While there may be no need for the American people to panic — yet — about the unfolding Ebola crisis, the public’s increasing worry is not based on misguided fear. No, the American people are alarmed because Washington in general and the Obama administration in particular have a long track record of incompetence (and worse) in dealing with a multitude of issues, and their response to the Ebola crisis is no exception.
What remained constant from the Life Is Beautiful’s first year to its second was the street party atmosphere and broad array of attendees who differed both in terms of age and what they were there for, some drawn more by the culinary offerings than the music, and vice versa.
In every key Nevada race, Republicans have cast more early-voting ballots than Democrats ahead of today’s rally starring former President Bill Clinton, who is being brought in by Nevada Democrats who hope the “comeback kid” can boost party turnout and head off a GOP sweep of state offices.
A Bullhead City police sergeant charged last week with attempted sexual assault in Laughlin was already a suspect in an ongoing rape investigation.
A video of good Samaritans appearing to subdue a man on a violent homophobic and racist rant at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport appeared Saturday, one of those good Samaritans possibly being actor Paul Rudd.
Doug Kezirian, former sports director for KTNV (Ch. 13) in Las Vegas, is an ESPN SportsCenter anchor. He also fills in on “NBA Tonight” and co-hosts the “NBA Lockdown” podcast.
Desert Inn Road was closed near Pecos Road Monday afternoon after a man died in a motorcycle crash, Las Vegas police said.
Carolyn Andrulis had 10 kills, five aces and nine digs Monday as Coronado’s girls volleyball team secured the Southeast League title with a 25-15, 25-5, 25-18 sweep of host Foothill.
A car crash Monday shut down the Nellis Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue intersection during the afternoon, according to Las Vegas police.
LeBron’s return to Cleveland is overshadowing Derrick Rose’s return from injury in Chicago. Oddsmakers only really give five teams a shot to win it all — the Cavs, Bulls, Spurs, Thunder and Clippers.
A science museum was issued two citations after a tornado demonstration led to a flash fire that injured 13 people, a Nevada state official said Monday.
Palo Verde sisters Chloe and Sophie Henderson insist they rarely argue.
At the rate they’re going, the Pasimio brothers may never release their stranglehold on the Division I-A boys singles tennis title.
Angel Vazquez scored on a 40-yard shot midway through the first half to give Desert Pines’ boys soccer team a 1-0 victory over Sunrise Mountain on Monday.
Kai Forbath kicked a 40-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime and Washington’s defense made it stand up to snap host Dallas’ six-game winning streak.
The Ebola scare came along right on time for some Southern Nevada Halloween costume seekers. Haunted house designers, however, already had solidified their plans when Ebola hit a fever pitch.
Taylor Kornieck had a goal and an assist on Monday to lift Coronado’s girls soccer team to a 2-0 victory over visiting Green Valley.
I recently came across a card with a Golden Retriever looking into the horizon that read: “I don’t judge others. I don’t hate. I don’t discriminate. I don’t care about money. I don’t hold grudges. I DO know how to love unconditionally and that’s all I want in return. I’m a fur-ever friend.” It led me to think that whoever said that “it’s a dog-eat-dog world” never owned a dog.
From the snow-dusted peaks of Arizona’s San Francisco Mountains to the fire-singed hillsides surrounding Los Alamos, New Mexico, Mother Nature is signaling that fall is here.
A teenager hiked to safety while police scoured Mount Charleston after he and his father were separated during a Sunday hike. The 14-year-old boy and his father went up for a day hike to Mummy Mountain, the second-highest peak in the Spring Mountains with an elevation of 11,530 feet. That afternoon, the pair got split up.
Three elementary school students were on a bus involved in a crash on Blue Diamond and Cimarron roads, according to the Clark County School District.
A passenger aboard a plane at Los Angeles International Airport picked up a Wi-Fi hotspot named after a terrorist group, but authorities who held travelers for hours as they investigated say no crime was committed.
After rain washed out play in Reno, Chloe and Sophie Henderson returned to Las Vegas to win their second consecutive Division I girls doubles title. Desert Oasis sophomore Ben Gajardo rallied to win the boys singles title.
Marvel Studios may have found its Doctor Strange. Benedict Cumberbatch is in final talks to play the doctor-turned-sorcerer-supreme in the newest superhero film from Marvel that Scott Derrickson will direct, sources tell Variety.
Forget about life being beautiful. Down at Bob’s Bail Bonds, Becky Simmons will settle for life getting back to normal on the east end of Ogden Avenue.
New Mexico coach Bob Davie plans to play two quarterbacks, Cole Gautsche and Lamar Jordan, the rest of the season. But they both run the same triple option offense, so UNLV shouldn’t have to make much of an adjustment depending on which player is in the game.
A horse in suburban Phoenix needed rescuing after it led itself to water and did more than just drink.
CARSON CITY — A $438 million solar facility planned for the Moapa River Paiute Indian Reservation was killed Monday by state regulators who removed it from Nevada Power’s plan to retire its coal-fired electricity generation within the next five years.
Nevada Ballet Theatre and Cirque du Soleil merged their mojos for their annual “A Choreographers’ Showcase” at Treasure Island’s Mystere Theatre on Sunday (with a repeat performance scheduled this Sunday). The program stretched from challenging the mind to celebrating unbridled joy.
