A couple of protests took place this past week in Southern Nevada. One made big news.
“Just Do It” has been a familiar Nike slogan for years, but some parents are wondering what it was doing on some of New York’s Common Core standardized English tests.
Captain America continues to vanquish box office foes, triumphing in ticket sales for the third consecutive week and dominating over megastar Johnny Depp’s new movie.
Too many sleepless nights caused by a “pins and needles kind of feeling” in her lower legs had Merideth Hartman so unhinged that she wondered if she’d be better off having her legs cut off below the knee.
Richard Davies’ new book on the sport goes back to the late 1800s and looks at boxing’s growth in the Silver State from the mining towns to the Strip casinos.
A recent report concerning national foodborne illnesses indicates that cases of salmonella have dipped 9 percent.
The South Korean ferry that sank was crippled by confusion and indecision well after it began listing, a radio transcript released Sunday showed, suggesting the chaotic situation may have added to a death toll that could eventually exceed 300.
Criminal proceeding studies show that eyewitness testimonies are no longer considered hard evidence in the courtroom.
The Belgian beer federation is trying to rekindle local interest in the drink with a “Proud of our Beers” public awareness campaign, including a tricolor national flag with the middle yellow turned into a glass of beer.
Marking Christianity’s most hopeful day, Pope Francis made an Easter Sunday plea for peace and dialogue in Ukraine and Syria, for an end to terrorist attacks against Christians in Nigeria and for more attention to the hungry and neediest close to home.
A mountain lion that appeared strong and healthy when it was photographed as it ruled a wilderness park in the middle of Los Angeles has been exposed to rat poison and is suffering from mange, officials said.
A Florida woman who was attacked by a bear last weekend says she doesn’t want bears to be killed by wildlife officials for doing what wild animals do.
The secluded Texas ranch where followers of imprisoned polygamist Warren Jeffs lived in near isolation was seized by state agents on Thursday, nearly six years after FBI agents raided the property and removed hundreds of children amid child sex abuse allegations.
General Mills is scrapping a controversial plan to strip consumers of their right to sue the food company.
Facebook users in the U.S. will soon be able to see which of their friends are in close proximity using a new feature the company is launching on Thursday.
The Nevada Republican Party this year implemented pre-primary endorsements. Here’s the list of candidates who got the nod at the party’s biennial convention last weekend.
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.