Six adults were displaced Sunday night by a water heater fire in a home near Charleston Boulevard and Arville Street.
Paul Chakmak is a busy guy. Boyd Gaming’s executive vice president and chief operating officer sits on the boards of three influencial organizations or public agencies — the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the UNLV stadium authority and the Nevada Resort Association, where he serves as vice chairman.
An improving economy boosted Southern Nevada’s commercial real estate markets in the first quarter. A new report from commercial brokerage Avison Young shows improvements in the industrial, office and retail sectors, and gives a few key trends to look for.
Cox Communications has rolled out a home security package for Las Vegas customers, adding a fourth leg to its home technologies. More than an alarm system, the security package allows customers to set up cameras, motion sensors and water sensors around their homes.
MGM Resorts International today will unveil detailed plans for an eight-acre outdoor destination on the Strip that will connect the New York-New York and Monte Carlo with a pedestrian-friendly environment.
Station Casinos launched a mobile application that lets smartphone users access information about the company’s 18 Southern Nevada casinos. Boarding Pass loyalty program members can gain information about their accounts and customers can make reservations or enjoy special offers
“When I started consulting, I couldn’t find anyone in the United States to make cold calls. I went online and found a person who created amazing results,” recalls Adam Fridman, owner of Chicago’s Idea2Result, a lead-generation service for small businesses.
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A weekly log of business bankruptcies, commercial and industrial lease transactions, and new-business licenses in Clark County.
Dramatic shifts in digital tool usage and media consumption are exposing eyes to blue light from electronic devices which can be very damaging.
Seventeen meteorologists at the Las Vegas weather forecast office keep an eye on conditions of nearly 70,000 square miles of southwest land. While their gadgets may look straight out of an exaggerated science fiction movie, your favorite weather app wouldn’t work without them.
Last week I gave my first State of the District address as Clark County superintendent. We unveiled our new action plan for the district, called the “Pledge of Achievement.”
The Nathan Adelson Hospice’s “Celebration of Life” butterfly release took place at UNLV on Sunday.
UNLV had a season-high 21 hits to beat New Mexico 14-2 on Sunday and sweep the three-game series at Wilson Stadium. The Rebels had 55 hits for the series.
“Never Again,” agreed the audience, nodding assertively to the words of Rabbi Felipe Goodman.
Yahoo Shine has the story of a 10-year-old boy battling an inoperable brain tumor who has raised $150,000 for charity.
A man involved in a domestic violence call crashed his vehicle into a KFC sign in northeast Las Vegas Sunday night.
As she finished the hot dog and Baby Ruth bar she was eating inside the convenience store, the rotund young mother made breakfast for her two little ones.
Author brings panel discussion on veterans, PBS documentary to Las Vegas
A state official says the death toll from a tornado that tore through central Arkansas has grown to four people.
Assemblywoman Lucy Flores, a Las Vegas Democrat running for lieutenant governor, finally said flat out that she opposes a proposed 2 percent margins tax on business because “it can have negative effects on our jobs.”
A while ago I got a good idea from a reader about a bells versus bells column. He was referring to kettlebells versus dumbbells and which is better.
The doctor has beaten the odds and survived Ebola, but he still has one more problem: The stigma carried by the deadly disease.
Renee Fleming, sometimes called “the people’s diva,” makes her (public) Las Vegas debut Thursday at The Smith Center with “Guilty Pleasures,” a selection of favorites ranging from opera to Broadway.
Adam Silver’s first crisis of his short tenure as NBA commissioner has arrived, a race-tinged scandal leaving those associated with the game wondering how strongly and swiftly the league will respond.
Smaller hotels like Rumor and Artisan allow companies to revamp entire properties to fit their needs. “We pretty much have a ‘don’t say no’ mentality,” said Michael Crandall, senior vice president at The Siegel Group. “We say yes to pretty much anything that’s within our means.”
Sexual innuendo is high as Las Vegas Little Theatre presents its 2014 New Works Competition Winner “Little Black Book” by Thomas J. Misuraca in their Fischer Black Box. In its firstever production, the show is a keenly hilarious, often bawdy, dramedy.
The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre production of “Ozma of Oz: A Tale of Time,” a stage adaption of the third Oz novel by L. Frank Baum opens on a minimalist set that consists of a stack of rainbow-colored suitcases, a wardrobe shaped box, a bucket and mop and chains hanging from the risers. A child seated behind me asked, “What is the bucket for? What are the chains for?” The child’s father answered wisely, “I don’t know, but we’ll find out.”