Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has decided to drop to 145 pounds in order to compete in the featherweight division after three consecutive losses.
The 51s headed out on a quick four-game road trip Wednesday night. Here are four players to watch in the series against Albuquerque, which begins on Thursday.
Nevada has regained nearly all of the 175,000 jobs lost during the Great Recession and should fully recover later this year, a state economist told the Economic Forum on Thursday.
Driver criticizes Jeff Gordon’s reporting of incident after rain-delayed NASCAR race won by Las Vegan Kurt Busch.
The UFC had to grant former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar an exemption from standard protocol under the UFC’s Anti-Doping Policy in order for him to compete at UFC 200 next month.
Clark County early voting sites at select malls and shopping centers will open for extended hours on Thursday and Friday,the last days to cast an early vote for the 2016 primary election.
Bisping isn’t the only big mover this week. Jessica Andrade’s impressive strawweight debut was enough to propel her into the rankings, while bantamweights Cody Garbrandt and Bryan Caraway have silenced all remaining doubters to take their rightful place in the top 10.
Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher are excited to have their co-headline tour play in a nontraditional venue, Beauty Bar.
Our entertainment picks this week include Golden Rainbow’s “Ribbon of Life” benefit show and Junefest.
Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, who was found guilty last year of killing an acquaintance, has hired new lawyers, including the man who successfully defended Casey Anthony.
Netflix popularized binge viewing. But some of its shows are more binge-able than others.
There are certain parts of the Las Vegas Valley where one can go a lifetime without seeing a scorpion. Then, there’s the northwest area, conveniently located near the open desert and rapidly expanding.
Anyone who has lived in Las Vegas for a summer knows that it’s a different kind of hot here. For people looking for active options for young children, look to one of the valley’s many indoor playgrounds.
Stepping up to the plate at Cashman Field, Henderson resident Ido Williams wasn’t sure if her pitch would make it the distance. She had survived Air Force basic training despite speaking only Spanish and multiple deployments across the globe, including a stint in Afghanistan right after 9/11. But the first pitch at a Las Vegas 51s game seemed daunting.
When Summerlin artist Heather Theurer wants inspiration for a painting, she goes to sleep. That’s because she said most of her ideas come to her when she’s dreaming. Her career has also become something of a dream, including a contract with Disney to paint its beloved characters for artwork that is sold in its gift shops around the world, as well as at Magical Memories featuring Disney Fine Art at Town Square Las Vegas.
From bakeries and barber shops to pawn shops and vape shops, Water Street is still home to a variety of mom-and-pop businesses. An area as old as the city of Henderson itself, Water Street has gone through ups and downs, but the city is in the middle of efforts to reinvest in and redevelop the area.
Las Vegas might not be ready for a full-time opera company yet, but when it is, there’s a good chance it will be through the efforts of Opera Las Vegas. “I like to think we are a professional organization that presents opera of the highest quality,” said the group’s general director, Luana DeVol.
A recent Southwest Rotary Club Happy Feet program visit saw at-need students at Ferron Elementary receiving free new footwear. School counselor Julie Bellavia teamed with teachers to identify 50 students who could use new shoes and socks. She said sometimes the need is obvious at the school, where roughly 75 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
In September, MountainView Hospital received accreditation for its Internal Medicine Residency program. Roughly 250 interviews later, it has selected the doctors who will complete their training at its facility.
For some, school can be a place of inspiration and encouragement, but for others, it seems a waste of time. It’s not uncommon to hear students refer to it as a prison. In a way it is, claims northwest Las Vegas resident Robert B. Elliott, who founded Authentic Choices in Education & Schooling (ACES) Inc. The nonprofit is focused on making changes to allow schools to become more inviting, hospitable, beneficial, productive and educational.
Northwest Las Vegas-area skaters will have to find another place to shred over the summer as the Mountain Ridge Skate Park, 7151 Oso Blanca Road, deals with recent acts of vandalism.
Jennifer MacDonald, director of the Aloha Aquatic Center, 3990 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 110, said the No. 1 thing that people do wrong as far as safety around their home pool is, “They take their eyes off their children, and it only takes seconds for something to happen. So, never take your eyes off of your child and think someone else will be watching your child for you.”
The Jr Hero Run took place May 21 at Henderson’s Cornerstone Park to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Students at Marc Kahre Elementary School, 7887 W. Gowan Road, participated in the annual Marc A. Kahre Honor Day May 20. Kahre was a 15-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department who was killed in the line of duty Oct. 11, 1988.
Shawn Porter wasted no time Wednesday, getting in an intense workout as the cameras rolled during his media session at the Porter Hy-Performance Center. His showdown with Keith Thurman looms June 25 at the Barclays Center in New York.
During the season of preparation, a hunter makes plans for the hunt that might be months away. Some aspects might be done on his own, but if he is lucky, he will have friends who join him.
A couple of years ago, Guillaume Beland, a 10 handicap and manager of golf tournaments in Canada, played Oakmont Country Club, one of the most difficult courses in the world. It is also the site of next week’s U.S. Open.
Faith Lutheran pitcher Zack Trageton has turned into one of Southern Nevada’s top prospects the past two seasons and is expected to be one of the top locals taken in the Major League Baseball draft, which begins Thursday.
Benjamin Keeline, a 30-year-old professional poker player from Colorado, won the World Series of Poker’s “Colossus II” No-limit Hold ’em tournament Tuesday at the Rio Convention Center and earned the $1 million first prize.
With the MLB draft starting Thursday, four 51s players — Josh Smoker, Sean Gilmartin, Brandon Nimmo and Gavin Cecchini — and manager Wally Backman recounted their experiences as first-round selections.