The guessing game has begun: Who will inaugurate the $375 million, 20,000-seat MGM/AEG arena when it opens in spring 2016?
In a family-owned business, it’s custom to treat customers like part of the family. And for the employees of Tobin Hearing Center, there’s nothing more important than doing so. The business, 4815 W. Russell Road, has operated under three generations since 1945.
Despite overall numbers in the tens of thousands, mustang advocates say the wild horse is on the verge of going extinct in North America for the second time in 13,000 years and deserves protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Brendan Gaughan was back at it, back running around in circles Friday night, in Kentucky. He finished sixth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race. It was an excellent result; the announcers said the No. 62 South Point Camaro was loose going into the turns, tight coming off.
After a tasty dinner of enchilada pie packed with sliced zucchini, yellow squash and bison meat, two touring bicyclists — Elizabeth from Utah and Nancy from California — strolled from their campsite at Bryce Canyon National Park to the canyon rim for a peek at the sunset.
A man set himself on fire at Tokyo’s busy Shinjuku railway station on Sunday in what appears to be a rare violent political protest.
It took more than 60 years to win designation, but it’s not hard to see why Great Basin finally became Nevada’s first — and so far only — National Park in 1986. The 77,000-acre reserve is home to the state’s oldest trees, its most famous and ornate cave, its only glacier and its second tallest peak.
If you’re like a lot of people bewildered by the campaign season, you have probably wondered how you, too, might run for public office.
Come Tuesday, some mental health service improvements recently approved by the state will be rolled out in Southern Nevada. Others will be introduced in the coming months, state officials said Thursday.
Through Oct. 18, Cedar City, Utah: Utah Shakespeare Festival. This season’s plays include “Twelfth Night,” “The Comedy of Errors” and “Measure for Measure.” Matinee and evening performances. Dark Sundays. 800-752-9849. www.bard.org.
James Rodriguez scored one of the best goals of the tournament and then added a second to put Colombia into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time with a 2-0 win over Uruguay on Saturday.
Bermane Stiverne is enjoying life as a heavyweight champion.
Of all the Democratic attacks on state Sen. Mark Hutchison’s lieutenant governor candidacy, the one that has the potential to sting most says he tried to limit the influence of Hispanic voters in Nevada’s elections.
It’s hot as blazes out, which means it’s time for campaigns to cool off. Although candidates will be out knocking on doors, making public appearances and raising money, they won’t spend much of their war chest on advertising when voters are on vacation and, in general, not thinking about politics.
Two books about Hillary Clinton hit the summer reading list — one dedicated to her magnificence and the other to her foibles.
Since Oct. 1, U.S. Border Patrol agents have apprehended more than 52,000 children traveling alone from Central America and Mexico. Many of these kids made the dangerous trip to escape even more dangerous conditions in their home countries.
Washington controls far too much land in Nevada — about 86 percent of the state — and puts far too many restrictions on its use. Nevada’s economy would be far stronger and far more diverse if much of that federal land was under state or local control or, even better, transferred to private ownership.
Dear Savvy Senior: I just turned 65 and received my Medicare card. I see that the ID number on my card is the same as my Social Security number, and on the back of the card it tells me I need to carry it with me at all times. What can I do to protect myself from identify theft if my purse and Medicare card get stolen? — Conflicted Beneficiary
Only a handful of facts about Link Ellingson’s untimely death are clear: He fought with Robert Cox outside a Las Vegas restaurant, went to the hospital that summer night and died months later after complications with a medical device.
With the sale of legal fireworks that started Saturday, firefighting agencies in Southern Nevada are urging caution and offering safety tips to make sure the Fourth of July celebration is pure fun.
The U.S. Senate voted last week to reauthorize more than 30 job training programs while scrapping 15 others and changing the way many train people and help them find jobs.
Long before the Mob trolled the Strip, a small corner of Nevada had its own underground economy.
A months-long search by U.S. Harry Reid and his Nevada Democratic Party failed to find a credible candidate willing to lose to Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Prepare for a scorching Independence Day next week. Temperatures are expected to pass the 110-degree threshold on Tuesday.
It was a celebration when hundreds of attendees gathered to honor Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, who received the Community Builders Award from the Community Services of Nevada on June 20 at Texas Station.
A dinner and program honoring members of the American Culinary Federation took place recently at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, ending with South Point chef George Bailey being named the 2014 Chef of the Year.