Thirteen workers at the nation’s underground nuclear waste dump in southeastern New Mexico have tested positive for radiation exposure after a recent leak, raising questions about whether the facility’s safety systems worked as well as officials have said.
Show headliner Pentagram has been around in various incarnations for more than four decades but has only recently emerged from the heavy metal underground as frontman Bobby Liebling has finally come to grips with his substance abuse issues.
Our galaxy is looking far more crowded and hospitable. NASA on Wednesday confirmed a bonanza of 715 newly discovered planets outside our solar system. Scientists using the planet-hunting Kepler telescope pushed the number of planets discovered in the galaxy to about 1,700.
A request by Mesquite leaders for more time to buy federal land for the once fast-growing Southern Nevada city got a government green light on Wednesday.
Now there are two. Gov. Brian Sandoval pushed buttons on an 1869-vintage coin press Wednesday that applied 120 tons of pressure to a 1-ounce silver blank and created the first of the second design of Nevada sesquicentennial medallions.
The state Supreme Court ruled 5-0 on Thursday that the Las Vegas Sands does not have to give confidential company information to Steven Jacobs, the fired former president of Sands Macau.
Surf Air, which describes itself as a private-membership, all-you-can-fly airline, will begin flights to and from McCarran International Airport in March.
Attorney General Eric Holder was hospitalized for several hours Thursday after experiencing faintness and shortness of breath at work, the Justice Department said.
Chef Kerry Simon is maybe the sweetest famous person I have ever known, and he has a rare disease ravaging him in the following ways.
A state official on Wednesday was confident that the problem of mentally ill detainees kept at the Clark County Detention Center because of a lack of residential placements for them can be resolved.
Members of a powerful Las Vegas hotel union are planning a vote next month that could empower organizers to call for a strike. The Culinary union is negotiating over contracts that cover about 10,000 Las Vegas workers.
The Las Vegas Valley is expected to receive a half of an inch of steady rain beginning mid-morning on Friday and into the evening.
When he was only 24, Jacques Villeneuve won the Indy 500 before moving on to Formula 1 and winning that championship. This year, at 42, he will drive at Indianapolis again, for a team headed by Henderson’s Sam Schmidt.
A House leader said Thursday a suddenly controversial Southern Nevada public lands bill has merit, but also technical flaws that need to be fixed before it can advance.
Police responded to a collision between a van and a sedan about 8:43 a.m. near Russell Road and Durango Drive. The two injured persons were transported to University Medical Center.
Nevada is on a short list of states, along with New Mexico, Arizona and Texas, that could become home to a massive, $5 billion Tesla Motors battery plant, the electric car manufacturer said Wednesday.
Here are what Best of Las Vegas voters say are the best movie theaters in the valley.
Americans love white walls. We’re fond of white carpet, cabinets, woodwork and furnishings, too. White also is our favorite accent color.
The Rebels were good enough on Wednesday night, beating a Colorado State team that couldn’t match up in talent but was again coached well enough to make things interesting.
Talk about beaver fever. This subject has really given you something to chew on.
Ever since GoPro cameras were invented, they have given us entertaining video after entertaining video from extreme sports that let us live vicariously through stunt devils and other enthusiasts, but this one will make you think twice about skydiving.
Nevada has had four flags. The state’s first flag design was adopted by the Legislature in 1905, more than 40 years after Nevada entered the Union.
City of Las Vegas officials and staff received an ego boost with a new survey which says most citizens are very satisfied with city services.
Want some instant decorating gratification? Pop open a can of paint. Inside this little silver treasure box is the power to transform a room in a jiff. Dollar-for-dollar, there is no more cost effective decorating tool, and with a few swipes of a brush in some strategic spots, you can give a room new life.
Let’s tackle the living room. The key things to keep in mind when arranging furniture are flow, function and focal point. The furniture should be arranged to facilitate traffic flow in the best way possible. Think of the pattern the traffic will take and arrange the furnishings for the best use of that space. Can you get in and out of the seating area with ease? When walking through the living room to get to another room, is the furniture in the way or can the traffic flow easily?
Q: I recently moved into a new house and received my first power bill. I was shocked at the amount and was sure there had been a mistake. I was wrong. A friend suggested I replace my thermostat with one that is programmable. What are the particulars on this job?
Collectors and collections are getting younger. So the old 1950s favorite, Chippendale furniture, has now been replaced by 1950s Eames pieces. And 18th-century English Staffordshire ceramics are not as wanted as much as Ohio-made 20th-century Rookwood pottery.
I should report an email to me regarding rabbit problems in landscapes. One reader suggests that she has always used mothballs around her plants and never had a problem with rabbits. Some of you might know mothballs can contain either naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene. It was not clear which one she meant.
“The purist and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most.” — John Ruskin (1819-1900, English art critic of the Victorian era, art patron, water colourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist.
On a recent Wednesday morning, Michael Murphy, a Los Angeles-based interior design and trends producer for Lamps Plus, stopped by the company’s Henderson store off of Stephanie Street. With a visitor at his side, he explained what customers are looking for these days in lighting decor.
