The Clark County School District and the union that represents local educators last week reached agreement on a tentative contract that, if approved, averts an arbitration process that could have claimed hundreds of teaching jobs and undermined new K-12 initiatives.
Former Nevada Athletic Commission executive director Marc Ratner and longtime sports columnist Jerry Izenberg were announced today as members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016.
Did you ever wonder about those cinnamon-roll-looking things on Princess Leia’s head? Well, re-imagine them as buns — slider buns — and you actually can partake of them this week at Rx Boiler Room at the Shoppes at Mandalay Place.
Arizona State junior forward Savon Goodman will miss tonight’s game at UNLV and possibly the Sun Devils’ next three non-conference games, ESPN.com reported Wednesday morning.
Nevada’s jobless rate continued its downward trend in November.
With 2015 coming to a close, we’ve taken a look back at 15 of the most memorable news items that occured throughout the year.
Freezing temperatures are expected Wednesday night into Thursday morning in the Las Vegas Valley.
The fatal shootings at a Navy reserve facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in July were “inspired by terrorist organization propaganda,” FBI Director James Comey told reporters Wednesday in New York.
Defense lawyer Vicki Greco pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 138 criminal charges in an alleged scheme to file forged court documents in misdemeanor cases involving prostitutes.
Jingle Bell Run: Attendees can don their holiday apparel and ring in the season at the event, which involves a 3.1-mile course along the Pittman Wash Trail starting at Pecos Legacy Park, 150 Pecos Road, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 19.
If 2015 has produced a more satisfying pop-culture moment than seeing Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) reunited with their beloved Millennium Falcon, accompanied by a bit of John Williams’ iconic score, I don’t want to know about it.
The pilot and a crew member of a medical helicopter were killed and another crew member was critically injured when their aircraft crashed late on Tuesday in a rugged wilderness area of southeastern Arizona, authorities said.
Celebrate the holidays with pinecone crafts for kids, ornament making, s’mores, hot cocoa, a live band playing holiday music, a fire in the fireplace and a visit from Santa from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 19 at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park.
“The Nutcracker”: Performances of the show produced by the Nevada Ballet Theatre are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 and 19; 2 p.m. Dec. 19 and 1 and 5:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.
Parents, listen up: You might not be teaching your kids enough about money. Here’s how you can help your children avoid money mistakes and learn to be responsible with money.
More than 100 people were on board a Southwest Airlines flight when the plane rolled off the taxiway.
A committee tasked with fixing the state’s guardianship program wrangled Tuesday with the concept of legal representation and how it might apply to state’s guardianship courts.
To the families of his victims, Texas teen Ethan Couch got off easy with 10 years’ probation after killing four people while driving drunk. Now his probation officer can’t find him, Couch’s attorneys said.
Be warned, the video above is sure to leave John Williams’ signature “Star Wars” theme music stuck in your head all day.
Love can make you do some pretty crazy things. Bringing a major interstate in downtown Houston to a standstill probably shouldn’t be one of them.
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man accused of injuring a deputy in an ambush, officials announced late Tuesday night.
Interim and lame-duck coaches are nothing new for the Las Vegas Bowl, and this week’s game is another example.
McCarran International Airport offered the third-best customer experience among 31 large North American airports according to a report issued today by J.D. Power.
Learn how a third option in gift cards can make a great, easy gift for anyone on your shopping list.
Find out what kitchen designers see as the top trends for 2016.
DIY home improvement solutions to get you through the winter months.
