The beauty about living in Las Vegas is that there are all types of unique jobs in this 24-hour city, and not all of them are centered on the Strip.
Isabelle Dinoire, a Frenchwoman who received the world’s first partial face transplant, has died more than a decade after a complex and daring operation that set the stage for dozens of similar transplants worldwide. She was 49.
Two high profile members of the Nobel Assembly were asked to resign as part of the fallout from the scientific scandal centered on Dr. Paolo Macchiarini — a scandal that left two dead and tarnished the reputation of the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine.
For nearly 27 years, one man knew where Jacob Wetterling was and last month, Danny Heinrich agreed to confess to killing the 11-year-old boy.
With shootings spiking on Labor Day, Chicago officially surpassed the homicide toll for all of last year, marking another alarming milestone for a city that has seen violence at its worst in two decades with still almost four months to go this year.
Hurricane Newton swept onto the Gulf of California after slamming the resorts of southern Baja and headed on a path expected to take it to the Mexican mainland by Wednesday morning and then on to the U.S. border with potentially dangerous rains for Arizona and New Mexico.
Douglas County authorities say human remains found in a ravine are believed to be those of a woman who went missing last month.
Brian Faber, the owner and vice president of Zia Records, which has two shops in Las Vegas, died Sunday after suffering a brain hemorrhage and stroke, a statement posted on Zia Records’ blog said.
Some 28 million children around the globe have been driven from their homes by violent conflict, with nearly as many abandoning their homes in search of a better life, UNICEF said in a report.
A Las Vegas shooting-range owner wants to bring some high-octane excitement to Sloan, with bungee jumping, an ATV obstacle course and speedboats zipping through man-made channels.
It was a good week for rising heavyweight star Derrick Lewis in the CoveringTheCage.com rankings even though he hasn’t fought since a split-decision win over Las Vegan Roy Nelson in July.
The latest USA Today Super 25 poll includes two prep teams from Las Vegas, rankings that are topped by Bishop Gorman and also list Liberty at No. 23 after victories over Texas teams two weeks in a row.
Would you give up an hour of your time to save a life? Southern Nevadans are urged to do that during National Blood Donation Week — a concept that began last year in Nevada and is now spreading across the nation.
Despite widespread discussion about diversity in the movie business, a new study finds that little is changing in Hollywood for women, minorities, LGBT people and others who continue to find themselves on the outside of an industry where researchers say inequality is “the norm.”
Centennial’s Savon Scarver entered the season projected to be one of the area’s top playmakers and hasn’t disappointed through the first two games,attracting the attention of a handful of Mountain West schools in the process.
Rachel Klopfer had 13 kills and six digs for Green Valley, and Anya Olsen added 11 kills and six digs in the Gators’ 25-9, 25-22, 25-19 road victory over Desert Oasis.
Margie Farnsworth scored on an assist from Victoria Bravo in the 75th minute to give Silverado’s girls soccer team a 2-1 road win over Sierra Vista on Tuesday.
Bishop Gorman’s boys tennis team swept the doubles sets Tuesday en route to an 11-7 Southwest League road victory over Clark, snapping the Chargers’ 68-match win streak.
The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee has posted four draft recommendations for its final report to Gov. Brian Sandoval, but the most prominent one — on proposed stadium financing — is “pending” and likely will be the meat of the committee’s Thursday afternoon’s meeting at UNLV.
Kahlea Kimoto went 3-0 in singles Tuesday to lead Arbor View’s girls tennis team to a 10-8 road victory at Cimarron-Memorial.
Clark County will pay more than $1.5 million in retroactive wage and benefit increases to a group of unionized employees after settling a legal dispute with the Service Employees International Union Local 1107.
The man who escaped North Las Vegas police custody Friday just hours after he was arrested in connection with a homicide case was re-arrested Tuesday, officials confirmed.
Mario Rocha had three goals, and Eldorado’s boys soccer team held off visiting Mojave for a 4-3 victory on Tuesday.
Police are investigating a shooting that left two dead in the northwest valley Tuesday night.
Eduardo Quintero-Rodriguez worked during the offseason on scoring with his off foot, and it paid off Tuesday afternoon as he led his team to a 4-1 victory.
