Las Vegas Strip dims lights for Tarkanian — VIDEO

Las Vegas lost a legend with the death of UNLV’s Jerry Tarkanian. To honor his memory, the city of glittering neon lights came together and dedicated 3 minutes of darkness to the fallen basketball coach.

Newsmakers, Feb. 19-25, 2015

Zachary M. F. Sanchez, 14, is a freshman attending Advanced Technologies Academy. On Jan. 15, Sanchez became an Eagle Scout with Troop 555. He is the son of Nelson Brambley and Linda Sanchez-Brambley.

Medical offices put emphasis on aesthetics to improve health care

Patients have come to expect state-of-the-art equipment and procedures at medical facilities. In a growing trend, many offices and hospitals are embracing art and design, too.

‘Cradle-to-career’ program supports at-risk students

Nevada is one of the worst states in terms of graduation and dropout rates. People can blame it on a variety of factors, but every student’s journey is different. The Las Vegas Promise Neighborhood Initiative is a program that supports cradle-to-career services with the aim to improve educational and development outcomes for students in distressed urban and rural neighborhoods. Nevada Partners has led the initiative since 2012.

Accident survivor thriving while living with brain injury

On Oct. 5, 2005, northwest-area resident Amy Klene and her friend were on their way home from a beauty supply store, when in a blink of a second, everything changed.

After ceremony for Tark, UNLV rendered toothless by Boise State

It was a night to remember Jerry Tarkanian, the late coach who brought the glory days to UNLV basketball. The pregame ceremony in his honor was class and it hit the mark. But the Rebels’ performance that followed was forgettable.

Rebel Report Card: Team needs improvement

UNLV once again came out of the locker room cold and found a way to lose a close game in the final minutes. It’s getting to be a recurring theme.

Oh, but to collect only $30,000 annually — guaranteed

If you could just keep working until you reach retirement age, then collect $30,000 each year thereafter until you were planted on the other side of the grass, would you take it?

EDITORIAL: Washington proves it has plenty of money

We’ve said it before: The federal bureaucracy is so bloated and inefficient that accountability is a pipe dream. Need a reminder? Just take a quick scan of some recent headlines.

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