Most of what you read and hear about Lake Mead involves the lengthy drought in the West and how that has contributed to declining lake levels. Yes, there is reason for concern, and Southern Nevada needs to continue to take steps to secure the region’s long-term water future. But there is good news to report from Lake Mead, or at least the national recreation area that encompasses it.
The article on SolarCity’s grant from the state of Nevada’s Catalyst Fund illustrates how taxpayer money funds corporations that should have to make a profit on their own or go bankrupt (“SolarCity receives $400,000 grant,” Saturday Review-Journal).
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Property left in a landlord’s garage may have sparked a fatal shooting, Las Vegas police records suggest.
The topless, bunny ear-wearing dancers on Fremont Street had to shake it a little harder Monday night, when a conversation between Donald Trump and Bryan Cranston in front of the Golden Nugget directed all attention, usually belonging to them, to the opposite side of the street.
Las Vegas has long been recognized as a world leader in sustainability, and we want to make sure it stays that way.
Anti-Donald Trump ads hit the Nevada radio airwaves this week, advising potential Republican voters that some of Donald Trump’s businesses have filed for bankruptcy.
A video published Tuesday by TMZ shows Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler watching as two women fight near an elevator in a Florida apartment complex.
All those roads that lead to Vegas run in the opposite direction as well. But nobody ever seems to follow them away from Vegas.
Dung balls and hairballs and slime are all part of the aptly named “Animal Grossology,” the undeniably gross — yet utterly engrossing — touring exhibit at the Discovery Children’s Museum through mid-April.
It’s just one of a legion of Las Vegas truisms: Every casino — especially if it’s a locals casino — has to have a steakhouse, a Mexican restaurant and an Italian restaurant. Except when they don’t.
The board that led the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ bid to build an on-campus football stadium in 2014 is back in the game.
Federal authorities made two arrests and significant seizures after a yearlong investigation of illegal sales of “spice,” a controlled substance, from smoke shops in northwest Arizona and New Mexico.
Eleven followers of jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, including members of the sect’s leadership, have been arrested on charges of food stamp fraud and money laundering.
The Rebels are 8 1/2-point underdogs on the road against Boise State tonight. The game tips at 8 p.m. PST.
Nevada’s only maximum-security juvenile correctional facility has reopened after closing suddenly in March.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. said Tuesday the casino company’s net loss declined in the fourth quarter but the Strip gaming giant termed the year a success following the bankruptcy filing of its largest operating division.
If there had been any doubt about the future of Robert Griffin III with the NFL’s Washington Redskins, team president Bruce Allen made the future perfectly clear on Tuesday.
Gov. Brian Sandoval signed an executive order Tuesday reactivating a task force to advise the administration on ways to promote and distribute renewable energy resources in Nevada, including rooftop solar.
UFC 196’s championship superfight was scrapped on Tuesday after UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos announced he had broken his foot and would be unable to square off with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor.
Legislators will wait a few more weeks to determine whether they want to recommend consolidating two state agencies that regulate taxis in the state.
After Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving was bitten by bed bugs during the weekend in Oklahoma City, Hilton Hotels apologized Tuesday.
You probably think of Chicago or New York City when you think about the best places for pizza. According to a new study, Nevada should be on your pizza radar, too.
The UNLV Rebels (16-12, 7-8) face the Boise State Broncos (17-10, 8-6) tonight in Idaho. Here’s everything you need to know to watch.
A man who collected unemployment benefits from inside a jail cell has pleaded guilty to theft, the Nevada attorney general’s office said.
Bomber jackets have relocated from the back of the closet to the front.
Floral prints come and go but seem to make it into the most celebrated runways time and time again.
“What the heck do you think about all that time,” is a common question for a marathon or ultra runner.
Denver-based Frontier Airlines, now the fastest-growing domestic air carrier at McCarran International Airport, will add a new Las Vegas route to Salt Lake City in May.
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