The Paiutes of Nevada got kicked around pretty good throughout history. “Brutal” is a fair word to describe their treatment by Americans.
Two issues are central to Nevada’s margins tax debate. Thus far, justifiably, conversations and research have focused almost exclusively on one: how the levy would affect the state’s businesses. Which industries would be hit hardest by the 2 percent tax on revenue? How many jobs would be lost if Question 3 passes in November?
I was driving up Martin Luther King Boulevard the other day, right in front of the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters building, on my way back to the office after picking up some lunch.
Last month, the House of Representatives passed the USA Freedom Act, a bill I pushed for and co-sponsored.
Nevada needs a whole lot more jobs to cut into that brutal jobless rate. Fortunately, significant hiring is on the horizon.
One big number is holding back Nevada’s recovery: the real unemployment rate.
Endangered Washington Democrats are so desperate to distract Americans from their policy failures that they’re proposing a constitutional amendment.
Where there’s fire, there’s smoke, but in the high-tech world, smokers can puff away without fire or smoke. It’s vaping, inhaling the emissions of a device that produces a chemically enriched flavored steam.
The Long Island native chooses to travel across the country to train for his fights rather than prepare in his hometown of Huntington. Algieri faces Ruslan Provodnikov June 14 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on HBO.
Rocco Santomauro was talking knockout before getting into the ring Saturday with Daniel Quevedo at the Tropicana, and the junior featherweight from Las Vegas did his best to deliver.
After getting only one at-bat in the big leagues in 2012, 51s infielder Josh Satin didn’t expect to see much playing time for the Mets last season.
The U.S. House voted to block the Drug Enforcement Administration from raiding marijuana outlets and prosecuting users in states that have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes.
ABC talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel showed his fondness for UNLV basketball by hosting the Dave Rice Foundation benefit gala May 17 in the MGM Grand Conference Center.
May 21 was the 12th anniversary of the Shade Tree transitional housing program’s Girls Night Out fundraiser at Bellagio’s Hyde nightclub. Girls Night Out is Shade Tree’s largest annual benefit.
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic needed just 35 seconds to knock out Fabio Maldonado in the first round of the main event of an Ultimate Fighting Championship card Saturday in Sao Paulo.
A crash left a pedestrian hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Saturday night, according to Las Vegas police.
More than six months ago, Las Vegas defense lawyer Brian Bloomfield pleaded guilty in District Court to felony and gross misdemeanor charges in a sweeping courthouse counseling scheme.
The Golden Gate remained the only downtown Las Vegas casino facing a strike Sunday morning after four properties agreed to tentative five-year agreements with two unions Saturday.
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A year ago, the Spurs-Heat matchup in the NBA Finals was considered a classic.
A dog died in a kitchen fire in the east valley that also caused $20,000 in damage on Saturday.
In some ways, the Affordable Care Act doesn’t resemble the bill that passed in 2010.
Pity the old-timer who, after seeing the posters and only half-watching the commercials, buys a ticket for “A Million Ways to Die in the West” without even a passing awareness of its co-writer, director and star, Seth MacFarlane. The poor guy may never leave his Barcalounger again.
When Chaparral coach David Soto first met Tommy Crone a little more than two years ago at intramurals, he knew the then-sophomore player was filled with untapped potential.
A purse snatching led to high-speed police chase and a shootout with officers that left one man dead Friday night, according to Las Vegas police.
Teresa Leming woke up in the middle of the night with a title. Her new company would be called “Buzz’n Brushes.”
The woman who died Friday night at Calico Basin has been identified by Clark County coroner’s office as 60-year-old Linda Brock of Las Vegas.