They’re a diverse female duo in the world of combat sports, and a Las Vegas-based Muay Thai fight organization is counting on them to help build its brand and drive ticket sales and TV ratings.
Another school year begins, and children once again prepare themselves to face the scary — at least for a kid — prospect of having to get used to a brand-new teacher.
And, of course, the homeless man who makes his way to his turf at the same time you exit the highway. He usually holds a brown bag. His silver hair is combed back off his leathery, brick-red face. He stumbles like a toddler learning to walk and occasionally directs traffic.
“We are the bad boys of hand balancing,” the KriStef Brothers proclaim on “America’s Got Talent.”
Destiny can be an overused word in sports, but after rallying for two walk-off wins over Fresno in the past four days at Cashman Field, the 51s appear destined to capture their first Pacific Coast League playoff berth since 2002.
In the next few months, Neal Smatresk will introduce the school’s 12th full-time athletic director — who will take over a troubled department with shaky finances, a struggling football program and a poor relationship with the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV’s football team opens the season at Minnesota on Thursday night, and the players took timeout from game preparation Saturday to welcome fans to Rebels Park.
Though his team took some serious graduation hits after finishing second in the state last season, Liberty coach Rich Muraco still had high hopes for his team’s season opener.
It’s the dead of summer. Congress is adjourned. Egypt burns. ObamaCare looms. Government spooks read our email.
In an Aug. 17 editorial (“Death Valley National Park needs quicker fix for roads”), the Review-Journal smartly points out that a change is needed.
Mike Tyson’s wife is “standing by his side” after his recent relapse and stunning admission that he is “a vicious alcoholic on the verge of dying.”
Even though students will pay a little more this year, tuition and fees at the state’s colleges and universities remain lower than at higher education institutions in other Western states.
Bobbette Bond is in the middle of a grand experiment, so you could say she’s pretty busy.
Something new is growing at the bright green building downtown that once housed a pest control company and featured cutouts of giant roaches on its walls.
Yes, you can do this. No, you can’t do that. And that road you hate? Get over it. The road you want more of? Nope, not gonna happen.
Denial is not just a river in Egypt. It’s Harry Reid’s perpetual state of mind.
To say the idea percolating in North Las Vegas to seize mortgages in danger of foreclosure using the city’s power of eminent domain is controversial would be vastly understating the case.
As a new school year starts around the country, December’s atrocity at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., still haunts us. Adam Lanza took the lives of 20 children and six adults, mowing down innocents in a hail of gunfire. The attack was as emotionally devastating as any news event in recent memory.
By now, students and parents all around Southern Nevada have completed one of the back-to-school season’s most recognizable traditions: shopping for school supplies. Equipped with lists provided by their local schools and teachers, students will fill their carts with pens, folders, notebooks and aspirations for a successful school year.
The Review-Journal’s Aug. 18 editorial headlined “Nuclear waste politics” urged Nevadans to have or participate in a conversation on Yucca Mountain. What conversation, with whom, about what? The Department of Energy filed a license application withdrawal to end the project three years ago. The DOE has been clear — the site is unworkable and not an option for a nuclear waste disposal facility.
Craig Neilsen spent parts of three decades building Ameristar Casinos, the majority of which was accomplished after he was rendered a quadriplegic in a 1985 car accident.
My youngest son, Joseph, is 11 years old. And he wants to be a football player.
Soaring cliffs, vividly colored buttes and the beautiful stream that shaped them make Oak Creek Canyon one of the most popular scenic destinations in Arizona. The area has something to offer visitors during every season, but autumn in Oak Creek Canyon is especially appealing.
Red Rock Canyon: On Thursday, join a naturalist for an easy hike to observe some of Red Rock’s wild burros; for ages 15 and older. On Sept. 1, enjoy greenery and look for wildlife on a moderate, 2½-mile hike to a favorite spot where water can be found year-round; for ages 8 and older.
Dear Savvy Senior: Are there any programs that you know of that help seniors with their Medicare expenses? I’m 67 and live primarily on my Social Security, and am having a hard time paying my Medicare premiums, deductibles, co-pays and prescription drug costs. — Need Some Help
While summer vacations may be over, there are still plenty of activities and beautiful places to experience in Cerca country.