Today, Giuseppe Pizzorno is a research professor with the Desert Research Institute. But the pharmacologist with a background in researching anti-cancer molecules came to Nevada in 2002 with the hopes of building a world-class cancer treatment and research facility at the Nevada Cancer Institute. When the cancer institute’s troubles came to a head in recent years, there were some, including Pizzorno, who didn’t want to consider the worst possible scenario — a complete closure of the site and hard-fought research dollars leaving the state. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what did happen.
You know you love your stability ball when it becomes a functional part of your living room decor. You may even have one to replace your computer chair. My 6-month-old likes it better than the rocking chair for falling asleep.
The funny-looking word above means Nevada is about turn 150 — on Oct. 31, 2014, to be precise. Which means Nevada needs a license plate to commemorate the milestone.
Former UNLV men’s basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian is closing in on one last, well-deserved honor — one he should have received years ago.
In my State of the Union address, I laid out ways Democrats and Republicans can work together to reignite the true engine of America’s economic growth — a rising, thriving middle class.
The UNLV women’s basketball team got 28 points from Kelli Thompson on Sunday, but the rest of the Lady Rebels mustered just 22 in an 86-50 Mountain West loss to host San Diego State.
CLEMSON, S.C. — Kenny Kadji scored 12 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds left to keep No. 3 Miami perfect in Atlantic Coast Conference play after a 45-43 victory over Clemson on Sunday.
There’s a guy in town named Jay White, who sometimes sings the national anthem at Wranglers games. He also is the team’s emergency goaltender. But he’s known mostly for impersonating Neil Diamond. If you’ve been to a lot of Wranglers game, or the old Legends in Concert show at Imperial Palace, or on a cruise ship, then you’ve probably seen and heard him.
Imagine the New Orleans Rhythm losing a game on a bad call, and following the loss, their owner proceeds to rip the referees, rip the NBA and call commissioner David Stern every unflattering thing you can think of.
When Ryan Omlie decided to go back to college while remaining a full-time elementary school teacher with a newborn son, it was with an understanding.
CARSON CITY — Soon after he graduated from the Wake Forest University law school, Lucas Foletta saw an advertisement by a federal judge who wanted to hire a law clerk.
Outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy tennis or bicycle motocross will welcome the Whitney Mesa Recreation Area, scheduled to open next month in Henderson.
Since 1964, the Gambler’s Book Club has been a Las Vegas institution, a place to find reliable information about all aspects of gambling.
A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night in the southwest valley, according to Las Vegas police.
PALM CITY, Fla. — President Barack Obama played golf Sunday with Tiger Woods, once the sport’s dominant player before his career was sidetracked by scandal.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After backlash from customers, the producer of Maker’s Mark bourbon is reversing a decision to cut the amount of alcohol in bottles of its famous whiskey.
CARSON CITY — Authorities were searching Saturday for a coyote that killed a small dog in a popular Carson City park.
A Kingman, Ariz., high school teacher accused of kissing a male student during a drama class has agreed to resign.
RENO — About 1,000 people gathered in Reno to honor Monsignor Leo McFadden’s life and careers as a priest, chaplain and journalist.
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court decision blocking a man from building a power-generating wind turbine on his residential property.
It took $750 for lawyer Christopher Stephens to settle a case with the city of Henderson, which named Stephens as one of the defendants in the city’s arena land case lawsuit against developer Chris Milam.
Was Las Vegas too sexy for the straight-laced Miss America Organization?
A reader — one of many similar — recently wrote in to complain, “They tell us that Social Security and Medicare are broken. The fact is the government used that money for wars and should have left the money in the so-called lock box. … I’m incensed that those programs are called entitlements. I paid into both, and I am entitled.”
Like most of you reading this today, I live in a neighborhood full of people who came here from someplace else.
After five State of the Union addresses by President Barack Obama, Republicans finally found a challenger who could stand and deliver a punch.
No policy issue before the Legislature holds as much promise for economic growth, job creation and an accelerated housing recovery as construction defect reform. The laws crafted to protect homeowners from the costs of shoddy workmanship have enriched lawyers and made housing more expensive, because builders have to recover the costs of their skyrocketing liability insurance premiums.