President Barack Obama’s new tax plan ran into rapid criticism from the Republicans on Sunday, underscoring the challenges facing any attempt to overhaul the U.S. tax code.
Two U.S. senators, including Dean Heller of Nevada, are seeking to make permanent a law that allows people to deduct state and local sales taxes on their annual federal returns.
Las Vegas police arrested a woman in connection with an early morning collision that left a pedestrian dead Sunday.
Scammers impersonating Internal Revenue Service employees are harassing tax-paying Las Vegans.
Winter visitors to beautiful Bryce Canyon National Park find a different place from the one they experience the rest of the year. The vividly colored formations that characterize this forested wonderland at the edge of a dramatically eroded plateau stand in sharp contrast to wintry skies, their shapes etched and outlined in frosty white.
A Super Bowl betting line is similar to a presidential election, and after the early votes were counted Sunday night, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots won a majority of the public’s support.
Self-described troublemakers find a new outlook on life and high asperations after receiving help from mentors from 100 Black Men. January is National Mentoring Month and 100 Black Men is one of the most active groups in town.
Tom Brady fired three touchdown passes and LeGarrette Blount rumbled for three more as the New England Patriots demolished the Indianapolis Colts 45-7 on Sunday to book their sixth trip to the Super Bowl in 14 years.
Children are innocent. Toddlers don’t calculate to ruin our day. Or our night. If parents can practice warmth and empathy toward a child’s innocence, maybe they can find empathy for the innocence they, too, had as children.
Here are local fundraisers planned in the Las Vegas Valley this week.
Celebrities are part of the attraction of the annual Canon Appreciation Reception, held each January in Las Vegas to benefit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. This year’s event at Bellagio attracted 1,500 guests.
Experience of two producers in same small venue proves the need to be “fully loaded” and to “earn” an audience.
The name crops up in several prominent places at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, from its busiest boat harbor to the road and the wash leading down to it. There is even a park in Boulder City, popular among grazing bighorn sheep, that bears the Hemenway name.
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will miss next week’s Pro Bowl due to the quad injury that hindered him over the final month of the season.
Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak intends to accept the Denver Broncos’ head coaching position if he receives an offer, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Police on Sunday identified a man shot to death at a Florida shopping mall on Saturday and said he was apparently trying to protect a woman who was wounded in the attack.
Islamic extremists bent on violent acts against free-speech nations are sometimes overlooked by intelligence agencies because the agencies reject important information that could derail attacks, says a Las Vegas intelligence expert and former CIA adviser.
“You put a squad car in front of a building and your average honest citizen doesn’t even give it a second thought. But a bad guy looks at it and thinks, ‘Well is there a cop in the back? Is there a cop on break?’”
Silverado High School offensive lineman Justin Polu committed to UNLV, choosing the Rebels over Colorado State. He was part of a weekend recruiting haul for the Rebels.
“When you come to Sin City, you don’t have to convince someone they’re a sinner. They’re praying to win those jackpots, so you’ve already got a praying group that knows they’re sinners — and God is ready.”
Russell Wilson fired a 35-yard touchdown strike to Jermaine Kearse in overtime to give the Seattle Seahawks a stunning 28-22 comeback win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday to seal a return trip to the Super Bowl.
If you’ve got an unpaid parking ticket in North Las Vegas, your days on the lam might be numbered.
Skip school, lose your license. Since Jan. 1, that’s the consequence looming over Nevada high school students who are habitual truants.
A viral video of what happens when a bottle rocket and a frozen lake meet.
More than a year after a National Park Service road worker died alone in the heat of Death Valley, agency officials have finished their investigation and rolled out new safety measures.
Fears vary widely, but there are some constants. Death. Losing a family member. And, it turns out, finances. In a society where money is a pathway to both success and failure, financial fears are almost inescapable.
New U.S. rules that come into effect on Friday as part of moves to improve relations with Washington’s old Cold War foe will allow expanded travel to communist-run Cuba for American citizens.
A 15-block portion of Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas will be closed for eight hours on Monday for the city’s 33rd Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade.
