The country is careening toward a grisly wreck as the federal surface transportation bill races toward expiration on May 31, with a successor nowhere in sight. Congressional action for a long-term replacement seems unlikely until after the 2016 presidential race, as well as any meaningful tax reform addressing the defunct Highway Trust Fund, leaving an already fragile economic recovery open to more bruising setbacks.
Every Memorial Day we see heartfelt tributes to our troops and veterans. They’re worthy of year-round thanks, especially with so many military personnel serving abroad and returning home.
With as little as $200 in the bank at one point during the Great Recession, The Rock Christian Church managed not only to hang on, but to outgrow one meeting place and start saving for its own building someday.
U.S. authorities on Sunday blew up a pressure cooker found in a vehicle parked near the U.S. Capitol and later arrested the vehicle’s owner.
Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of water park season in Las Vegas. Many turned out to Wet N’ Wild on Saturday to enjoy the park’s new slideboarding ride.
Rick Mills and Michael Rosaia haven’t just honored their grandfather’s Marine Corps service by remembering him. On the 100th anniversary of the bravery that won him a Medal of Honor, they went to China to stand in his footsteps.
If you mentioned nuclear and Las Vegas in the same sentence 60 years ago, the conversation likely centered on the Nevada Test Site. Today, you just might be talking modern medicine.
Metro is investigating a crash that killed a man and seriously injured a woman in the south Las Vegas Valley.
Builders started pouring the concrete foundation last week for Lucky Dragon, a nine-story, 201-room boutique hotel squeezed between the Golden Steer restaurant and the Allure condominium tower.
Flooding from record-setting rains in Texas and Oklahoma swept away hundreds of homes and left at least three people dead.
City officials said police tried to give peaceful protesters the space to exercise their First Amendment rights, but some of them crossed the line several times, resulting in 71 arrests.
UNLV finally got untracked at the NCAA women’s golf championship, but its fate won’t be determined until this morning when the third round is completed.
Nevada is full of wonderful and surprising things, including anything from the famous Area 51 to one of the largest art installations in the world.
A woman died when she jumped from the 20th floor of a Riviera hotel-casino tower Sunday morning, Las Vegas police said.
Four people were wounded when an attempted robbery at a car wash turned into a shootout in the southwest valley Sunday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
Rooney, one of the members of the NFL’s International Committee, is optimistic the league will stage games in two more countries. He spent time during the recent owners meetings working on the expansion of the league’s global footprint.
Casinos can’t book enough diva showcases, but not all pop songstresses have what it takes to carry it off.
As if the sneezing, congestion and runny nose weren’t enough, seasonal allergies often can bring with them red, itchy, watering eyes, too. What can you do about it? More than you might realize.
“Stress gurus” usually offer a simple — and patronizing — solution: “Relax.” It’s more useful to identify the fundamental sources of stress and deal with those.
Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers scored his second solo chart-topping album after “The Desired Effected” went straight in at number one in Britain on Sunday, the Official Charts Company said.
Spring often is accompanied by the sound of sneezing. If wheezing joins that sneeze, it may not be just allergies — it may be asthma. The past three decades have witnessed a rise in asthma and allergies worldwide.
Comedy great Anne Meara, one half of the comedy team “Stiller & Meara,” died at 85 on Saturday, her family said.
A woman whose death was being investigated as a homicide Thursday night in the south valley was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Sunday.
Heavy smoke coming from the area of U.S Highway 95 and Flamingo Road originated from a garage fire, the Clark County Fire Department said.
The new arrivals increase her progeny to a total of 17 children. And let’s not forget her seven grandchildren.
Driving your truck up to a pretty angry alligator isn’t probably something you want to do. The reptile just might win.
From world leaders to celebrities of all degrees of fame, taking a selfie with fans has become an accepted part of life.
Police responded just after 7 a.m. to a radio call from the Housing Authority of New Orleans reporting a patrolman had been shot, police said in a statement.
A Massachusetts woman took it upon herself to set the record straight in her final message. Her declaration? Tom Brady is innocent.