Nevada voters approved medical marijuana at the polls, placing it in the state constitution more than 12 years ago and instructing: “The Legislature shall provide by law for … appropriate methods for supply of the plant to patients authorized to use it.”
It is a misnomer to call Saturday’s $1 million Wood Memorial or $750,000 Santa Anita Derby “prep races” for the Kentucky Derby. Until you earn enough Derby points to secure a spot, no one is prepping anymore. You must run well or end up watching the Derby on TV.
Dejanae Gage didn’t hit a ball out of the infield in her first four at-bats Thursday. The Palo Verde sophomore had no such problem her fifth time up.
Brigham Young hasn’t named Taysom Hill its starting quarterback, but the sophomore has emerged from spring practice as the leader of the offense installed by new offensive coordinator Robert Anae.
Las Vegas resident Gary Payton, a defensive stalwart during his 17-year NBA career, learned Thursday he made it into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
The last time Wranglers coach Ryan Mougenel and Stockton Thunder coach Matt Thomas faced each other in the playoffs was 1990, when their rival Toronto high schools squared off for the city championship.
Pierre Jackson made the National Invitation Tournament his own. The Baylor senior from Las Vegas finished his college career in style with his fourth straight double-double, compiling 17 points and 10 assists to lead the Bears to the first NIT title in school history with a 74-54 win over Iowa on Thursday.
It took a magic trick by sophomore point guard Trey Burke to get Michigan to the Final Four. To win two more games, he might need to mimic a great escape artist.
No boxing trainer in his right mind would turn down an opportunity to develop a world champion. But that wasn’t Pat Barry’s primary reason for getting into the business 32 years ago.
More than half the state and locally maintained roads in Nevada are in poor or mediocre shape, according to a new report from a Washington, D.C., based research group.
Professional BMX rider and television personality Ricardo Laguna will appear Saturday at Henderson’s inaugural Bicycle Swap & Rally.
Sheldon Adelson’s prop comedy routine didn’t exactly leave everyone in stitches Thursday in District Judge Rob Bare’s packed courtroom.
Like father, like son. In a manner of speaking — or, more precisely, singing.
Sadly, I can’t interview every nightclub musician every time they play Vegas or I would be interviewing musicians 24 hours a day. So today, please enjoy my own personal stories about this week’s club headliners.
Each week Neon spotlights a different cuisine in the Dining Guide, with steakhouses and seafood restaurants this week. Restaurants are rated on a letter-grade scale, from A to F. Opinions by R-J critic Heidi Knapp Rinella (H.K.R.) are indicated by initials. Price symbols are based on the cost of an average entree: $ = entrees less than $10; $$ = entrees between $10 and $20; $$$ = entrees between $20 and $30; and $$$$ = entrees more than $30.
The Roadrunners at 9820 W. Flamingo Road and 921 N. Buffalo Drive are offering a $10.95 filet mignon special on Thursday evenings, with a 6-ounce steak with chipotle butter, creamed spinach and spicy potato wedges and the option of a domestic draft beer or house wine at half off. …
I was looking forward to digging into some shredded pork skin and egg loaf at Lilly’s Thai & Vietnamese, but alas, it was not meant to be.
New Order’s songs may be gone from the mainstream airwaves but their sound certainly isn’t.
