More than 1,000 struggling seniors are being excluded from Nevada’s graduation rate calculation under direction from the Nevada Department of Education.
The Nevada Taxicab Authority remains gridlocked in its efforts to clamp down on the practice that regularly gives the Southern Nevada tourism industry one of its biggest black eyes — illegal long-hauling to jack up fares.
Just when it seemed Deonte Burton might go down without a fight, the senior guard unleashed a flurry. And, when it was over, UNLV was hit with a knockout blow.
The UNLV women’s basketball team will play San Jose State at 4:30 p.m. Monday in the first round of the Mountain West tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson was disappointed he was given a fight against a talented prospect instead of the rematch he wanted with champion Jon Jones.
Las Vegas sports books had a lot to think about Saturday when the trio of Joe Gibbs Racing drivers looked extremely sluggish during the final two practice sessions before today’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Dylan Kwasniewski said he thought he had a top-10 car, but going into the wall for the second day in a row ended any chances of a triumphant return to Las Vegas.
The idea behind talking to Brian Vickers was to point out that not long ago he was one of NASCAR’s brightest young stars, and then he nearly died — twice — from blood clots in his lungs and legs.
Officials used to count North Las Vegas’ options for averting financial ruin on two hands, but then came a court decision taking away its authority to freeze millions of dollars in long-sought union pay raises.
Richard N. Velotta, the Review-Journal’s new Road Warrior writer, sees the column “as raising our collective ability to get around, sometimes out of town, on just about anything that moves.”
I was missing my big brother Jim the other day when retired Metro detective Norm Ziola called to say he’d solved a mystery.
The U.S. House voted last week to suspend a new tax penalty facing Americans who do not purchase health insurance required under the Affordable Care Act.
Nevada may be a long way from Kansas, but when it comes to state funding for schools, it may be closer than you think.
One education tax question is enough for November’s ballot. The Clark County School Board decided as much Wednesday when it voted unanimously to wait until at least 2016 before asking voters to authorize construction funding that’s badly needed today.
The Culinary Local 226 wants it both ways when it comes to health care, and thousands of Las Vegas hotel workers might strike as soon as this month to emphasize as much.
Teach for America recruits, trains and supports hard-working and passionate teachers to fill critical roles in high-needs schools. Feb. 27 brought the fourth consecutive 7-0 vote by the Clark County School District Board of Trustees in favor of a contract with Teach for America (“School Board approves new teacher hires,” Feb. 28 Las Vegas Review-Journal).
Reasonable Nevadans may think growing the state’s economy and providing for well-paying jobs are great goals.
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