Perhaps I am a little old school, but I just can’t pass up the opportunity Independence Day provides to revel in the freedoms handed down to us from previous generations, to express gratitude to those who laid the foundations of a free nation, and to give thanks to those who have honorably served to protect that freedom.
Barbeque, pool parties, apple pie and all things red, white and blue will take over the nation on Friday as we celebrate our Independence Day.
In the vast ocean of sequels that have been made, it can be pretty difficult for a movie to measure up to its original. More often than not, the sequel leaves a disappointing aftertaste.
Citing its parental controls and a history of refunds when parents complain, Amazon says it is prepared to go to court against the Federal Trade Commission to defend itself against charges that it has not done enough to prevent children from making unauthorized in-app purchases.
Linda Rolain, a plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against Xerox, died Monday, less than two weeks after her family went public with details about Nevada Health Link enrollment troubles that kept her from treatment in January for an aggressive brain tumor.
The family who says their 3-year-old girl was asked to leave a KFC restaurant because her scars disturbed customers won’t directly accept a $30,000 donation but instead wants the money given to the foundation of a doctor who will work on her face, according to an attorney’s statement.
Nevada has received a one-year extension from the U.S. Department of Education for flexibility from some provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, a state education official said Thursday.
Unlike Henderson, Boulder City and North Las Vegas, the city of Las Vegas doesn’t sponsor a fireworks display to celebrate Independence Day, but several private enterprises in the East valley area have it covered.
The director of “Midnight Rider” — a movie about singer Gregg Allman — and two others involved in the project have been indicted on criminal charges stemming from a fatal crash in which a freight train plowed into the crew in southeast Georgia, prosecutors said Thursday.
Friday, your plate is going to be full — of glistening meats of questionable composition.
A woman dubbed the “nightmare nanny” in U.S. media after she refused to move out of the house of a California family she was working for has said she was being exploited.
The results are in. Desert tortoise: Yay. Vinegaroon: Nay. Scorpion: Yeech. You can see them all at the “Vegas Night Life Animal Show” at the Springs Preserve, which runs twice daily, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., until Sept. 1.
You know those crazy Nevadans — any excuse for a party. It’s that way in 2014 as the Silver State celebrates its 150 anniversary with a calendar full of pomp and commemoration.
In 1993 at the age of 19, Jeremy Gursey seized an opportunity that no one else had when he launched Mocha Kiss, the first mobile espresso bar service on movie sets.
The diagnosis was simple and yet agonizing, straightforward and yet harrowing: That he would never experience empathy or understand when his parents told him that he was loved.
It’s not paints, pencils or pastels Phil Grucci uses. Yet the night sky becomes his canvas as explosions fill the air coloring it in bursts of red, white, blue and any other combination he desires.
A man is dead following a shooting late Wednesday night in the north valley, Las Vegas police said.
Some North Las Vegas police supervisors have refused to pick up settlement payments because of a union fee they say isn’t legal.
There’s a new advancement in home construction that can improve energy efficiency dramatically.
Nate Berkus, expert designer, shares kitchen design and entertaining tips to create inspired spaces and host memorable events.
Summer temperatures can be notoriously hard on your car. Take preventive measures to protect your car from unfortunate and inconvenient break downs.
The City of North Las Vegas’ Independence Day Jubilee is changing locations, its date and increasing entertainment for its 15th annual celebration.
Henderson and Boulder City plan Independence Day festivities with fireworks, entertainment and more.
Answers to Sudoku and crossword puzzles from July 3, 2014, View editions.
Saville Middle School, in the northwest part of the Las Vegas Valley, is a special place.
First Friday Las Vegas LLC, the organization that puts together the monthly First Friday arts festival, is taking a month off in July, but that doesn’t mean the artists and galleries will.
The Goumond house, on Heritage Street at the Clark County Museum, took about 15 years to restore. The home is named for gambling pioneer Prosper J. Goumond.
When Maude Frazier Hall was demolished in 2009, Archie C. Grant Hall, the second building constructed at UNLV, became the oldest facility on the campus. Grant was the first University of Nevada regent from Southern Nevada and one of the strongest voices for creating UNLV.
