Las Vegas Valley residents’ awards and achievements
North Las Vegas police need the public’s assistance identifying a man responsible for multiple burglaries.
Muhammad Ali, who long ago began crafting the plan for his final tribute, insisted the tickets for his memorial service be free. But on Wednesday, after the tickets were handed out, some people looked to make a profit.
ArtPop has come to Las Vegas and is featuring the work of five local artists. It utilizes unrented billboard signs, wrapping them with vinyl replications of juried artwork. The ‘Pop” in its name stands for Public Outdoor Project.
Once upon a time, there were all kinds of dinosaurs on earth. Huge ones. Ginormous ones, and a little boy wanted to be one ofthem. He wished he could be a great big dinosaur — but he didn’t exactly know how. He was certainly willing to find out, though, and who better to learn from than another dinosaur?
Don’t let the title lull you — though children play a prominent role in many of the tales in “Baby Juice,” Anais Thomassian’scollection of short stories and poetry is not for kids.
Find book signings and writing events throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
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76ers coach Brett Brown said Wednesday that Sean Rooks had promising prospects for his coaching career before his death.
Work began this week to install barriers along the median of Summerlin Parkway, a road that didn’t offer protection for out-of-control vehicles that sometimes caused fatal cross-traffic collisions.
Maria Sharapova was suspended from tennis for two years Wednesday for testing positive for meldonium at the Australian Open, and immediately responded by saying she would appeal the decision to sport’s highest court.
In true Vegas fashion, to celebrate the legacy of the Riviera, a spot near the site of the hotel and casino is holding an implosion viewing party to help give guests a front row seat to the once-in-a-lifetime implosion.
Locals can get a sneak peek at how the $1 billion Project Neon will turn out during an open house set for 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Project Neon construction trailer, 320 Wall St.
Two teenage girls, one as young as 13, robbed an east valley 7-Eleven at knife point just before midnight Tuesday.
Paula Abdul likely experienced a “first” in her television judging career during Tuesday night’s episode of “So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation” — being thrown up on by a contestant.
Police fielded complaints that a pickup truck was being driven erratically just minutes before the vehicle slammed into a group of bicyclists in western Michigan, killing five, authorities said.
Local institutions are jumping on the Riviera implosion bandwagon, tying promotions and events to the June 14 demolition of the historic hotel’s 24-story Monaco tower.
Claiming her place in history, Hillary Clinton declared victory Tuesday night in her bruising battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, becoming the first woman to lead a major American political party and casting herself as the beneficiary of generations who fought for equality.
While some more delicate herbs tend to be challenged by the Southern Nevada climate, local gardeners often find themselves with a huge basil bush at the end of summer. There are dozens of varieties of basil — some estimate upward of 100 — and some have distinctive flavors that will affect the flavor of the finished dish, so choose wisely.
A black professor at the UNLV School of Dental Medicine is suing the school, the state of Nevada and the Nevada Board of Regents for racial discrimination.
Antwine Hunter, 29, spent two weeks behind bars on a $20,000 bail he could not afford, manuevering around the jail in an small, uncomfortable black wheelchair.
Clint Dempsey had a goal and two assists, and the U.S. rebounded from its opening loss in Copa America with a convincing 4-0 victory over Costa Rica on Tuesday night.
Although Clark County commissioners support asking voters to continue a tax on fuel, commissioners are wringing their hands over how exactly the ballot question will be phrased.
The 8-mile segment of Boulder Highway in Henderson is on the road to revitalization, thanks to a half-million dollar grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The Raiders’ relocation saga is turning into a tug of war. Owner Mark Davis is pulling the team to Las Vegas. On the other end of the rope, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is exploring ways to keep the team in Oakland.
The NHL’s nine-member executive committee met for about four hours Tuesday in New York, but would not reveal its decisions on expansion and what recommendations it would make when the 30 owners meet June 22 in Las Vegas.
The Cleveland Cavaliers, outscored by a combined 48 points while dropping the first two games of the NBA Finals, find themselves on the butt-end of a joke.
The Desert Pines High School science teacher accused last week of having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old student told police everything he did with the girl was consensual — as “consensual as it can be with a 16-year-old girl,” according to his arrest report.