Construction is under way on a $3.4 million multi-modal transit center on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus , 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.
The seniors of Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada’s foster grandparent program are helping brighten the future of at-risk Clark County students using a tool students are comfortable with — the Internet.
Geno Munari of Houdini Publishing began writing books out of necessity and entered the publishing field out of frugality and straightforward business sense.
All the delicious Chinese dishes that we have become familiar with are being prepared here in the high-heat cooking woks that fill the kitchen.
Interesting article and actually a pretty popular and mainstream view on the issue (“We can work hard, but our starting point influences our fate,” Human Matters, April 14, 2013).
Read about dining-related events and promotions across the Las Vegas Valley.
Jessica Wolf, 17, is expected to graduate with honors from Southwest Career and Technical Academy as part of the first four-year class to graduate.
To Protect and Serve. As a young child, I remember this as the slogan for the police department. It was stamped on every patrol car.
A look at some of the DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores this week:
I give unto thee: the greatest Prince story you have never heard (just in time to see Prince on Friday and Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel).
Good public policy is rooted in the details of legislation, not emotional appeals or the good intentions of lawmakers. Too many bills targeting social ills, public safety issues or consumer concerns have passed as a result of political pressure, only to create unintended consequences because of poorly considered language.
CARSON CITY — About 9 percent of Nevadan’s population will be eligible for discount health insurance rates when the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act goes into effect in 2014, a recently released study shows.
There will be a major change in the gun control debate when gun owners, feeling secure enough in the knowledge that the Second Amendment protects their rights, no longer see legislation calling for universal background checks as a forerunner to gun confiscation.
Green Valley softball coach Lauren Taylor has grown tired of watching her team build big leads, then allowing the opposition to make games close.
UNLV sophomore catcher Erik VanMeetren was named Mountain West baseball player of the week.
Monday’s game between the 51s and the Sky Sox was postponed because of extreme cold in Colorado Springs. Temperatures were near freezing at game time, with winds gusting to 35 mph. The game was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader today, with each game scheduled for seven innings.
Add one more name to the growing list of celebrities and sports stars who swear by the experimental healing powers of an increasingly prominent German doctor.
Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada is in the gambling business, and he’s trying to raise the stakes in the most important game of his career.
Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s first bid to gain a foothold in Macau fell apart for much different reasons than those given by onetime consultant Richard Suen, a former company attorney testified Monday.
Three years after a confrontation between Las Vegas police and a costumed street performer in front of The Venetian spawned a lawsuit, the Police Department has agreed to settle with Zorro for $105,000.
When trying to gain some attention in a crowded market, what better way than to throw a party led by celebrity businessman and pitchman Richard Branson.
Interstate 15 will be having periodic closures near the California state line starting this morning while crews install transmission lines along the highway.
On a day dedicated to green living, Lake Mead National Recreation Area decided to show off its roots.
The Department of Motor Vehicles’ office at 2701 E. Sahara Avenue may be closed today because of a computer network malfunction.
Zions Bancorp said Monday that it saw earnings rise in the first quarter as the bank holding company continued to benefit from improving credit quality.