The first day of the annual Life Is Beautiful Festival kicked off Friday, as crowds of people began to arrive in downtown Las Vegas, but not everyone was feeling festive. Some business owners say the festival hurts profits.
Siara Roberts had seven kills, 23 assists, six aces and 23 digs Friday to lead Centennial’s girls volleyball team to a 26-24, 25-16, 25-27, 25-20 win at Legacy.
Juniors John Oda and Shintaro Ban led the UNLV men’s golf team to sixth place Friday after 36 holes in the 54-hole, 16-team, two-day William H. Tucker Intercollegiate in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Authorities say a man arrested after an emergency landing in Texas was talking about suicide and banging and kicking the cockpit door before other passengers restrained him.
Pahranagat Valley quarterback Tabor Maxwell accounted for four touchdowns and the Panthers overwhelmed the Golden Eagles.
Adrian Beltre hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers secured their second straight AL West title, becoming the first American League team to clinch a playoff spot with a 3-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
Caitlyn Noorda finished 3-0 and Alexia Cassman finished 2-0 in singles play to lead the Shadow Ridge girls tennis team to a 13-5 home victory over Cimarron-Memorial on Friday.
Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully thanked Los Angeles Dodgers fans for making him feel like an 8-year-old again every time they cheer. The crowd, in turn, saluted Scully with a loud roar and multiple standing ovations on his appreciation night Friday.
A State Bar of Nevada disciplinary panel recommended a six-month suspension Friday for lawyer Jacob Hafter over derogatory public comments he made about a district judge.
Sergio Reyes converted a penalty kick with four minutes remaining Friday to help Rancho’s boys soccer team finish in a 1-1 tie with host Pahrump Valley.
The Vandals meet UNLV on Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium at 6, and will continue playing this season and next at the Football Bowl Subdivision level before dropping to the Football Championship Subdivision.
A sunny, breezy weekend is in store for the Las Vegas valley, according to the National Weather Service.
Almost 800 immigrants from 64 countries were sworn in Thursday as U.S. citizens during a ceremony at Cashman Center, making them eligible to vote in November.
Thomas Romero went 3-0 in singles to power Green Valley’s boys tennis team to an 11-7 road victory over Basic on Friday.
Palo Verde’s Macee Barlow scored a second-half goal Friday to help the Panthers’ girls soccer team avoid defeat and tie host Arbor View 1-1 in a Northeast League match.
U.S. District Judge Anna Brown warned Ammon Bundy’s lawyer that she will hold him in contempt of court if he keeps trying to bring up Robert “LaVoy” Finicum’s death in front of jurors.
Video of a deadly encounter between Charlotte police and a black man shows his wife repeatedly telling officers he is not armed and pleading with them not to shoot her husband as they shout at him to drop a gun.
Now paralyzed from the neck down, former IndyCar driver Sam Schmidt is looking for a different type of victory at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Wednesday, when he will become the first person in the nation to receive a restricted driver’s license for a semi-autonomous vehicle.
At $285, the Life is Beautiful 3-day pass isn’t cheap. But scattered around the festival grounds are a number of goodies — even food — you can get for free.
UNLV football returns to its home field Saturday to host the Idaho Vandals. The Rebels are returning to Sam Boyd Stadium after a two-game road trip that saw two losses.
The Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection has received eight applications for consideration to fill the vacancy in the Eighth Judicial District Court, Department 29, resulting from the death of District Judge Susan Scann.
Since Sept. 9, when a bipartisan panel of lawmakers unanimously approved a plan to overhaul the nation’s fifth-largest school system, Pat Skorkowsky and his staff have scrambled to finalize details of the top-to-bottom reorganization of the district.
The 19-year-old son of Joe Heck, who is in a pivotal U.S. Senate race, is apologizing after his social media posts that some called objectionable came to light.
Military veterans are joining forces with outdoor enthusiasts and the Nevada Conservation Corps to rebuild trails and restore habitats at Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area and the Basin and Range National Monument under a program now in its second year.
As residents are bombarded this election year by political advertisements, some key businesses are cashing in on what they see as a window of opportunity.
A fire fanned by strong winds kept Las Vegas Fire Department crews busy early Friday morning at Twin Lakes Plaza in the central valley.
Three more people have applied to fill two Las Vegas vacancies in the Nevada Assembly.
Albert “Moky” Faccinto Sr., an early executive of Caesar’s Palace who helped to open the hotel and casino, died Sept. 17 at the age of 91.
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