PACs ramp up spending in Nevada congressional races

Political action groups have already put a more than half a million dollars into the three congressional district races in Southern Nevada.

UNLV professor uses Nigerian churches to battle HIV spread

A promising new method for battling the spread of HIV in Africa was inspired by an unexpected source 8,000 miles away: a baby shower at the home of a Las Vegas professor.

When death takes a Vegas vacation

Of the 40 million annual visitors to Las Vegas about 1,100 of them don’t make it home alive. But when what happens here means dying, the grins fade to black.

Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders dies of cancer at age 60

Minnesota Timberwolves president and coach Flip Saunders, whose 35 year career in the NBA led to over 1,000 victories, passed away Sunday morning after a long battle with cancer. He was 60.

Burglar climbs naked into couple’s bed, is chased at gunpoint

A naked burglar who hopped into a Portland, Oregon couple’s bed in the middle of the night wound up fleeing down the street after the male victim woke up and chased him with a gun, firing three shots, police said on Friday.

Nevada Day festivities to lure crowds to capital

Across the nation, children eagerly await the last day of October for its Halloween costumes, decorations, parties and trick or treating. For Nevada children, the end of October also brings a day of no school to observe the state’s Oct. 31, 1864, entry into the union as the 36th state.

Little-known Nye County waterfall may be fading away

It’s been a hard couple of weeks for tourism officials in Nye County, what with the exploding hazardous waste dump and Lamar Odom’s near-fatal trip to the Love Ranch.

Warm temps expected the next few days in Las Vegas

You may feel more like putting your shorts and sandals on than your Halloween costume during the beginning of this last week of October.

Dying in Las Vegas is a unique experience

Las Vegans put their loved ones to rest in unique ways, such as shooting their ashes into outer space or making keepsakes from their remains.

UFC flyweight Smolka submits Holohan in Dublin

Louis Smolka submitted Paddy Holohan in the second round of the re-worked main event of Saturday’s Ultimate Fighting Championship card in Dublin.

Global life expectancy rises, but people live sicker for longer

Health care professionals work to help people live healthier, not just longer. Exercise and nutrition, two cornerstones of health and longevity, are dividends for Lake and Henry, not the goal.

Nevada needs more help for families after a suicide

A few years Linda Flatt’s son died, and she started a support group for fellow “survivors” of suicide only to learn survivors are at heightened risk to kill themselves.

Suicide: The quiet killer

Suicide kills more than car crashes and homicides combined — nearly 400 people last year alone.

Patients find support in hospice care

Hospice care providers work to dispel the idea many people have that hospices are about giving up, doing nothing.

Living longer with chronic diseases

People in Clark County and nationwide are living longer — and often healthier — while battling once fatal chronic diseases.

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