Aside from supporting the only college football team in town, here are five (other) reasons you should follow UNLV football this season.
Florida officials on Thursday said they have trapped the first mosquitoes that tested positive for the Zika virus in the Miami area.
“2 Fast 2 Furious” — too soon? That is just one of the offerings that will be leaving Netflix in September.
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after documents relating to a sexual harassment complaint against Reno City Manager Andrew Clinger disappeared.
How much you’ll enjoy Max’s Restaurant pretty much depends on how familiar you are with Filipino food. Unless, of course, you stick with their famous fried chicken.
AMC theaters and Warner Bros. are bringing back a pair of Gene Wilder films — “Blazing Saddles” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” — in honor of the late actor this weekend.
It’s back. Our weekly football edition of “What will the Rebels wear.”
Our arts picks this week include “The Wiz” at The Smith Center and “Yousuf Karsh: Icons of the 20th Century” at Bellagio’s Gallery of Fine Arts.
Las Vegas-based Scientific Games is acquiring a small Canadian table-game provider in a $21 million deal.
Think looks don’t matter in the classroom? Think again — a UNLV study authored by a psychology graduate suggests students learn better from teachers they find attractive.
The last remaining United States manufacturer of cluster bombs is ending production of the controversial weapon, citing reduced orders for the internationally banned munition.
Beach Boys singer Mike Love has detailed the band’s brief relationship with cult leader Charles Manson in the late 1960s in a new memoir.
Four centuries after his death, William Shakespeare’s words, and works, remain as alive as ever. Las Vegans will have the chance to peruse the volume that introduced the Bard’s plays as “First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare” continues on display at UNLV’s Lied Library through Sept. 29.
It may be based on William Shakespeare’s “A Comedy of Errors.” But, if he were here to watch “Bomb-itty of Errors,” the Bard might not recognize the zany mistaken-identity romp beneath those beats — and those rhymes.
A grand jury in Alabama has indicted a former space shuttle commander in the traffic deaths of two girls earlier this year.
The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan 35 years ago will leave a Washington psychiatric hospital to live full-time in Virginia on Sept. 10, his lawyer said Thursday.
Scientists probing a newly exposed, formerly snow-covered outcropping in Greenland claim they have discovered the oldest fossils ever seen, the remnants of microbial mats that lived 3.7 billion years ago.
Don Miller has heard the same story many times: Seniors on a fixed income have an emergency come up — be it a medical bill or car problem — or when money runs tight and the fear of not having enough food takes over, they turn to their last resort, a payday loan.
PrayerSpark founder Michael Feder is one of 17 men and women — and one of four from the United States — named as a finalist for a new award that honors interfaith relations in business.
Isaac Barron may come from a humble background, but he also holds the distinction of being the first Latino member of North Las Vegas City Council and Mayor Pro Tem.
At the base of Bootleg Canyon, Jeffrey Grasso slings an 18-pound, metal zip line trolley over his back and begins his march to the top of the mountain. A 1,200-foot-long zip line awaits him. He is joined by nine others who are following his lead and listening to his commands. But this isn’t another hike for him — it’s his job.
She got her long legs from her father and her good looks from her mom. Both assets helped Mikel Peterson pursue a career as an icon on the Strip. Peterson was a showgirl. She’s written as told-to-me book with Roger Storkamp, “Showgirl Memoir,” about her career.
Jobs are changing. It’s no longer the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker fodder. Summerlin-area resident Scott Land is a puppeteer at the top of his game; Alan Beck of Desert Shores is a pyrotechnic assistant for the “Tournament of Kings” show at the Excalibur; and Summerlin-area resident Rachel Salyer works from home as a transcriptionist, writing closed captions for YouTube and various shows.
Kaniala Charles spends a good portion of his work day in a howling wind trying to avoid being kicked in the face, and yet he says he’s never had a job that was more fun.
The NBA’s most beloved basketball broadcaster received a rare third bone marrow transplant on Wednesday as an aggressive form of leukemia continues to take its toll.
Thursday marks the start of fall watering restrictions, when sprinkler and drip irrigation use in the Las Vegas Valley is restricted to three assigned days per week through Oct. 31.
Heavy rains hit parts of Hawaii and strong waves pummeled shorelines as a downgraded yet potent Pacific storm passed near the island state.
The U.S. said its target of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees in the 2016 fiscal year was reached Monday, more than a month ahead of schedule.
Adam Antolin, 34, is the Tachi Palace flyweight champion and will face Legacy FC champion Damacio Page in the TUF 24 tournament. He is one of 16 men hoping for the chance to square off with “Mighty Mouse” for the UFC title.
Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout was not hurt after being involved in a car crash following a game Wednesday night.