The dozen or so homes and vacation cabins high in the canyon 60 miles west of Las Vegas have been without a permanent water source since the Carpenter 1 fire, and relief is still at least another 18 months away.
A Clark County grand jury refused to indict Warren McClinton and a jury acquitted him on a charge of sexual assault six years later.
As the Clark County School District will offer no pay increases this upcoming year, approximately 30,000 employees now must wait to see what perks — if any — their labor unions will negotiate with the district.
Conor McGregor rented the sprawling seven-bedroom estate in Green Valley for the sole purpose of bringing his entire training camp to Las Vegas to prepare for what was expected to be a featherweight title bout against longtime champion Jose Aldo at UFC 189.
It’s not for nothing that Las Vegas is sometimes referred to as the ninth island. Among the latest restaurants to salute Hawaiian cuisine, Island Sushi & Grill presents its Spam sushi layered with tamago, the sweet omelet, and the Japanese seasoning furikake and eel sauce.
Kathy Duva wasn’t surprised when Premier Boxing Champions announced it would host a fight card July 25 at the Palms, the same night Sergey Kovalev is scheduled to fight at Mandalay Bay. Duva, whose Main Events promotes Kovalev, said it was another case of Al Haymon trying to bully the boxing world.
Bettors are lining up to put their money on the United States to defeat Japan in the Women’s World Cup final Sunday in Canada. At William Hill sports books, 95 percent of the money wagered on the two-way betting line has been placed on the U.S.
Erik Seidel is one of the most respected high-stakes tournament players in the world. The eight-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner will be part of the field when the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold ’em World Championship begins today at the Rio Convention Center.
The initial season under the College Football Playoff system underscored the importance of playing a tough schedule, especially for a Group of Five team trying to grab a coveted New Year’s Six bowl slot. Marshall went 12-1, but a soft schedule cost the Thundering Herd.
How Japan built its national team remains one of soccer’s most treasured tales. The team is referred to as Nadeshiko, a floral metaphor meaning pure, feminine beauty. Which is how it plays. Graceful, tactical, a style born from 5-vs.-5 on dirt fields with mini goals at which to shoot.
Because this is the social media age, somebody anonymously speculated on Twitter that perhaps “flu-like symptoms” was a euphemism for Kris Bryant of the Chicago Cubs being hung over. Even though the Las Vegan is known as a nondrinker, unless you count Gatorade.
The devil is not in the details. It’s in the entire conception of the Iran deal, animated by President Barack Obama’s fantastical belief that he, uniquely, could achieve detente with a fanatical Islamist regime whose foundational purpose is to cleanse the Middle East of the poisonous corruption of American power and influence.
Politics attracts more than its share of crackpots, and we shouldn’t blame candidates for the excesses of their deranged fans, but a teachable moment went sadly unrealized last week when Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky visited Mesquite.
The politics of prohibition reared its ugly head again last month when legislation was introduced to ban all Internet gambling, including the fledgling intrastate web poker industry that exists in Nevada.
Strip VIP hosts are breathing sighs of relief from Wynn Las Vegas to Mandalay Bay. They might have their hands full satisfying all kinds of requests from their guests this holiday weekend, but they know they could be stuck with far more outrageous demands. They could be dealing with the BLM.
In pleading for leniency from a judge, Priscilla Rocha reminded the court what drove her to steal more than a quarter-million dollars from the Clark County School District in the first place: a staggering sense of entitlement.
Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director, has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994 and covers all sports with a betting spin. He analyzes the field for Sunday’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Real estate observers said they’re watching how strict construction-defect rules that took effect in February will shape the market for condominiums and townhomes.
When we talk about plants, many of us have fallen into the unfortunate habit of using common names instead of the scientific ones.
Fireworks exploded all around the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday night.
Roger Bernadina had two home runs and four RBIs to back a strong start from John Lannan and lead the Albuquerque Isotopes to a 10-2 win over the 51s in a Pacific Coast League game Saturday night at Cashman Field.
Kris Bryant provided the holiday fireworks with two home runs — including his first Wrigley Field grand slam — to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday.
Even as officials begin preparations to split up the mammoth Clark County School District in a few years, Henderson is already creating what amounts to its own mini-school system.
In response to the church shootings in Charleston, S.C., that killed nine African-Americans, a valley multicultural church and an African-American congregation gathered for a joint service of prayer, sermon and song to celebrate racial unity.
The American Lung Association of Nevada held its fifth annual fashion show and dinner recently at the World Market Center. “Breathe Fashion” raised funds for people with lung-related illnesses.
Boulder City turned out the celebrate Independence Day on Saturday with the 67th Annual Boulder City Damboree Celebration. This year’s theme was “Great Americans: The Next Generation.”
Henderson police shot and killed an armed man when he “engaged” them after a disturbance call to a hotel Saturday morning, a police spokeswoman said.