CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday that he will sign the two bills that will allow the Clark County Commission to raise gas and sales taxes.
Transparency and accountability go hand in hand. Unless, of course, the data are dishonest.
James F. Brown hopes the civil rights class action lawsuit filed late Tuesday afternoon over allegations of patient dumping by Nevada’s Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas will serve as a lesson — a lesson for Nevada and other states not to improperly discharge mentally ill patients.
“Shalom. Welcome to Vegas.” That’s how Mets first baseman Ike Davis greeted a group of New York reporters outside of the 51s’ clubhouse Tuesday afternoon before making his first start for Las Vegas.
Yet another federal land management effort is doing more harm than good. Everybody put on your shocked face.
Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper will not have surgery on his swollen left knee, the team’s trainer said Tuesday.
The New England Patriots’ signing of a certain third-string quarterback this week has stirred up all sorts of vitriol from NFL fans.
Las Vegas police are looking for five children who went missing Tuesday afternoon.
A friend tells a story: It was close to eight years ago when he coached a fall baseball team that competed in a wood bat league in Las Vegas. The team added an eighth-grader as a pickup player for one tournament, a kid who arrived with a reputation in town for being incredibly talented.
(AP) — The 75-year-old former president and CEO of a Nevada loan servicing firm has taken a plea deal in a scheme that federal prosecutors say cost Wells Fargo & Co. more than $8 million.
(AP) — A 26-year-old father whose lawyer said he moved recently from Hawaii to Nevada sobbed Tuesday during his first appearance in a Las Vegas courtroom on a murder charge alleging he fatally injured his young son.
It was a busy day for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
SAN ANTONIO — From big 3s to Big Three, the Spurs had it all in the NBA Finals’ raucous return to San Antonio.
The Henderson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to establish a special ad hoc committee to examine the city’s budget.
It’s never a surprise to see Tiger Woods at the top of the odds board going into a major. If he’s on the Sunday leaderboard and finally wins another one, maybe that would be surprising.
When it comes to retirement income, people 65 and older in Nevada fare much better than their peers in other states, a survey released Monday shows.
Improvements are on the way for a popular Henderson park.
A new scoreboard could be installed by the end of summer at the Multigenerational Outdoor Competition Pool in Henderson.
Phillip Dell lost 92 pounds and ended up winning $10,000.
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is buying online mapping service Waze in a $1.03 billion deal that keeps a potentially valuable tool away from its rivals while allowing it to gain technology that could improve the accuracy and usefulness of its own popular navigation system.
Things are a little different at IPW than at other trade shows.
Only one in five of Nevada’s high school graduates who tries to join the Army is smart enough to get in, according to a report released Tuesday by a national security organization of retired generals and admirals.
What a difference a decade and a half (give or take) makes. I remember when I started doing this column, a reader asked where he could get linguica, a Portuguese sausage. Fresh out of Florida, I didn’t know what it was, and the closest source turned out to be in California. Las Vegas has grown a lot since then, not only in size but also in the sophistication and diversity of its collective food tastes. When we recently had another request from reader Joan McMaken, several local sources were reported.
Hakkasan opened last month as part of a five-story culinary/nightlife complex of the same name, with the dining area on the first floor. Heading the kitchen is chef Ho Chee Boon, who received a Michelin star for Hakkasan’s New York location, assisted by a team including wok and dim sum chefs. Here’s a sample from the menu.
The new Mexican consul for Las Vegas said Tuesday that his office — and the Mexican government as a whole — will respect any decision that Congress makes as it pertains to immigration reform.
If anyone is capable of stopping the Chicago Blackhawks, Tuukka Rask is the best bet. He stops almost everything that comes his way.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators revived a bill Tuesday to shed light on court rulings that have authorized government investigators to tap broadly into phone and Internet communications.
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