The Smith Center for the Performing Arts has laid off four of its 240 employees.
SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming service and enhancements to its Google Plus social network, including tools for editing and sharing photos.
Wednesday was supposed to be a time for Bonanza’s baseball team to look back at its season. Instead, it turned into a pregame meal. The Bengals (19-14) will be making their first state-tournament appearance since 2002. They play Northern Region champ Reno (26-8) at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Community College of Southern Nevada.
You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll want to strap on some tap shoes. (Or maybe even don a tutu.)
A fire in the northwest valley early Wednesday morning destroyed a house and left six people homeless.
The Rolling Stones, at the MGM Grand Garden on Saturday night, still play to their strengths but those strengths have changed. The band has loosened the reins a bit, letting their songs breathe, performing one hit after the next with the confident ease of a slugger rounding the bases after having knocked one over the fence.
New York’s acid-penned media had a field day with O.J. Simpson’s bulked-up body.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service just as another probe concludes that lax management enabled agents to improperly target tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status.
KEENE, N.H. — The city of Keene, N.H., has sued a group that feeds change into parking meters that are about to expire, saying members are harassing enforcement officers.
DETROIT — Cecelia Crocker’s body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life — one that she doesn’t otherwise remember.
LOS ANGELES — The sun fired off a massive flare on Mother’s Day, and followed up with two more, the most recent on Monday at 6:11 p.m. PDT.
Both of the teachers up for a Ward 1 North Las Vegas City Council seat — Jared Hardy and Isaac Barron — are election rookies. Early voting starts Wednesday.
Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick said Tuesday she could not predict if events such as NASCAR and the Electric Daisy Carnival will flee the state because of her proposed 8 percent Nevada entertainment tax, but that everyone has to pay a little to help public education.
Sheldon Adelson likes to brag that he’s a self-made man, but a jury in the Richard Suen civil trial on Tuesday again reminded the multibillionaire casino mogul that he has had valuable help along the way.
Australia is packed to the brim with unforgettable sights and once-in-a-lifetime experiences, all beckoning adventurous travelers. Of course, with so much to do, the real task is narrowing it all down. That’s where a bit of planning (and lots of help from Australia tour planning pros) will make all the difference, ensuring that you get to see the very best of the land down under.
When it comes to home improvement, Americans have embraced doing it themselves – in a big way. Among homeowners who plan to make improvements, 64 percent say they will do it themselves, according to American Express’ Consumer Spending and Saving Report. Yet one area of home improvement continues to give even adventurous and confident DIYers pause – bathroom renovation.
If you’re planning to renovate your home, you can tap some of the hottest trends showing up in new-home designs. Here are four new-home trends that offer strong returns on your time and money.
Like many couples who share a bathroom, one Arizona couple was frustrated by the space that was compromised by a swinging bathroom door. The open door swung into the bathroom vanity and took up too much space in a very traditional bathroom.
While relocation may never be completely carefree, there are ways to ease the anxiety. A well-thought-out approach to boxing up belongings can help simplify the moving process and bring you one step closer to making your new house a home.
Sunnier skies and summertime fun are just around the corner, and with them comes plenty of outdoor activities like longs days at the playground, sporting events and barbecues. With so many options, the last thing most people want to think about is household responsibilities … but all that outdoor fun can add up to a lot of laundry.
Every day, about 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare. Not everyone will sign up, but it’s important to understand the importance of early choices when enrolling in Medicare for the first time.
Universities are taking online degrees to a whole new level, giving college students opportunities and experiences that are not often found in a traditional college classroom.
The local lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has preserved the history of Southern Nevada while guiding the Helldorado celebration for nearly 80 years.
Let’s be honest: What hasn’t changed in the past 78 years? Everything from microwaves, smoke detectors and cellphones didn’t exist back then, and it’s likely that most of you were not even around when Helldorado was born. Times and technology have changed, but the spirit and history of Southern Nevada have never wavered.
The Las Vegas Helldorado event began in 1934, when Arizona carnival barker Clyde Zerby saw the opportunity to make a quick buck off workers at the Hoover Dam site and the thousands of visitors who flocked to see the immense construction project develop.
As Nevada prepares to celebrate its 150th anniversary as the Battle Born State, we would be remiss not to remember that our own Las Vegas history is steeped in great tradition.
“Helldorado” is the namesake for a variety of brands including artwork, clothing lines, motorcycles, movies, cars, dozens of festivals and even a board and video game. The name might even be a household term, but where does it come from?
The mission of the Elks Lodge is to inculcate the principles of charity, justice, brotherly love and fidelity; to recognize a belief in God; to promote the welfare and enhance the happiness of its members; to quicken the spirit of American patriotism; to cultivate good fellowship; to perpetuate itself as a fraternal organization; and to provide for its government.
The rodeo cowboy is an athlete unlike any other because of the risks and uncertainty of the rodeo circuit. Thousands of pounds of ornery muscle, hooves and horns are a foregone fact, yet a paycheck is never a sure thing. What other activity matches a human competitor with an animal possessing a far superior physical strength and a spirit to match that of his human rival?
