COVER STORY: Mesquite has been hammered by the recession, but the city northeast of Las Vegas is working hard to recover.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 1 chants rained down from the student section even before Saturday’s game ended.
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Michael Lyons scored 20 points, and Air Force beat No. 22 San Diego State 70-67 on Saturday, overcoming a 25-point performance by Aztecs star Jamaal Franklin.
Like most Americans, Ishe Smith was horrified by the Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting Dec. 14 that left 20 children and six adults dead.
When Clinton Garvin stepped onto the mat at Mojave High School on Saturday, the Boulder City senior exuded the confidence of a champion.
Most of the gymnasium at Centennial had cleared out by the time the heavyweights took the mat Saturday night at the Sunset Region wrestling tournament.
The San Francisco 49ers are 4-point favorites over the Baltimore Ravens and the total is 47½ in the Super Bowl today in New Orleans.
AARP will offer residents 50 and older free assistance with personal income tax preparation and electronic filing at four adult and senior centers beginning in February.
On Tuesday, the Nevada National Security Site sent out a rare and, frankly, terrifying media alert. All it said was: “Emergency responders are currently responding to an incident on the central portion of the Nevada National Security Site. More information will be released as it becomes available.”
A family services employee was fired following the death of a 7-year-old boy two days after the department received a call to its hotline alleging the boy had been abused.
Silverado High School senior Angelo DeSantis has changed a lot since the sixth grade, as does any teenager.
But he’s been able to stay on course due in part to one teacher whose lessons never have left him: Jake Murray, his physical education teacher and basketball coach from Schofield Middle School in southeast Las Vegas.
Never has a Nevada Legislature convened with as bizarre of a beginning as the one that opens here Monday. All eyes will be on embattled District 17 Assemblyman Steven Brooks, D-North Las Vegas, as he walks into the Assembly chambers. Some expect a meltdown.
