Bishop Gorman girls basketball coach Sheryl Krmpotich doesn’t usually have to worry about her team getting jitters at the state tournament.
BOISE, Idaho — Anthony Drmic scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half to lead Boise State to a 77-65 victory over Air Force on Wednesday night.
A danger always looms when a former athlete sits himself down, pen in hand, and bares his soul.
Few sports viewers appreciate the talent of the broadcasters who add descriptions and commentary to the pictures that come across their television screens every day.
It would have been easy for the Canyon Springs boys basketball team to shut down in mid-January.
The Nevada Gaming Commission’s planned meeting for today has been moved to next Tuesday.
Sheriff Doug Gillespie doesn’t want to take over Las Vegas Constable John Bonaventura’s job. But that doesn’t mean he can’t handle the responsibilities if the county wants to fund the extra personnel.
North Las Vegas police are searching for a man accused of fatally beating his wife in August.
Anthony Marshall’s 15-foot jumper with 9 seconds remaining lifted UNLV to a 61-59 victory over 22nd-ranked Colorado State. Daniel Bejarano missed a 3-point try from the left wing at the buzzer for the Rams. The Rebels, who came back after squandering a 13-point lead, improved to 15-1 at the Thomas & Mack Center. Bryce Dejean-Jones and Katin Reinhardt each finished with 15 points for UNLV (20-7, 7-5 Mountain West).
The 477-acre property in Henderson is listed as a “rare opportunity” in a land broker’s email blast to the Las Vegas real estate community this week.
A District Court judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss the criminal case of a woman accused of shooting her son.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. Chairman Gary Loveman kicked off the company’s new hiring initiative Wednesday by introducing six employees ranging from senior level executives to frontline casino workers.
More than 1,460 Air Force civilian workers in Nevada will be getting furlough notices with the “vast majority” of 800,000 civilian workers in the Defense Department if President Barack Obama and Congress don’t agree on a deficit-reduction plan, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday.
In remarks to the Legislature on Wednesday, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that with the state economy on the mend, it is “crucial that we renew our investments in the future,” including pursuing a new Las Vegas arena that could help in Southern Nevada’s economic recovery.
Plaza Bank on Wednesday posted positive fourth-quarter and year-end earnings, as loan growth and loan sales were the primary drivers of profitability for the community bank with branches in Las Vegas and Southern California.
Thirteen Nevada residents, including a former Las Vegas mayor, were appointed Wednesday by Gov. Brian Sandoval to serve as members of the state’s 150th Anniversary Commission.
Frank Fahrenkopf, who will step down in June after 18 years as president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, said Wednesday he believes a comprehensive federal bill legalizing online poker will be brought back to Capitol Hill this year.
Clark County commissioners are considering allowing residential homeowners to rent their properties to vacationers, despite concerns that the homes would be used for house parties.
Prostitution victims, law enforcement and others testified Wednesday at the first hearing of a bill that would create a new crime of sex trafficking to replace current pandering laws.
A $13.6 million land sale and purchase agreement between South 15 Partners LLC and the city of Henderson was approved by the council Tuesday.
Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman Debbie Smith on Wednesday questioned the value of mandating co-pays or premiums by Medicaid patients given the enormous task facing the state of expanding the program under the federal health care law.
Nevada Gold & Casinos Inc. on Wednesday joined a crowded space online with the launch of its Gold Star Slots, a free-to-play casino app on Facebook. The company’s new iGaming site enables players to play slots while introducing them to their properties in South Dakota and Washington.
A program credited with fueling the development of quirky taverns and hip lounges in downtown Las Vegas will be extended another year.
People parking in downtown Las Vegas will be able to swipe credit cards in parking meters following a City Council decision on Wednesday.
A woman was arrested Tuesday on a charge of gross lewdness with a pit bull in her yard.
Randall Walker, who as Clark County aviation director guided the growth of McCarran International Airport through Southern Nevada’s boom period, will retire June 3.
Former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici disclosed that he fathered a secret child in the 1970s with the 24-year-old daughter of then-U.S. Sen. Paul Laxalt of Nevada — a startling revelation for a politician with a reputation as an upstanding family man.
About a week ago, Las Vegas patrol officers were warned in briefing rooms: If you encounter Javier Reyes, he will shoot you. He will not go back to prison.
MGM Resorts International Chairman Jim Murren said the casino operator wouldn’t be opposed to selling one or more of its properties in Las Vegas or elsewhere if the numbers were to pencil out.