When nurse Abby Hudema talks about why the University Medical Center pediatric intensive care unit staff follows infection control policies so closely — it was one of only five such units nationwide to earn the Consumer Reports’ top rating for preventing bloodstream infections in 2012 — she recalls a scene that at first blush doesn’t seem to have much to do with preventing bacteria from entering the bloodstream.
An Oregon couple is facing federal indecency charges after they are alleged to have performed several sexual acts on a Las Vegas-bound flight in June.
The dystopian science fiction thriller “Elysium” topped the weekend box office with $30.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, enough to beat three newcomers, including the Jennifer Aniston comedy “We’re the Millers.”
After gaining experience in other management roles with the company, including as assistant general manager at the Santa Fe Station and Red Rock Resort, Stacy Stagg returned to Sunset Station this year.
The musical beat goes on at the UNLV Performing Arts Center, which celebrates its 38th season with a 2013-14 schedule that includes pianist Peter Nero, contemporary jazz group the Rippingtons and the Moscow Festival Ballet.
A 2-year-old boy kidnapped from a Rhode Island home where police made an early morning discovery of two bodies was found Sunday night “in good health,” police said.
Early in the morning, at a Las Vegas public park, you may find Kerry Geyser engaged in what appears to be the start of a human wheelbarrow race. Some would say it’s the last thing Geyser, co-founder of the outdoor fitness program Las Vegas Bootcamp, should be doing.
A Marine veteran who went blind while in service to his country has found a home in Spanish Springs.
Four cellphone companies teamed up with documentary director Werner Herzog to produce a 35-minute public service announcement about texting while driving.
Jim Furyk teed off in the final round of the PGA Championship with a one-stroke lead Sunday, looking to give golf another middle-aged major champion.
If Manny Vargas answers the phone at For Goodness Shake, customers shouldn’t be alarmed if he asks what’s shaking. He’s not flirting.
Janelle Deandra James, 26, was on a motorcycle that ran off Buffalo Drive around 2 a.m. and hit a traffic sign near Summerlin Parkway.
A man is dead after his motorcycle went off the road in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area Sunday morning.
What started as a birthday party Saturday night ended in a fatal shooting near Vegas and Rancho drives.
Here’s our last-chance call for local bar owners and managers who wish to have their establishments included in the 2013 edition of the R-J’s annual directory of NFL bars.
There’s no getting around it, a movie based on a novel will always draw comparisons to its source material.
They’re professionals, among the best of the best, called in to rescue a damsel in distress at a hotel pool.
A young black bear that was captured near homes in Gardnerville has been released into the hills above the Carson Valley west of the city, according to a Nevada wildlife official.
Remember the iconic scene in “On the Waterfront,” in which Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger are riding in the back of a taxi, and Charley “The Gent” Malloy, played by Steiger, jabs a pistol into the ribs of Terry Malloy, played by Brando, because his movie brother is thinking about testifying against Johnny Friendly, who controls the docks with an iron fist?
In the grand scheme of the millions of dollars the Vistana homeowners association lost because of corrupt board members, $356,000 is not a lot of money to get back.
For those who saw Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme close the Stardust on Oct. 28, 2006, it was also the last time many of us saw the legendary duo on stage together.
An entrepreneur at heart, Jacqueline Jensen didn’t look for a job out of school. She created her own.
Anybody who knows Rep. Steven Horsford — or has ever heard him give a stemwinding speech on the campaign trail or on the floor of the Nevada Legislature — knows he’s got a lot of heart.
It’s officially named the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, but let’s not kid ourselves. It’s commonly called the Mob Museum for a reason.
Having navigated MGM Resorts International through almost four years of turbulent economic waters, Jim Murren has grown used to hearing negative comments from haters and detractors.
Of golf’s four majors, the PGA Championship attracts the least amount of hype. Jim Furyk and Jason Dufner, the players atop the leaderboard, keep a low profile, too.
