Had he been around to see it, Dr. William Pearson would have loved the community center named for him at 1625 W.Carey Ave.
Fire officials said 18 people, including 13 children from a youth football team from Santa Monica, Calif., were transported from the Rio to area hospitals Friday morning after experiencing flu-like symptoms. The children ranged in age from 7 to 9. About 20 children were being treated for flu-like symptoms at the Rio Friday morning.
“If you’ve got (items) related to medical marijuana, we’re not going to get into that yet,” North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee warned city planning commissioners last month. “They’re not going to be heard. If they get past you guys, they’ll be killed by us.”
A memorial service for former prominent casino land broker David Atwell is set for Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. at International Church of Las Vegas, 811 Westcliff Drive, with a celebration of his life at Piero’s restaurant to follow, said Heather Atwell, one of Atwell’s daughters.
A Nevada board on Tuesday will consider settling a lawsuit with a former prison inmate whose ankles were shackled in 2011 during an ambulance ride to give birth to her baby daughter.
A six-month-old pit bull that was buried under a pile of rubble for more than a week after a tornado ripped through a central Illinois city has been coaxed to freedom with hot dogs and reunited with his owner.
Stephan Joppien began running marathons in his 20s. After completing several in his native Germany and throughout the United States, however, he found the 26-mile jaunts boring. That’s when Joppien turned to more challenging triathlons.
Team Ford Lincoln recently partnered with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation again to participate in the 2013 JDRF Walk for the Cure in Las Vegas.
Prisca Clipper fell in love with a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe that she purchased from Planet Hyundai Sahara about a month ago.
Anyone interested in seeing how reindeer behave this time of year can get a peek, anytime of the day.
Today on Thanksgiving and tomorrow on Black Friday, union organizers, activist groups and even a couple of Wal-Mart employees are expected to picket the nation’s largest retailer, in Las Vegas and across the country. The unions and activists behind the pickets claim it will be the single largest demonstration against the big box retailers in history, and will signify a new era of workers standing up against the evil empire that is corporate America.
Heart art is making its way across the Las Vegas Valley, and its latest stop is the JW Marriott and Rampart Casino, 221 N. Rampart Blvd. The Traveling Hearts of Las Vegas exhibit brings culture to the suburbs, but it has a more altruistic motive: The heart sculptures are auctioned off with the proceeds going to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The formation of the Mazda Alliance has dramatically accelerated Mazda sales in Las Vegas. The alliance represents Centennial Mazda, at 6225 Centennial Center Blvd. in the northwest, and Planet Mazda, at 6950 W. Sahara Ave.
The holidays bring traditions such gathering around the table for favorite foods, the scent of the Christmas tree and performances of “The Nutcracker.” The Las Vegas Ballet Company plans to present the traditional ballet at 7 p.m. Dec. 20, with 2 p.m. matinees scheduled Dec. 21-23 at Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center, 1771 Inner Circle Drive.
Popular with locals, Rachel’s Kitchen just celebrated its first year of operation at 9691 Trailwood Drive in Summerlin, one of its five Las Vegas Valley locations. So, who is the Rachel behind the name?
Two Las Vegas people found dead after police were called to a domestic disturbance by a young girl Wednesday night were identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
The NBA fined Jason Kidd, the Brooklyn Nets coach, $50,000 on Thursday, saying he intentionally spilled his drink on the court as an unusual stall tactic.
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Corey Taylor is like a lot of teens at Centennial Hills’ Northwest Career and Technical Academy: She talks fast, wears braces and maintains a giggly fascination with British boy band One Direction.
Joe and Rhonda Pierro have created an award-winning Mediterranean restaurant that includes a gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian menu.
While many restaurants talk about farm-to-table dining, executive chef George Jacquez is doing it by finding ingredients from farmers markets and local farms, including Cowboy Trail Farms and Gilcrease Orchard.
This casual Mediterranean-American restaurant knows how to customize your order.
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