Gay marriage bans were overturned in Pennsylvania and Oregon this week, and multiple states have appealed previous decisions by the courts. Where does gay marriage stand by state, and what’s next?
Massachusetts police say a Springfield man blew through a stop sign and also blew a cloud of marijuana smoke when he was pulled over.
With all of these summer blockbusters hitting theaters it is easy to overlook some really good movies. Here’s a list of five films that most have never heard of that are worth a watch.
Major U.S. cities — Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston — have used tax dollars associated with gaming, or are considering gaming itself, as a means of economic development.
About 5,900 parent surveys, which can drive changes in the Clark County School District, have been completed so far. That’s a mere 2 percent participation rate that falls far short of the 230,000 families in the nation’s fifth-largest school district.
Delaware transportation officials are warning motorists to keep windows closed and avoid unnecessary stops because of honeybee swarms near a highway ramp where a tractor trailer carrying hives overturned.
Filming is underway on Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” the highly anticipated action adventure from director Zack Snyder, starring Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Superman, and Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman.
The Southern Nevada branch of the Department of Veterans Affairs says it does not believe it is a target of misconduct investigations taking place across the country, and lawmakers from Nevada say they have not been told otherwise.
Southwest Airlines passengers leaving Las Vegas can now flash images from their smart phones instead of presenting a printed boarding pass to get on their flights.
The Las Vegas police officer who shot an unarmed man in October after mistaking him for a murder suspect was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing by prosecutors on Wednesday. Metro officer Jason Evans will not face charges for shooting Antoine Hodges on Oct. 21 in a 7-Eleven near Nellis Boulevard and Stewart Avenue, according to the Clark County District Attorney’s office.
House Democrats will participate in the special, Republican-led select committee investigating the deadly 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, despite serious concerns within the party that the inquiry is an election-year ploy to energize core GOP voters.
Seeking to head off a growing furor over veterans’ health care, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that allegations of misconduct at VA hospitals are “dishonorable” and will be not be tolerated by his administration.
To some, it’s a messy, expensive battle between the federal government and the man who defies it, allowing his cattle to roam on public land closed to grazing 16 years ago. To others, the Ranch War — and Cliven Bundy himself — is a situation ripe for parody.
E-commerce site eBay is asking users to change their password after a cyberattack compromised a database containing encrypted passwords.
A tractor-trailer spilled a load of steel pipes onto a highway, triggering a bus crash Wednesday that killed four people and seriously injured several others on the main road linking Southern California and Arizona, authorities said.
The marathon hearing for the herd of medical marijuana dispensary license applicants hadn’t even begun, but Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly already appeared to have the munchies.
CENTENNIAL HILLS HOSPITAL PLANS BABYSITTING CERTIFICATION CLASS
Regional casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment withdrew from consideration for one of four gaming licenses in New York, state gaming officials announced late Tuesday.
For as long as anyone can remember, the Veterans Affairs health care system has been doing a lousy job. It didn’t matter what flavor of a president was in office, or which party controlled Congress.
Nevada Republican Mark Hutchison raised more than $403,000 this year, but spent a whopping $920,000 in a hotly contested GOP lieutenant governor primary against Sue Lowden, according to his campaign finance report filed Tuesday.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. named its head of corporate finance as the company’s chief financial officer.
Don’t go into Sweet Bubble when you’re hungry — the displays may give you ideas. The store sells handmade soaps crafted to look like bakery items, including cookies, cupcakes, scones and doughnuts. The owners have opened a new Boca Park location at 740 S. Rampart Blvd. to complement their Town Square Las Vegas store at 6569 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has a lot to cheer about this week.
A cat that became famous for saving a central California boy from a dog attack threw the first pitch Tuesday night at a Bakersfield Blaze baseball game — or at least she tried.
The Animal Foundation has hit capacity for the first time in almost two years. It will lower pit bull and chihuahua adoption fees to $40 for a week starting Wednesday in a promotion called #SaveALifeWeek.
View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to Viewpoints, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.
Air Force Airman Phillip L. Barragan graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Barragan is a 2007 graduate of Liberty Baptist Church & Academy. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 2012 from Pensacola Christian College.
Developing a regional outline for the Maryland Parkway corridor, planners are leaning toward reducing the number of lanes from six to four and placing a mass-transit system along the center of the street.
Gov. Brian Sandoval’s Behavioral Health and Wellness Council on Tuesday approved recommendations to improve the state’s mental health system, but whether any will be enacted remains a question given revenue challenges and competing priorities.