Facing a budget gap of more than $30 million, North Las Vegas officials want to invoke an obscure state law designed for major emergencies – “such as riot, military action, natural disaster or civil disorder” – to break union contracts.
The Old Farts Club in this land of liberty 60 miles west of Las Vegas meets every Friday at 7 a.m. for breakfast at the Pahrump Nugget to talk politics over plates of scrambled eggs, pork sausage and spicy language.
The Miss USA pageant attracted more than 7 million viewers last year, winning the ratings for its time slot. That might explain why it’s brought back the same co-hosts and public voting method. It’s hoping for the same success.
There’s a runner inside Isabella Manzanares. The 10-year-old hears her voice whenever she feels her body surrendering to the Las Vegas heat, nagging her to stop in her tracks and quit this running thing for good.
Mariamo Mukoma completed her courses while helping her immigrant family. Michael McGrath spent part of his senior year living in a homeless encampment. And Quilon Cochran balanced schoolwork with caring for her new baby.
When the white Volkswagen Beetle drives onstage as “Day in the Life” crescendos, it is at least the third time the little car has made an appearance in the Beatles “Love” at The Mirage.
On the first day of early voting in the primary, 4,360 voters went to the polls in Clark County, according to the Elections Department website.
After Frank Mir failed to get Junior dos Santos to the ground on an early takedown attempt, the two-time former champion looked like he might be in trouble.
The 24th annual Snow Mountain Pow Wow took place in the northwest valley on Saturday. The event featured artistry, crafts, food, dancers and singers.
The crash of a small plane early Saturday at a municipal airport in southern Utah killed all four people on board, authorities said.
GOLD HILL, Ore. – Andrew Lee Patterson still shaves his head, like he did back in his white supremacist skinhead days. Back then, he did six years in prison for beating up two homeless people and a motel owner.
SALT LAKE CITY – An alert police officer who boarded a bus full of recent Utah high school graduates headed to Disneyland averted what could have been a deadly road trip after arresting the driver for suspicion of being under the influence of drugs, authorities said Friday.
NEW YORK – More Americans will hit the road this holiday weekend than a year ago. And they’ll have a bit more money to spend thanks to lower gasoline prices.
North Las Vegas officials rolled the dice this week, saying they may try to use a rarely invoked state law to handle difficult budget and personnel decisions.