Southern Nevada’s military honor guards can be seen at a variety of events around town. But their most somber — and, members say, most fulfilling — duty lies in offering final goodbyes to veterans.
The U.S. House voted last week for a two-month extension in federal highway funding, averting an interruption of state projects while buying more time to come up with a better solution to federal road woes.
Carson City faces quite a conundrum: state budgets are closed, and so is the window for considering anything other than gross receipts and business taxes to fund them.
It’s easy — oh, so very easy — to poke fun at Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, R-Las Vegas.
Ramadi falls. The Iraqi army flees. The great 60-nation anti-Islamic State coalition so grandly proclaimed by the Obama administration is nowhere to be seen.
The state shouldn’t need laws that mandate common sense. But the ridiculous overreach of “zero tolerance” school rules that fail to distinguish between toy weapons and real ones, between make believe and real threats, between first graders and teenagers, has forced the Nevada Legislature to bypass school boards in pursuit of a badly needed statewide disciplinary policy.
State lawmakers are not fans of the initiative petition process. That’s why they always try to make it harder for citizens to put referendums and constitutional amendments before their fellow voters.
Chris Weidman retained the middleweight belt with a first-round stoppage of Vitor Belfort at UFC 187 on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden, and Daniel Cormier won the light heavyweight title that was stripped from Jon Jones last month with a third-round submission over Anthony Johnson.
A man is in serious condition after a northwest valley shooting Saturday night.
A decade ago, activist hedge funds had $10 billion invested in proxy fights that sought to influence board of directors elections, switch out management, or change the financial direction of a business.
On game days for the Real Madrid soccer team, the area surrounding Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is an outdoor festival. Located near the city’s financial district, fans of the club gather with intense passion.
The Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation benefit took place recently at Red Rock Resort.
Have you ever thought about becoming a better Mojave Desert gardener, being able to grow plants in your infertile, salty, high-pH soil?
A 65-year-old man is scheduled for trial this week, accused of planning to sell marijuana, just as the state’s first medical pot shop plans to open its doors.
Police arrested demonstrators in downtown Cleveland on Saturday night following the acquittal of a police officer who stood trial in the 2012 shooting death of two unarmed people.
Lincoln County softball coach Pat Kelley lost five players to graduation from his 2014 state championship team, and had only one senior coming back to defend his team’s title this season.
Pahranagat Valley sophomore Christian Higbee was the No. 5 pitcher in the Panthers’ rotation a season ago.
Boulder City golfer Luke Logan capped his impressive senior season by capturing a fourth consecutive region title on May 6 at Siena Golf Club.
Nevada’s new National Monument-in-waiting isn’t really on the way to anywhere.
Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Steve Carp handicaps Sunday’s horse racing card at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. Post time is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
With the arrival of warm weather and school almost out, this is the time to think about a summer visit to the cooler climates of Northern Nevada. One of the most stunning areas you can visit lies just east of Elko: the Ruby Mountains.
Thousands of participants tackled 45 challenges at the Badass Dash obstacle course that raised money for an autism support group at the South Point on Saturday.
If you think skipping lunch will get your body beach ready for summertime, think again.
One man was stabbed after two men got into an altercation at the Paradise Bar on the Colorado River just north of Parker, Arizona, near Lake Havasu, on Saturday.
More than 35 organizations joined forces Saturday morning to place flags at grave sites at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City for Memorial Day weekend.
A crash involving three cars slowed traffic in the west valley on Saturday and left two juveniles hospitalized, police said.
Two wounded people are expected to survive after an east valley shooting late Friday night, Las Vegas police said. Officers and medical personnel were called about 11:50 p.m. to the 2800 block of Cedar Ave., near the intersection of Eastern Avenue and U.S Highway 95.