Joel Alter knew from an early age what direction he wanted to go with his studies and career.
Pittsburgh pedestrians are being urged to “Look Alive” and not at their cellphones by folks dressed as though they’re dead.
Our arts picks this week include Straight No Chaser at The Smith Center and “Macbeth” at UNLV’s Black Box Theatre.
The Major League Baseball postseason continues today with both American League and National League action.
A Henderson firefighter was injured while battling an electrical fire at a home Friday night.
Strong winds will bring blowing dust to the Las Vegas Valley this weekend but should die down next week, according to the National Weather Service.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to get creative. From seriously spooky to sweet and sparkly, Halloween is a decorator’s dream holiday due to its anything goes attitude.
“Less is more,” a phrase from the 1855 poem “Andrea del Sarto, called ‘The Faultless Painter’” by Robert Browning. The phrase was adopted by the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969), American-German architect, as a precept for minimalist design.
Green living involves individual choices, including voting. Lately, I have spent many afternoons in front of stores offering to help register voters.
Q: I am chairman of building and grounds at a church where we have palm trees that are about 40 feet tall. These trees have skirts of dead fronds below the green tops. Somebody told me if we wait long enough, these dead fronds will simply fall off and we won’t have to trim them. Is this true?
Ethan Dedeaux had four catches for 111 yards to help Liberty’s football team to a 35-6 win over visiting Coronado on Friday night.
Bryan Lagrange rushed 19 times for 78 yards and had the game-winning touchdown Friday to lead Sierra Vista’s football team to a 14-7 home victory over Desert Oasis in the “Railroad Rivalry” game.
After the Miners tied the game late in the third quarter, Isaiah Morris put his team on his back with a pair of long touchdown runs, and the Jaguars clinched at least a share of the Class 3A Sunset League crown with a 27-20 victory.
Shadow Ridge, so long bullied by Northwest League foe Centennial, was able to make things different at home Friday. An unstoppable Mustangs offense led the team to a 61-46 victory, Shadow Ridge’s first over the Bulldogs in 11 years.
Hayden Bollinger completed 11 of 20 pass attempts for 150 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a third score Friday to lead Arbor View’s football team to a 28-7 home win over Palo Verde in a Northwest League game.
Bonanza’s big bet on fourth down paid off when quarterback Cannon Reid hit R.J. McCarter on a 35-yard scoring strike with 4:55 remaining in the game to lift the Bengals over the host Grizzlies in the annual Banner Game, 20-14.
Valley wasn’t about to let another potential win slip through its grasp, scoring 28 points in seven minutes in the second half to pull away from host Rancho 44-8 on Friday.
Mojave’s 2-point conversion try with seven seconds to play was no good, and host Cheyenne escaped with a 20-19 victory on Friday.
Las Vegas used a dominant defense, intercepting five passes and scoring three defensive touchdowns, en route to a 53-8 road win over Eldorado on Friday.
Faith Lutheran recovered three Cimarron-Memorial fumbles on Friday on the way to a 57-20 road win over the Spartans.
Bishop Gorman quarterback Tate Martell completed 8 of 10 passes for 132 yards and a touchdown, and supplied TD runs of 48 and 18yards — all in the first half — as the top-ranked Gaels rolled to a 58-0 home win over Clark on Friday.
Pahrump Valley running back Nico Velazquez rushed for 78 yards and two first-quarter touchdowns to lead the Trojans to a 35-14 road win over Western on Friday.
Durango’s Alhaji-Ibrahim Kamara rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns on Friday as the Trailblazers routed visiting Boulder City, 35-0.
Moapa Valley’s Dayton Wolfley caught three passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns and recorded three interceptions on defense to help the host Pirates to a 66-19 win over Del Sol in a Class 3A Sunrise League game Friday night.
Towbin Motorcars is continuing to drive the luxury car market forward in the Las Vegas Valley with the announcement of Ferrari Maserati of Las Vegas, set to break ground on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 5550 W. Sahara Ave.
The Meadows senior Adam Martinez rushed for 196 yards and scored six total touchdowns on Friday as the Mustangs dominated visiting Agassi Prep, 41-20.
Needles’ Derek Wagstaff ran for 202 yards on 29 carries and scored three second-half touchdowns to lead the Mustangs over to a 38-12 win over host Lake Mead on Friday.
Sandy Valley’s Brandon Eastham accounted for six touchdowns, but the host Sidewinders fell short to Beaver Dam, 64-50 in a Class 1A Southern League football game.
Coda Abatti had 47 carries for 278 yards and four touchdowns Friday to lead Laughlin’s football team to a 26-8 win over visiting Mountain View in a Class 2A Southern League game.
Shadow Ridge, so long bullied by Northwest League foe Centennial, was able to make things different at home Friday. An unstoppable Mustangs offense led the team to a 61-46 victory, Shadow Ridge’s first over the Bulldogs in 11 years.