A Northern Nevada teacher who was the victim of a murder-suicide two years ago is being honored by her school.
Less than two years after launching a $21 million effort to replace more than 40,000 streetlights in Las Vegas, Mayor Carolyn Goodman and others on the City Council are suffering buyers’ remorse.
A Utah man has been arrested twice since he was released from jail earlier in November following his previous arrest in connection with the shooting of a man with a bow and arrow at a homeless camp in Elko.
Chris Collins knew that his calling in basketball probably would be as a coach. So when Northwestern selected Collins to replace Bill Carmody in March, no one should have been surprised.
Not all art is found in museums. The Zap! Project, which was created as part of the Las Vegas Centennial celebration, brings public art into the suburbs. The newest effort, Zap 5, is in the area of the Desert Breeze Community Center, 8275 Spring Mountain Road, and utilizes utility boxes. They have been taken from a drab gray to sport colorful renderings by local artists.
Pope Francis denounced the global financial system that excludes the poor as he issued the mission statement for his papacy on Tuesday, saying he wants the Catholic Church to get its hands dirty as it seeks to bring solace and mercy to society’s outcasts.
Some Fridays, Kerry Clasby leaves her Ventura County, Calif., home at 4 a.m. to open the Downtown 3rd Farmers Market, 300 N. Casino Center Blvd., at 9 a.m.
It’s that time when adversity sets in, hope disappears and some NFL teams get torn apart while facing the certainty of a losing year. But coach Tom Coughlin is not going to allow any of that nonsense to wreck the New York Giants, at least not yet.
There are plenty of locals who have made 4 Mile Bar their second home. The dimly lit venue lacks pool tables but serves drinks for less than $3.
Two years ago, Kip Smith frequently couldn’t sleep more than 30 minutes a night. No matter what he did, he couldn’t keep his legs from trembling or escape the spasms that jerked him awake.
Politicians didn’t like it, the public didn’t like it, so the gigantic Louis Vuitton suitcase is being booted out of Red Square.
The Obama administration has said the government’s troubled healthcare.gov website will function smoothly by the end of Saturday. Those paid to help enroll Americans in Obamacare remain doubtful.
A leader of the Navajo Code Talkers who appeared at a Washington Redskins home football game said Wednesday the team name is a symbol of loyalty and courage — not a slur as asserted by critics who want it changed.
It could be a plot from a classic comic book: A mild-mannered boy with the good Spidey sense to treat his comics like priceless manuscripts grows into a man who must use the valuable collection to fight his greatest foe, a rare disease threatening to rob him of his ability to walk.
When Season 18 of “The Ultimate Fighter” began, it would have been difficult to find anyone picking Jessica Rakoczy to win the women’s tournament on the reality TV show.
Scottish authorities raised the death toll to eight people Saturday in the crash of a police helicopter into a crowded Glasgow pub, stressing that a rescue and recovery operation is ongoing and it is unclear what they will find when the aircraft’s wreckage is moved.
When it comes to small networks and higher insurance premiums, Las Vegas has nothing on Lovelock. Or on Battle Mountain, or Elko, or any of Nevada’s rural areas.
It never will, and shouldn’t, reach the level of intensity that is UNLV-UNR each fall, but perhaps by borrowing a page from their basketball programs, UNLV and San Diego State football also can discover a happy medium of disgust that only a true rivalry can offer.
With the death of Cleveland billionaire and philanthropist Peter B. Lewis, the push for relaxed U.S. marijuana laws lost its most generous supporter. That’s left supporters wondering what comes next.
Earth science teacher Megan Krier leaves her classroom once a day to meet with Western High School’s student council in a back room that serves as a graveyard for canceled programs.
When you walk into Johanna Sapakie’s living room, you are greeted by a jungle-gym-sized twist of metal hanging from the ceiling — and she performs on it, dancing in the air.
Old-time Elvis Presley fans and lots of newer, younger ones flocked to a new exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Friday to see his stylish ID bracelet, custom-made motorcycle, eye-catching rings and military mementos.
Gov. John Kasich wants Ohioans to avoid using the dreaded letter “M” on Saturday when No. 3 Ohio State faces archrival Michigan.
Christmas decorations, including plush snowmen in red and green suits, lined the sale’s entrance. Behind them, other holiday decor was displayed atop boxes and tables, giving way to clothing and household appliances.