There may be a link between weather and the risk of suffering a stroke, say researchers who analyzed climate trends and hospital records on millions of Americans.
The DNA of a baby boy who was buried in Montana 12,600 years ago has been recovered, and it provides new indications of the ancient roots of today’s American Indians and other native peoples of the Americas.
As a senior at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Melissa Waite never planned on being a partner at a prestigious local law firm. At the time, Waite was studying and finishing her requirements toward earning a degree in psychology and a minor in economics.
Like many critically overweight Americans, Harrison cannot afford to have weight loss surgery because her health insurance doesn’t cover it. The financial burden makes it nearly impossible for her to follow the advice of three physicians who have prescribed the stomach-shrinking procedure for Harrison, who is four-feet, 10 inches and weighs 265 pounds.
Before the start of the championship round of the Division I Sunrise Region wrestling tournament, Green Valley coach Jon Ferry sat down with meet officials to double-check whether the team standings were correct.
Randall Cunningham is humbled. When he thinks back, he sees only a big deficit on the scoreboard, 80,000 lunatics screaming at him and Bruce Smith on a mission to rip his head off.
Closing a textbook, Joseph “Luke” Nelson glances at the digital clock. It’s 11 p.m. and he still has homework to finish for three classes. Yawning, he boots up his laptop to begin work.
Nobel Prize-winning Israeli biologist Aaron Ciechanover was honored during the ninth annual Pursuit of Excellence gala Feb. 8 at The Venetian.
Animals from the Roos-N-More zoo were on display downtown to raise money for the zoo which was closed down.
If there’s one thing we learned from last week’s telephone press conference by the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling it’s that all five speakers “were honored” to be on the 45-minute call.
Ask 39-year-old single mother Barbara Conant how she makes it raising three teenagers, including her elder daughter’s 16-year-old best friend, and a 7-year-old — all while working at a day care center. She’ll tell you that the child care subsidy she receives through the Las Vegas Urban League Early Childhood Connection makes a life-changing difference.
It was about 10 years ago when some local soccer enthusiasts got this idea to put on a grand kids’ soccer tournament, figuring that if they did it right, kids from far and wide might come here to play.
Several people were shot at a wedding reception in central Las Vegas on Saturday night. Las Vegas police said family and friends were celebrating about 11:30 p.m. at El Palacio Del Sol, a banquet hall at 953 E. Sahara Ave., near Maryland Parkway, when an argument erupted and a man shot several of the partygoers.
A fire destroyed a house in North Las Vegas late Saturday night.
It was a few days before Easter, 2010, and Church of South Las Vegas senior pastor Benny Perez’s life was at a high. His wife was pregnant and the church was prospering and poised for expansion. That’s when the storm hit. Perez lays out his troubles from the flatlining of his baby’s heartbeat during a routine ultrasound and the near loss of his wife to the financial crisis’ drag on the church and its members in “More: Discovering the God of More When Life Gives You Less.”
Whatever else may be said about Family Court Judge Steven Jones — and there is plenty — you can’t say he’s without chutzpah.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day weekend, Sue Lowden finally is getting some love from the Nevada Democratic Party — albeit tough love.
He concluded, “We live in a Gestapo age.”
There is no stopping the marriage equality movement. Popular opinion and legal precedent have evolved. State laws and constitutional amendments that specifically prohibit same-sex marriage, such as Nevada’s voter-approved ban, are doomed.
Speaking of appeals: Embattled Las Vegas Constable John Bonaventura is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to help him keep his job.
Nevada voters will be asked to decide in November whether they support the margin tax initiative, a gross revenue tax on businesses that, if passed, would leave the Silver State with one of the worst business tax burdens in the country.
After eight days of preparing for the Sunset Region wrestling tournament, and two straight days of competition, you’d think a little celebration would be in order after winning a title.