If you love animals and despise the heavy hand of the regulatory state — and I suspect there are a lot of you out there — prepare to be outraged.
After Steven Horsford’s surprising loss to Republican Cresent Hardy last year, the ousted Democratic representative said he would go on a listening tour to find out why 4th Congressional District voters decided they wanted change.
Rep. Cresent Hardy says Nevada should open an “honest discussion” with the Washington over storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain to see if residents want it and what benefits the state might obtain.
In January, the U.S. Justice Department curtailed the ability of state and local law enforcement agencies to piggyback on federal law as cover for seizing billions in cash and property from people who are never formally charged with wrongdoing.
Early voting started Saturday for the April 7 municipal election primary. You’ve probably seen the campaign signs. You might have seen a few mailers and TV ads. Or maybe you’ve ignored them.
Part of the city’s aborted soccer stadium plan will go forward after all. And it makes less sense than the deal in its entirety.
Mike Brey guided Notre Dame into the Sweet 16 on Saturday, and he did it with the heaviest of hearts. When the Irish coach sat down at the news conference after a 67-64 overtime victory over Butler, he revealed that his mother had died Saturday morning at age 84.
Las Vegan Kurt Busch will start from the pole position in Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., but Kevin Harvick is the man to beat in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Harvick has won two straight races, including at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8.
Undefeated super bantamweight Jessie Magdaleno has hired Ismael Salas as his trainer and moved back to Las Vegas to be with his fiancee and their 9-month-old son after living in Palm Springs, Calif., and working with Joel Diaz the past two years.
Cheyenne freshman Kaitlyn Dutton pitched a two-hitter with eight strikeouts to lead the Desert Shields to a 12-2 home softball win over Chaparral in five innings. She also went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI for Cheyenne.
While the other specialists limbered up by kicking official Arena Football League striped footballs over fences or between narrow makeshift goal posts made of bright yellow tape, the straggler stood in the shadows cast by Las Vegas Sportspark. He smoked a cigarette and ate a glazed doughnut.
Welterweight contender Demian Maia took Ryan LaFlare to the ground early and often on his way to a unanimous decision Saturday in the main event of an Ultimate Fighting Championship card in Rio de Janeiro. The loss was the first in LaFlare’s career.
Brooklyn Bowl founder upbeat about club’s first year, scoring his share of concert ‘gets’ and building fans for more eclectic bookings.
Scotty’s Castle is about 150 miles from Las Vegas. Follow Highway 95 north through Beatty to Scotty’s Junction. Questions about who owned the mansion existed for a long time because of tall tales told by Walter Scott, a colorful character better known as Death Valley Scotty.
Eight-year-old Taylor Hammond received the 2015 Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada Shine Award during the nonprofit group’s benefit March 6 at the World Market Center.
I know a published novelist. She is my friend. She is brilliant. A birth accident left her with cerebral palsy. Her speech is difficult to understand. Although she can ambulate, her gait is awkward. The motor skills of her arms and hands are functional, but impaired. But, cognitively, she’s perfect. She is a perfectly normal human being trapped in a disabled body.
Cadyn Grenier went 2-for-4 in both games of a doubleheader Saturday to help host Bishop Gorman’s baseball team sweep Santa Margarita (Calif.), 8-4 and 15-2.
Cheyenne freshman Kaitlyn Dutton will readily admit that she didn’t have her best stuff in the pitcher’s circle Saturday against Chaparral. Too many balls up in the zone, she’d say.
Dozens of young women show up at Las Vegas dress shop to score $20 gently used prom gowns at HELP fundraiser.
The proposal to use tax funds to build a $200 million, 24,000-seat downtown soccer stadium might be dead, but the battle goes on in the Las Vegas mayoral race between front-runners Stavros Anthony and Carolyn Goodman.
Music lessons aren’t just for youngsters. Valley music instructors say their students include adults and retirees, who choose to learn, or re-learn, instruments for personal fulfillment and fun.
Jahnae Davis-Houston scored on Jacey Kelley-Gonzalez’s safety squeeze bunt in the bottom of the eighth inning Saturday to lift Rancho’s softball team to a 1-0 win over Mission Oak (Calif.) in the Washington Union Invitational at Fresno, Calif.
Michael Pecjak won two individual events at Municipal on Saturday to help Tech’s boys swimming team to a 124-116 victory over Virgin Valley.
Mckenzie Grimes won two individual events at Pavilion on Saturday to lead Centennial’s girls swimming team to a 163-130 win over Desert Oasis.
Dajour Braxton set three individual meet records and was a part of a winning relay team to help Centennial’s boys track team win the Skyhawk Invitational on Saturday at Silverado.
While women make up 48 percent of the U.S. workforce, they hold only 24 percent of the science, technology, engineering and math jobs. The Las Vegas Women in Technology Awards are designed to honor women already succeeding the field, while encouraging younger girls to consider a STEM career.
Most of us realize that lingering on our mistakes can destroy our future, but did you know that same is true if you long for your life to be just as it was when you feel it was the happiest? Dwelling on these moments and longing for them again is actually hurting you. Here are some reasons why.
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‘Top Chef’ stars to close Las Vegas Strip pop-up restaurant
Southwest Vegas food hall closing only a year after opening
Wynn’s plans to build a third tower on Strip still alive
Fontainebleau signs ‘once in a generation talent’ to residency deal
The Eagles add more shows to series at Sphere in Las Vegas