Volunteers this weekend are busily searching for clues at the Calico Early Man Archaeological Site near Barstow, California. They hope to unearth further evidence of prehistoric hunter-gatherers near the shore of ancient Lake Manix, which has been dry for 18,000 years.
I know there were three ballgames Sunday, but today is the real Opening Day as far as I am concerned — because today is the first day your mom could write a note and sign your doctor’s name to excuse your absence from school.
Lots of roads around the Las Vegas Valley will be closed for construction. Here’s the list.
Taylor Swift literally falls on her face in the latest ad for Apple Music — quite a turnaround from her vocal fight with the company over unfair pay last year.
A bull that escaped from a holding area and darted through the streets of New York City has been captured and taken to greener pastures by Jon Stewart.
For an entertainment or Internet company, crafting the perfect April Fools gag is a risky bit of alchemy. Come up with something clever — like many of Google’s past spoofs — and it instantly goes viral. Take it too far or make it too goofy, and it lands with a brand-damaging thud. Here’s how this year’s crop are being received.
Saturday was World Autism Awareness Day, and evening events at The Venetian cast light and attention on the cause.
Florida Georgia Line’s hit song “Cruise” has been certified diamond and is the first country song to achieve that feat.
In a mixed martial arts card stacked with Las Vegas fighters, Jon Fitch had the best night among the locals competing Saturday in the World Series of Fighting 30 at the Hard Rock Hotel.
It is the second day of March Madness, and the television in the New York Mets clubhouse in Port St. Lucie, Florida, is tuned to one of the regional sites. Though the clubhouse is full — or almost full — none among the Mets seems very interested in the college basketball games.
Every now and then Cruz Pedregon finds himself glancing out of his trailer thinking he’ll see his younger brother, Tony, parked next door.
As he wrapped his hands to prepare for his sparring session at the Wild Card Boxing Club, Manny Pacquiao was deep in thought. What was he thinking about?
Within hours of Judith Bennett’s unexpected death on Sept. 23, 2013, one of her three adult daughters received a call from the Nevada Donor Network.
There is a golf course in the mountains of North Carolina that has a concrete block, and on this concrete block it reads: “Spot died here.”
Desert Oasis junior Brett Brocoff struck out four and walked none over five innings to earn the win and was 4-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs as the Diamondbacks hung on for a 5-4 win at Shadow Ridge.
Mason Archer won two individual events Saturday to help Sierra Vista to a 143-142 win over Clark at Pavilion.
Charlotte Brereton won two individual events Saturday to help Shadow Ridge to a 155-132 win over Arbor View at Pavilion.
A Texas mother reported as missing with her children for three days has been found dead in her car with the three children alive beside her.
Powerful urban centers’ decisions on minimum wage could hammer rural counterparts.
Attorney Jesse Sbaih — who’s campaigning for the Democratic nomination in the 3rd Congressional District — made some headlines last week when he accused Sen. Harry Reid of discouraging him from running.
I would like to personally thank Charlie Rose, the wonky, late-night talk show host, for saying these words on broadcast TV earlier thismonth: “13 million Hispanics are expected to vote in the 2016 presidential election, but as we saw in Tuesday’s primaries, they won’t allsay the same thing. Lumping Latinos into one monolithic voting bloc is one of the many myths perpetuated about them.”
Sen. Harry Reid should support Sen. Chuck Grassley’s inspector general bill.
After 2½ months and a myriad of names, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas men’s basketball program finally has a new coach. Dave Rice was fired Jan. 10, in the middle of his fifth season, and last week, the school announced the hiring of Chris Beard.
After dozens of contests featuring cliffhangers, buzzer- beaters and a ton of flagrant fouls, we’re down to the Final Four: Sanders, Clinton, Cruz and Trump. (If Kasich pulls a miracle, he’ll get his own column.) The world wants to know: What are their foreign policies?
A Henderson girl missing since Thursday has been located, police said.
The Las Vegas Valley will enjoy a sunny and warm weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Calmer weather has made its way back to the valley. Saturday’s high is expected to reach 80 and Sunday’s high may hit 83, meteorologist Justin Pullin said.
Marcus Paige made three 3-pointers in the second half to help North Carolina get untracked from long range and stifle a Syracuse rally for an 83-66 victory that moved the Tar Heels one win from the program’s sixth title.
It wouldn’t be Opening Day without making a late-night sojourn to Baseball-Reference.com to find an interesting morsel or two or three about the grand ol’ game.
