That UNLV students were selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon against teams from elite private institutions such as Stanford University, the University of Southern California and the California Institute of Technology was an accomplishment by itself.
For the second straight home game, Wranglers tough guy Adam Huxley tried to set the tone for his team by fighting Alaska defenseman B.J. Crum in the opening minute Friday night at Orleans Arena.
Coronado’s Sam Grant watched two chances to secure the Division I boys tennis team state title slip off his racket. He wasn’t about to let a third one get away.
On a roster overflowing with freshmen and sophomores, Anjali Daulat more than stands out.
After being on the receiving end of 153 touchdown strikes — third-most in NFL history behind Jerry Rice and Randy Moss — in a 15-year career, Terrell Owens has his sights set on throwing strikes as a professional bowler. Seriously.
Drag racing is a family affair for Matt Smith. His father raced. Smith met his wife, Angie, while competing against her. It’s in his DNA.
Sometimes things don’t go as planned. South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier’s plans to be in the national title hunt this season are wrecked.
County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly will host a free food market with Lutheran Social Services and Three Square at 9 a.m. Saturday at the County Government Center.
The lineup of bands and celebrity chefs are the big draws for this weekend’s Life Is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas. But festivalgoers just might learn something along the way, too.
Republicans on Friday pressed an attack on Democratic House hopeful Erin Bilbray, seeking to escalate controversy over an awkward remark the first-time Nevada candidate made this week on a statewide interview show.
William Potts burned with the desire to change the world. Nothing really turned out the way he planned.
North Las Vegas’ Craig Ranch Regional Park debuted Friday with a whoosh and a bang.
Paul Freeman drove 600 miles last year to save himself — and his employer — thousands of dollars on his surgery.
There is always this: At least the Hauck kids never gave Dad the middle finger as a young UNR football fan once offered UNLV as it was departing the field following an in-state rivalry game.
Clark County Family Services employee Jadon Davis was fired in January for not following hotline policies regarding a call warning that a 7-year-old boy was being abused two days before the boy died. However, an an arbitrator has ruled in his favor, according to an email sent to county commissioners on Friday.
An autopsy was planned on a baby girl whose body was found on a conveyor belt by a worker sorting out cans and plastics at a Victorville, Calif., recycling center.
Matt Youmans, Kelly Stewart and Tony Miller give you their best bets for Week 8 from the Golden Nugget sports book.
Federal wildlife officials on Friday proposed to list as threatened populations of greater sage grouse in Nevada and California in an effort to save the struggling species, a decision that promises to have wide-ranging effects on mineral and energy development in the West.
In the world of major-league drag racing, three top women in this weekend’s National Hot Rod Association event in Las Vegas have forged unique marketing strategies and branding images to compete both on the track and in the high-stakes off-speedway competition for sponsors and fans.
Republican Rep. Joe Heck ripped into leaders of his own party on Friday after reports circulated they might not bring up immigration bills for House votes this year.
Amid incidents of pets dying from dog treats, the Food and Drug Administration is proposing long-awaited rules to make pet food and animal feed safer.
Brian Leonard takes on Kenny White in Week 8 of the Friday Football Showdown.
Some former shareholders of the now-defunct First Asian Bank will get another chance to overturn its 2011 takeover by Royal Business Bank.
The Sparks Middle School student who killed a teacher and wounded two classmates before turning the gun on himself appeared to be a typical 12-year-old who liked soccer, was good at video games and didn’t have a lot of friends but “didn’t seem to be a loner,” a friend said Friday.
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