If this action comedy isn’t Dwayne Johnson’s most satisfying big-screen performance, it’s a close second to 2013’s otherwise-forgettable “Pain & Gain.”
Rob Gronkowski will be the face of “Crashletes,” introducing popular viral videos of sports bloopers.
Father’s Day is special for every dad. But some have more reason to be grateful than others. Summerlin-area resident Peter Kohler recalled the day when his wife, Karrie, stepped out of their bathroom, beaming. She was holding a pregnancy stick. They were going to be parents. Four years later, they waited for results from their daughter’s MRI to find out the mysterious cause of her reccuring headaches.
Until January, Glenn Smith had been performing on stage all of his adult life. That’s when his son took ill, and he stopped performing to take care of him.
Father’s Day is full of memories for southwest Las Vegas casino dealer and artist Dennis Drzyzga. Sixteen years ago, he cuddled in his bed with his 10-year-old son, Christopher, and his 8-year-old daughter, Alexandria, as his wife, Shirley, took her last breath in the hospice bed beside them.
Stay-at-home fathers are redefining stereotypes, fatherhood and family, and they’re here to stay. Take northwest resident Michael Reed, for example. He’s been working the payless 24/7 job for almost eight years.
The $4.97 million grant will help fund the raising, realignment and cleaning of 14,864 grave markers at the cemetery in Boulder City.
More than 100 low-income students will be able to participate in special summer learning programs thanks to a grant secured by the Friends of the North Las Vegas Library District.
To help you beat the heat this summer — and curb your sweet tooth — Starbucks has released its new Sunset Menu featuring Italian ice-inspired treats and mini desserts.
Taking part in the Texas 4000, a bicycle ride from Texas to Alaska that is designed to raise awareness about cancer, Henderson native Michael Tatalovich says it’s about spreading a message of hope after personally battling the disease.
Parisian Django Reinhardt’s left side of his body was severely burned, partially paralyzing two of his fingers, and yet he discovered the music of Louis Armstrong and other New Orleans jazz and swing artists, combined it with the traditional Romani music of his people and invented a new form of jazz.
Someone with a mental disorder may be the last person to realize they need help. According to the World Health Organization, mental illnesses account for more disability in developed countries than any other group of illnesses.
Avalon Meat Candy, 9770 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 1, opened about two months ago and is the culmination of owner Christian Petersen’s passion for beef jerky. His love, which has lasted more than a decade, originally took him on a quest to find the best beef jerky.
As of May 25, Rebekah Solorzano, 18, completed her senior year at Chaparral High School. That same day, Solorzano was named grand prize winner of the Every Kid in a Park art contest sponsored by the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Forever Resorts, the National Park Service concessionaire donating the prizes. Solorzano will have her artwork featured on a collectible sticker in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area gift store.
It’s all in how you play the game. Those words may ring true for gamblers on the Strip, but they also applied to economic students at The Meadows School. Students in Dr. Miguel Enriquez’s Introduction to Economics class learned about the stock market with the My Market Watch game, an online trading simulation that gives each player a set amount to invest.
Where there were once rainbows, there are now murals depicting activities at the school. Leavitt Middle School, 4701 Quadrel St., recently held a contest, asking students what artwork they’d like to see on the walls. The murals are now nearing completion.
Lake Mohave is producing great striper action near the dam and around the power lines.
Wednesday nights are usually slow at the Phoenix Bar and Lounge, But by 8 p.m. more than 50 people from the LGBT community, as well as many straight allies, had gathered there to raise money for the families of the Orlando, Florida, shooting victims.
Former Nevada Rep. Shelley Berkley received the inaugural Jonathan Abbinett Award from the nonprofit Nevada Democratic Veterans and Military Families Caucus during a ceremony Wednesday at the North Las Vegas Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
UNLV released its nonconference schedule Wednesday. The Rebels’ 18-game Mountain West schedule will be announced at a later date.
Wes Short Jr. first tried to make the U.S. Open as an 18-year-old. This year, he began his journey at a local qualifier in Austin, Texas, then advanced to sectional qualifying in Ohio, where he earned a berth into the Open for the first time.
For six years during the 1990s, Clint Malarchuk was known as The Cowboy Goalie. He was the starting goaltender for the Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League as well as the face of the franchise.
The Las Vegas 51s allowed a run in every inning but the first and final two Wednesday, surrendering 15 hits in a 16-10 PCL loss to the Reno Aces at Cashman Field.
A tide of dark money started flowing in the waning days of the Republican primary race in the 3rd Congressional District.
A Democratic senator on Wednesday launched a filibuster to force a vote on gun control legislation three days after 49 people were killed at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
The launch is still a year away. But for the NHL’s 30 general managers, the news that the league is expanding to Las Vegas for 2017-18 has the smart ones already planning.
Egypt says it has spotted the wreckage of the EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean last month, killing all 66 people on board.
At UFC 200, UFC welterweight Kelvin Gastelum will square off with former champion Johny Hendricks. Gastelum doesn’t think he’s evolved as a fighter.
Fireworks inside flame-engulfed northwest Las Vegas home explode as crews fight blaze, officials say
A fast-moving fire in a northwest valley home Wednesday morning triggered the subsequent explosion of stored ammunition and fireworks in the garage, officials said, causing an intense and active blaze that took crews more than an hour to extinguish.
These were the big winners and losers in Tuesday’s Nevada primary.