The legs that once stood strong for the Equal Rights Amendment and Nevada’s better political angels have grown unsteady over time.
WASHINGTON — The House last week turned back a call for President Barack Obama to halt U.S. involvement in military action against Libya.
Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Democratic-controlled Legislature agreed to a $6.2 billion general fund budget Wednesday that reduces government spending but avoids drastic cuts to education and social services.
Former Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss has opened a dog grooming business in the valley, but she’s no groomer.
It is mid-morning so gray-haired Richard Parker is doing what he usually does — power walking five miles at Angel Park, stopping after each mile to do 25 pushups.
Amid a sour economy, and as gold prices have skyrocketed to $1,520 an ounce, amateur gold seekers are looking for money anywhere they can find it in the desert.
Meet Ray Wold, burning clown. He’s performed at Cirque du Soleil’s “O” since 1998. Wold has been set ablaze more than 12,000 times.
Hard times have spawned a new phenomenon on the Strip: dozens of panhandling superheroes, street performers and celebrity impersonators trying to survive.
There are two days left before Las Vegans pick their first new mayor in a dozen years, capping a campaign that could break records for both spending and voter participation.
Clay Guida ground out a unanimous decision over Anthony Pettis on “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 13 Finale card at the Palms on Saturday night. Also, Tony Ferguson captured the “TUF” season title with a first-round knockout of Ramsey Nijem in a battle of welterweights.
NASCAR is looking into reports that Kyle Busch and 65-year-old car owner Richard Childress were involved in an altercation Saturday after the Trucks Series race at Kansas Speedway.
The Senate on a 15-6 vote Saturday approved the first three of five budget bills needed to fund state government over the next two years.
To avoid losing some tax deductions, the mining industry worked Saturday to negotiate a deal with lawmakers to make a one-time $24 million payment to the state.
Drivers in Nevada would no longer be allowed to text or talk on hand-held cellphones under a bill sent Saturday to Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval.