Summerlin Hospital Medical Center filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against Las Vegas attorney Robert Cottle in connection with comments he made last month at a news conference, a law firm representing the hospital announced
In a skeleton more than 6,200 years old, scientists have found the earliest known evidence of infection with a parasitic worm that now afflicts more than 200 million people worldwide.
A panel of lawmakers on Thursday agreed to delay for one year a new statewide performance evaluation system for public school teachers and administrators. The new evaluation system was proposed to begin in the 2014-15 school year, but the Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee was told it is not ready to be implemented.
The state’s Division of Insurance is warning the public that it could be at risk when accepting a ride with a ride-sharing company.
CARSON CITY — Initial claims for unemployment insurance in Nevada fell 23 percent in May compared with the same month last year.
A company that is moving to Northern Nevada will produce 1,650 all-electric utility vehicles by the end of the year at a $20.1 million, 150,000-square-foot production facility in Sparks.
A Las Vegas woman faces attempted murder charges after police said she threw her children out a second-story window June 12.
After the year Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Rossi Ralenkotter had, it wasn’t a matter of whether he’d be offered a raise for the 2014-15 fiscal year, but how much the increase would be.
The Nevada Taxicab Authority this weekend moves to a new office at 2090 E. Flamingo Road. To Taxicab Authority Administrator Charles Harvey, the move that has been planned for three years represents an opportunity for greater efficiency and better customer service.
A Clark County jury awarded more than $5 million to the family of a Las Vegas chef who died after taking methadone prescribed by his doctor. After a two-and-a-half week trial, the jury decided against the doctor, Gauthum Reddy, in the malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit, but also found Chris Davis partly responsible for his own death.
Reduced to 10 men after captain Costas Katsouranis was sent off in the 38th minute with his second booking, Greece held on for a 0-0 draw with Japan on Thursday that keeps both alive in Group C and sends rival Colombia to the next round of the World Cup.
Rancho’s football team hasn’t had many things go its way in the past two seasons.
Centennial girls track and field standout Tiana Bonds has been named the Gatorade Nevada Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year.
The consultant for the UNLV stadium board on Thursday offered a three-prong funding approach to help build a 50,000-seat campus stadium. Bill Rhoda of Plano, Texas-based CSL identified three “buckets” of money to help build the stadium — a sales tax increment zone that could potentially be a resort corridor; the stadium’s net income; and UNLV philanthropy.
With the Electric Daisy Carnival back this weekend, so is Dada Life. Since the success of the Swedish DJ duo at EDCs past, Dada Life has been on a quest to one-up themselves at each EDC appearance.
Gamblit Gaming, a start-up gaming equipment company that plans to combine traditional slot machines with entertainment-style video games, was granted a license Thursday in Las Vegas by the Nevada Gaming Commission.
A curious bear caused a momentarily delay in an American Legion baseball game this week in Alaska’s capital. The black bear was captured by still and video cameras walking along the outfield fence Sunday during a game between Juneau and West Anchorage.
A local law firm has filed a lawsuit seeking immediate help for sick patients who remain uninsured through the state’s health insurance exchange.
The Las Vegas Legends will be part of a new soccer league for the 2014-15 season that will be formed from teams in the Professional Arena Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League.
Centennial girls track and field standout Tiana Bonds has been named the Gatorade Nevada Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year.
In advance of Tuesday’s NHL Awards show at the Wynn’s Encore Theater, 18 NHL trophies will be on display at the MGM Grand’s hotel lobby from 1 p.m. today through 8 p.m. Sunday.
Rancho High’s football team hasn’t had many things go its way in the past two seasons. But the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association granted the Rams some relief this week.
On June 1, Land Rover Las Vegas took about 30 people and six Land Rovers for a road trip to a private gypsum mine near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Whole Foods Market supplied the food and Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse prepared a rib eye with lobster mac and cheese dinner. After that the adventurers explored the caverns of the mine. Land Rover hosts different types of events each quarter as a reward for its customers and marketing partners.
You might say that veteran automobile executive Chris Biehl went from one challenge to another in the early 2000s in Southern California.
In honor of Pet Appreciation Week (June 1-7), Chapman Chrysler Jeep, in the Valley Automall, held its first annual “Pamper Your Pet Day” June 7.
Shirley Breeden bought her first Lexus, a GS 300, in 2006 because she loved the sedan’s lines and found it one of the most comfortable vehicles she’d ever driven. Trading it in never even crossed her mind.
Steve Giger, the sales manager at Park Place Infiniti, looks too young to have more than 50 years of experience in the industry.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California won election as House majority leader Thursday as fellow Republicans shuffled their leadership in the wake of Rep. Eric Cantor’s primary defeat in Virginia.
James Zipf, 30, of Henderson admitted in federal court Thursday that he pointed a laser at Las Vegas police helicopters earlier this year. Zipf pleaded guilty to one of six felony counts. The other counts will be thrown out as part of a plea agreement.
A legislative panel on Thursday approved $3.5 million in funding sought by Gov. Brian Sandoval to take several immediate steps to improve Nevada’s overwhelmed mental health delivery system.