Legendary former University of Nevada, Las Vegas basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, who was recently named to the James Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Ill., will be honored from 5-7 tonight at Henderson Hyundai.
A new, free smartphone app was launched Thursday nationwide to help locate sexual predators and rescue kids from sexual abuse and exploitation.
Some of the loudest NFL fans in the country are attempting to become the loudest in the world.
Most seasonal fire restrictions will be lifted Friday on public lands in Southern Nevada because recent moisture has lowered the fire danger.
Q: I was wondering if there is a trick to container gardening. I have been using potting soil, along with plant food, and my plants keep wilting. What am I doing wrong?
Let’s be shallow and intrusive today. I had the chance to talk to Enrique Iglesias, so I asked him if his girlfriend, tennis pro Anna Kournikova, is improving his tennis game.
A mother accused of child abuse after her 11-year-old caught on fire during a vehicle arson was identified by authorities Thursday.
AT&T and some other companies learned quickly on Wednesday, the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, that it’s sometimes best to stay out of the conversation. Even if everyone else is talking.
Film studio Warner Bros. announced Thursday that J.K. Rowling will write the screenplay for a movie based on “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” her textbook to the magical universe she created in the boy wizard’s stories.
More than 1 million people showed their support for Catalan independence Wednesday by joining hands to form a 400-kilometer (250-mile) human chain across the northeastern region of Spain.
Here we go again. One of the great debates in sports. That which is either disgracefully dishonest or merely gaining an advantage without breaking rules.
There’ll be a bit of aloha in Henderson this weekend when the 23rd annual Prince Kuhio Ho’olaule’a Festival returns to the Henderson Events Plaza.
When Anastacio Del Real and fellow co-founders of the Fiesta Las Vegas Latino Parade and Festival created the daylong celebration of Latino culture a few years ago, they weren’t quite sure whether the community would embrace it.
Lottery systems provider Scientific Games received tentative approval Wednesday from the Gaming Control Board to purchase slot machine manufacturer WMS Industries for $1.5 billion.
A Las Vegas woman was indicted Wednesday on one count of solicitation to commit murder.
State gaming regulators gave preliminary approval Thursday to a marketing agreement between Golden Gaming and Gibraltar-based 888 Holdings in which the tavern operator could deliver its customers as online poker players to a website that includes Treasure Island.
The remembrance of “a kind and gentle man” and a “gentleman’s gentleman” was a perfect way to start the week for more than 150 people at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The fourth installment of “Jurassic Park” has a name: “Jurassic World.”
What’s for dinner? It’s a question most of us ask every day. With evening routines packed full of extracurricular activities, chores and preparation for the following day, we don’t always have as much time as we’d like to make dinner. Fortunately, a quick, delicious and healthy meal can still be an option for your family, even when you’re short on time. All it takes is a little planning, some common ingredients and one trip to the grocery store.
Women might be surprised to know that most of them will develop fibroids or polyps as a health issue sometime in their lives. In fact, studies show that 70 percent of white women and 80 percent of African-American women will develop fibroids by the time they are 50. Although these growths are among one of the most common health problems a woman can face, few know what they are, what the symptoms can be, and what treatments are available to them.
Almost every day there is something in the news about a computer hacker obtaining sensitive corporate information. Whether these cyber-attacks are the work of lone individuals or sophisticated organizations, the end result can be devastating. In fact, it has been estimated that such intrusions cost the nation’s businesses more than $114 billion every year.