For weekend visitors driving back to Southern California from Las Vegas, and for Southern Nevadans making the jaunt southwest for a little rest and relaxation, a much-needed improvement to your route finally appears to be coming.
Problem: Too many kids come to school hungry, and kids can’t keep up with course work if their stomachs are growling. Government solution: Pour billions of taxpayer dollars into school meals.
If there’s a worse way to supplement Clark County police budgets than the More Cops sales tax approach, we’d be hard-pressed to find it.
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, Chris Schwinden (4-8); Grizzlies, Justin Fitzgerald (0-1)
District Judge Douglas Smith put off his decision Tuesday on whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the Clark County School District by the Nevada Policy Research Institute regarding the release of government-generated email addresses belonging to some 17,000 teachers.
Lightning sparked a wildfire Monday in Carpenter Canyon, and by Tuesday evening, the blaze covered approximately 1,000 acres.
If U.S. Rep. Joe Heck is sweating his re-election chances, it isn’t showing — even in 115-degree heat.
Clark County commissioners said Tuesday they like the idea of using solar energy to power the landmark Welcome to Las Vegas sign, but want to make sure that the solar panels fastened atop three 25-foot-tall artificial trees don’t ruin the view on the Strip.
When it’s time to grade Dave Rice’s third season as UNLV coach, his success or lack of it in March, the month that means everything in college basketball, will be the overriding factor.
Clark County commissioners grilled Sheriff Doug Gillespie on Tuesday about the proposed More Cops sales tax increase.
An update to Henderson’s firearms ordinance was withdrawn from Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
The foreman of the jury that convicted Dr. Dipak Desai and nurse anesthetist Ronald Lakeman in the hepatitis C outbreak says he hopes the medical community learns a big lesson from the verdict.
When Alex Pomar arrived at a lab in 2008 to get tested for hepatitis C and HIV, he saw people just as scared as he was.
A group of local men formed a circle and said a prayer Tuesday afternoon before departing to Prescott, Ariz., to help feed evacuees and first responders battling the deadly wildfires that have claimed the lives of 19 firefighters.
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Fire crews battling a wildfire should identify escape routes and safe zones. They should pay close attention to the weather forecast. And they should post lookouts.
All three Democrats taking seats on the North Las Vegas City Council this week said they’re optimistic about resolving clashes with the city’s public safety unions, with newcomers Councilman Isaac Barron and Mayor John Lee agreeing an out-of-court settlement with the city’s bargaining groups was long overdue.
“Ka” performer Sarah Guillot-Guyard died from injuries suffered after falling approximately 90 feet during a Cirque du Soleil’s show on Saturday night, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
A roaring grill and an icy brew are almost as integral to July Fourth as fireworks. But today’s burgers and beers affairs bear little resemblance to the buffet served during our nation’s first Independence Day.
Pets are definitely part of our families. I was reminded of that when Annie’s Gourmet Restaurant in Henderson, which has a menu for dogs and allows them on its patio, won Best Family Restaurant in Best of Las Vegas this spring.
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last week overturning a key part of the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, a big question for gay and lesbian couples in Las Vegas is — what does this ruling mean when it comes to financial planning?
In a well air-conditioned Mandalay Bay conference room Tuesday, company officials announced plans to cover the resort’s convention center in solar panels.
A 21-year-old man faces murder charges in the death of his father, Henderson police said.
Allegiant Travel will reduce the number of flight attendants permanently stationed in Honolulu from 37 to 20 as a result of a thinner schedule than once planned.
A labor impasse between the city of Las Vegas and the firefighters union could be coming to an end if both sides approve a tentative labor agreement.
A Las Vegas man convicted with the 2007 murder of his former girlfriend’s lover was sentenced Tuesday to two consecutive terms of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in wild lawsuit
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2 on 215 Beltway in northwest Las Vegas
Las Vegas teen killed in minibike crash had 10 times legal limit for pot, report says
Mom killed in fatal crash near 215 Beltway identified
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school