Wayne Newton’s introduction to the wild side of Las Vegas didn’t take long.
Owen Lawrie, a senior at Faith Lutheran, is looking to become the first back-to-back state wrestling champ in school history. After winning last year”s title at 126 pounds, Lawrie moved up a weight class this season and will compete at 138 pounds.
A student made a half-court shot during a contest at halftime of the boys basketball game between Green Valley and Desert Oasis.
GOP Las Vegas Assemblywoman Michele Fiore has been ousted as chairwoman of the Taxation Committee by Republican leadership, according to fellow Republican Assemblyman Ira Hansen of Sparks.
Boulder City’s Collin Fox, Bryan Foster and Jack Rozycki each won three matches by pin to lead the Eagles to wrestling wins over Bonanza, Desert Oasis and Rancho.
Nick Kornieck scored 21 points Wednesday to lead Coronado’s boys basketball team to a 63-43 win at Arbor View.
Kennedy Nieves hit two free throws with six seconds left in the game Wednesday to lift Sierra Vista’s girls basketball team to a 40-38 home win over Sunrise Mountain.
Francis Jackson rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns Wednesday to lead Desert Pines’ flag football team to a 28-6 win over visiting Moapa Valley.
Incoming Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt on Wednesday named a solicitor general for his office, choosing a conservative Republican who actively opposed state and federal gun control, abortion and legal same-sex marriage when he held the same job in Montana.
A student made a half-court shot during a contest at halftime of the boys basketball game between Green Valley and Desert Oasis.
Owen Lawrie, a senior at Faith Lutheran, is looking to become the first back-to-back state wrestling champ in school history. After winning last year’s title at 126 pounds, Lawrie moved up a weight class this season and will compete at 138 pounds.
Las Vegas resident Robert Gibbs doesn’t consider himself a hero.
Henderson calendar highlights this week include Henderson’s WinterFest and the Clark County Museum’s Heritage Holidays.
It’s Christmas Eve, a quarter to ten, and Spark Elf is getting antsy. In just two hours, he and his fellow elves Bobbin and Nutshell will help Santa deliver presents. The reindeer are ready, the sleigh is full, and because he feels “so good,” Spark snaps an elfie.
Literary happenings this week include the a Holiday Authorfest.
A Las Vegas judge decided Wednesday that prosecutors had enough evidence against a couple accused in an attack on a 64-year-old school crossing guard to take the case to a jury.
There’s a saying in cowboy circles for those who have experienced the highs and lows: This isn’t his first rodeo. But for Sage Kimzey, this is his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
A teen is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in the west valley Wednesday evening, Las Vegas police said. Officers were called to the scene near the Rainbow Boulevard and Charleston boulevards intersection about 5 p.m., Metro spokesman Larry Hadfield said.
Need a new belt or buckle? They’ve got it. How about a blanket for mom? Done. Quality entertainment, some food and even a new horse trailer? Yep, that’s all there, too.
These may or may not be the greatest records of the past year — who’s to say? — but they are my favorites.
A Source of Joy Theatricals, the producers of Broadway In The Hood, and Shoes for Children are presenting “Once on This Island,” Friday through Sunday at the West Las Vegas Library Theatre as a benefit to help collect shoes for underprivileged children.
Mark Shunock considers Mondays Dark a win-win opportunity for everyone. The monthly event enlists the help of entertainers who volunteer their talents to raise money for local nonprofits. The audience is entertained, the performers give back to the community and nonprofits get much-needed exposure and cash.
Police say a Maryland teenager eating a pot brownie in class panicked when his teacher asked him for a piece of the treat, and that he is now charged for obliging.
The short propaganda film commissioned by Thailand’s military rulers was supposed to promote the “12 core values” every Thai student must now learn.
The six-year saga of F Street’s role in the history of Las Vegas’ racial relations comes to a close Thursday when a section of the road beneath Interstate 15 reopens in a ceremony at F and McWilliams Avenue.
Several Southern Nevada tourism enterprises got early Christmas presents Wednesday when the Nevada Tourism Commission unanimously approved $414,854 in grants for programs and activities designed to deliver more tourists to rural Nevada.
The Retail Association of Nevada on Wednesday said it projects a 5.4 percent increase in statewide holiday sales this year, topping national estimates.
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