In a town where nothing is ever certain, one thing was a stone cold lock Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena — an alumnus of Bishop Gorman High School was leaving with a strand of net from the Pacific 12 Conference tournament championship game.
An electrical fire caused $160,000 in damage to a two-story condominium in the area of Bluebonnet Drive and Bluegrass Lane in Henderson on Saturday morning, displacing seven pets and 10 adults, fire officials said.
Yesterday was National Freedom of Information Day, marking the end of Sunshine Week, the annual campaign to educate the public about the importance of access to government and public information. It’s a big deal for the press, because our ability to report and investigate the functions of government depends on access to meetings and records.
I don’t know how many times I’ve heard that tired old line, “Las Vegas was better when the Mob ran the town.”
I’m used to reading about infamous mobster characters from Las Vegas’ past.
A 200-megawatt wind energy project near Searchlight has been approved by the federal government.
As a 61-year resident of Las Vegas and a licensed Nevada attorney for 37 years, I love our state and the many professionals and leaders who have created and maintained our quality of life.
Assemblyman Joe Hogan, D-Las Vegas, will certainly get grief for introducing a bill to legalize marijuana in Nevada.
The Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge — the smallest of the four protected areas that constitute the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex — includes 116 acres surrounding several natural warm springs that feed the Muddy River. The little-known oasis protects one of the rarest fish on Earth, the diminutive Moapa dace, as well as several other endangered species of plants, animals, birds and insects.
He was the boy who accidentally took two dates to the prom, making sure each girl didn’t know the other.
Today is supposed to be lucky. If you have red hair, a last name that starts with “Mc” or talk with the kind of accent that makes Americans pine for the words “magically delicious” it should be even more lucky, at least in most neighborhood pubs.
Think about the times that friends, family and colleagues have urged you to “just be yourself.” It sounds so encouraging and affirming. And, sometimes it is just that. Encouraging and affirming. An authentic invitation to truly set yourself free in your own identity. An urging from someone whose only desire is to welcome you and include you, perhaps because they really like and admire you, or perhaps because the person doing the urging believes welcoming and including is a way of life. The right thing to do. Some people just place a high value on welcoming and including.
This week, vegetables and fruit trees dominated the questions. Here are my responses:
No company has worked harder in recent years to diversify Las Vegas entertainment and think outside the box than Base Entertainment.
With 40 years in the game, Rossi Ralenkotter may be Las Vegas’ most valuable player.
Venues Today, the trade publication that monitors arena ticket sales around the world, reported there was a Las Vegas venue ranked in the top 12 in total gross ticket sales in all six of its building size categories.
Bob Miller didn’t think much of the casino concept proposed to his father.
Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.
There was no major hype or buildup for Michael Hunter’s professional debut. And that was fine with the 24-year-old heavyweight from Las Vegas.
About a dozen fifth-graders sang “Bye- bye trout” to the tune of “Bye Bye Love” as they released the minuscule, month-old fish into a Floyd Lamb State Park pond on a beautiful Saturday morning.
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted last week to keep the far-reaching health care overhaul law in place, turning away a Republican bid to cut off its funding.
While the Clark County School District Board of Trustees was “interviewing” interim superintendent candidates, a reporter decided to pass the time on Twitter, posting fake odds on who would win. He even tried to draw in Amanda Fulkerson, chief of communications for the school district, by suggesting she should start taking bets.
Embattled developer Chris Milam officially settled with the city of Henderson Tuesday over an arena land deal gone bad, agreeing to bow out of a federal land deal and never again do business in the city.