Pete Seeger, the banjo-picking troubadour who sang for migrant workers, college students and star-struck presidents in a career that introduced generations of Americans to their folk music heritage, died Monday at the age of 94.
Las Vegas attorneys Geoffrey Hawkins and Martin Melendrez own and operate the Las Vegas Mobsters, a soccer team in the process of forming with the goal of playing in the Mountain Division of the Premier Development League.
Nearly 15 million seniors and people with disabilities are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan in this country. That number adds up to almost one third of the total Medicare population.
The holidays are over, but most regions of the country face a few more months of winter. Whether you’re slogging through deep snow and sub-zero temperatures in the north, or contending with dampness, chill and muddy conditions in the south, it’s important to take care of your feet all winter long. You’ll want them to be healthy and ready for action when spring finally arrives.
Snow, blizzards, Arctic winds and damaging ice storms have wreaked havoc across the country this winter. While it may feel as though spring will never come, building experts suggest that now is the time for homeowners to consider spring home improvements that add value and comfort to the home.
With the economy improving, more job opportunities are appearing, giving today’s students openings to show prospective employers their skills and professional talents. However, the job market is still competitive, and students need to know – and then acquire – the skills prospective employers want.
Virgin Valley’s boys basketball team started a difficult stretch of league play on Monday night, playing the first of five upcoming road games. Garrett Leavitt and the team’s defense made sure the Bulldogs started the stretch off right.
Five Boulder City residents who were sued by the city in 2010 for circulating initiative petitions to address several different issues of concern have won a victory from the Nevada Supreme Court.
Nevada Smith is back on the road this week and headed to Elko for that remarkable roundup of purple sage writers, the 30th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is 27 years old, right in his prime as an NFL player. Perfect time to retire.
The Roos-N-More zoo in Moapa will be allowed to partially reopen under a deal struck Monday with officials from Clark County and the Southern Nevada Health District.
Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on northbound U.S. Highway 95 near Valley View Boulevard.
The graduation rate for Clark County School District, often regarded as one of the lowest-performing urban school systems in the country, has increased for the second consecutive year to 72 percent in 2012-13.
Follow the link for the schedule and results (when available) for the Division I and Division I-A boys and girls state bowling team tournaments, being held Jan. 27-31 at The Orleans.
The House on Monday passed a bill cutting red tape that has hindered rescue searches on federal lands, following two missions at Lake Mead that were delayed for months.
It didn’t take long for Jason Zucker to make a name for himself in Minnesota. Last season, the speedy left wing from Las Vegas capped off his rookie year by scoring the winning goal in overtime in the Wild’s only playoff victory over eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks.
A woman who stole over $400,000 in government money was sentenced to almost five years in federal prison Monday by Senior U.S. District Judge Lloyd D. George, according to Nevada U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden’s office.
Highway access to the city at the end of the trans-Alaska pipeline has been cut off indefinitely by avalanches, including one that dammed a river and created a lake up to a half-mile long across the roadway in a 300-foot wide mountain canyon.
Sgt. Michael Horn, a Nye County sheriff’s deputy, was arrested Saturday after police say he took prescription drugs from an elderly woman’s home in Pahrump.
Rodney Marshall made his money by punching people in the head and then taking their cash. In April 2009, he killed a 78-year-old man while plying his trade.
The husband and wife who died in what Henderson police said was a murder-suicide Saturday morning have been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Suspended Family Court Judge Steven Jones on Monday told a judicial panel considering his possible removal from the bench that he is withdrawing from his re-election campaign.
Silver State Schools Credit Union on Monday reported its seventh consecutive quarterly profit, as consistent results helped the Las Vegas-based credit union turn a corner and post its first profitable year in three years.
Some reflexology clinic operators in Clark County fear that proposed regulations will put them out of business. More than 1,000 people in Clark County are reflexologists, according to county estimates.
KTUD, the former over-the-air TV station owned by an affiliate of the Greenspun Corp., has filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation.
Army veteran John Masson swung onto his new bike from his wheelchair, and a support team began checking tires, tightening screws and adjusting the pedal bar.