NEW YORK (AP) — “The Book of Mormon” nabbed a leading 14 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, earning the profane musical one nod short of the record for most nominations and putting it in the driver’s seat when the awards are handed out next month.
NEW YORK (AP) — Scott Pelley, of “60 Minutes” fame, was named on Tuesday to replace Katie Couric as “CBS Evening News” anchor.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County coroners are trying to identify a badly decomposed body found in the home of former Playboy Playmate and B-movie actress Yvette Vickers.
The North Las Vegas Planning Commission pored over proposed changes to the city’s zoning ordinance during a three-hour special meeting April 27.
Title 17, as it is officially known, was written in 1988.
Las Vegas resident Jil Gertz just wants to make a difference in the lives of children.
That’s why she came up with the idea to hold a sew-a-thon to benefit little girls in Africa with the help of her church, Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 8425 W. Windmill Lane.
Focus. Attention to detail. Humor. Integrity.
James Seastrand was a man invested in his beliefs in God, family and country.
He served for 16 years as mayor of North Las Vegas and more than 20 years on City Council. During that time, the city’s population more than doubled.
Lindo Michoacan, 7870 W. Tropical Parkway, plans to host its third annual Cinco de Mayo celebration beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Middle school students in North Las Vegas recently met at Mojave High School for workshops meant to keep them focused on succeeding in high school and preparing for college.
The baby girl weighed less than one pound at birth.
Her eyes were fused shut. Her velvety skin appeared almost transparent. A large breathing tube, too big for her nose and mouth, somehow pumped the necessary oxygen into her tiny lungs as she took her precious first breaths.
Nine days later, she had heart surgery and numerous blood transfusions.
That’s what Las Vegas residents will find at the eighth annual Child Focus Moms Rock Mother’s Day celebration at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Springs Preserve Amphitheater, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. Child Focus is a nonprofit organization that helps keep siblings in foster care situations connected.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area has a new manager. Although Robbie McAboy grew up in Alabama, she says she’s now taken with the desert
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That’s an ideal close to Las Vegas resident and business owner Michele Morgan-Devore’s heart, the director of operations for the nonprofit Dinosaurs & Roses, a thrift shop and gallery that opened at 6029 W. Charleston Blvd. last fall.
The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District recently voted to increase rates for space usage from 19 percent to 100 percent. Groups across the Las Vegas Valley who rely on the district to provide space say the increase will affect how they operate.
The Westside Newcomers Club, a social club for women who have lived in the area for 10 years or less or for those who have life-changing events such as retirement, plans to host a coffee event for prospective members at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the social hall at Desert Spring United Methodist Church, 120 Pavilion Center Drive.
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, who is preparing to step down due to term limits after the June 7 mayoral election, is proud of downtown’s revitalization during his time as mayor but regrets being unable to bring a major sports franchise to the city.
Wine radio show host Les Kincaid and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas plan to present a series of wine and cooking classes from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on select dates in May.
Dorothy Eisenberg still visits the school named for her at 7770 W. Delhi Ave., which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. Eisenberg began volunteering with the local chapter of the League of Women Voters in 1965 and became its president in 1971.
The Southern Nevada Police Athletic League plans to host its second annual Peacekeepers Kids 5K Sunday to benefit children of the department’s fallen officers. In 2009, the department lost four officers in the line of duty, organizers said.
Mother’s Day means a card, little gifts and extra time spent with mom, but some mothers get those quality moments year-round by voluteering across Las Vegas with their offspring.
El Cortez, 600 Fremont St., is scheduled to celebrate Cinco de Mayo Thursday with $3 Patron margaritas and complimentary chips and salas from noon to midnight.
Geri Grant, 83, is retiring after a quarter-century of volunteering at Valley Hospital as an ambassador of sorts for outpatient surgery.
Improvements to curbs, gutters and sidewalks and the installation of banners have begun along sections of downtown designated for the Cultural Corridor Trail.
The memory of Rat Pack-era big bandleader Antonio Morelli, who was the orchestra conductor and music director at the Sands, is forever etched into the walls of the Morelli House, 861 E. Bridger Ave. The mid-century home was originally at 52 Country Club Drive, in the prestigious Desert Inn Country Club Estates, which overlooked the Desert Inn Golf Course.
Artist Martin Kreloff loves Las Vegas and its people and he shows that in his portrait show at the Winchester Cultural Center.
Barley’s Brewing Co., 4500 E. Sunset Road, plans to host its eighth annual Brewfest from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday. This year’s event will feature the nonprofit Beer for Boobs, an alliance with the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Guests of the Brewfest can show their support for the charity group by purchasing logoed merchandise at the event.