More than 1,000 people, including players from the Texas A&M football team, attended Saturday’s funeral of a teammate who died in a car accident in New Mexico.
Mountain Ridge will not be the first team from Nevada to reach the Little League World Series.
A company owned in part by retired tennis star Andre Agassi has agreed to pay a $15,000 fine for violating state gaming regulations.
The work in Centennial Hills resident Shari Bray’s show “Earth Science” at Las Vegas City Hall, 495 S. Main St., uses a technique that is ancient in the world of ceramics but new to the artist.
Clothes hang on display racks, and shoes line the shelves. It could be a department store, but everything here is donated and free. Welcome to Peggy’s Attic, one of the first stops for children who are brought to Child Haven.
The intersection of Buffalo Drive and Desert Inn Road was shut down Saturday morning following a car accident that resulted in severe injuries.
Clark County commissioners plan to host two public meetings next week to discuss a pipeline project that would move treated effluent from a North Las Vegas sewage treatment plant
Well, here’s something unexpected. An American R&B star is cutting an album that may be released only in Japan.
Eric Benet, who sings tonight at Boulder Station, was asked by Warner Music Japan to make an album of cover songs.
Wall Street punished rare-earth miner Molycorp on Friday after second-quarter results produced another disappointment.
The stock closed down 72 cents a share, or 9.7 percent, at $6.69 after being down as much as $1.20 during the day.
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who also dabbles in acting from time to time, was added Friday to the slate of speakers for the sixth annual National Clean Energy Summit scheduled in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
It’s been a long climb to the top for the Fabulous Sin City Rollergirls, but on Aug. 16, the 8-year-old roller derby team is set to have its first crack at becoming champions.
A startup isn’t a startup when it starts. At least that’s one line of thinking.
One UNLV nursing professor has prescribed ballroom dancing as a weapon against cardiovascular disease among Filipinos.
USTA-Nevada wants people to raise a racquet in September. The United States Tennis Association has declared that month as Tennis Month in Southern Nevada and plans to offer free tennis clinics at about 10 sites across the valley.
USTA-Nevada wants people to raise a racquet in September. The United States Tennis Association has declared that month as Tennis Month in Southern Nevada and plans to offer free tennis clinics at about 10 sites across the valley.
A fire department official say four bodies have been pulled from the site of where a small plane crashed into two Connecticut homes.
Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero walked free Friday after 28 years in prison when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent, a brutal murder that marked a low point in U.S.-Mexico relations.
It’s not about the rule, about the NBA disallowing those players at its three-day rookie transition program from having guests in their hotel room. It’s more about this for Shabazz Muhammad: perception.
The rape of a 16-year-old girl by two football players in eastern Ohio – a case brought to light by social media – is being used by a federal prosecutor to educate athletes in West Virginia about being responsible when texting and making posts on the Internet.
Clark County Commissioner Susan Brager was correct. Sheriff Doug Gillespie can dip into an estimated $136 million reserve to come up with $30 million needed to save 250 police officers’ jobs. Legally, he can do it. But Gillespie is right, too.
Tonight, the inaugural class of the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, headed by boxers Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Oscar De La Hoya, Larry Holmes, Mike McCallum and Diego Corrales, will be enshrined at the Monte Carlo. And Rich Marotta, the founder and president, finally will be able to sigh with relief.
The pleasant weather of late summer and early fall is ideal for outdoor gatherings. Instead of a go-to meal of burgers and potato salad, explore your culinary side and try something fresh and different. Entertaining with local vegetables and flavorful garden herbs can be easy, healthy and delicious. Farmers markets are often the best source for ingredients straight from the garden.
For the estimated 6 million-plus American children who experience bedwetting, sleepovers, sleep-away camp and vacation can trigger embarrassment, not to mention stress and worry for parents. t’s important for parents to find coping strategies, and consistently comfort and reassure their children. Here is some guidance on how parents can handle bedwetting during common overnight occasions.
Staying well through preventive steps is cheaper, healthier and easier for everyone than waiting until a health condition becomes an issue. From the government to your own employer, many organizations spend millions of dollars every year on wellness programs aimed at supporting individuals’ efforts to stay healthy. These programs can be a great tool if they are easy to use, engaging, and provide reliable, understandable information on wellness.
Movie nannies might work for a spoonful of sugar, and hugs and kisses, but in the real world nannies – no matter how loving and attentive they are – need to get paid a salary. When you’re ready to hire a nanny, you can go through the most rigorous background checks, confirm references, interview extensively and hire the caregiver of your dreams – and still find yourself in the middle of a nanny nightmare if you run afoul of tax laws.