During the Christmas season, 1994, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration put Las Vegas medical doctor Dietrich Stoermer, who had treated our troops in Vietnam, on trial here for writing “too many” painkiller prescriptions.
In a Washington that banks on the short attention span of voters, it’s important to take a moment to flesh out the things that illustrate the capital “T” truth of who is doing what to whom.
Dwight Jones resigned Tuesday as Clark County School Superintendent, a little more than half way through his four-year contract.
State and federal policies that were supposed to support home ownership have backfired and become anti-homeowner. The policies have locked out future Las Vegas homeowners.
Perhaps the saddest aspect of Clark County District Court Judge Elissa Cadish’s failed nomination to the federal bench is that nothing has changed.
Roos-N-More, near Moapa, offers a hands-on zoo experience with more than 160 animals.
Hey, listen, I didn’t want to play a new “Tomb Raider” game. I know you got sick of the series years ago. I did, too. But this new “Tomb Raider” reboot is a breathless masterpiece.
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Four women were honored for their efforts to better the community during the Women’s Leadership Council Luncheon Feb. 27 at the Four Seasons’ ballroom.
The numbers are shocking. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, or RAINN, one in six women have been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime — about 17.7 million women. With this in mind, Elisse Johnson, a 16-year-old junior at The Meadows School, formed the Women Empowerment Club.
Jacob Lasky interviewed students at Silverado High School.
Upon arriving at KNPR-FM radio’s studio, all I knew about Carol Graham is that she’d written a book about happiness. But, in the first six minutes of the live radio show, Graham used two words I’d never heard before, which is always a whiz for me.
A lot of the decadent, superficial elements that make Las Vegas such a wicked success get harnessed for the powers of good when the city parties for a cause.
Jim Jones opens a random box and counts the blue towels inside.
Take away the infectious giggling and Elle McLemore sounds less like an actress on the rise than one in the twilight of a long, distinguished career.
COVER STORY: More companies are movin’ on up
to take advantage of Class A’s benefits: more parking, better locations and high-end finishes.
The list of community banks in Las Vegas is even shorter now, following Western Alliance Bancorp’s $55 million purchase of struggling Western Liberty Bancorp, parent of Service1st Bank of Nevada in October.
Last week’s news that Genting Group had bought the moribund Echelon property and would build out a $2 billion to $7 billion Strip hotel-casino complex was hailed as good news for recession-weary Las Vegas.
The sky isn’t the limit for Robert Bigelow.
The Green Valley baseball team was full of surprises Saturday.
Judd Blackwater’s power-play goal 6½ minutes into the third period lifted the Wranglers to a 3-2 victory over the Stockton Thunder on Saturday in an ECHL game at Stockton, Calif.
The UNLV baseball team stumped No. 9 Stanford for the second straight day, rolling to a 12-2 victory on Saturday at Palo Alto, Calif., for its eighth straight win.