“I think we have the pieces in place to have a breakout season,” UNLV basketball coach Dave Rice says. “This is UNLV, and I believe that we need to be relevant in March, and we will be relevant in March.”
Capitalism often gets a bad rap. But make no mistake, the incredible decline in poverty worldwide over the past two centuries — and especially over the past three decades — is largely due to economic growth spurred by capitalism and industrialism.
Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is not a man given to despair.
If Common Core is so intellectually healthy for Nevada’s children, then why does it require constant promoting and defending?
Innocent until proven guilty is supposed to be a hallmark of the American justice system. But in the case of asset forfeiture, it doesn’t work that way in many states, including Nevada for the moment. Civil asset forfeiture laws override constitutional rights, allowing law enforcement to legally steal property of individuals without a conviction, an arrest or even so much as a citation.
Palo Verde coach Kevin Fiddler may never have been so happy to see a failed bunt attempt.
Derek Stevens, owner of the D Las Vegas, attended the University of Michigan, so why is he betting on Michigan State to win the NCAA Tournament? He has a million reasons.
Palo Verde coach Kevin Fiddler may never have been so happy to see a failed bunt attempt.
Xerox, the vendor for Nevada Health Link’s first enrollment session, has agreed to keep its call center open two weeks beyond its originally scheduled closing date of Tuesday.
The guilty plea by Robert Wolfe, a cooperating witness in an investigation targeting local doctors for illegally distributing painkillers, came in a still-sealed criminal case.
A Missouri mother is anxiously waiting to be reunited with her teenage daughter who was allegedly abducted and found safe in New Mexico.
Between the unincorporated areas of Paradise and Winchester and master-planned communities like Anthem and Summerlin, the borders around the Las Vegas Valley get pretty confusing, but Downtown Las Vegas’ borders really depend on who you ask and in what context.
The parents of three children who were reportedly bullied in the Clark County School District, including one middle school student who committed suicide, gave emotional testimony Tuesday in support of a bill sought by Gov. Brian Sandoval to combat the problem.
Grant Dressler went from being a role player as a junior to the Panthers” leading scorer this past season, and the 6-foot-7-inch late bloomer now is in line to continue his playing career at the next level. He is being recruited by Sacramento State, American, Eastern Washington and Maine.
Plenty of people might run for retiring U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s Senate seat, but not former U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., U.S. Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., or the senator’s son, Rory Reid.
Canyon Springs’ baseball team scored on a throwing error in the bottom of the fifth to break a 4-4 tie, and the Pioneers held on for a 5-4 win over visiting Tech in the Cowboy Classic.
Cade Adams threw a one-hit shutout Tuesday to help Desert Oasis’ baseball team to a 6-0 win over Coronado (Calif.) in the Lions Tournament in Coronado, Calif.
Mosie Foley went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs and two RBIs Tuesday to lead host Faith Lutheran’s softball team to a 10-0, five-inning win over Legacy in the championship game of the Crusader Invitational.
Legendary folk singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday after being found unconscious at her L.A. home.
Americans fear pilots purposely crashing an airliner as much as they are afraid of a hijacking, and over a quarter are more scared of flying than they were before a copilot crashed a jet in France last week, killing 150 people, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
For the third time in four days, an Alabama football player was arrested. Running back Tyren Jones was charged Tuesday with second-degree possession of marijuana and released on $1,000 bond, according to Tuscaloosa, Ala., police.
A Florida jogger wearing headphones was struck and killed by an Amtrak train, apparently unable to hear the conductor sounding the horn, authorities said on Tuesday.
A man with an “intellectual disability,” who had faced the death penalty for more than six years, was sentenced Tuesday to 14 to 40 years in prison in connection with a 2008 fatal shooting.
D Las Vegas owner Derek Stevens made a $20,000 wager at 50/1 on the Spartans to win the NCAA Tournament. That means Golden Nugget sportsbook director Tony Miller is routing for Duke on Saturday.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson now has to decide if he wants Mike Pence’s headache. The Arkansas House on Tuesday approved a religious freedom measure that mirrors the one Pence signed into law in Indiana — sparking outrage from businesses, sports organizations and popular culture figures who said it opened the door to discrimination against gays and lesbians.
Amid falling confetti, thumping music, hundreds of alcoholic beverage samples and an exhibition center packed with nightclub and bar merchants from around the world, millennials were a hot topic of discussion Tuesday at the second day of the 2015 Nightclub & Bar Show.
Things just got messy with that One Direction breakup. Just when folks were starting to heal from the shock of Zayn Malik’s decision to quit the super-successful boy group on Wednesday, a social media dustup has fans all a-Twitter.
Clark County Coroner Michael Murphy is leaving office for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, where he’ll be program manager of the center’s unknown victim identification program.
A lawyer was appointed Tuesday for the suspected getaway driver for Erich Nowsch, accused of gunning down Tammy Meyers in front of her northwest valley home.
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