The Mountain Ridge Little League team, regardless of their final finishing position, are the clear No. 2 in Nevada sports history in terms of success. And it’s not close.
There has been an alarming rise in the number of children staying overnight — often for many nights — in Child Haven, the emergency congregate shelter operated by the Clark County Department of Family Services. For the month of January 2013, the average daily population was 19.7.
Strip hotel openings, once annual affairs of one-upmanship, are especially worthy of celebration today because they’re so rare. This weekend’s opening of the SLS Las Vegas should resonate with anyone in Southern Nevada who remembers the good old days, who fought through the Great Recession, who believed that with hard work and vision, eventually, things could get better.
Nevada’s most important campaign is not an elected office. It’s a statewide tax question that requires a yes or no vote. And Democratic candidates up and down November’s ballot aren’t stating their position.
What’s all the fuss over the bat tartare and bird flambe being prepared at renewable energy sites around the Southwest? We’re just moving up the death sentences that would be carried out by the coming climate change doomsday, right?
Walter Misco played on the legendary Lion’s Share progressive machine when it hit, earning him $2.4 million in winnings.
Dear Savvy Senior: What’s the process for getting Medicare to pay for an electric mobility scooter or power wheelchair? My 76-year-old mother has arthritis in her knees and hips, and has a difficult time getting around anymore. — Searching Daughter
Mountain Ridge was defeated by Chicago 7-5 in the U.S. Championship game of the Little League World Series on Saturday.
Through exercises and encouragement, Dale Whitman teaches premature babies to feed and helps children with traumatic injuries and illnesses.
A Pennsylvania woman has been found guilty of downloading child pornography in a failed attempt to frame her estranged husband.
Celebrity is a calling. Fame is nuts. I think of this as I grieve the death of actor/comedian Robin Williams.
As the government funnels billions into expanded criminal databases and computer vision technology, why are Las Vegas casinos shying away? Local cheat investigator Beverly Griffin said it’s a matter of quality and data.
One man was in critical condition after an early Saturday morning shooting in the east valley.
Chinese authorities blocked an annual independent film festival from opening on Saturday, said organizers of an event that has become a rare and influential venue for the showing of films that could be critical of the government.
Freelance photographer Don Carroll’s close-up, high-speed images reveal how hummingbirds use their extended tongues to drink nectar in his Las Vegas backyard.
The ice bucket challenge’s phenomenal success is making other charitable organizations rethink how they connect with a younger generation of potential donors.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in wild lawsuit
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2, shuts down 215 in northwest Las Vegas
Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school
Asian grocery store looks to add new location near Summerlin