The visitor managed to enter the state mental hospital in Sparks without fanfare. He strolled the halls without being noticed, then took a seat among the patients.
The Affordable Care Act may not be so affordable for some Nevadans. The law, commonly called Obamacare, combines benefit mandates and subsidies designed to make health insurance less costly for millions of Americans who now lack coverage.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Jake Anderson didn’t have to delve too deep into the University of Missouri’s agricultural economics program before realizing he was destined to return to the 1,500-acre family farm. After all, that’s been the Anderson family trade since 1891, when his great-great grandfather came to Callaway County from Sweden.
The Department of Energy considers the cocktail of uranium isotopes contained in 403 welded, steel canisters destined for the Nevada National Security Site as low-level nuclear waste.
RICHMOND, Ky. — First lady Michelle Obama urged Eastern Kentucky University graduates on Saturday night to reach out to people with different political beliefs, saying the country would benefit from the conversations.
LONDON — International law enforcement agencies say the recent $45 million dollar ATM heist is just one of many scams they’re fighting in an unprecedented wave of sophisticated cyberattacks.
CHICAGO — One of the most liberal members of the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg could be expected to give a rousing defense of Roe v. Wade in reflecting on the landmark vote 40 years after it established a nationwide right to abortion.
Kristen Laffler once worked in a hard-core corporate setting. Ever hear of Coca-Cola Co.? The 25-year-old Laffler worked on digital marketing projects for the soda giant in Atlanta.
WASHINGTON — The old saying that “what goes up must come down” doesn’t apply to carbon dioxide pollution in the air, which just hit an unnerving milestone.
Cara Brook wants women to know she’s just like them. Women might be more interested in knowing, though, that they’re just like Brook. At least they can be, if they follow her hair and makeup tips.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Who can Mike Tyson turn to for a character reference? The mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, for one, and the leader of Nevada’s largest shelter for battered women, for another.
An oversized bottle of Joy by Jean Natou sits atop an exhibitor table, sparkling in the light. Just before the show opens, exhibitors are unwrapping collectible perfume bottles, trays and compacts, all with the utmost care.
Mets rookie right-hander Matt Harvey arguably has been baseball’s most dominant pitcher this season, and 51s right-hander Zack Wheeler expects to achieve similar success when he joins Harvey in New York.
An English teacher at Foothill High School in Henderson has been arrested on allegations of being sexually involved with a child.
A ravenous Wolfpack — the nickname of the male cast members of “The Hangover 3” — made a surprise appearance Friday at Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit.
Syllables, citations and a syncopated assault of words spew out of RJ Khalaf’s mouth while he gives his final rebuttal in a crucial debate at the Cal Berkeley Invitational in California earlier this year. Given two minutes to summarize an entire round of contentions, rebuttals, blocks, impacts and links, Khalaf’s verbal velocity is matched only by his exemplary enunciation.
I wasn’t even in Las Vegas last Sunday night. And if I was, I probably would have been turning in and not down at the Plaza at 11 p.m.
UNLV lost to Nebraska 4-1 on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA women’s tennis tournament at Lincoln, Neb. The 57th-ranked Rebels finished their season at 20-8.
It was late Friday night between commercials for Built Tough Ford Trucks and Jack Daniel’s Tennessee sour mash whiskey and those Kawasaki UTV’s with four seats — I think they are called Teryx 4s.
Take heart, baseball fans. Expanded instant replay is on its way, though it might not be the game changer the sport needs.
Jamey Swanson figures he always can drive a garbage truck. But he’s not always going to be able to be a Golden Gloves boxing champion.
Local qualifying for the 2013 U.S. Open has a new home but a lot of familiar faces, as TPC Summerlin hosts 96 golfers Monday, including several current and former UNLV players.
Needles pitcher Benny Robinson allowed two runs in the top of the first but bounced back to give the Mustangs 6 1/3 strong innings in a 7-2 win over Laughlin for the Division III Southern League baseball title Saturday at Mountain View.
When the Boulder City girls swimming team competed at the Class 4A level, it always fell short of winning a team title, finishing second on two occasions.
Palo Verde coach Brent Gonzalez was handed a sheet of paper with the team scores after seven events of the Sunset Region girls swimming and diving meet Saturday. Seeing that his team was leading Bishop Gorman by five points, he began dancing facetiously.
Coronado girls swimming coach David Stump knew his team was regarded as an underdog before the Sunrise Region meet, and that didn’t bother him a bit.
Both of Saturday’s Division I-A track regionals at Sunrise Mountain came down to the final event.