Jason Garfield ran a juggling convention for 10 years before he decided last year that herding cats was too easy and he wanted to throw lemurs, skinks, kinkajous and sugar gliders into the mix.
It’s the standard sitcom character: the alcoholic friend whose pratfalls signal the laugh track. But alcoholism is no laughing matter for those affected. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that alcohol-related disorders cut across gender, race and other demographic lines. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism says that 17.6 million Americans — or about one in every 12 adults — abuse alcohol or are alcohol-dependent.
The UNLV men’s basketball team opens its 2015-16 slate tonight at Thomas & Mack with an exhibition game against Whittier College. Here’s everything you need to know if you want to watch the game.
Six people died early on Friday morning when a charter bus veered off an interstate highway in Arkansas and crashed into a concrete barrier and an overpass, according to state police.
Italian greyhound dog breeder George Papania was convicted of two felony animal cruelty charges in Pahrump on Thursday.
The Las Vegas Valley is a good place to retire, with a lifestyle that offers a lot of value for the dollar, a host of amenities and glamorous attractions. A 24/7 tourist culture can keep retirees occupied fully throughout their golden years.
European investigators who analyzed the two flight recorders from the Metrojet plane that went down Saturday in Egypt are categorically saying the crash is not an accident, CNN affiliate France 2 reported Friday.
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt has asked a Carson City judge to dismiss a second lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s new education savings accounts, widely considered to be the most aggressive school-choice program in the country.
Central Park is the centerpiece for residents at Spanish Palms, a lushly landscaped, 24/7 guard-gated condominium community on South Rainbow Boulevard across the street from Spanish Trail Country Club in the heart of the city.
A 6-year-old Louisiana boy was killed and his father critically wounded when local police chased and shot at their vehicle Tuesday in Marksville, authorities said on Wednesday.
In commemoration of its three-decade run, Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar, 4480 Paradise Road, will celebrate Friday as “The Ferraro Family Day,” as designated by Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, and is featuring a special anniversary menu Friday through Sunday and Nov. 13-15.
Nevada congressional candidate Andrew Matthews said on Friday he’ll stop paying himself a salary from his campaign fund and return the nearly $12,000 he has received since filing as a candidate in late July.
Being a photographer is much more than just taking pictures; it involves creativity and expertise, and Canon’s latest video aims to highlight that.
Six people have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Las Vegas in what authorities say was a $2.7 million tax refund scheme that stole identities of the dead.
Ronda Rousey has vanquished her last four opponents in the Octagon in an average time of less than 33 seconds. But when it comes to her intimate encounters outside the cage, the UFC star likes to take her time.
Jack Dailey came to Las Vegas to help the city and its children deal with the growth of the formerly quiet little town. It’s appropriate that the elementary school that bears his name at 2001 E. Reno Ave. now has a garden growing food.
She’s seemingly almost superhuman on the tennis court — and now Serena Williams says her “superhero sense” helped thwart the theft of her phone.
View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week.
Writer and director of UNLV’s Center for Gaming Research, David Schwartz,plans to discuss the life of Kirk Kerkorian at 7 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Clark County Library.
“Use your head!” That’s what your parents, grandparents, even your teacher says all the time.
Sun City Anthem author MaryAnn Unger’s novel “Bits and Pieces” mixes murder, mystery, forensics and a touch of the supernatural in what many may see as an unlikely place: Henderson.
A Missouri man who had seriously wounded his sister and nephew with a hammer was shot to death by police after he repeatedly refused orders to drop his weapon, an official said on Friday.
Here we go again with another super-cool design for an airliner that flies faster than the speed of sound.
At least two people were killed and 30 others injured after two dams collapsed at a Brazilian iron ore mine, officials said on Friday, as rescuers searched for the missing under mud and debris from colossal floods that devastated a village.
Volvo’s S60 Cross Country combines three car-lover experiences in one.
Introduced in 2010, the Ford F-150 Raptor truck was an instant success.
With excitement building for the 2016 Kia Optima, Henderson Kia in the Valley Automall is already taking orders for the latest edition expected to arrive in January.