Talking or texting on a cellphone while driving is taboo almost everywhere across the country. Thirty-nine states now ban texting while driving and 10 states prohibit any use of a cellphone without a hands-free device.
In complete control of the game and their ECHL Western Conference quarterfinal series against Stockton early in the third period of Game 6 Friday night in California, the Wranglers completely unraveled down the stretch.
Quincy Jones and Michael Caine will celebrate their mutual 80th birthdays at tonight’s “Keep Memory Alive” gala at MGM Grand. Jones — a music legend — has loved Las Vegas ever since Frank Sinatra took care of him at the Sands.
Under current law, Nevadans can be put on the list of folks who aren’t allowed to purchase firearms if they’ve been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital — a process that involves a hearing before a judge, where the “accused” has a due process right to counsel, and to present evidence that he or she is not dangerously insane.
Q: I read an article you wrote online regarding barking dogs when living in an homeowners association.
Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. Occasionally, the address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the home. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes.
The now-is-the-time-to-buy mindset is prevalent in today’s realty market, with thousands of homebuyers hedging their bets that valley real estate prices will continue to rebound as they scoop up short sales and foreclosures. Preparation, research and having financing in place are key for those who wish to compete in today’s multiple-offer home sales, according to Rick Piette of Premier Mortgage Lending.
Summerlin will hold its 12th annual Tour de Summerlin on April 20. Online registration closes Thursday. Last-minute registrations can be handled in person at McGhies Ski, Bike & Board from noon to 7 p.m. Friday.
Pulte Homes is offering as much as 3 percent in closing costs at three of its new neighborhoods, according to company officials. Pricing starts in the low $200,000s.
Today is the last day of early registration for the Mad Mud Run set for April 27 at Knickerbocker Park in the Providence master-planned community.
SANTIAGO, Chile — A Chilean court’s halt to construction of Barrick Gold Corp.’s $8 billion, border-straddling mine on the high spine of the Andes is only the latest setback in Latin America for the world’s largest gold miner.
Southern Nevada’s economic recovery is slow and sometimes uneven, according to a report published Friday by the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
UNR broke a tie by scoring twice in the fifth inning and once in the sixth and held on to defeat intrastate rival UNLV 7-6 on Friday in the first game of a three-game series at Wilson Field.
Findlay Prep point guard Nigel Williams-Goss will participate in the Jordan Brand Classic all-star basketball game today at the Barclays Center in New York. The game features 22 of the top players from the class of 2013 and will be televised at 5 p.m. on ESPN2 (Cable 31).
Tyler Trageton understands that baseball is a game of adjustments.
Guan Tianlang didn’t need the school books he brought to America to learn two important life lessons in the Masters. Don’t ask your caddie too many questions. And never trust foolish men in green jackets to do what is right.
Running back Adonis Smith already had picked up his share of yards, and all he needed was to punch it in during a goal line drill following the main portion of UNLV’s spring game.
Few positives came out of Thursday night’s brawl between the Dodgers and Padres at Petco Park.
My immediate reaction Friday: It’s a loss. It could prove to be a big one. There is a reason those who interviewed at UNLV for the head coaching position in basketball more than two years ago listed Justin Hutson as the assistant they would pursue hardest when forming a staff.
Coming off knee surgery in 2009, 51s catcher Landon Powell was working out when he collapsed and went into convulsions. Rushed to a hospital, Powell was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, a rare disease that might eventually require him to undergo a life-saving liver transplant.
Uriah Hall concedes that the hype surrounding him as he prepares for his official Ultimate Fighting Championship debut has begun to spiral out of control.
A North Las Vegas gun dealer wants to auction a handgun once owned by a rogue former Los Angeles Police Department officer who killed four people and fatally shot himself during a manhunt in February.
Of all the things you would think would drive people wild, someone else’s failure to register his or her car in Nevada seems like it would fall low on the list of major irritations.
Bartending schools are about as common as drunken tourists in Las Vegas.