When the 2012-13 season ended, Legacy girls basketball coach Tiffany Richardson knew she would have five returnees and hoped the Longhorns could quickly bounce back from a down year.
If Jimmy Fallon had already proven he was a natural hosting NBC’s “Late Night,” he left no doubt Monday that “The Tonight Show” now fits him like a glove.
Rashad Vaughn poured in 42 points on Monday to lead Findlay Prep’s boys basketball team to a 116-71 victory over Planet Athlete Academy at Henderson International.
The good news for UNLV basketball fans is that Wednesday night’s home game against New Mexico will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2. There is one drawback, though. Bob Knight is coming to town.
A Las Vegas firefighter was taken to the hospital after battling a house fire Monday in the central part of the valley.
I had read that Dartmouth, the little Ivy League school in New Hampshire with the big academic tradition, had sent 120 of its athletes to the Winter Olympics over the years. And though Dartmouth was founded in 1769, that still seemed like a lot.
The Arctic isn’t nearly as bright and white as it used to be because of more ice melting in the ocean, and that’s turning out to be a global problem, a new study says.
As the number of people who use, and fatally overdose on, heroin has skyrocketed in recent years, authorities are seeing the return of an alarming development: heroin that, often unbeknownst to the user, is spiked with fentanyl.
Sure, the Las Vegas housing market has perked up — but enough to justify a nearly ten-fold increase in new apartment units?
Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak, a Democrat, said Monday he won’t run against incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Las Vegas Sands Corp., owners of the Venetian and Palazzo on the Strip, has restored its websites about a week after they were apparently taken over by hackers.
Rebels right-hander Erick Fedde was named the Mountain West pitcher of the week, after setting the tone for the Rebels’ four-game sweep of Central Michigan over the weekend.
The unseasonably warm weather has us thinking of the warmer months ahead, a time synonymous with some great Las Vegas music festivals whose line-ups have started taking shape.
It was going on 3 a.m. today, and Kevin McGlue, the play-by-play announcer for the Colorado Eagles, was in a station break after the Wranglers beat the guys he travels with 3-0 in the annual Midnight Circus hockey game at Orleans Arena.
Venezuela on Monday gave three U.S. Embassy officials 48 hours to leave the country, accusing the Obama administration of siding with student protesters who the country accuses of inciting violence. The U.S. has denied the charges.
Michael Charles Garcia may come to regret following his mother’s advice to move to withdraw his guilty plea in a 2012 bank robbery case that called for a sentence of probation.
The Nevada Highway Patrol says 50-year-old David S. Abrams of Sparks was traveling east Friday morning when the driver of a big-rig truck in the lane next to him apparently didn’t see him.
The Summer Olympics may have the edge when it comes to sheer numbers, but the Winter Olympics are awesome in their own right. Here are nine reasons they’re better than their warm-weather counterparts.
“The first thing I knew was the red paint on the walls had to go,” said Perry Cirkel, the new owner of The Coffee House at 117 S. Water St. in Henderson. Other changes have included tripling the size of the menu from its original four or five items, adding art from locals, and increasing evening entertainment options.
The two-day event hosted by online retailer Zappos drew more than 5,000 people and raised $250,000 for the small, family owned zoo so it can reopen to the public.
A trade ban on lacy lingerie has Russian consumers and their neighbors with their knickers in a twist.
The 21st installment of the Rainbow Company Youth Theatre’s Nevada Series, “Spinning Nevada’s Past,” fittingly premiered at the Historic Fifth Street School. This time, the play is part of our state’s sesquicentennial, the 150th anniversary of statehood.
William Hill PLC on Monday was forced to clarify media reports that its chief executive will leave the British bookmaker by the end of the year, saying a planned timetable to replace Ralph Topping at the end of next year is still on track.
A U.N. panel warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday that he may be held accountable for orchestrating widespread crimes against civilians in the secretive Asian nation, ranging from systematic executions to torture, rape and mass starvation.
Prepaid debit cards, offered at many checkout counters and a number of Southern Nevada banks, are becoming more affordable as increased competition leads to fewer fees, a recent report states.
Some of the Navy’s futuristic weapons sound like something out of “Star Wars,” with lasers designed to shoot down aerial drones and electric guns that fire projectiles at hypersonic speeds.
The roof of a resort auditorium collapsed during a welcoming ceremony for South Korean university freshmen, killing nine and likely trapping about 10, officials said Tuesday.
To mark the debut of “Star-Crossed” (8 p.m. Monday, KVCW-TV, Channel 33), which reunites former Dillon, Texas, residents Aimee Teegarden and Grey Damon, it’s time to check in on other cast members of the beloved drama.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in wild lawsuit
Las Vegas teen killed in minibike crash had 10 times legal limit for pot, report says
Mom killed in fatal crash near 215 Beltway identified
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2 on 215 Beltway in northwest Las Vegas
Why is Mesquite growing so fast?