Two things were evident in the 51s’ 6-5 walkoff win over Fresno on Sunday afternoon at Cashman Field: Wally Backman is still an intense competitor, and he still has a pretty good arm.
It was the sight of his Marine uniform jacket that he hadn’t seen in 54 years that rolled back the clock in Hal Loew’s mind.
Unions are desperate to boost declining membership. Through 2013, only 11.3 percent of wage and salary workers belonged to unions. Growing public-sector membership is the only reason the figure is that high — 35.3 percent of government employees belong to a union, while just 6.7 percent of private-sector workers are union members. Where can unions go to organize new members? Where left-leaning thought and indoctrination rule the day: college campuses.
Memories loomed large in songs performed by Eric Church, Lee Brice and others at the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday at the MGM Grand Garden.
Neither wind, nor rain nor cold keeps Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band from delivering to fans at Sunday’s free concert. And he took a bunch of Selfies at no additional charge.
North Las Vegas plans to spend even more money on its newest regional park, Craig Ranch, but can the financially struggling city afford the costs?
Civil rights, feminism, the anti-Vietnam War movement, gay rights, rights for the disabled. Given what’s happened in those areas during the six decades baby boomers have monopolized the nation’s cultural, political and economic landscape, it’s not surprising that many researchers characterize boomers, and that includes me, as positive social and political rabble-rousers.
Clark County and its largest union have a disagreement that is rooted in how future employees should be compensated after they have put in eight years. And it’s called longevity pay.
Los Angeles police report legendary Hollywood actor Mickey Rooney has died at age 93.
U.S. Navy equipment has picked up signals consistent with the pings from aircraft black boxes, an Australian search official said Monday, describing the discovery as “a most promising lead” in the nearly month-long hunt for the missing MalaysiaAirlines plane.
The tyrannosaurus rex wouldn’t have liked pushups. That’s because it had short arms.
Ten Las Vegas residents were displaced Sunday evening by an apartment fire near Karen Avenue and South Maryland Parkway.
The top two Republican candidates vying in the 2014 election for the right to replace U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford said last week they’re both in favor of storing the nation’s high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain as long as it can be done safely.
The announcement that owners of the Boulevard mall are planning a $25 million face-lift couldn’t have come at a better time for transportation planners.
The NCAA president called an effort to unionize players a “grossly inappropriate” way to solve problems in college sports while insisting the association has plans to change the school-athlete relationship.
Charlotte Yarbrough couldn’t stand it anymore.
A Sunday morning trailer tractor fire near Decatur Boulevard and Hacienda Avenue caused an estimated $400,000 in damage.
Cooking game meat can be tougher than tracking down the prey from which it originated, but it doesn’t have to be. The Nevada Department of Wildlife is planning cooking classes to help hunters understand the way to handle and cook game meat. The first was on March 22 at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts.
Nik Wallenda is taking his high-wire act to Chicago for a tightrope walk to be televised this fall on Discovery, part of the network’s strategy to entice viewers with live events.
Continuing the success of their superhero franchise, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” has set a record as the biggest domestic April release ever. The Disney sequel debuted with $96.2 million, topping the previous record-holder, 2011’s “Fast Five,” which opened with $86.2 million.
The 23rd annual Chefs for Kids dinner and auction took place the evening of March 29 at Paris Las Vegas with a theme of “Spice Up Your Life.”
Russian, Brazilian, Middle Eastern, Indian, Greek … an eclectic set of options this week as Neon spotlights ethnic restaurants this week.
U.S. sailors rescued a family with an ill 1-year-old baby from a disabled sailboat hundreds of miles off the Mexican coast and were headed Sunday to San Diego to get the girl medical treatment.
Between school plays and Advanced Placement and honors classes, Sierra Vista High School senior Katherine Benzine finds time to help the Las Vegas community become a little bit safer.
About 100 people were arrested and at least 44 people were taken to the hospital during a weekend college party in Southern California that devolved into a rock- and bottle-throwing melee, authorities said.
The Supreme Court ruling Wednesday erasing a long-standing limit on campaign donations will allow a small number of very wealthy donors to give even more than is currently the case, according to students of the complex campaign finance system, and could strengthen the establishment in both parties.
A small dog that escaped its fenced-in yard in Texas was found outside a southwest Ohio animal shelter, and its owners have no idea how he traveled more than 1,000 miles in a few days.
A federal judge said Friday that he will order Ohio to recognize out-of-state gay marriages, a move that would strike down part of the state’s ban on gay marriages but stop short of forcing it to perform same-sex weddings.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in mysterious lawsuit
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2, shuts down 215 in northwest Las Vegas
Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school
Asian grocery store looks to add new location near Summerlin