Clark County firefighters responded to a house fire on Orchestra Avenue, near the Las Vegas Beltway and Windmill Road, just before 5:30 a.m. Monday.
Vital Germaine, a former gymnast and performer with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas and on national tours, has written a book about his life.
The Cosmopolitan casino plans to start broadcasting the animated artwork of British artist Tracey Emin on its LED billboards every hour for 3 minutes.
Last month, the park adjacent to Wet ‘n’ Wild was named the Wilbur and Theresa Faiss Park, a nod to the couple who was named the World’s Longest Married in 2012.
A motorcycle accident Sunday night left one person dead and another seriously injured on Judson Avenue and Lee Street, according to Las Vegas police.
Clark County and its largest union are in the midst of a dispute over whether employees represented by the Service Employees International Union are entitled to a 2 percent boost to their base salaries that were cut during the recession, a proposal that would cost the county $4 million to $5 million.
Today is Opening Day in baseball. It is a magical day in many ways. For instance, if you are a Cubs fan, it is the only day for sure you can open the newspaper and find Chicago atop the National League Central standings.
Mirage headliner Terry Fator revealed on Sunday that a Texas commune that his father ran degenerated into a full-fledged cult.
Alexis DeJoria won in Funny Car for the second time this season to move into third place in the standings, and Tony Schumacher captured the Top Fuel title for his record-setting eighth victory Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Las Vegas is getting smaller. That is, if you call 1,600-room and 1,100-room Strip hotels “boutique” properties. By the end of the year, Las Vegas will have about a half-dozen hotel-casinos that operators classify as “boutique,” “luxury” or “lifestyle” in their marketing efforts.
Ken Lowman, broker-owner of Luxury Homes of Las Vegas, found his love for real estate while working as an engineer in Southern California at a Frito Lay processing plant.
Woodside Homes, which is building in west and northwest Las Vegas and in North Las Vegas, is working with California-based sun-systems provider SolarCity to include photovoltaic panels on all homes at no upfront cost.
Ten have become five as the last leg of the Dominic Anthony Marrocco Southern Nevada Business Plan Competition gets underway. The annual contest pits would-be and active local entrepreneurs against one another in a battle to have their business plans selected as the top idea.
Vegas Tactical Adventures is something of an extreme experience in the world of corporate excursions. Based on intense counter terrorism training, it is designed to help establish a bond between co-workers, said company founder Doron Benbenisty.
“I came to work one day and peeped into the cube of my analyst, who was wearing a turtleneck sweater, hat and scarf in the middle of summer,” said Suzanne Garber, chief networking officer at International SOS Inc. “She refused to turn her face to me when I said good morning. I waited. When she (finally) did, I saw she had a black eye and fat lip. It looked as if her nose had been attempted to be ripped off.”
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Most pet parents enjoy hugs and kisses from their canines. But while your best friend is showering you with love, have you wondered if his teeth are clean? Or about how his dental health affects his overall well-being? Good oral care is as essential for dogs as it is for humans.
It’s happening increasingly in American life — men acting as caregivers.
Christian Cox went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs Sunday to lead the Nebraska baseball team past UNLV 5-3.
Turner Elson and Alex Belzile scored 37 seconds apart early in the third period Sunday to give the Alaska Aces a lead they didn’t relinquish in their 5-4 win over the Wranglers in an ECHL game at Orleans Arena.
“Picnic” by William Inge explores the closeted playwright’s yearning to experience something more, something that beckons from beyond the boundaries of social convention. Director Walter Niejadlik delivers an entertaining production of Inge’s 1953 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama on the Las Vegas Little Theatre’s Mainstage.
“Edmond” by prolific and gritty playwright David Mamet speaks volumes about the human condition, as most of his works do. It’s a fitting choice for a season dubbed “Play in the Dark.”
Mixed-martial artist Shane Kruchten was down on the mat in Las Vegas on Saturday night but not out of his fight for life — and his fallen Marine comrades were there with him, their names tattooed on his back.
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” the J.K. Rowling’s spinoff film series set 70 years before her Harry Potter series, will be a trilogy, according to The New York Times.
In retrospect, some events are truly unbelievable, such as an airplane disappearing without a trace. It went against the odds, but Shabazz Napier knocking out Michigan State is not that hard to believe.