Clark County program seeks volunteers to help out at Sunset Park

Clark County Parks and Recreation is looking for volunteers to help out the staff at Sunset Park, one of the valley’s oldest and most heavily utilized parks. To find the right person to coordinate the volunteers, the county went straight to Wetlands Park, where a volunteer program has coordinated with nearly 300 people to help keep the park clean, safe and friendly.

Kids will race to read ‘The Quickest Kid in Clarksville’

She wasn’t as fast as Wilma Rudolph, but Alta was close, and that made her dream. What, she wondered, would it be like to have three Olympic gold medals hanging around her neck?

Body found in Colorado River in Bullhead City identified

Arizona authorities have identified the man whose body was pulled from the Colorado River in Bullhead City, Arizona, on March 25 as Eugene J. Harrell, 48, of Mound Bayou, Mississippi.

Here’s what Las Vegans would have named the T-Mobile Arena

We take a look at some of the worst-named arena in the U.S., as well as sharing what our Facebook fans suggested for names, if not the T-Mobile arena.

Two in critical condition after five-car crash

A five-car crash on northbound U.S. Highway 95 near Las Vegas Boulevard North has left two people in critical condition, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Former UFC champ Jon Jones ordered to take anger management class

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones will have to take anger management and driver improvement classes and do more community service for violating his probation from a previous hit-and-run crash.

NHRA mourns chief starter who dies in swimming accident

Mark Lyle, NHRA chief starter No. 3, died in a swimming accident in Mexico last weekend when the Nitro circus was off for Easter. He was celebrating his 65th birthday as well as his wedding anniversary; he and wife Marcia had been married for 36 years.

 
3 first-graders in Alaska plotted to poison classmate

Three first-graders in Alaska’s largest city plotted to kill a fellow student with silica gel packets that the girls believed was poison, authorities said Wednesday.

Southwest Airlines offers customers points for a ride with Lyft

Ride-hailing company Lyft is partnering with Southwest Airlines, the largest commercial air passenger carrier at McCarran International Airport, in a promotion tied to the airline’s loyalty program.

RTC, NDOT update Henderson business people on I-11 plans

Henderson business representatives have already begun collaborating to determine which Interstate 11 corridor would be the best for Nevada’s second-largest city.

For Summerlin-area contractor, woman’s place isn’t in the kitchen — it’s building it

Stacey Ranieri keeps a saying from Bob Marley tacked in front of her at her office desk: “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” The Summerlin-area resident operates Ranieri Construction and was inspired to become a contractor thanks to a man she met, and eventually married, in the 1970s.

 
Nonprofit serves homeless, low-income residents with restaurant-style experience

Friends in the Desert is a Henderson-based nonprofit that provides food, clothing and hygiene products for homeless and low-income people. Its mission to feed those in need became clear after members of the church noticed homeless men scrounging for food in the dumpsters behind St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church.

Rapper offers upbeat message at school facing financial woes

Since last fall, students at Quest Preparatory Academy’s Roberson campus, 7485 W. Azure Drive, and their parents have been waiting to learn the fate of their school after it was investigated for multiple issues, including misuse of funds, which came to light during a 2015 forensic audit. To ease the tension, Elizabeth Elie, also known as Lizzie G., educated female rapper, held a workshop March 17.

Kiwi Club takes flight attendants of yesteryear back in time

They were the darlings of the skies in a job that had them jetting off to exotic locales, flirting with celebrities and catering to the rich who flew only first class. They were flight attendants — still known as “stewardesses” back then — and a handful recently met at Tommy Bahama in Town Square Las Vegas.

Fundraisers best to think outside the box in today’s nonprofit world

For those who intend to start a nonprofit, Diana Morgan, director of development at the Discovery Children’s Museum, offers this advice: Make sure no one else is doing what you’re trying to do.

GIS mapping class unleashes students creativity in tech world

At West Career and Technical Academy, 11945 W. Charleston Blvd., all 11th-graders now take a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) class, taught by Jeff Gromny. It was an elective before this year, but it had such a wide range of applications, it was made a requirement.

Joint effort to help North Las Vegas employ veterans

U.S. military veterans often have job skills that frequently do not match the abilities needed to fit a civilian lifestyle. To help make a smooth transition back into society and the workforce, the city of North Las Vegas has teamed up with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Teamsters Local 14 to create the Veterans Intern Program.

Navigating around 18-wheelers requires extra care

Tractor-trailers are essentially a moving warehouse on wheels and are classified as Class 3 vehicles. They can weigh 80,000 pounds when fully loaded. When big trucks are on the road, drivers of other vehicles should be aware of the 18-wheeler’s capabilities and limitations.

Blacklight Slide bringing even more neon to Las Vegas Valley

If you happen to be near Sam Boyd Stadium on the evening of April 9, and you see giant glowing structures with hundreds of glowing humanoid figures cavorting around, fear not. Area 51 hasn’t started a work release program, it’s just Blacklight Slide, a family-friendly event involving inflatable slides illuminated with blacklight while staff members spray down the sliders with neon-colored water.

March 2016
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  
MOST READ