As a parent of five children, including four in the Clark County School District, I have attended several meetings with the School Board over the past 13 months. I have listened to young people from the Nevada Teen Health Alliance, who are concerned that our current sex education curriculum is inadequate. Planned Parenthood has been represented at these meetings, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union.
On Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told the city’s 50 aldermen that if they didn’t pass the largest property tax increase in Chicago’s recent history, the city “would become unlivable.” Mr. Emanuel wants to increase property taxes by a record $588 million over the next four years to bolster police and fire pensions. He’s also seeking other new fees and tax increases to offset Chicago’s annual budget deficit. Those increases include a new garbage-hauling fee, new taxes on electronic cigarettes and ride sharing, and increases on building permit and taxi fees.
CARSON CITY — A panel of water managers and experts begin the task Monday of digesting days of public testimony and suggestions on what, if anything, Nevada should do to better prepare for lingering drought.
Henderson police are keeping quiet about the Sunday morning death of a 20-year-old woman.
While star quarterbacks continue to fall, the power rating on Carson Palmer and the Arizona Cardinals keeps rising. Of course, the NFL is a stock market, with rises and falls, injuries and overreactions.
Students from East Tech High School put together hygiene kits for homeless people during an event run by Clean the World on Saturday at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. The students were among hundreds of youth volunteers hoping to create 200,000 hygiene kits including soap, shampoo and other toiletries during a 24-hour period.
Skywatchers around Las Vegas and the world witnessed the supermoon eclipse Sunday night, when the shadow of Earth cast a reddish glow on the moon.
Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes, including a 45-yarder to Demaryius Thomas in the closing seconds of the first half, and the Denver Broncos topped the winless Detroit Lions, 24-12, on Sunday night at Ford Field.
Things are getting more tense, apparently, in the Washington Nationals clubhouse.
A man Las Vegas police said jumped Saturday from the Flamingo Road overpass, between Interstate 15 and Dean Martin Road, has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
The Summerlin Festival of Arts is celebrating its 20th year, with more than 100 artists and big entertainment
You can refinance a home with an FHA loan even if you have little or no equity, a damaged credit score or higher debt than lenders usually accept.
With large, contemporary homes on estate-sized home sites in a prime southwest location, interest is rapidly growing for Meridian, a new Pardee Homes neighborhood set to open in October.
Free ice cream, a new park, a petting zoo. These are just a few things that will provide a great way to spend the day with family and friends Sunday.
Greg and Annette Shaver have lived in the suburbs of Las Vegas for more than 30 years, but it wasn’t until just recently they discovered the culture of living downtown in the heart of the city.
Motorcycle riders raised money for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation on Sunday, gathering at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for a procession that ended at Town Square.
Mortgage rates fell this week as global market concerns resurfaced and government bond yields moved lower. Meanwhile, more data shed light on the housing market’s strengthening recovery.
The weather forecast for the beginning of the week: still hot. The thermometer Saturday reached 101 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. There was no rain.
Tony Sanchez talked about how he wasn’t especially proud of hitting 80 points, but he had his first victory in hand as UNLV’s football coach, so he was going to enjoy it.
Homeowner associations are not the police department. There is only so much that the board and management company can do in helping to deter crime.
Reverse mortgages can be a viable way to access the equity they have built up in their home.
If a house doesn’t appraise”, it’s a problem for you and the buyers
Cadence, a 2,200-acre master-planned community in Henderson, has a free bike share program
Arson investigators in Dolan Springs are trying to determine what sparked a pair of “suspicious” fires that destroyed one church and “caused heavy damage” to another Saturday night, according to the Kingman Daily Miner.
Manners will take you places money can’t, someone, somewhere, once mused. The same can be said for graciousness — and for Imagine Dragons, for that matter.
The Pittsburgh Steelers won a game but lost a quarterback, at least for the time being, after defeating the St. Louis Rams 12-6.
Research indicates that taking a daily low-dose aspirin can benefit those who have had a heart attack and wish to prevent another one. What about those who haven’t had a heart attack but wish to begin daily aspirin therapy as a preventive?
