You can tell the powers that be are concerned about The Education Initiative because the level of rhetoric against it is rising.
The numbers behind Washington’s spending are so daunting that they verge on the imaginary. Congress just struck a deal on a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that locks in hundreds of billions of dollars in deficit spending. The national debt recently topped $17 trillion. And because lawmakers refuse to address the long-term costs of entitlement programs, tens of trillions of dollars must be borrowed in the decades ahead to pay for promised benefits.
Southern Nevada has had more than its share of bad news on the health care front in recent months: Dipak Desai’s life sentence for spreading hepatitis C at his endoscopy clinic; improper patient discharges and transports from the state’s Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital; and the new hardships Obamacare has imposed on residents, doctors, hospitals and insurers.
Gary Hannig let out a long exhale as the final seconds ticked away Tuesday. And after the final buzzer sounded, The Meadows boys basketball coach had a relieved look on his face.
Las Vegan Brad Tavares left the cage after his fight with Aaron Simpson in July 2011 frustrated and disappointed because he had suffered the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career.
It’s that time of year when a sports writer unjustly criticizes Colin Kaepernick for his appearance.
In its first meeting of the year, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority’s board of directors on Tuesday approved a 2014 bond resolution that secures the authority $50 million.
Golden Gaming’s tavern subsidiary has opened three new PT’s locations in Southern Nevada, giving the company a statewide leading 45 taverns.
It’s not just one that got away. UNLV junior guard Bryce Dejean-Jones has had a lot of time to reflect on two games to regret, and he admitted to being in a foul mood because of it.
The city of Las Vegas plans to continue working with Cordish Companies to develop a $390 million downtown sports arena, with the city paying $239 million raised in part by a special tax on downtown businesses.
A plan to issue $100 million in bonds to buy the right of way for the mammoth Project Neon highway improvement project in Las Vegas won quick approval Tuesday from the state Board of Finance.
Former food truck owners Sandra Dittman and Jerry Misa plan to open Mochiko Fried Chicken at 2101 S. Decatur Blvd. by April. They are attempting to raise funds through Kickstarter.
Carlos Barron was ready to die, North Las Vegas police Sgt. Michael Blackwell told a jury Tuesday. Barron, a former Clark County School District teacher, was holed up in his home after a confrontation with crew members from a reality TV production when Blackwell spoke to him.
A 20-year-old man died after a snowboarding accident on Mount Charleston Tuesday afternoon, Clark County officials said.
SHOT Show is back. The industry-only trade show is spread across 635,000 net square feet at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, up from last year’s 630,000 net square feet. More than 100 of the 1,600 exhibitors are new, and SHOT has more than 400 companies on its wait list.
This is one of my favorite everyday drinking wines. It is from the superb Sicilian producer Planeta, one of the great little family-owned wineries making tremendous value wines from this historic island.
This week we have good and bad news for Taste of the Town reader R.N. Dutcher. First, the latter: No, fellow readers haven’t found the shrimp dip you described. And now the former: You asked, alternatively, for a simple recipe, and there readers came through in spades.
Crush Eat, Drink, Love — from The Morton Group restaurateurs Michael and Jenna Morton and with William DeMarco as executive chef — opened in December, with a menu of wood-fired pizzas and small and large plates intended for sharing.
The city of Henderson is the first jurisdiction in Nevada to offer an automated external defibrillator loan program for public use.
Government agencies have cut travel spending more than $3 billion since scandal engulfed the General Services Administration over its $823,000 conference at the M Resort in Henderson three years ago, Congress was told Tuesday.
Suspended Family Court Judge Steven Jones filed for re-election Tuesday, according to the Clark County Election Department. Four challengers have also file for the seat.
It was back to the drawing board on Tuesday as the U.S. Senate once again hit an impasse on extending federal benefits to the long-term unemployed.
Four juveniles were arrested after a vacant house fire Tuesday afternoon, according to the North Las Vegas Fire Department.
A drawing showing a bearded miner holding a pick ax was chosen Tuesday by the state Sesquicentennial Commission as the second medallion for the state’s 150th anniversary.
Conservative activist and failed U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle filed a petition Tuesday to outlaw the Silver State Health Exchange in Nevada.
The PRCA, the sanctioning body that oversees the NFR, presented the counter offer to the event organizers nearly a month after its board voted 6-3 to reject the LVE offer. The PRCA also voted to make the counteroffer.
Visitors walking through the Springs Preserve botanical garden saw a house being lifted into the air by a 350-ton crane on Tuesday afternoon. The gardens will become the permanent home of the UNLV DesertSol home.
Suspended Las Vegas attorney Barry Levinson has been charged with the theft of more than $1 million from his clients. Levinson was accused Tuesday of stealing from lawsuit settlements between January 2007 and July 2012.
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‘Top Chef’ stars to close Las Vegas Strip pop-up restaurant
Southwest Vegas food hall closing only a year after opening
Wynn’s plans to build a third tower on Strip still alive
Asian grocery store looks to add new location near Summerlin
Fontainebleau signs ‘once in a generation talent’ to residency deal