Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the boxer whose wrongful murder conviction became an international symbol of racial injustice, died Sunday. He was 76.
Jenkintown Mayor Ed Foley, in a gut-busting campaign to draw attention to the tiny borough’s varied restaurant scene, set out to visit all 24 of them on Saturday, starting with a pre-dawn visit to IHOP.
The Mexican food chain said Thursday that it would raise prices for the first time in three years as its popularity continues to soar. Menu boards with the new prices should start rolling out in coming weeks and be in place at all restaurants by this summer.
“It really did throw me into a tailspin and it hit me hard,” Novak, 81, said in a telephone interview Thursday, after she released an open letter condemning remarks by Donald Trump and others about her appearance.
The Las Vegas Valley is beginning to rebound from the Great Recession. Home values have steadily climbed, unemployment has crept down slightly and the downtown revitalization continues. But the rebound could have been much bigger by now and even more promising later if not for one problem: space.
Sexual assault. Assault with a deadly weapon. Children as young as 8 years old face such charges and end up in detention. The question being asked by juvenile justice professionals: Is that really the best way to handle Clark County’s youngest offenders?
Among the pleasures of living in Nevada are the huge expanses of open space surrounding our scattered cities and towns. Nevadans seeking downtime in the outdoors do not have to go far from home. Even in an urban area such as Las Vegas, dozens of recreational destinations wait to be explored, accessible within minutes.
Tara Cooley has friends on five Las Vegas streets where limited incomes are the norm. She and a colleague walk those streets in the densely populated area and look for pets — in yards or wandering the streets. Cooley and her friends knock on doors. They talk to residents about their pets and those stray animals, many of whom belong to neighbors. Most of the pets have never seen a veterinarian.
Twelve men from various backgrounds and professions who exemplify great personal and professional commitment to the community were honored April 8 during Saks Fifth Avenue’s 11th annual fundraiser, Vegas Dozen 2014: The Men We Love and Why We Love Them.
Attorney and medical marijuana advocate Bruce Gale predicts that operators will need at least a million dollars to open a medical marijuana dispensary just to compete for a license.
Editor’s Note: Nevada 150 is a yearlong series highlighting the people, places and things that make up the history of the state.
Matthew McConaughey had the McConaissance.
The merger of Southwest and AirTran could bring more international — and maybe Mexico — flights to Las Vegas.
A class-action lawsuit filed over missing insurance coverage is picking up steam. The local law firm of Matthew Callister + Associates filed the lawsuit April 1 with two clients who paid premiums to the state’s Nevada Health Link exchange months earlier and received no coverage. The ranks of parties had grown to more than 20 by April 11.
Longtime political and corporate pollster Frank Luntz is uncertain whether Las Vegas will land the 2016 Republican National Convention, but he has five reasons why it makes sense.
When David Meldrum moved to Las Vegas five years ago, the valley’s extensive restaurant inventory lacked one national quick-service food chain: Tampa, Fla.-based Checkers Drive-In. Meldrum moved to fill that vacuum.
Last year at this time, amateur wrestling was trapped in a full Nelson.
Dear Savvy Senior: I would like to fly my elderly parents across the country next month for my daughter’s wedding but have some concerns about the flight. My mom has trouble walking long distances and my dad has COPD and needs an oxygen tank. What airport or airline services are available to help elderly passengers? — Concerned Daughter
Noah Syndergaard surrendered six runs (four earned) in four innings in his shortest outing of the season for the 51s, who lost consecutive games for the first time this year in a 8-5 defeat to the El Paso Chihuahuas before a crowd of 6,565 at Cashman Field.