Being a coach in the NFL isn’t necessarily an automatic ticket to the emergency room. But the hospitalization of two coaches on one midseason weekend— one after collapsing on primetime television — is a scary reminder that the unrelenting pressure of trying to win football games week after week can be a dangerous thing.
WASHINGTON — A bill to ban workplace discrimination against gay people, lesbians and bisexuals cleared a major hurdle in the Senate with a boost from Sen. Dean Heller.
An Internet security company says a limousine software company has been hacked, exposing credit card numbers and potentially embarrassing details about close to 1 million customers, including politicians, star athletes and corporate executives.
One person is in critical condition after a Monday shooting near the Eastside Cannery, Las Vegas police said.
Nevada Ballet Theatre’s weekend “Tribute to Tchaikovsky” provided a diverting, often stirring look at two of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballets: “Swan Lake” and “Sleeping Beauty.”
When Nevada’s first female congresswoman, Barbara Vucanovich, ran for re-election in 1992, her male opponent called her an “old bag.” Another male foe once falsely accused the conservative Republican of accepting mafia money to fund her campaign.
To appreciate their vastly different strategies in the race for Virginia governor, simply look at how the candidates spent Monday, the final full day of campaigning before polls open.
A Michigan woman who posted a picture of herself online dressed as a Boston Marathon bombing victim says she and her family have received death threats because of the costume.
Suspended Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito sent text messages to teammate Jonathan Martin that were racist and threatening, two people familiar with the situation said Monday.
Katrina Garcia’s effort to derail her son’s bank robbery plea got a big boost Monday. Michael Charles Garcia, told U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey that he was “under duress” and felt “coerced” by his lawyer into signing a plea agreement.
Walking into Jackson’s Bar & Grill, it’s easy to assume that the business was named for President Andrew Jackson. His face, along with other U.S. presidents, covers the walls inside and out. However, it was named for a 6-month-old baby.
Things to do in Southwest/Spring Valley, Nov. 5-11
Neighborhood news in Southwest/Spring Valley, Nov. 5-11
Less than a week after Assemblyman Jim Wheeler’s statement became public that he would vote for slavery if his constituents wanted it, the former chief of staff for Gov. Jim Gibbons has announced she will challenge him in the June Republican primary for Assembly District 39.
Las Vegas will be popular this Thanksgiving. Using booking data for travel between Nov. 4 and Nov. 30, CheapOair found that Las Vegas is the No. 2 destination for travel during the 2013 Thanksgiving holiday.
The Henderson resident who was shot to death Sunday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Business owner Irina Scherbo knows a lot about how the human body works. She started gymnastics in Ukraine when she was 5. By 16, she had won her first world championship. In 2010, Scherbo opened Pilates by Irina, 6625 W. Sahara Ave., to help people understand the importance of taking care of their bodies and working through injuries without relying on medication.
Voters are holding the cards as to whether New York will authorize seven Las Vegas-style casinos following months of debate over the benefits of expanded gambling and the rewording of Tuesday’s ballot question.
Music 4 Life offers many music medicine services, including a Music Medicine Boot Camp, CDs and a vibroacoustic bed.
Las Vegas Valley residents will be able to show appreciation for their beloved pets at the eighth annual Pet Blessing & Animal Fair on Nov. 9. St. Rose Dominican Hospitals San Martin campus is scheduled to host the event from 1 to 3 p.m. in its Healing Garden, 8280 W. Warm Springs Road. The event is set to offer pet-related information booths from rescue groups, clubs and hospitals. Agility clubs and the Metropolitan Police Department’s K-9 unit are also scheduled to perform demonstrations.
New urban forest study shows the Las Vegas Valley has more than 113,000 trees from more than 250 different species.
Firefighters rescued a 19-year-old New York University student who became trapped between two buildings in lower Manhattan.
The Guitar Center location at Town Square voted to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union with almost 75 percent of the workers voting in support of the movement.
They’re in a mystical business with few guarantees, so perhaps anyone could foresee tension between psychics and the law.
A circus llama has been returned safely after a group of drunken French teenagers abducted the animal and took it for a ride on Bordeaux’s tram system.
If you’re a woman working in corporate America, you’ve probably heard of the wage gap. If you’re a parent living with expressions such as “adorbs” and “bestie” on a daily basis, you’re familiar with the generation gap.
Nicknamed “Fat Leonard,” the gregarious Malaysian businessman is well known by U.S. Navy commanders in the Pacific, where his company has serviced warships for 25 years.
Zoos around the country will soon find out whether a beagle named Elvis can let them know when their polar bears are pregnant.
Skydiving instructor Mike Robinson was at 12,000 feet, just seconds away from his fourth and final jump of the day, when a second plane carrying other skydivers struck the aircraft he was in, sending them all tumbling toward the ground.
