Read about news and events happening in the Sunrise/Whitney area.
Websites for casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. remained down for a fourth day on Friday, while company, state and federal investigators trace the origin and effect of a hacking intrusion.
Clark County public schools will be changing the way staff reports child abuse and neglect if extensive policy changes are adopted by the School Board. The decision was postponed so that the revisions could be run by the Clark County Department of Family Services, district spokeswoman Kirsten Searer said.
They call it the holy grail of ready-to-eat meals for soldiers: a pizza that can stay on the shelf for as long as three years and still remain good to eat.
CITY SEEKS LIFEGUARDS, WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTORS
Even before he shoved a loud-mouthed, obnoxious fan, Marcus Smart made a bigger mistake. He returned to Oklahoma State when he would have been a top-five pick, and possibly the No. 1 pick, in last summer’s NBA Draft.
Caesars Entertainment’s interactive subsidiary has acquired an Israeli-based social gaming business, the company’s fourth deal in the past few years to expand its presence in the growing free-to-play gaming market.
A pet shop owner was indicted by a grand jury on arson charges that she and an accomplice tried to burn down her business with 27 puppies inside, Clark County prosecutors said Friday.
As The Venetian welcomes back Tim McGraw and Faith Hill this weekend, we’re breaking out an interview we’ve kept bottled up since the holidays.
A winter storm that brought snow and ice to the East Coast moved offshore Friday after causing at least 25 deaths, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and causing a large pileup in Pennsylvania that injured 30 people.
With 1.23 billion users in all the flavors and up-and-down stages of romantic relationships, Facebook knows a thing or two about love.
The winner of the 2014 Main Event at the World Series of Poker will collect $10 million to celebrate the tournament’s 10th year at the Rio.
Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick offered business owners a state-level view of Southern Nevada’s economic recovery Feb. 6, reassuring the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce that the region was making major strides and could count on continued support from its state legislators.
Las Vegas police are investigating former NFL player Darren Sharper, charged Friday in Los Angeles with two counts of rape by use of drugs, on similar charges. A sexual assault investigation into Sharper is “active and ongoing,” Metro says.
Sandra and Steve Huntsman were aspiring actors in their early 20s who shared a passion for theater and music.
Each week Neon spotlights a different cuisine in the Dining Guide, with ethnic restaurants this week.
If you have been watching the Winter Olympics only in prime time, you may be under the impression these Games consist mostly of figure skating and the men’s and women’s half-pipe. And about 15 minutes of alpine skiing and/or short track speed skating, which is sort of like roller derby on ice.
This far down her show business path, Helen Reddy doesn’t really need a backup plan.
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man they say robbed a store on Feb. 4.
Could you imagine all of Summerlin being developed as an industrialized site “to test new and improved radar control and guided missile devices for the military?” Unthinkable, but not if Howard Hughes had had his way.
CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS TO OFFER ONLINE ACCOUNT ACCESS SYSTEM, SMS APPLICATION
Time to turn the spotlight on some of our favorite Valentine’s Day couples, including the Goodmans, the Fators, the Sawchucks and the Rudners.
Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympic athlete who faces a murder trial next month, says he is consumed by sorrow for fatally shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in his home a year ago on Valentine’s Day.
STATE PARK TO HOST CIVIL WAR EXPERIENCE LAST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH