As a lifelong advocate for top-quality education and the founder of Nevada’s first nonprofit, college-preparatory school, I have learned from personal experience that the power of a dedicated, talented educator knows no bounds. Exceptional teachers come to the classroom from all backgrounds and paths, and inspire and energize their students to learn. Each and every child in Nevada, regardless of economic status or background, deserves a leader at the front of the classroom who is willing to go above and beyond to help each student realize his or her full potential.
If you get arrested, smile for your booking photo. In one of the latest marriages of technology and entrepreneurship, websites that peddle in mug shots and arrest records are popping up and prompting debate about public records.
Less than 24 hours after going on sale and despite prices ranging from $350 to $2,000, tickets for the Sept. 14 megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez at the 16,200-seat MGM Grand Garden are sold out, the promoter announced Wednesday.
Local bantamweights Devin Haney and Dustin Somera won their opening bouts at the Junior Olympic National Championships in Mobile, Ala., on Wednesday.
Removing any doubt, Republican U.S. Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada announced Wednesday he will vote for the comprehensive immigration bill headed to final Senate passage.
Lee Plotkin of Las Vegas planned Wednesday around the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage, and for good reason. He and his longtime partner were legally married at San Francisco City Hall in 2004, but then that state’s high court stopped the practice.
Fireworks go on sale this weekend, and the fire department is doing its part to ensure safety — by detonating watermelons.
Spending patterns have changed, but the end result is nearly the same.
NEW YORK — In a room of familiar faces, Shabazz Muhammad was nowhere to be found. His VIP spot on the NBA Draft guest list, essentially reserved five years ago, was erased.
Downtown Henderson is home to one of those small businesses that are reminiscent of days gone by, days when customer service was a real part of doing business and not merely an advertising slogan. It is one of those places where people know your name, everyone is treated like a friend, and some folks drop by just to visit. Perhaps you have been there, too.
OK, so the Boston Bruins didn’t win the Stanley Cup. But when it comes to doing the right thing, they’re champs.
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — When Inbee Park became the youngest player to win the U.S. Women’s Open, she was 19, not very experienced at golf or at life.
As the National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for this weekend while forecasting a Sunday temperature –– 117 degrees –– that would tie the highest reading ever recorded in Southern Nevada, University Medical Center trauma and burn specialist Dr. Jay Coates issued his own warning: If you don’t want second-degree burns, don’t run across an asphalt parking lot or street barefoot.
WASHINGTON — Far-reaching immigration legislation cruised toward passage in the Senate as House Republicans pushed ahead Wednesday on a different approach that cracks down on millions living in the United States illegally rather than offering them a chance at citizenship.
They were jubilant. Giddy, even. The couple hundred people who baked in a parking lot in the middle of town so they could cheer, and chant, and marvel, really, at how different things are now.
Bayzle Morgan spilled his blood throughout his victim’s home, prosecutors said.
“Ray Donovan’s” (10 p.m. Sunday, Showtime) title character, an all-around tough guy (Liev Schreiber), is L.A.’s best fixer.
One person was killed and another wounded in a shooting Wednesday morning after a fight at a Las Vegas strip club.
Before they could be found on two out of every three soccer moms and sorority girls, few things said rock ’n’ roll more than tattoos.
Social media queen Amy Jo Martin is throwing herself a birthday party.
Once the curtain closed, the lights came up and the last audience member left the building last year, Ribbon of Life producers didn’t exactly sit back and relax. They got started on this year’s production.
Nearly seven years after the apparent suicide of Chantell Hollowell in Las Vegas, her former boyfriend has been charged with her slaying.
NEW YORK — Starting at the top, today’s NBA Draft is nearly unpredictable. But here’s an educated guess on how it will unfold:
Lawrence Forbes couldn’t have been happier when he got the keys to his furnished studio apartment near Nellis Air Force Base.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Mike Nakagawa will decide by Friday whether to open the way for a takeover fight for North Las Vegas locals casino Jerry’s Nugget.
Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia’s famed Angkor Wat temples complex.
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Nevada’s gas prices could soon skyrocket. Blame it on a new California law
A famed chef opens his 6th restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip
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Own a piece of The Mirage: Las Vegas resort prepares to sell furnishings
Stay at an ‘Inside Out 2’-themed Airbnb in Las Vegas — PHOTOS