Hainan Airlines — China’s largest privately owned commercial air carrier — announced plans to begin flights between McCarran International Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport in December.
Almost 80 Russian athletes from seven sports were cleared to compete at the Rio Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, just one day before the opening ceremony.
Our arts picks this week include the immersive murder mystery “The Cat’s Meow” the Velveteen Rabbit.
The gunman accused of killing nine black parishioners at a Charleston, South Carolina, church last year was attacked in jail by another inmate early Thursday but not badly injured, a local sheriff’s spokesman said.
The suspect arrested in the slaying of an American woman in a knife rampage in a busy London tourist area is a Norwegian teenager of Somali origin, police said Thursday.
Lightning struck a home and caused a fire in Henderson Thursday morning.
The UFC’s newest champion isn’t backing off a bit from the big challenges he issued after winning the belt.
Las Vegas woke up to thunderstorms and cooler temperatures across the valley Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
A 63-year-old man died in a crash overnight in the western valley after a possible medical episode, Las Vegas police said.
A lot of artists talk about suffering and struggle, but few have lived them like Las Vegas artist Dave Dave. When Dave — formerly known as David Rothenberg — was 6, his father tried to kill him by setting him on fire in a California hotel room.
Squatting has roots that trace back to the founding of the United States. Throughout the country, the practice of squatting — back then known as homesteading — was essential to forming the nation. Yet when most people think about modern-day squatters, they think of criminals or crust punk anarchists who are “giving the middle finger” to a capitalist nation. The reality is, the face of squatters has changed since the Great Recession.
In a mile radius on Flamingo Road between Swenson Street and Koval Lane, there are four payday lenders. Cropping up like Starbucks or McDonald’s, there are many intersections around the Las Vegas Valley that have places for people to take out quick, short-term loans.
Pinot’s Palette instructors team with Crazy Pita for Paint-Drink-Dine to benefit Las Vegas nonprofit
Would Bob Ross have painted even happier trees with a brush in one hand and a glass of pinot in the other? Maybe, but a local business is doing that and helping out a Las Vegas-based charity at the same time.
My relationship with painting is the equivalent to eating gummy worms while drinking a Yoo-hoo: It seems fine on the surface, but they don’t work well together.
She jumps. She twirls. She does somersaults high up in the air and makes it all look effortless. It’s no wonder that Summerlin-area resident McKenzie Ballif, 13, is the first-place winner in her level at the 2016 USA Gymnastics Championships held in Providence, R.I., this summer, beating out roughly 60 competitors in her age group from across America.
On June 15, Don and Jane Holkestad renewed their vows with everything provided, from the limo, preacher and flowers to the catered reception. Don has Alzheimer’s disease and is being treated at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. National nonprofit Wish Upon a Wedding allows people with life-altering situations to have the wedding of their dreams or to renew their vows.
As a genetic counselor, Anna Victorine helps her Las Vegas patients identify their predisposition to diseases such as cancer. By accessing their medical and family histories, she helps determine whether genetic testing is the right option for them.
At 50, Diana England decided she wanted to do something that changed her life. She figured what better way than to save the lives of the hundreds of dogs that are euthanized every year?
A resource center for all Clark County School District teachers is open for the new school year, created by the Public Education Foundation and dubbed the Teacher Exchange, 450 S. Maryland Parkway.
The local League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley hasn’t given up on engaging Democrats and Republicans, men and women alike, in shaping public policy. In fact, nonpartisanship could have something to do with the local chapter’s reported growth spurt of 51.28 percent from 2014 to 2015.
Nevada’s organ donation organization is expanding its presence across the Las Vegas Valley. The organization, founded in 1987, is expanding its Las Vegas campus on the corner of East Sahara and Burnham avenues.
Greenhouse operator Tom Blount is using his 256-square-foot facility in Henderson to grow a variety of vegetables. But there is one thing you won’t find there — soil.
In response to police officers being shot in a recent series of events around the country, Henderson residents are finding ways to support their local law enforcement.
The Nevada Clay Guild is taking things to the next level with its exhibit “All About Clay,” planned at the Summerlin Library through Aug. 21.
A two-out, bases-loaded single by Jon Kemmer gave the Fresno Grizzlies a 5-3 victory over the Las Vegas 51s in 11 innings Thursday night at Cashman Field.