Answers to some frequently asked questions about mercury and the risk posed by inhalation of its vapors.
Despite discovering mercury vapor more than 10 to 15 times above federally determined safe levels, the Environmental Protection Agency has cleared Johnson Junior High School to reopen Tuesday.
Evaporating endorsements and burning T-shirts won’t deter Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall from continuing to kneel during the national anthem in support of Colin Kaepernick’s protest of social injustices.
San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick brought his controversial protest in the name of racial equality to a nationally televised Monday Night Football audience, kneeling on the field rather than standing as the national anthem played.
Ashley Vasquez scored from 20 yards out with about three minutes to play to give Bonanza’s girls soccer team a 3-2 home win over Clark on Monday.
Hunter Pate and Danielle Oberlander each shot 3-over-par 37 on Monday at Bear’s Best to lead Bishop Gorman’s girls golf team to a 155-161 win over Centennial in a nine-hole match.
An agreement has been reached to grandfather in 32,000 residential rooftop solar customers under prior, more economically viable rates for 20 years, NV Energy announced Monday.
Ben Roethlisberger knew the retired Heath Miller, suspended teammates Le’Veon Bell and Martavis Bryant and the injured Markus Wheaton weren’t walking through that door. So he put the Pittsburgh Steelers’ young, largely untested offense on his shoulders.
In a bizarre incident on the season premiere of “Dancing With the Stars” Monday night, Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte’s debut on the dancing competition was interrupted by what appeared to be someone trying to rush the stage.
The governing board overseeing U.S. college athletics said on Monday it will move seven championship sporting events out of North Carolina to protest state laws deemed discriminatory to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender individuals.
The latest Southern Nevada soccer coaches polls, compiled by Tech coach Josh Jones.
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt is stealing his grandpa’s idea and taking his office on a tour across the state.
Hillary Clinton’s stumbles as she left a 9/11 memorial ceremony put her health at the forefront of a presidential campaign in which the two major party nominees are among the oldest ever and have disclosed a limited amount of information about their medical history.
Nearly 500 journalists — most of them from mainland China, Japan, South Korea, India, Taiwan and Australia — have arrived for Tuesday’s grand opening of the Parisian Macau.
A small sampling of lunar rocks and dirt collected by Apollo astronauts will be on display at the College of Southern Nevada’s Planetarium during three special lectures this month.
Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday called for clarity in determining traffic congestion and costs to build improved road infrastructure for a proposed 65,000-seat domed football stadium.
After four years at the helm of the 51s, manager Wally Backman will not be back for the 2017 season and refutes reports of defiance toward New York Mets organziation.
TitleMax has appealed a judge’s decision to void and refund an estimated 6,140 title loans to customers in Nevada.
UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law will continue its Voter Education Program 2016 with a series of weekly forums on statewide ballot initiatives beginning Wednesday.
Park Place Infiniti at 5555 W. Sahara Ave., will undergo a multimillion-dollar renovation, the dealership said in a statement this month.
Several incidents have been reported around the state over the past decade.
The AFL-CIO launched its direct mail program for the 2016 election Monday, an effort aimed at reaching union members and their families.
Will veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers, who finished 10-6 last season, overtake Cincinnati in the AFC North?
A polygamous family from TV’s “Sister Wives” filed a request Monday for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case for legalizing polygamy.
A Vietnam War-era jet that crashed Aug. 18 lost power as it turned in preparation for a landing at Nellis Air Force Base, investigators for the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday.
The Las Vegas Metro area set a record $2.9 billion for goods exports in 2015, according to a U.S. International Trade Administration report released this month.
The time is 6 a.m. on Aug. 27. The sun hasn’t even risen, and volunteer bakers are filing into the kitchen of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church to begin dessert preparation for the 44th annual Las Vegas Greek Food Festival.