Lochte agreed to a ban that will also render him ineligible for world championships next July because he won’t be able to qualify for them at nationals the previous month.
Mazda is recalling 2.2 million cars and SUVs worldwide because the rear hatches can fall on people.
Our entertainment picks this week include George Strait’s return to T-Mobile Arena and Pat Boone at the Suncoast.
Email and password data for more than 68 million Dropbox users is for sale in the darknet marketplace. The data set, which is from a 2012 breach, includes users’ email addresses as well as obscured passwords.
When Lois moved here from California, she expected to get a therapist’s license with no problem. After all, she had a master’s degree in marriage family therapy (MFT) and art therapy. But the board denied her application. She needed more training to practice in Nevada.
After months of searching for candidates and auditioning guest conductors, the Henderson Symphony Orchestra has chosen Alexandra Arrieche as its new musical director.
The Jackson family grows each week. Performing at the Firelight Barn Dinner Theater, 133 S. Water St., Toni “Mama” Jackson and her four wrangler children — Tess Jackson Adaoag, 25; Grayden, 23; Mickinzie, 21; and Skyler, 15 — invite guests to sing along and interact with them.
In what were once Fresh & Easy locations, Natural Grocers celebrated its grand opening Aug. 9 in North Las Vegas at 6305 Simmons St. and in Henderson at 1660 W. Sunset Road.
Summerlin resident Martin Vece is glad he lives in a world of medical advances. “If this was 20 years ago, I wouldn’t be here,” he said. Vece is awaiting a heart transplant.
Shelton Battery, 3731 S. Valley View Blvd., recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. In true Las Vegas fashion, the company threw a party that included food, showgirl mannequin dealers, free hats and T-shirts, restored vintage cars and, of course, a Dolly Parton impersonator.
Jewelry designer Karen Leslie is the latest local artist to gain exposure on the Strip for her work. Her designs for Leslie K Creations are now part of The Gallery of Music & Art at the Forum Shops at Caesars.
Art might be an enjoyable pastime for some, but for southwest resident Benjamin Pangilinan, art is a therapy that has healed him.
Former Cirque du Soleil dancer Tyrell Rolle was living the Las Vegas high life. The socialite had it all — VIP suites, bottle service, easy access to popular clubs and plenty of friends. Now, he’s working feverishly between being an early morning Uber driver and opening his own nonprofit dance studio.
Some people are right-handed; others are left-handed. One doesn’t think twice about which hand to use. They end up doing what is comfortable. It’s the same for transgender people, according to local college lecturer and trans-activist Missy Parker, who recently led a talk at the Centennial Hills Active Adult Center.
Though The Rape Crisis Center will continue to offer support for victims of sexual abuse, it wants to look at another frontier — preventing abuse altogether. To achieve that goal, it has partnered with Prevent Child Abuse Nevada to bring the Enough Abuse Campaign to Nevada.
The annual Las Vegas Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show is set to return to Cashman Center Sept. 9-11, bringing craftspeople and artists from across the country, as well as local artisans.
It could be argued that most of the arts stem from the ancient tradition of storytelling, but pure simple storytelling hasn’t been done much in Las Vegas. Jubilingo, a group of local storytellers, is hoping to change that. They are set to perform “Stories of Courage and Valor” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Historic Fifth Street School.
The Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada are working to make the world a better place, one cookie at a time. Last month, the group donated several hundred cases of its famous cookies to an organization it knew worked toward the same goal — the Metropolitan Police Department.
During World War II, Clark County created the Las Vegas Army Air Field to help train pilots how to use machine guns on bombers. In the 75 years since, it was renamed Nellis Air Force Base, which still has portions of the gunnery school air field. The county is honoring that history with its latest exhibit, “Training the Gunners: America’s First Flexible Gunnery School and the Las Vegas Army Air Field.”
A flashback to Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s days flying in air combat exercises provides the blue yonder over Nellis Air Force Base with a cameo role in the film “Sully,” which opens Thursday.
Las Vegas home prices inched lower last month from July but remained well above last year’s levels, and sales totals ramped up, a report being released Thursday shows.
A Las Vegas junior high school will be closed Thursday following a lockdown Wednesday evening while a hazardous materials team continued to screen students and investigate a mercury contamination on campus.
President Barack Obama said he shook hands with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte at a regional summit on Thursday, two days after canceling a bilateral meeting over Duterte’s use of a profane epithet while talking about Obama.
They were kids, or not even born yet, when America’s heart broke for them. More than 3,000 children and young adults lost a parent in the deadliest terror attack on American soil, instantly becoming known as the children of 9/11.
Losing thrust in both engines but still managing to land an airliner full of people in the Hudson River without the loss of a single life is plenty dramatic. But the drama in “Sully” doesn’t stop there.
NEW YORK — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton confronted their key weaknesses in a televised national security forum, with the Republican defending his preparedness to be commander in chief despite vague plans for tackling global challenges and the Democrat arguing that her controversial email practices did not expose questionable judgment.
It’s never too early to write about Las Vegas’ PGA Tour event, the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. For the first time, the Shriners is scheduled to be played November 3 to 6 at TPC Summerlin, two weeks later than in 2015.
Rattlesnakes are simply part of living and hunting in the Southwest. They aren’t waiting behind every bush to ambush a hunter or his dog, but the more time we spend outdoors, the higher the chances are that our paths will eventually cross.
Even if UNLV quarterback Johnny Stanton and defensive end Iggy Porchia weren’t on the field Saturday trying to help the Rebels upset UCLA at the Rose Bowl, the California natives would be in their comfort zone rooting against the Bruins.
With the Cubs, runaway leaders in the NL Central, on the verge of clinching their division prematurely, having Kris Bryant play all nine positions in one game might be something to keep fans engaged down the stretch.