Lauren Oxford’s infield single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning led to two runs, and Palo Verde’s softball team rallied for a 5-4 victory over Rancho on Friday in a matchup of top-three teams.
During last decade’s boom in Las Vegas, the construction crane became the unofficial state bird and a sign of an expanding economy. These days, there appears to be another barometer about how residents view the housing market and the local economy – the lowly, often dinged-up dumpster.
On Thursday, Nancy Hambrick and her husband, Assemblyman John Hambrick, got good news from her doctor: Tests showed that Nancy was cancer-free after 12 cycles of chemotherapy.
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Shadow Ridge’s Quinn Peterson posted 26 kills, three digs and two aces, and Nathan Makaiwi dished out 39 assists as the Mustangs edged visiting Centennial 25-22, 27-25, 29-27 on Friday.
In a fresh statement defending his remarks about slavery, Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy on Friday said Americans are all “in some measure slaves of the federal government,” from being controlled by the heavy-handed Bureau of Land Management to answering to the Internal Revenue Service.
This week Zappos forayed into higher education with Innovation Insights 2014, a two-day workshop co-hosted by Pearson, a publishing and education company, to foster collaboration between business and colleges.
Las Vegas police identified the naked man they threw rocks at and threatened SWAT officers in a northwest valley neighborhood Thursday.
The food and beverage director at Texas Station filed a federal lawsuit Friday that accuses her employer of violating the Equal Pay Act.
A man, who has Alzheimer’s disease, has his speech return when he’s with the family dog. And the precious moment was caught on video.
Khem Birch decided to leave UNLV and declare for the NBA Draft. There’s a question if he’ll get drafted, but no question it’s a big loss for the Rebels.
Las Vegas-based Medifarm LLC, a newly created subsidiary of the national agricultural company Terra Tech, is looking to become the first publicly traded company in the country to hold a medical marijuana license.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that had accused Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura of sexually harassing a female deputy in his office.
Despite the Mormon church’s stance on homosexuality, Neon Trees singer Tyler Glenn stands out and proud, hoping one day his church will embrace same-sex couples.
After years of struggling with sexual, physical and substance abuse, Annie Lobert found her calling. She founded Hookers for Jesus, a nonprofit that ministers to anyone in the sex industry.
A former Henderson mayoral candidate is turning to the state instead of the courts to try to remove Mayor Andy Hafen from office because of term limits.
Summertime is water time, and Cowabunga Bay in Henderson is preparing to make a big splash with the bikini and swim trunk crowd when it opens around June.
Some Western Republican officials meeting in Salt Lake City on Friday said their states are missing out on revenue and opportunities to prevent wildfires because they don’t have enough control over public lands.
The Galleria mall at Sunset is getting a $24.1 million makeover, complete with a fresh “outdoor venue.”
UNLV posted the best second-round team score and moved up from sixth to third place at the Mountain West women’s golf championships at Rancho Mirage, Calif. Friday.
Junior Carl Jonson fired a 5-under-par 66 and fellow junior Nicholas Maruri came in at even par 71 in his first round of the season to help UNLV to an opening-round 4-under 280 in the Mountain West men’s golf championships Friday at Tucson, Ariz.
Rain forced a postponement of Friday’s Mountain West women’s tennis championship quarterfinals at the Sierra Sport & Racquet Club in Fresno, Calif.
Connecticut high school student Maren Sanchez was fatally stabbed in the halls of Jonathan Law High School after rejecting a prom invitation.
Federal safety regulators in Northern Nevada are investigating an explosion that killed a worker at a chemical company in Sparks.
Gerald McNulty, a longtime Las Vegas resident, wanted solar energy for years. The former construction professional had solar energy powering his horse stalls when he decided to look at the solar to power his home. He researched his options and decided to work with American Patriot Solar Community, a locally owned company.
Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick said Friday she has no plans to launch a legislative inquiry into the recent dispute involving Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
MGM Resorts International named Anton Nikodemus as chief operating officer of the company’s new regional division.
The growth of Las Vegas’ technology community was evident Wednesday night at the Technology Business Alliance of Nevada awards. Where the awards dinner two years ago was held in a country club, 2014’s ceremony took place in a nightclub.
Cheryl Ann Morrison and daughter Season Morrison are charged with deliberately tripping a government trap meant for a black bear Lake Tahoe.
UNLV’s Erick Fedde is pitching like the first-round draft pick he is projected to be. He will try to break the Rebels’ five-game skid in a key home series against New Mexico that begins tonight.