A group of local pastors, parents and community leaders called Wednesday on the Clark County School District to break its months-long silence regarding the alleged test score scandal at Kelly Elementary School.
Officials in a rural school district in upstate New York say they’ve canceled the varsity football team’s season finale over hazing.
The Chicago Cubs are set to hire Joe Maddon as their manager, CBSSports.com reported Wednesday.
A military jet has crashed into a field near a naval base in Southern California, killing the pilot. The plane crashed and disintegrated at around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday near Naval Station Ventura County.
A black man who was shot by Utah police while armed with a samurai-style sword as part of a Japanese anime costume died of multiple gunshot wounds, including several in the back of his body, according to an autopsy released Tuesday.
Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was arrested in Las Vegas on Wednesday in connection with a robbery charge, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Charlotte Hornets forward Jeffery Taylor pleaded guilty on Wednesday to misdemeanor domestic assault in connection with his arrest in September at a Michigan hotel, a county prosecutor’s office said.
After breaking out as a member of the Splat Pack of horror directors with “High Tension” and “The Hills Have Eyes” remake, French filmmaker Alexandre Aja is branching out with “Horns,” starring Daniel Radcliffe, and a list of upcoming action flicks.
Longtime Southern Nevadans who love the Mojave Desert nevertheless often develop a desire to explore other arid landscapes. Typically, they dream of the Sonoran Desert, whose scenery may have inspired them to live in the Southwest. An excellent place to fulfill that desire is in and around Tucson, Ariz. There are dozens of places to take in the flora and fauna, but two places stand out: Saguaro National Park and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, which has one of the world’s best zoos.
Elton John called Pope Francis “my hero” for his compassion and push to accept gays in the Catholic church at his annual AIDS benefit.
Vegas indie rockers Candy Warpop release bristling new E.P.
A federal judge Wednesday refused to release a Las Vegas man facing federal charges in New York in the killing of a rival mob associate more than a decade ago.
Buffalo wide receiver Mike Williams said the Bills took umbrage that Las Vegas oddsmakers made them underdogs against the hapless New York Jets.
The controversial ride-sharing company Uber can continue to operate in Southern Nevada, a Las Vegas judge ruled today. District Judge Douglas Herndon made the ruling from the bench after holding a hearing on the matter.
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid said Wednesday that a decision by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission to reject a 200-megawatt solar project on the Moapa River Paiute Indian Reservation is a setback for all Nevadans.
But Michael Jordan’s cliche-ridden tweets make us wish he’d stayed off social media.
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“There has long been a need for a reference, written in plain English, from which ordinary men and women can get answers about how the divorce process works in Nevada and what to expect,” writes attorney Marshal S. Willick.
Public health officials in Southern Nevada have designated hospitals where emergency medical teams should take patients fitting the Ebola profile, but the region’s chief medical officer won’t say where those facilities are.
UNLV senior Dana Finkelstein was named the Mountain West women’s golfer of the month on Wednesday. Finkelstein won the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown this week.
When the sun came up on the fourth day of my 2014 deer hunt I was sitting in front of a computer at our dining room table instead of glassing a remote hillside in central Nevada. Not because I wanted it that way, but because unforeseen circumstances had whittled away at what was supposed to be a 10-day hunting trip. Now it would last no more than three, and the jury was still out as to whether I would make it into the field at all.
Arbor View and Centennial will decide the Northwest League in what some are calling the “Game of the Year,” while Bishop Gorman and Palo Verde each carry 3-0 league marks into their Southwest duel. Over in the Sunrise Region, Green Valley (Southeast League) and Las Vegas (Northeast League) will try to lock up the No. 1 seeds.
Henderson calendar highlights include the Boo-Bark for Life of Henderson and Mall-o-ween at the Galleria at Sunset mall.
A man accused of kidnapping and raping women across several states has been arrested in upstate New York after driving his truck into a river during a police chase, law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.
A Las Vegas man who police did not immediately identify was the driver involved in a fatal pedestrian-vehicle collision in northwest Arizona on Monday.
New Mexico coach Bob Davie has no trouble remembering how Marc Philippi and Ron Scoggins switched their commitments to the Lobos to UNLV on the eve of signing day. The teams play each other Saturday.
You probably wouldn’t think that an alphabet book could be for older kids but “M is for Monster” by J. Patrick Lewis, illustrated by Gerald Kelley definitely is. Small, sensitive children may run, screaming, into a bedtime full of nightmares after they see what’s inside this book. The artwork is incredible but it works its magic entirely too well for little ones.
A female was trapped in a vehicle after a rollover accident on Smoke Ranch Road between Decatur Boulevard and Rancho Drive Wednesday morning.