Harry Reid has long loved having it both ways, saying one thing and doing another, and otherwise refusing to admit to his own words and deeds. But last week’s dizzying display of denial was stunning, even by the Senate majority leader’s own low standards.
All eyes are on Liberty’s Ashlie Blake and Reno Tu’ufuli when they step into the throwing circle at a track meet.
Jackson Cofer’s two-run home run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning Saturday broke a 7-7 tie and lifted Coronado’s baseball team to a 9-8 win at Desert Oasis.
Carter Friedrich and Michael Velazquez each won two individual events at Multi-Generational on Saturday to lead Green Valley’s boys swimming team to a 180-89 win over Canyon Springs.
Gabriella Graham won two individual events at Multi-Generational on Saturday to help Silverado’s girls swimming team to a 201-81 win over Valley.
Dave Rice is not leaving Las Vegas, after all. The UNLV basketball coach is no longer a candidate at South Florida, according to a report by ESPN.
April 10-12, Reno: Reno Jazz Festival. This event features competitions, clinics and more than 300 performances by amateurs and professionals. UNR campus. 775-784-4046. www.visitreno.com.
Danielle Amato tossed a three-hitter and went 2-for-4 with two doubles to help Coronado’s softball team to a 4-1 win over host Green Valley on Saturday.
Money can buy happiness, at least temporarily. The Los Angeles Dodgers handed Clayton Kershaw the richest deal for a pitcher in baseball history, and a big bankroll has turned the odds in their favor.
Congress last week neared completion of legislation that would assist Ukraine’s new government and impose sanctions to express U.S. outrage over Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
The arrival of social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Ask.fm and Instagram has brought a new form of intimidation known as cyberbullying.
Mitch Cummins is a longtime automotive sales and marketing executive who more than two years ago launched Las Vegas-based Opportunity Max, a digital consulting service that he recently sold to the Maritz Corp., a global sales and marketing services company.
Bishop Gorman’s Vashti Cunningham improved her nation-leading mark in the high jump and won two other events Saturday during a four-team meet at Gorman.
The top issues the state’s two senators and four members of Congress deal with involve veterans, immigration, housing and Social Security. But anything can come up.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie emerged as the front runner Saturday as Republican candidates came to compete in the “Adelson primary.”
Winds as powerful as 60 mph will sweep through the Las Vegas Valley on Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Terry Fator’s live show is getting to be a little like “The Muppet Show.” After five years, there’s no reason for him to behave as if we’re not as familiar with his puppet characters as we are with him.
Several potential GOP presidential candidates speaking in Las Vegas on Saturday criticized President Barack Obama’s foreign policy, saying the White House believes in toothless negotiations rather than U.S. military and economic power to influence nations and events.
The Philadelphia 76ers snapped their NBA record-tying, 26-game losing streak, routing the Detroit Pistons 123-98 on Saturday night to avoid establishing the longest skid in U.S. major pro sports history.
A 58-year-old man has died after suffering third-degree burns to 90 percent of his body in a Reno apartment fire.
Sometimes I’m not impressed by an announcement that yet another celebrity chef is coming to town. This week’s case in point is Buddy V, aka Buddy Valastro. Aka TLC’s “Cake Boss.”
The number of those believed missing following a deadly Washington state landslide has plummeted to 30 after many people were found safe, authorities said late Saturday.
Ex-world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, considered a strong contender to become Ukraine’s next leader, upended the country’s presidential race Saturday by announcing he will throw his support instead behind a billionaire candy maker.
A Las Vegas father who uses marijuana regularly to treat migraines and muscle spasms claims a Family Court judge has been stripping away his parental rights because of his marijuana use. He is currently allowed only supervised visits with his 4-year-old son.
A new study gives a big boost to fixing a bad aortic valve, the heart’s main gate, without open-heart surgery. Survival rates were better one year later for people who had a new valve placed through a tube into an artery instead.
Small-business loans are not flying out the door like they were in the go-go prerecession good times. But Mike Rozman came to Las Vegas last week ready to make some deals and connect lenders with small-business owners.
Due to the crowds that couldn’t get into the public meeting on medical marijuana Wednesday, Las Vegas officials have moved Tuesday’s 3 p.m. meeting to the City Hall chambers at 495 S. Main St.
Federal land managers are seeking public comment on a Houston-based oil company’s proposed gas exploration drilling in northeast Nevada with the use of hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking.
Lynda Rolen comes from an artistic family. She’s related to Andrew W. Mellon, who founded the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and her mother was a professional painter. Now, her shop, The Great Frame Up, is working with clients such as Mack King and Penn Jillette to help preserve and highlight their artwork, memorabilia and personal mementos.
