Oregon fires football coach Mark Helfrich after disappointing season

Oregon has fired coach Mark Helfrich after a disappointing 4-8 season, and just two years after getting the Ducks within a victory of the program’s first national championship.

Fast-food workers, others lead protests for higher pay

Scores of demonstrators were arrested on Tuesday as U.S. fast-food and airport workers led nationwide protests for higher pay and union rights in their first major action since Donald Trump was elected president.

Students renew welcome to North Las Vegas sign with sense of civic pride

Students at Tom Williams Elementary School learned a lesson in civic pride by asking for a new “Welcome to North Las Vegas” sign, a request that city officials granted with $4,800 to spruce up the northwest corner of Pecos Road and Owens Avenue.

 
Pettis and Holloway focused on interim title fight, not McGregor or Aldo

On Nov. 26, it was announced on the UFC Fight Night 99 broadcast that Conor McGregor had ‘relinquished’ his featherweight belt. As a result, Jose Aldo was promoted from interim champion to the undisputed kingpin.

Allegiant Air’s co-branded credit card deemed a success

Allegiant Air’s co-branded credit card, offered through a partnership with Bank of America and MasterCard, is only two months old, but already being deemed a hit with consumers by the Las Vegas-based airline.

 
President-elect Trump suggests flag burners should face ‘consequences’

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that anyone who burns an American flag should face unspecified “consequences,” such as jail or a loss of citizenship. But the Supreme Court has held that flag-burning is a form of speech protected by the First Amendment, and the Constitution forbids the government removal of citizenship for a natural-born American.

Here are the NFL games on TV in Las Vegas this weekend

Only two of the national television broadcasts this weekend in Las Vegas feature opponents with winning records. And one of those is on Thursday night.

Home prices in most US cities recoup recession losses, but Las Vegas an exception

Home prices in most U.S. cities have fully recovered from their steep plunge during the housing bust and Great Recession, according to a private measure. But cities such as Las Vegas, Phoenix, Miami and Tampa remain stark exceptions.

Under ‘ban the box’ effort, felons wouldn’t be asked about convictions in job applications

When Shawn Smith left prison after serving almost nine years, he was determined to start fresh. He searched for job openings in the Las Vegas Valley as part of his effort to turn his life around. However, each application presented him with a dreaded question: Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

Kelly Cardenas Salon goes large with Hard Rock Hotel expansion

The scale of Cardena’s salon at the Hard Rock Hotel, which held its grand opening last week, is much grander than his existing locations. The reception area alone, Cardenas says, is the size of some of his existing salons. It’s also his first in a casino, a setting he hopes will introduce his brand to a global roster of clientele.

Overnight restrictions scheduled for Spaghetti Bowl in downtown Las Vegas

Overnight restrictions will be in place for the next few weeks along a section of U.S. Highway 95 in downtown Las Vegas as crews continue to work on the $1 billion widening of the Spaghetti Bowl interchange known as Project Neon.

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