Japan plans to put unmanned rover on the moon by 2018

Japan’s space agency announced this week that the country would put an unmanned rover on the surface of the moon by 2018, joining an elite club of nations who have explored Earth’s satellite.

Coroner IDs North Las Vegas woman killed in crash

The North Las Vegas woman who died Wednesday in a two-vehicle wreck at the intersection of Jones Boulevard and Tropical Parkway was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office Thursday as Gloria Jackson, 66.

Parkdale recreation center reopens with twice as much space

The Parkdale Recreation & Senior Center, 3200 Ferndale St., had its grand reopening March 31. The 11,667-square-foot recreation center stands on the same property that has been used for community recreation for more than 60 years.

4 creative uses for a home equity line of credit

Your aspirations of becoming an artist, a small business owner or a start-up maven might quickly sour after you find out how difficult and expensive it can be to obtain funding. What many people don’t consider before dashing their plans, however, is that they might be sitting on a goldmine of an asset — the equity in their own homes.

It’s time for things to turn around

This season it feels like we have been snakebitten a little bit. We have lost 10 games by one run and we’ve been walked off five times. I think there are two ways we could look at it.

Henderson bank robbery suspect arrested

A man accused of robbing a Bank of the West in Henderson Wednesday morning was arrested in Las Vegas a short while later, police said.

Laser’s blast could destroy space debris

Scientists hatched a new plan to eliminate space debris with the help of a high-efficiency laser system.

Bill calls for inventory of vested water rights in dry Nevada

With drought gripping Nevada and much of the West, the state’s top water official and a state senator said it’s time to inventory just how much water there is and who owns what.

Sunken bomber in Lake Mead opens for guided tours

A Lake Havasu City dive company on Friday will take its first paying clients down to a B-29 Superfortress that crashed and sank into the lake in 1948.

Why doesn’t the US use YouTube age ratings like the UK?

Three major music labels are all participating in a new agreement with the British government with the intention of helping parents quickly decide which music videos are safe for their kids and which aren’t.

Get write at Sam’s Town

Because I’m a writer, I care about writers. So I’ll be checking out the 13th annual Las Vegas Writers’ Conference, which runs today through Saturday at Sam’s Town, presented by the nonprofit Henderson Writers Group.

NextStep Ministries founder opens thrift store to aid homeless

Volunteer Janet Henke staffs the front desk at NextStep Ministries’ Thrift Store, 3720 E. Sunset Road. She greets each customer with a smile and explains that the store’s purpose is to support the homeless in the valley.