Back in 2009, from his very first notes during an a capella version of “Bohemian Rhapsody” on Fox’s singing competition, it was apparent Adam Lambert was someone special.
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.
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?
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.
Police in Ohio say a Xavier University basketball player has been charged with disorderly conduct for pulling down his pants at a bar.
Fieri’s second Las Vegas restaurant, El Burro Borracho — which translates to “the drunken donkey” — offers a diverse menu of Mexican-style favorites.
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.
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 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.
David de Alba worked for years at Finocchio’s when it was a highlight of the San Francisco entertainment scene.
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.
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.
As the tourism industry rebounds, the question looms: Does Las Vegas still hold the same appeal to the consumer as it did prior to the recession?
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.
Henderson business representatives have already begun collaborating to determine which Interstate 11 corridor would be the best for Nevada’s second-largest city.
The man who died in a multivehicle collision in North Las Vegas Wednesday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office
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.
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.
Emmy- and Oscar-winner Aaron Sorkin is bringing a live presentation of his drama “A Few Good Men” to NBC next year, the network announced Wednesday.
From a young age, southwest resident Lisa Escobar had been interested in interiors and decorating. At 6, when she wrote to Santa, she didn’t ask for a doll or a toy train — she asked for lavender sheets and a lavender comforter.
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.
Five players from the World Cup-winning U.S. national team have accused the U.S. Soccer Federation of wage discrimination in an action filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The city of Henderson has received more than $77,000 to help its police department clear a backlog of 265 sexual assault kits.
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.
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.