The opponents of Nevada’s new Education Savings Accounts, the broadest school choice program in the country, are dedicated to eliminating them as soon as possible by any means necessary.
Essena O’Neill, 19, is leaving behind hundreds of thousands of followers on multiple social media platforms and quitting social media for good in an effort to highlight the very real fact that no matter what a doctored image may convey, nobody leads a “perfect” life.
San Diego police on Wednesday took into custody a gunman who had fired at officers responding to a domestic violence incident after an extended standoff that prompted the nearby international airport to temporarily divert inbound flights.
Las Vegas-based Golden Entertainment, in its first two months as a public company, hopes its initial quarterly results foreshadowed the business’s potential for investors.
An 86-year-old Washington state woman forced into the trunk of her car and taken to Oregon by a trio of teenagers managed to escape when the alleged kidnappers stopped at a store, authorities said on Wednesday.
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Musical” invades the Orleans Arena Dec. 2.
First lady Michelle Obama told a conference in Qatar Wednesday that it’s time to confront ingrained cultural oppression of women, insisting that men also take up the cause of promoting girls’ education in their societies.
The death of a woman found in a cryotherapy machine was not criminal, Las Vegas police said Wednesday.
Boom, smack, kapow — the 14th annual Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival is set for 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road.
A Wisconsin man was arrested after police say he beat his daughter for not having enough Halloween trick-or-treat candy, WISN reports.
A Philadelphia crossing guard has won $10,000 simply for casting her ballot for mayor in a lottery designed to encourage voter turnout.
Days after authorities dismissed claims that ISIS brought down a Russian passenger jet, a U.S. intelligence analysis now suggests that the terror group or its affiliates planted a bomb on the plane.
Golden Gate majority owner Derek Stevens was approved Wednesday to acquire the remaining 35 percent of the downtown Las Vegas landmark from Mark Brandenburg, whose family founded the casino.
The owners of the Fontainebleau agreed Wednesday to cover up the rusty side of the unfinished resort, which has been an eyesore on the Strip for six years.
All girls region soccer has been postponed Wednesday after the City of Las Vegas closed Bettye Wilson Park following early morning rainfall.
Nevada gaming regulators granted temporary approval Wednesday for SLS Las Vegas visionary Sam Nazarian to sell his company’s 10 percent stake in the Strip resort to majority owner Stockbridge Capital Partners.
A South Carolina man charged with hiding from federal investigators what he knew about a church shooting massacre his friend Dylann Roof is accused of carrying out was freed from jail on Wednesday, a source familiar with the case said.
Just in case the rain didn’t jog your memory, the Southern Nevada Water Authority reminds you that Sunday marked the start of winter watering restrictions in the Las Vegas Valley.
When the weather finally cools in Southern Nevada, garden club action heats up.
In a ranking of the best and worst of 1,268 small cities in the United States, three listed Nevada cities — Carson City, Sparks and Pahrump — finished outside of the top 1,000.
Miami Heat guard Gerald Green was hospitalized Wednesday for unspecified reasons, according to the team.
The First Friday arts festival is scheduled from 5 to 11 p.m. Nov. 6 at venues throughout the 18b Las Vegas Arts District in downtown Las Vegas, near the intersection of Charleston Boulevard and Main Street.
Donald Trump, who released his latest book yesterday, is coming under fire for his Twitter antics once again.
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Aside from choosing the right person to marry, having children is the greatest decision you will make in your life.
Five players to watch as UNLV’s football team prepares to play Hawaii at 3 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
With Halloween officially over, if you’ve been searching for an excuse to feed your sweet tooth, look no further, because here’s something you can definitely sink your teeth into — today is National Candy Day!
More than half of black millennials have either experienced police violence or harassment, or know someone who has, but they are more optimistic about the possibility of political change than their non-black peers, a study said on Wednesday.
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