So far, Clark County isn’t getting a groundswell of opposition to a proposed fuel tax that county commissioners are considering.
The state of Nevada will launch its first mandatory teacher evaluation system when the new school year begins next week. Such a program is long overdue.
This valley takes a lot of criticism. The slams come in the form of rankings, reports and anecdotes. Some of it is justified. But too often, our community is judged as heartless and greedy.
Nevada’s public records law is clear: Public records are supposed to be open to the public to allow citizens to keep track of what government is doing.
All you need to understand what senior defensive tackle Alex Klorman means to UNLV’s football team is the jersey number he wears.
The UNLV men’s soccer team was picked to place third in the Western Athletic Conference’s preseason poll, and junior midfielder Julian Portugal was named to the preseason all-conference team.
The UNLV volleyball team was picked to place third in the Mountain West’s preseason poll, and senior middle blocker Madeline Westman, a two-time all-conference selection, has been named to the preseason team.
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, Justin Hampson (6-2); Bees, Daniel Stange (4-1)
Racing returns to Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s Bullring and Strip this weekend after a hiatus because of the hot weather.
One arrest has been made in a crash that shut down the right lane of Las Vegas Beltway near the Airport Connector Road Thursday night, according to Nevada Highway Patrol troopers.
Henderson officials are taking the first step in their goal to enhance and reinvest in the city’s maturing neighborhoods.
A teen was in custody, suspected of firing shots from an assault rifle Tuesday at an Atlanta-area elementary school where dramatic television footage showed young students racing out of the building, being escorted by teachers and police. No one was injured and all students and teachers were accounted for and safe.
Federal housing officials are condemning a decision by the Denver Housing Authority to evict the relatives of a mother killed by a rampaging gunman three days after her slaying, saying there is room for compassion in federal law.
Dick Van Dyke is uninjured after his Jaguar caught fire while he was driving on a Los Angeles freeway.
Welterweight contenders Rory MacDonald and Robbie Lawler will fight as part of the UFC 167 card in Las Vegas on Nov. 16, a source close to the organization confirmed.
Prosecutors filed charges against three teenagers Tuesday after police said the boys randomly targeted an Australian baseball player as he jogged and shot him in the back, killing him, to avoid the boredom of an Oklahoma summer day.
When a guest speaker recently challenged a room full of Nevada State College Nepantla Scholars to write a poem about their roots, Carolina Rojas, 18, decided to deliver a special message to her peers. So she rapped it.
From the minor-league baseball club that gave you the world’s first urinal gaming system comes a promotion that’s more 6 feet under than it is over the top: One “lucky” fan will win a free funeral package.
The Cavaliers have signed former UNLV star Anthony Bennett, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft, to his guaranteed rookie contract.
A federal appeals court ruling last week gave a green light to restart licensing of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site but without funding the process will remain stalled, Nevada Rep. Joe Heck said Tuesday.
I write this message from behind the lines at the YMCA’s Camp Whittle, the site of this year’s Camp Independent Firefly. Don’t let that name fool you. This is a very dangerous assignment. I suspect I am onto the story of my life.
Las Vegas police are looking for any potential victims of a man suspected of sexual assault of a minor.
Newly released court documents describe the extent of injuries to the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, including multiple gunshot wounds to his face and a skull fracture.
A look at some of the DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores this week:
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