Dec. 30, 1999, seemed like any ordinary day to Lori Wright. She walked to work, got home, made dinner and went to bed. Around midnight, she woke up to use the restroom. Only Wright never made it back to her bed — she had a stroke.
Bullying, social anxiety and trauma: These are among the myriad problems that can plague the human mind. When human interaction seems like too much to bear, horses inside a northwest facility may be able to help.
It’s Day Six of the Rio Olympic Games and there’s a lot happening. The United States will compete in beach volleyball, swimming, women’s gymnastics and much more.
Caroline’s Court at the corner of North Durango Drive and North El Capitan Way is experiencing an economic revival almost a decade after the Great Recession.
Five years after launching her online jewelry site, JAECI, Jenna Consiglio took another leap and opened her first brick-and-mortar storefront in July inside the Juhl in downtown Las Vegas.
In order to find old school Vegas, Lena Prima had to move to New Orleans. Prima, who is performing Aug. 20 at the Suncoast, was born in Las Vegas and grew up with her father Louis Prima’s legacy.
When most people see an Airstream trailer, they think of camping. When Julie Johnson sees one, she thinks of Carestream Inc., a new Las Vegas nonprofit that brings haircuts to the homeless.
Rescuing an ailing senior dog herself and nursing him back to health inspired Summerlin resident Linda Gilliam to start her own rescue group, Connor and Millie’s Dog Rescue, dedicated to senior pups and those with special medical needs.
About seven years ago, Henderson resident Joyce Eatman noticed she was receiving a lot of calls from grandparents needing assistance — but not for themselves. “They were needing things for their grandchildren,” she said.
Many parents would say that moodiness, depression and acting out are hallmarks of being a teenager, but there’s a line between normal adolescent behavior and mental health issues. and spotting the difference is often simply a matter of intensity.
Paige Bremner may get nervous right before a show or competition, but the moment she hits the stage, she is lost in the dance routine. It was no different when she performed for judges at the Rainbow Nationals in Wisconsin on July 6.
Field dressing a big-game animal is the first step toward turning the animal you are hunting into tasty table fare and preserving the hide if you want to have the animal mounted.
Much like how the Consumer Electronics Show and the MAGIC show serve those industries, the PGA event does the same for the golf industry.
51s left-hander Sean Gilmartin was rattled for six runs and nine hits in his three-inning outing, and the Albuquerque Isotopes completed a four-game sweep of Las Vegas with an 8-7 victory.
Las Vegan Jessie Vargas said he was the right choice to fight Manny Pacquiao in the fall. Vargas said his style is what the fans want to see.
Games such as Brigham Young vs. Arizona, set for 2021 at Sam Boyd Stadium, could become commonplace were the city to build a modern stadium.
Graduate transfers Christian Jones and Uche Ofoegbu will be needed as much by UNLV for their leadership as their on-court skills. Jones transferred from St. John’s and Ofoegbu from San Francisco.
Linebacker was UNLV’s thinnest position last season, when starters Tau Lotulelei, Ryan McAleenan and Matt Lea were forced to stay on the field for virtually every snap of every game. This season, linebacker is expected to be one of UNLV’s deepest and strongest positions.
Nevada domestic violence advocates reaffirmed their support for Question 1, a ballot initiative proposing to expand firearm background checks to private-party sales and transfers.
The stand taken against doping this week at the Rio Olympics by American swimmer Lilly King is a far more important moment than any medal ceremony involving Michael Phelps or Simone Biles.
The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund launched a $3 million ad campaign in Nevada against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
When Hae Un Lee first arrived in the United States 36 years ago, no one would hire him because he did not speak English. Lee’s solution — start his own business.
A man who scaled the 58-story Trump Tower on Wednesday afternoon in Midtown Manhattan is in police custody after officers grabbed him and pulled him inside the building.
A former aide to Gov. Chris Christie texted to a colleague during a news conference about the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal that Christie “flat out lied” when he denied his senior staff and campaign manager were involved, according to a new court filing.
Las Vegas is the top city for workers that telecommute or freelance according to an analysis by Realtor.com.
What became the largest animal fighting ring bust in state history started with a phone call from an officer working on a separate investigation nearby, records obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal show.
Donald Trump said Wednesday night that it was “terrible” for the father of the Orlando, Florida, mass shooter to appear behind Hillary Clinton during a rally this week, and he accused her campaign of knowing that he would show up there.
The Southern Nevada Officials Association currently faces a shortage of referees for the upcoming high school season.
Skies and pools both darkened Wednesday as the sun-splashed Olympics in Rio de Janeiro gave way to gray clouds and murky green waters.
The National Park Service says a lightning strike is to blame for a wildfire that has now burned a campground and about 4,600 acres at the northeastern edge of Great Basin National Park.