driving force behind a number of recreation projects in the city of Las Vegas.
Road improvements are under way on Cheyenne Avenue from Rampart Boulevard to Hualapai Way and on Fort Apache Road from Cheyenne Avenue to Alexander Road, according to Ward 4 Las Vegas City Councilman Stavros Anthony’s office.
The Cashmans have been a prominent family in Las Vegas for many years, with facilities such as Cashman Field and James Cashman Middle School named in the family’s honor. James Cashman started a tradition of service and enterprise in the early 1900s that his children and grandchildren have continued for years.
A man accused of child molestation was arrested Tuesday in Henderson after being profiled on “America’s Most Wanted.”
Bestwick not only rode from Ocean-side, Calif., to Annapolis, Md., last summer for charity, he plans to do it again in June as part of a four-man team sponsored by Allegiant Air.
Money raised from the Race Across America participant s’ efforts will benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Greater Las Vegas, 2323 Potosi St.
It’s never too late to do a little bit to save our planet.
That’s Spring Valley resident Janet Snyder’s philosophy. The 70-year-old “Army widow” rides her bicycle everywhere.
Clark County commissioners and county fire department officials were scheduled to recognize firefighters during a ceremony March 29 at Fire Station 33, 865 E. Desert Inn Road.
The North Las Vegas Planning Commission recently approved an amendment to a zoning ordinance so that charter schools can open in commercial zones, such as shopping centers. The ordinance passed — but not without opposition.
The Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society plans to present J.S. Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall on the UNLV campus, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.
The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre will perform Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses” through Sunday at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North .
The Broadway play, which premiered in 1996 as “Six Myths” at Northwestern University, is a contemporary retelling of best-known Greek myths such as King Midas…
Joshua Tree National Park, just outside of Twentynine Palms, Calif., is a great springtime destination to visit for a day or two or even an extended trip to hike, go birding or just drive around looking at wildflowers. The park was established as a national monument in 1936 and gained national park status in 1994, and this year, it is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
The city of Las Vegas Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services has opened registration for its spring break and summer camps.