Some 18,000 attendees watched product demonstrations, networked with businesspeople and browsed the countless aisles of exhibitors at the National Hardware Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Art festivals usually are about viewing the work of artists and, then, maybe dropping a few dollars to purchase one of their pieces to display in your own home. But visitors to this weekend’s Art Festival of Henderson also will have the chance to take their artistic leanings one step further by putting their own talent to work by painting a piece that they can take home and hang on their own walls.
North Las Vegas leaders signed off on a trio of agreements with city bargaining groups Wednesday, earning a standing ovation from dozens of police officers, firefighters and Teamsters who came to watch the vote. A majority of voting rank-and-file members from each of those groups adopted the agreements that were unanimously approved by City Council members this week, ending a two-year, $25 million legal dispute over pay raises suspended in 2012.
Jerry Lewis always has been associated with pictures — moving pictures, that is. During his Hollywood heyday, however, Lewis also trained his eye — and camera — on another type of pictures — and they’re the focus of a new exhibit opening Friday at UNLV’s Marjorie Barrick Museum.
He’s a musician, has been for 20 years now — he’s just never called himself as such.
Sure, it’s about vampires. But this isn’t “Twilight.” Or even “Let the Right One In.”
Eva Green could find some crazy in a sane stack. From the witch tormenting Johnny Depp in “Dark Shadows” to the only reason to see that “300” sequel, the onetime Bond girl reinvented herself as one of Hollywood’s scariest sex symbols.
Former UNLV running back Tim Cornett and ex-Southern California tight end Xavier Grimble have excellent chances to be selected in this week’s NFL Draft. Grimble played high school ball at Bishop Gorman.
The Nevada Highway Patrol is warning drivers about a scam hitting the freeways where people are claiming to work for police but are really trying to get personal information from drivers after crashes.
A Las Vegas family and marriage counselor appeared in federal court Wednesday following his arrest on charges of soliciting a minor for sex.
UNLV opens play today in the NCAA women’s golf Central Regional at Stillwater, Okla. The Rebels, making their 12th consecutive NCAA appearance, are seeded 16th in the 24-team field. The top eight teams advance to the May 20 to 23 NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
Follow the link for the latest baseball coaches poll.
With the proposed Interstate 11 connecting Southern Nevada and Phoenix on a path to reality, Nevada leaders are setting their sights on the next stretch, north from Las Vegas.
Follow the link for the latest softball coaches poll.
It’s one of the country’s most beautiful natural sculptures, but no matter your age or hiking expertise, there’s no reason to just stand around gawking. Here are 8 things to do at the Grand Canyon.
Barbara Atkinson will serve as planning dean for the proposed UNLV School of Medicine, the university announced Wednesday.
A portion of Pecos Road will get a ceremonial name change to honor the late Cesar Chavez and his efforts on behalf of farm workers, but the actual addresses on that segment will remain the same, the Las Vegas City Council decided Wednesday.
Islamic militants who have triggered international outrage over the kidnapping of more than 270 Nigerian schoolgirls opened fire on a busy marketplace, killing hundreds of people in a new spasm of violence in the country’s northeast.
Opening statements are expected Thursday in a murder trial that shocked the Las Vegas performance community and garnered national attention. Jason “Blu” Griffith is charged with murder in the killing of his on-again, off-again girlfriend Debbie Flores Narvaez, whose strangled and dismembered body was found cemented in tubs in an empty downtown Las Vegas home in January 2011.
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday amended the state rules of professional conduct for lawyers to allow them to counsel clients on the state’s medical marijuana laws.
Clark County Schools and the state have sufficient requirements in place to investigate, report and discipline bullies, but school workers need to better follow them, a special school district task force on bullying said Wednesday.
There goes the Axe body spray. The Nevada Public Utilities Commission is asking the public to go fragrance free to accommodate people with chemical sensitivities.
Las Vegas police have arrested two men they said shot and killed a man in an attempted carjacking Tuesday morning.
If you think the Black Book is something you don’t want your name in, you’re right. Here’s what you should know about it.
A state judge Wednesday rewrote a description that details the effect of a voter photo identification initiative backed by conservative activist Sharron Angle.
Start saving dollars for these summer concerts. And these prices aren’t for tickets on the resale market or VIP packages either, but “premium” seats whose price is reflective of actual face value.
Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton, a longtime supporter of the USO, was at McCarran International Airport’s Terminal 3 on Wednesday in support of the opening of a second USO canteen at the airport.
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