I have colleagues that cannot write about Steve Alford, now the coach at UCLA, formerly the coach at New Mexico, without mentioning that he likes to wear a basketball net as a fashion accessory. But he wasn’t the first.
Cory Jefferson scored 16 points and No. 6 seed Baylor kept 11th-seeded Nebraska winless in its NCAA tournament history with a 74-60 second-round victory Friday. The Bears (25-11) kept up a two-month tear and will play either No. 3 seed Creighton or No. 14 seed Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday.
A kid in Utah tried to get his mom in big trouble with the cops because she wouldn’t give him more Oreos.
Thousands of American flags line the streets in a tiny central Illinois village where residents are preparing to bid a final farewell to a U.S. Marine killed during a fighter jet crash in Nevada.
We’ve all been caught off guard when we travel by something that just “isn’t the same” as it is at home. We took to Facebook to see what’s most weird about leaving Las Vegas. Here’s what you had to say.
As part of an Obama administration climate-change initiative, the Desert Research Institute will partner with Google to create real-time drought mapping of the United States and models of global water consumption.
Daniel Coursey scored 17 points and Mercer pulled off the biggest upset in the NCAA tournament so far by knocking off Duke 78-71 Friday.
Wal-Mart has rolled out an online tool called “Savings Catcher” that allows shoppers to compare its prices on 80,000 food and household products to those of its competitors.
How do you make a lithium-ion battery and what the heck is a “gigafactory”?
With the 20th anniversary of the suicide of Kurt Cobain coming up next month, Seattle police knew they’d be getting plenty of questions about the Nirvana frontman. So a detective reviewed the case files – including evidence photos and statements – and discovered four rolls of undeveloped film from the suicide scene.
When licensing parameters allowed community theater companies to produce “Les Miserables,” it was music to the ears for Signature Productions. The company plans to present the famed musical April 4-26 at the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center.
More than 10,000 Nevadans who may think they have health insurance through Nevada Health Link actually aren’t covered at all.
MGM Resorts Chairman Jim Murren wants the American Gaming Association to dial down its lobbying and advocacy efforts on behalf of legalizing Internet poker because the activity is splintering the organization.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the second man killed in a Tuesday hit-and-run crash in the south Las Vegas Valley.
Comedy magician Nathan Burton made one of his competitors disappear Thursday.
What is a warship? That’s easy. It’s a large converted car ferry filled with doctors and nurses who take care of sick and injured people. Wait! What?
State gaming regulators signed off Thursday on Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s plan to sell four of its resorts to the company’s Caesars Growth Partners affiliate for $2.2 billion.
For the past six years, chef Bernard Tordjman has been presenting his sophisticated California/European menu at Lake Las Vegas. That sophisticated menu is now a little closer to town at his new second location on Sunset Road.
Continental cuisine was the term used when describing fine dining in the early years of Las Vegas. That cuisine can still be found at Waverly’s Steakhouse inside the Cannery.
Eat healthy at Daily Kitchen this month and help a buddy — through March 31, 10 percent of net proceeds from all entrees sold will be donated to Best Buddies Nevada.
There wasn’t enough twine in California and all neighboring states to save Steve Alford during his first news conference for the college basketball coaching job no one can ever succeed at to the level it once knew.
A Northern Nevada man who was arrested on suspicion of felony drunken driving minutes after filing his candidacy for county sheriff has dropped out of the race.
With their sights set on reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs, leaders of a nonprofit veterans advocacy group came to Las Vegas Thursday night to launch the first of more than a dozen policy forums for their state chapters.
Casino man Steve Wynn nearly brought down the house Monday at St. Viator Catholic Church during the funeral for his friend and mentor, Jackie Gaughan.
Nevada Highway Patrol was investigating an accident with injuries Friday morning on northbound Interstate 15 and St. Rose Parkway, according to the patrol website.
GlobalShop 2014, a trade show is the place to see the latest store fixtures and displays available for the retail universe, is underway in Las Vegas.
The ninth annual Cadillac Through the Years, sponsored by Findlay Cadillac in the Valley Automall, will run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 13 at Town Square, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
Southwest Gas recently named Friendly Ford as an honorary partner.