Key components of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s ambitious agenda for improving Nevada’s public schools and raising student achievement were the focus of a Senate Finance Committee hearing late Thursday.
A local high school community — and comedian Jimmy Kimmel — has reached out to the public for help supporting a Clark High School legend and his family after he was hospitalized in April with stage 4 lymphoma.
Nevada education officials will hit pause on the state’s school accountability ratings following weeks of computer glitches that have marred an online student testing system. The State Board of Education on Thursday voted to carry over the one- to five-star ratings that individual campuses received in the 2013-14 school year to the 2014-15 school year.
British pop singer Jessie J has upset her fans after she “unfollowed” hundreds of people on Twitter.
One day short of the 12th anniversary of an infamous stolen-vehicle rampage he orchestrated — complete with claims of talking directly to Jesus — Carlos Bugarin was found shot dead at his Las Vegas apartment complex.
Former Silverado star Drew Robinson hits No. 6 of young season, shares Texas League lead in homers.
Bonanza Road was shut down Thursday near Las Vegas Boulevard after a vehicle hit a pedestrian, according to police.
Las Vegas area homeowners who have done minor repairs without permits can get them inspected during May without paying any penalty as part of an “amnesty” initiative.
The effort to recall Assembly Speaker John Hambrick has failed, with organizers only gathering 270 of the more than 4,000 signatures needed.
Even a screenwriter might have trouble scripting Manny Pacquiao’s rise from abject poverty to stardom in ring and hero status in the Philippines. “I am fighting this fight for the honor of my country and for the people of the Philippines,” Pacquiao said of the megafight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. “It is a responsibility I take very seriously.”
Rates for the cheapest rooms at MGM Grand, the host hotel for Saturday’s so-called fight of the century boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquaio, plummeted Thursday when the room cost fell to $499 a night from more than $1,500 for Friday and Saturday nights, according to Vegas.com.
A crash that delayed traffic on Interstate 15 parallel to the Strip on Thursday afternoon has been cleared.
Traffic is creeping at the intersection of Hacienda Avenue and Rainbow Boulevard after a U-Haul truck rolled over, according to Las Vegas police.
A now amended bill in the Nevada Assembly would lighten the proposed workload for doctors who prescribe certain controlled substances.
Las Vegas police have located two men linked to an April 17 homicide that left a bystander dead, a department spokeswoman said Thursday.
Las Vegas’ two longest-tenured planning commissioners — Ric Truesdell and Byron Goynes — are now on their way out, according to the city attorney.
Nevada U.S. Reps. Joe Heck and Dina Titus took slightly different approaches Thursday, but both bids to remove or divert $150 million in Yucca Mountain funds from a 2016 Department of Energy spending bill were killed by voice vote in the House.
Ankle injury cited for pop star having to reschedule fight-weekend performances at Planet Hollywood.
The Clark County District Attorney’s office on Thursday released the full report on a North Las Vegas police shooting that left a man dead.
A Forsyth County, Georgia man woke up terrified over the weekend when he came face to face with a stranger in his bedroom.
Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming, a leading operator in downtown Las Vegas and a player in the Southern Nevada locals market, reported continued earnings growth in the first quarter of 2015.
Even before he could walk, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was wearing boxing gloves and throwing punches. He’s undefeated as a professional but faces the biggest fight of his career on Saturday when he faces Manny Pacquiao.
If you have trusted too much too often, if your relationship has become something that turns your stomach into knots, you might recognize several of the following warning signs that your partner is manipulating you.
Former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress has been indicted on charges he failed to pay taxes, New Jersey prosecutors announced Thursday.
A 17-year-old Virginia high school student was arrested Wednesday morning and charged for allegedly having a Samurai sword at the bus stop and making threats.
A 15-month-old has been flown to a hospital after being struck by a lawn mower.
Students at a Salt Lake high school are showing their commitment to gender equality after crowning a transgender girl prom queen.
The Nevada Assembly give final legislative approval Thursday to a measure designed to help those who provide care to friends and loved ones after they are released from the hospital.
While obesity is on the rise, so is another condition that seems to be its polar opposite: the disorder of eating too healthy.
Erich Nowsch, charged with fatally shooting 44-year-old mother of four Tammy Meyers, pleaded not guilty Thursday to a separate incident that happened just days after the killing.