Paleontologists on Wednesday unveiled a new dinosaur discovered four years ago in southern Utah that proves giant tyrant dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus rex were around 10 million years earlier than previously believed.
The father of the 12-year-old boy who committed suicide after killing a teacher and wounding two classmates at Sparks Middle School said the handgun his son used was in a case but not locked where it was kept on a shelf above their kitchen refrigerator.
Let’s face it; people who participate in cooking competitions tend to be pretty intense, traveling many miles and endlessly refining recipes and technique to ensure that their chili — or barbecue, or burger, or sandwich, or pasta, or dessert, or bacon — is the best in the land.
Two teenagers were taken to University Medical Center after they were struck by a car Tuesday afternoon.
The city of Las Vegas won’t accept applications for new package liquor stores under the Fremont Street canopy so don’t bother asking, at least for awhile.
A 54-year-old man was indicted on charges he sent threatening letters to Mayor Carolyn Goodman and an administrative law judge, prosecutors said Wednesday.
“Maybe,” according to a recent survey. It depends on whom you ask.
The cities of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas will study sharing everything from animal control to traffic services under an agreement approved Wednesday by the Las Vegas City Council.
As late as Tuesday afternoon, on the official White House website, the very first subsection of a page devoted to the Affordable Care Act — under the heading, “Title I. Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans” — still read as follows: “If You Like the Insurance You Have, Keep It: Nothing in the proposal forces anyone to change the insurance they have. Period.”
If you religiously check the dates on all of your grocery products and throw out anything that’s past that magic number on the calendar, we may have news for you.
Dish Network said on Wednesday it will close all 300 or so retail locations of the Blockbuster video rental chain by January, closing a chapter on a brand that failed to compete in the digital world.
A prosecutor on Wednesday said a woman’s death is viewed as a “thrill kill” — much different than the accidental death described by the Henderson man accused of putting a gun to a woman’s head and pulling the trigger, later saying he didn’t know the gun was loaded.
A Colorado family woke up one morning this week to find a group of elk mingling around their trampoline, with one actually enjoying itself on the tramp.
Joseph Gilbert Hyde, 54, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of a homeless man on the bridge connecting the MGM Grand and New York-New York in September, according to police.
Political fights among politicians are not new. Today, the rivalries are ridiculed in political cartoons and on TV sitcoms. In the past, political differences were shown in Staffordshire figures, slogans and drawings.
A jest about “my head hurts” was half-serious, but Denver Broncos offensive lineman John Moffitt has left pro football and a salary of over $1 million, saying he’s lost his zeal for the game.
Q: I have a wooden fence that has seen better days. Its vertical posts are not so vertical anymore and they wobble. Although the posts are in concrete, they move with the wind. To make matters worse, the gate is starting to sag more than the bags under my eyes. I can’t afford a block wall, and this fence needs some surgery. What should I do?
“History is all explained by geography.” Robert Penn Warren (1905-1989), American poet, novelist and literary critic, interview, “Writers at Work, First Series” (1958)
Q: Is it too cold to dethatch my Bermuda grass lawn? Do I have to wait until next year? What about overseeding? Is it also too late? If I need to wait, then when?
DEAR HELOISE: Do you have a recipe for softening old, dried paintbrushes? I was able to get one softened by soaking it overnight in vinegar and a bit of water, but the other one is still hard and stiff.
It’s November and time to talk turkey. With Thanksgiving and the holiday season just around the corner, now is the perfect time to get your kitchen ready for the festivities.
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Southern Nevada Master Gardeners helped plant shade trees, aquatic shrubs and sow wildflower seeds at Cornerstone Park in Henderson as part of Make a Difference Day Oct. 26.
The gaming industry’s batting order may have landed a new clean-up hitter. The overwhelming approval by New York voters to add seven Las Vegas-style casinos was welcomed by gaming insiders and observers.
The Wynn Resorts Ltd. board of directors has approved a $3 dividend to be paid on Dec. 6 to shareholders of record on Nov. 20, the gaming company announced Tuesday after the stock markets closed.
The No. 1 overall pick is still looking for basket No. 1. Anthony Bennett, the former UNLV standout who was the first player taken in this year’s NBA Draft, hasn’t scored a field goal for the Cavaliers.
Americans who passed part, but not all, of the GED test are rushing to finish the high school equivalency exam before a new version rolls out in January and their previous scores are wiped out. About 1 million people could be affected.
A woman in a motorized wheelchair who was struck by a car in September has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Two U.K. women are facing intense criticism after dressing up as the burning World Trade Center twin towers for Halloween, bagging a nearly $250 prize in a club’s costume contest.
The man who died in a motorcycle accident Tuesday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.