Retired teacher Pat Weidknecht is part of an army of volunteers keeping an eye on the fossil-rich Upper Las Vegas Wash, a swath of federal land where researchers are trying to unlock the mysteries of climate change and mass extinction at the end of the last ice age.
Alistair Overeem is expected to make his return to the cage against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in a matchup of massive heavyweight contenders at UFC 156 at Mandalay Bay on Feb. 2, the Review-Journal has learned.
A Las Vegas resident is leading a movement to have Nevada secede from the union. It’s part of a nationwide petition effort involving 36 states.
One man died from a gunshot wound and another was stabbed Sunday evening following an altercation on the 4600 block of Elk Springs Avenue.
An argument between two men Sunday turned physical, resulting in one dead and the another arrested.
Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday he has not yet decided whether to expand the Medicaid program to cover residents earning slightly more than poverty-level wages and might not make that decision until Jan. 16, the date he delivers the State of the State address.
Eight people without health insurance received free surgery on Tuesday, compliments of a group of people they hardly knew. Dr. Kevin Peterson founded the charity Helping Hands Surgical Care, got some other doctors to join him and recruited a surgical center and donors.
Kazuo Okada’s counterattack against Wynn Resorts Ltd. for the forced redemption of his shares in February was trimmed at a Tuesday hearing but largely left standing.
Majority Leader Harry Reid called the U.S. Senate back to work Tuesday for a post-election session, urging lawmakers to embrace a “balance” of spending cuts and tax hikes on the rich to stabilize the economy.
In a rare move for an airline, Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co. announced on Tuesday that it would pay a one-time $2 per share dividend.
NEW YORK – The man who accused Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with him when he was a teen now says it isn’t so.
Gasoline prices are falling in Nevada after swinging sharply in recent months, AAA Nevada said Tuesday.
A three-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 95 east of the Spaghetti Bowl during the early morning rush hours resulted in a backup of eastbound traffic that also affected traffic merging southbound onto Interstate 15.
Thus far, fiscal 2013 is looking sluggish for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
MINNEAPOLIS – Not one voter cast a ballot in one Minneapolis precinct on Election Day. That’s because the only living species in Ward 10, Precinct 3B, is of the aquatic variety.
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