Super Summer Theatre opened its 38th season with special performances of showtunes from Broadway and Hollywood May 17 and 18.
UNLV President Neal Smatresk might not receive a pay increase as the state’s Board of Regents consider his contract renewal.
— The Clark County Museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except Christmas and New Year’s Day. The exhibit “Cowboys and Indians: Myth and Reality” is scheduled to be on display through June 30. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for seniors and children. Call 702-455-7955.
The economic recovery on the Strip is expected to remain sluggish this year, brought on by an oversupply of hotel rooms, analysts believe.
The monthly First Friday arts festival is scheduled from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday throughout the Arts District in downtown Las Vegas. Admission is free. Free parking with shuttle service is available at the Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway.
Las Vegas-based sports reporter Jamie Little teamed with Danielle McCormick, a regular on the Discovery Channel’s Discovery Turbo blog, to write “Essential Car Care for Women.”
A wildfire in Lovell Canyon near Mount Charleston is adding to the haze over Las Vegas caused by Southern California wildfires.
This week’s literary events include an event featuring Henderson best-selling romance author Robyn Carr and a visit from the Fierce Reads 2013 Summer Tour.
The other day, while playing outside, you spent 10 minutes watching ants.
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller has departed downtown Las Vegas and relocated his Southern Nevada office off the Las Vegas Beltway in the southwest corner of the valley.
A Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and two other officials was charged in a five-count federal indictment made public Monday that could send him to prison for life if he’s convicted.
The Boulevard Mall is finding new life through repositioning itself as a community center for Hispanics and Filipinos in the Las Vegas Valley.
Among the things Liliam Lujan Hickey is known for are being the first Hispanic woman elected to the Nevada State Board of Education and helping to create the Classrooms On Wheels, a program that brought parenting and preschool programs to at-risk families on school buses painted in a Holstein cow pattern.
WASHINGTON — Plans for a 350-megawatt solar plant outside Boulder City, one of the largest renewable energy ventures in the country, took a step forward Monday.
Read about news and events happening in the Summerlin and Summerlin South areas.
Thurman White takes the name of a longtime educator.
The Assembly on Monday gave final approval to the bill funding public education for the next two years, a move that will open the floodgates for other budget bills to pass.
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Cast members from “Remember When,” Sun City MacDonald Ranch’s 15th annual variety show performance, celebrated their successful run May 3-5 at the Desert Willow Community Center.
As the final horn in a Game 6 loss to the Indiana Pacers was sounding, LeBron James walked toward several of his Miami Heat teammates to shake some hands and share a couple of quick words.
His message was clear: Get ready for Game 7.
MIAMI — Like most people who signed up for Florida’s official Burmese python hunt last winter, Mark Rubinstein slogged a couple times through the Everglades without ever seeing one of the elusive snakes.
NEW YORK — Even as fast-food chains tout their healthy offerings, they’re also coming up with fatty new treats to keep customers interested. Case in point: Dunkin’ Donuts is adding a doughnut breakfast sandwich to its national menu this week.
CARSON CITY — Senators on Monday morning approved extending for two more years $649 million in sales and business taxes.
Smelling smoke, Scott Reader watched and waited for hours as a huge plume drew ever closer to his home in the rural community of Lake Hughes in northern Los Angeles County.
LONDON — Actor Michael Douglas taught the world at least one thing Monday: oral sex can sometimes cause cancer.
CARSON CITY – A bill mandating background checks for most gun sales was passed out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee today in a surprise move that will likely send it to Gov. Brian Sandoval, who has threatened a veto.