A missing mentally challenged Henderson man was found safe a day after his disappearance, Henderson police said Thursday.
The Nevada State Treasurer’s office is opening up another 35,000 college savings accounts with $50 each in seed money to get kindergartners around the state ready for the future.
A Las Vegas bar on South Pecos Road known for embracing political incorrectness is at it again, courting public wrath with a tasteless comment on the Ray Rice controversy.
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U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., on Wednesday criticized NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for his handling of domestic abuse cases involving football players, including Ray Rice.
A slow-moving first day at the Tesla special session lasted until well after dark. It looks like another long one today, too.
The Nevada Legislature launched a special session just before 1 p.m. today to consider Gov. Brian Sandoval’s deal with electric car company Tesla to build a $5 billion battery factory in Nevada in exchange for a generous package of tax breaks that will essentially allow the company to operate tax free for nearly a decade.
Valerie Holt said it took about an hour Monday for the grounds of her Roos-N-More Zoo in Moapa to fill with knee-deep water in the midst of the worst rain storm she has ever seen in Nevada.
What home improvement costs half the amount of a new front door but has five times the curb appeal impact?
A better breakfast may be the simple secret to shedding weight and keeping it off. Here are quick breakfast ideas that can help.
Adoption is the most rewarding way to obtain a pet. A few pet-proofing precautions can ensure your pet enjoys a warm welcome to his new home.
By simply touching their desks and lunch tables and swapping school supplies with classmates, kids are likely to bring home germs from school, and then spread them to family members.
It’s no secret that the economic downturn of 2007 hit the U.S. hard, making it tougher for those just out of college to secure high-paying jobs. View caught up with some recent college graduates to find out what their plans are for tackling today’s job market.
Centennial Hills residents Dina Proto and Dina “Dom” Poist-Proto have seen their family strive to find the right card that fits their two-mother household. That struggle led them to start an alternative greeting card company that addresses nontraditional families during conventional holidays and other gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues.
When Ray Ocampo started classes at UNLV, he assumed he would jump straight into a job after graduation. That wasn’t the case.
Life after college can be difficult for some graduates. With an evolving economy, it’s hard to gauge when they’ll receive their first job in their field. “The big thing for me was that I didn’t want to pursue a degree where I wouldn’t get a job afterward,” Henderson resident Allysa Starkweather said. “That really pushed me toward the educational field, because I was going to school for a career.”
Studying isn’t limited to the classroom. Youths can extend their areas of expertise through Nevada 4-H, which is preparing for a new year filled with projects and hands-on activities.
Valley residents are set to receive a taste of the island life while living in the desert.
The Palms discovered last week it is easy to attract attention hosting the Pole Expo. Women spun, slid and twirled on poles, dazzling crowds flocking to see the spectacle.
The Neon Museum hosts “Unsigned Heroes: Sign Painters’ Art and Stories” Tuesday; the panel discussion focuses on painted signs and the often overlooked role they play in showcasing fanciful neon designs. People “think of the neon and gas tubes” when they consider neon signs, acknowledges Rob McCoy, who chairs the Neon Museum’s board of directors. “But painting is an integral part of neon signage.”
They came here first. They came here again and again. And we might never know why.
A number of local restaurants are planning special observances for Mexican Independence Day. Drink specials also will abound.
It’s amazing to see how much a child changes — in size, personality, temperament — from age 3 to age 4. And it’s no different for the Fiesta Las Vegas Latino Parade and Festival, which celebrates its fourth year this weekend showing a few changes from years past.
His bio reads like those of many up-and-coming actors. But one thing separates Henderson’s Mace Coronel from the rest: He’s 10.
You can get up close and personal with the men and women behind the vampires, werewolves, hybrids and witches during “The Vampire Diaries” Official Convention, Friday through Sunday at the Rio.
The fall season starts Sept. 21 (for a complete rundown, see that day’s Life section), but two dramedies debut Wednesday hoping to stand out.
The original opened to $19 million in September 2011, and that was against the second weekend of the 3-D rerelease of “The Lion King.”
The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards writes a children’s book. “Goodnight Moon, I’m Wasted.”
The self-titled third album by Vegas punks Surrounded By Thieves is a grown-man kind of record, reflective of the concerns of veteran, working-class musicians, guys who’ve been around the block, who have to juggle careers and families with the demands of playing shows until the early morning hours in a steadily gigging band.