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.
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.
Basketball, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and much more from the Olympic Games in Rio are posted on betting boards in Nevada sports books after a 15-year drought.
Watching the fastest man alive race to another gold medal has got to be one of the coolest feelings in the world. But if you plan on attending the 2016 Olympics in Rio to see Bolt go for more gold, your expenses can really add up.
Most golfers only see their local PGA of America professional in the clubhouse or on the lesson tee, but these pros do more than grow the game and serve the public.
Randy Couture and Cung Le spoke at the Association of Boxing Commissions conference to garner more support for bringing the Muhammad Ali Expansion Act to MMA.
We all will have some impact on the wild country we visit. Our challenge is to limit that impact on the places we visit and leave them in better condition than we found them.
The playing surface of Las Vegas’ NHL expansion team was tested for the first time Wednesday when about 100 local youth hockey players skated on it for two hours with no complaints.
The Las Vegas Sports Academy team, backed by UNLV soccer coach Rich Ryerson, wins the prestigious Gothia Youth World Cup in Sweden.
George McPhee is the team’s general manager who is devising a plan on how to build the roster to compete early. But who exactly will be cheering for it?
Las Vegan Jessie Vargas said that his manager, Cameron Dunkin, has been working on a contract for him to fight Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 5 at the Thomas & Mack Center on HBO pay per view.
President Barack Obama is cutting short the sentences of 214 federal inmates, including 67 serving life sentences.
A deal allowing the city of North Las Vegas to regain control as the exclusive water dealer for the Apex Industrial Park was approved 4-0 by the North Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday.
It’s one of the year’s most-anticipated releases, and yet the general public knows almost nothing about the characters of the supervillain team in “Suicide Squad.”
Authorities investigating the first serial killer in Phoenix in a decade said Wednesday that they have linked a non-fatal shooting to the case, bringing the number of attacks under examination to nine.
Wednesday’s American Legion Western Regional game between the Desert Oasis Aces and Boulder (Colorado) was postponed after three innings because of rain and lightning in Boulder.
A group of Nevada business leaders, including former Gov. Bob List, came together on Wednesday to call for comprehensive immigration reform.
