The Koch brothers have donated considerable sums of money to various philanthropic efforts in recent years. They’ve also donated considerable amounts of money to advance conservative political causes. Those who can’t separate the two actions — among them Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid — have run an incessant campaign to demonize the Kochs, and that effort has now led to young black students losing college scholarships.
A coalition to fight human trafficking in Nevada is showing signs of strain.
Computer exec Glenn Drawdy suffered a stroke during a trip to Las Vegas and is stuck her. But he considers himself to lucky to be betting help from therapist Nicola Gregory, whom he calls “Mrs. MacGyver.”
Caleb Clay threw a complete-game three-hitter to lift the Salt Lake Bees to a 3-0 victory over the Las Vegas 51s.
The Sacramento Kings arrived in Las Vegas on July 5 to prepare for the NBA Summer League.
Have you ever neglected a major project so long that it became more complicated because you put it off?
Receiving advice from Vice President Joe Biden and meeting White House senior administration officials are some of the perks of Kaleema Ishmel’s first full-time job. Ishmel, 19, is a 2013 Valley High School graduate who was chosen for a White House summer internship.
Many familiar names and a few new ones are among the 28 medical marijuana establishment applications filed with Henderson by Thursday’s deadline. Eleven of these applicants were not chosen in June by Clark County commissioners for potential dispensary approval in unincorporated areas.
She’s Las Vegas’ queen of green. Annette Bubak, co-founder of the Green Alliance, is a longtime instructor who helps real estate agents learn about energy efficiency and green homes.
Three teenagers ganged up on two homeless men and fatally beat them before leaving their bodies nearly unrecognizable, Albuquerque police said Sunday.
The Annual Quiche Breakfast of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein is back in the Fischer Black Box at Las Vegas Little Theatre by popular demand for a limited encore presentation. After winning the Best of the Las Vegas Fringe Festival last month, the hilarious Poor Richard’s Players’ production of “Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche,” written by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood (men, it must be duly noted), it’s easy to see why.
The Onyx Theatre’s underground atmosphere should provide the perfect setting for a musical about moral decay, but this production of “Cabaret” directed by Brandon Burk for Off-Strip Productions lacks luster. The scenes are disjointed, and the pacing is slow.
We may live in the desert, but residents can still sail the high seas. Clark County’s annual Cardboard Boat Regatta is set for 5 to 8 p.m. July 25 at the Desert Breeze Aquatic Facility, 8275 Spring Mountain Road.
Nevada Republicans working to win majority control of the state Senate in the Nov. 4 general election will be getting some help from national GOP organizations dedicated to dominating state legislatures across the country.
Two people went missing while swimming at Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Sunday, park officials say.
Brett Yormark is a guy who doesn’t take no for an answer. Even from Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Tony Snell could have stayed in college. But that wouldn’t have necessarily made him any smarter.
A bid by Democrats to negate the Supreme Court ruling in the Hobby Lobby case on insurance coverage for birth control was blocked in the U.S. Senate last week.
The summer box office continued to lack mojo, as the R-rated “Sex Tape” failed to turn on moviegoers over a weekend where “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” maintained its rule.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified the Las Vegas man who died earlier this week after being struck by a car while walking on Interstate 15 near Moapa.
A man died after he was hit by a truck in the west valley Sunday morning, according to Las Vegas police.
There’s been a fair amount of fiction among the “facts” a number of readers have shared about the Freeway and Arterial System of Transportation, but the bottom line is this: FAST isn’t perfect, so start your drive a little early.
Nevada’s state and local government employees are retiring at a much later age than just a decade ago, a trend that will have ramifications for the financial health of the $33.5 billion public pension plan.
Detectives with the North Las Vegas police department are investigating the deadly shooting of a teenager Saturday night.
A potential land swap between Henderson and a developer might help the city avoid political and legal backlash.
The first major ground battle in two weeks of Israel-Hamas fighting exacted a steep price Sunday: It killed 65 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers and forced thousands of terrified Palestinian civilians to flee their neighborhood, reportedly used to launch rockets at Israel and now devastated by the fighting.
That wasn’t so bad. When the state Insurance Division released the health-plan premiums that insurers have proposed for 2015, the numbers held a couple of surprises.
Baked goods sit in display cases as customers wait to be called to pick up their order. Packaged sweets cover a table at the shop’s center. Freed’s Bakery thrives on variety.
Four people were shot and one of them died early Sunday morning in the north valley, Las Vegas police say.
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‘Top Chef’ stars to close Las Vegas Strip pop-up restaurant
Southwest Vegas food hall closing only a year after opening
Wynn’s plans to build a third tower on Strip still alive
Fontainebleau signs ‘once in a generation talent’ to residency deal
The Eagles add more shows to series at Sphere in Las Vegas