With the possible exception of football and Thanksgiving, no sport and holiday go together quite like baseball and the Fourth of July.
After scoring just four runs in their past 24 innings, the 51s finally broke through in the seventh inning Sunday with a six-run outburst. That erased a four-run deficit and propelled the team to an 8-5 victory over the Tacoma Rainiers.
Jimmy Vaccaro spoke, and people listened. Sports betting on a national level was a major topic of discussion at a recent American Gaming Association conference in Washington, D.C.
Bishop Gorman High School product Vashti Cunningham is headed to the Rio Olympics in August after finishing second in the women’s high jump at the U.S. Track & Field Trials at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field on Sunday.
In 1966, Caesars Palace was known as the Strip’s most elaborate resort. Fifty years later, the iconic property’s glamorous reputation for entertainment, boxing and gambling is still going strong and was celebrated Sunday night with fireworks, entertainment and a skydiving stunt.
A suicide bomber carried out an attack early Monday near a U.S. diplomatic site in the western Saudi city of Jiddah, according to the Interior Ministry.
A woman was critically injured in a rollover crash Sunday night on a 215 Beltway onramp to Summerlin Parkway, according to a Nevada Highway Patrol official.
Mourners paid their respects during a memorial service Sunday morning for Idan Cohen, who died when he was hit by a car Tuesday night. For many, it was their last chance to say goodbye before his body was transported onto a plane to Israel, where he will be buried.
In the end, Alan Seeger’s bones could no longer be distinguished from those of his Foreign Legion comrades who had fallen alongside him in one of the most brutal battles of World War I.
It’s Dory’s ocean. The rest of the movies are just swimming in it. The Pixar sequel “Finding Dory” led the box office for the third straight weekend.
Elie Wiesel was memorialized Sunday at a private service in Manhattan, as family and friends gathered and praised the endurance and eloquence of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and mourned him as one of the last firsthand witnesses to the Nazis’ atrocities.
Four helicopters and aircrews from the California National Guard are helping battle two wildfires in central California from the air.
Crystal Nunes spent a decade as a government air quality inspector with decent pay, but she said she often looked back most fondly on a job she had before that as a substitute teacher.
Reno police said they shot to death a man who tried to run over an officer as he attempted to drive into a crowded chicken wing festival, KNRV TV reported.
The Vegas Valley will be warm and dry for the Fourth of July. Temperatures should stay just above 100 degrees throughout the week and have light winds, according to the National Weather Service.
It’s finally happening — Floyd Mayweather is opening a strip club in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas boxing champ has been the king of “making it rain” at strip clubs (actually, he might be Earth’s reigning rainmaker) by flipping cash stacks at dancer booties for years.
Anthony Sosnick, founder of an eponymous line of groomingand skin-care products, visited Nordstrom in the Fashion Show mall recently to share the gospel of good grooming. It’s an especiallyhot topic in sweltering heat.
A 23-year-old Henderson man was arrested Saturday night in connection with the death of his 3-year-old daughter, according to a Henderson police media release.
Centennial’s Troy Brown had nine points, four rebounds and two steals Sunday as the USA Men’s U17 basketball team won its fourth consecutive gold medal after defeating Turkey 96-56 in the final of the FIBA World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain.
A 19-year-old man suffered a serious injury to his left foot in Central Park on Sunday, police said, and the man’s friends told authorities he stepped on something that exploded.
A new local meet-up group is challenging an old stereotype that black people don’t like the great outdoors. Outdoor Afro, which is part of a nationwide advocacy group, sets up hikes, camping trips and other outings designed to connect African Americans to the natural world.
Power has been restored to Death Valley National Park after a Friday night thunderstorm damaged roads and utilities within the park.
A suicide truck bomb in downtown Baghdad killed 115 people and wounded nearly 200 others who were out shopping and celebrating early Sunday ahead of the holiday marking the end of Ramadan, security and medical officials said.
County fairs are anticipated annual events in several of Nevada’s rural counties, providing a break in the routine for farmers and ranchers as harvest season approaches.
Our dining picks this week include the new Noli’s Flip cocktail at B&B Ristorante, and free dessert at Bravo! Cucina Italiana.
In most places, summer means novelty ice cream bars and catchy ice cream truck jingles ringing throughout the neighborhood. But in the Las Vegas Valley, would-be customers try to beat the heat with air conditioning instead of frozen treats.
Since launching in 2011, NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been cruising toward the biggest planet in the solar system. On Monday, Juno is scheduled to perform a nail-biting move designed to enter orbit around Jupiter to explore its cloud-covered atmosphere and interior makeup.
The Road Warrior is no fan of bare feet. Whether it’s sneakers, flip-flops or dressy shoes, something has to cover those tired dogs — particularly in public. I understand the security reasons, but removing my shoes at the airport was always an unappealing hassle.
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