Two years ago, Kirk Kerkorian’s Lincy Foundation turned its $200 million in assets over to the UCLA Foundation to manage. The Lied Foundation, a mainstay in Las Vegas for four decades, is winding down. The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, after serving as the major donor for The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, is also slowing down and fulfilling commitments.
Let the pundits, theologians and experts debate precisely what the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope means for the Catholic Church, the world and history.
Is a salary of $270,000 enough? Clark County School Board President Carolyn Edwards posed the question last week when Superintendent Dwight Jones announced his resignation, and it will be a point of discussion as the district begins the search for his replacement.
Las Vegas police are searching for a driver who struck a bicyclist Wednesday in the west valley and critically injured him.
Perhaps the folks at Guinness have a record on it. Might be worth checking.
Prevailing wisdom holds that the experience of Colorado State’s senior-dominated starting five could help carry the Rams into the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
Officials with Mexican airline Interjet have decided to plug some of the gap in service to the commercial center of Monterrey, Mexico, by starting twice-weekly flights from McCarran International Airport today .
Las Vegas homebuilder Larry Canarelli has completed the sale of his ownership of Denver-based Oakwood Homes for $100 million, he said Wednesday.
Martin Gruenberg, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., said Wednesday that he is bullish about the future of the U.S. banking business and notes the industry, severely damaged by the recession, has posted three consecutive years of improvement.
Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen is winning the race for campaign contributions by a landslide.
In a Senate hearing room crowded with advocates of immigration reform, Sharon Courtney of Las Vegas held up a sheaf of papers, certificates of appreciation signed by Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and addressed to her as the wife of an Army serviceman.
LAS VEGAS — The “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign is going green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.
A North Las Vegas man accused of beating his wife to death was arrested in California on Tuesday.
With the future of the current police chief in limbo, the city manager has tapped former retired Metropolitan Police Department Deputy Chief Bill Conger of Las Vegas as acting police chief.
A bill to outlaw the private ownership of chimpanzees, lions, bears and other potentially dangerous animals and reptiles was introduced as promised Wednesday by Nevada state Sen. Michael Roberson.
Federal authorities have signed off on plans to build almost 90 massive wind turbines in the desert around Searchlight, but some nearby residents and tribal members still see nothing clean or green about the project.
The Las Vegas Planning Commission tabled a request Tuesday for a special use permit to allow Custom Motor Creations to display and sell custom-built trikes at its property in the master-planned Summerlin community.
While legislators spoke of their fondness for putting the pedal to the metal, they also noted Wednesday that legislation increasing the speed limit to as much as 85 mph on selected roads in Nevada could have dire consequences for teenage drivers.
CARSON CITY — Nevada Supreme Court Justice James Hardesty made the high court’s case for enhanced security Wednesday, telling lawmakers there are serious security issues not being addressed with the current limited protection by Capitol Police.
If time didn’t heal Anthony Bennett’s wounds, a shot of adrenaline and a bigger stage did the trick for UNLV’s freshman star.
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission postponed a vote Wednesday that could allow the American Gaming Association to participate in the licensing case of PokerStars’ purchase of a failing Atlantic City casino.