Nevadans want more school choice. The long waiting lists at magnet schools and charter schools are more than enough proof of demand for public education options beyond traditional neighborhood schools. But some families have more choices than others, and it’s up to state lawmakers to guarantee that all Nevada children have educational alternatives.
City voters in Southern Nevada sent a clear message in Tuesday’s municipal primary elections, when they gave every incumbent a resounding re-election victory: We don’t like off-year municipal elections.
Everyone agrees that Nevada’s public schools must improve. The multimillion-dollar question is how.
Preston Pavlica left the field early Thursday with an injured quadriceps. But the Liberty senior did plenty of damage while he was in the game. Pavlica was 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and two runs, and the Patriots held on for a 4-3 win at Silverado.
Brandon Baliza had 18 kills, and Brycen Ivester dished out 32 assists Thursday to help Liberty’s boys volleyball team rally for an 18-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-15, 15-10 win over visiting Bishop Gorman.
Jim Hopson, a longtime publishing executive, will become the interim publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 as early as this weekend, facing no substantial competition but needing to get her organization in place for the long battle to come.
David Gulasarian’s bases-loaded single with two outs in the top of the eighth inning plated Sebastian Fitzgerald with the go-ahead run, and Jalen Birch continued home on a throwing error on the play as Tech’s baseball team defeated host Chaparral 3-1 on Thursday.
Alex Rodriguez hit hit first home run in nearly 19 months, but it wasn’t enough as the New York Yankees fell to the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Thursday night.
Makena Martin recorded a strikeout with the potential tying and winning runs in scoring position and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday as Faith Lutheran’s softball team held on for a 7-6 win at Pahrump Valley.
Luke Logan shot a 1-under-par 71 at Boulder City Municipal on Thursday to help Boulder City’s boys golf team win a Sunrise League match.
Matt Dominguez’s RBI double in the seventh inning sent the Fresno Grizzlies past the 51s 2-1 in both teams’ Pacific Coast League opener Thursday night in Fresno, Calif. Las Vegas didn’t register a hit until the seventh.
Three major Southern Nevada hotel-casino companies want to follow the lead of Switch and leave NV Energy to secure their own power supplies.
North Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing teen, who they say is endangered Thursday evening. Terence Jujuans Washington, 16, left his home near the intersection of Centennial Parkway and Commerce Street on the morning of April 1 and has not returned, police wrote in a release.
Preston Pavlica left the field early Thursday with an injured quadriceps. But the Liberty senior did plenty of damage while he was in the game. Pavlica was 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and two runs, and the Patriots held on for a 4-3 win at Silverado.
If golf tournaments ended after 18 holes, this would be a popular result. Jordan Spieth, the betting public’s pick to win the Masters, threatened to run away from the pack during Thursday’s first round and walked into the Augusta National clubhouse with a three-stroke lead.
Armenia rolled out the red carpet for U.S. reality TV star Kim Kardashian as she visited her ancestors’ homeland on Thursday, ahead of the 100th anniversary of mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman soldiers.
Ending a stellar 12-year career, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is retiring from the NFL.
Sen. Harry Reid’s brother, Larry Joe Reid, will be charged with drunken driving and gun charges among others after a run-in with a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper, the Clark County district attorney’s office said Thursday.
For the first time in history, there will be no general election in all three of Clark County’s main municipalities — Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson — according to the elections department.
Gary Gray, the husband of Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani, was killed near Mount Charleston on Thursday in a car crash.
The three judges of Nevada’s new Court of Appeals took the oath of office at a Las Vegas ceremony Thursday, three months after their investiture in Carson City.
The Don Schumacher Racing team is off to a strong start this season. The team has won seven of the eight events in the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes entering the SummitRacing.com Nationals that begin today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
A video surfaced this week appearing to show a Texas police officer punching a 38-week pregnant woman in handcuffs.
A key player and government witness in a massive tax fraud scheme that victimized thousands of people across the country was given a stiff federal prison term on Thursday.
Roscoe Smith was named D-League rookie of the year by a website, with former UNLV teammate Khem Birch finishing second.
Rogue rancher Cliven Bundy and his family plan a three-day party this weekend to celebrate the anniversary of their standoff with the federal government.
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