CES: A huge traffic jam for most locals to avoid

This week, there will be two different kinds of motorists on local streets — those who are trying to get to CES 2016 and those who are trying to stay as far away from it as possible.

Oddly named towns hark back to Nevada’s colorful past

JIGGS — This is what it’s like to live in a town named after a century-old cartoon character, an isolated high-desert speck with a one-room schoolhouse and lots of Wild West history, a place still populated by cougars and mustangs if not the ghosts of long-gone cowboys.

Auto dealers in Las Vegas Valley point to growth in 2016

A move by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates will boost the cost of loans for cars and trucks, but auto dealers aren’t expecting it to dent sales in 2016.

Parks, trails may increase property value

New master-planned communities are putting major emphasis on parks as one of the main amenities for that master-planned community.

Research choices for family-friendly apartment

With today’s great online tools, comparing possible apartment complexes and their neighborhoods isn’t as hard as your child’s math homework.

Getting your home ready for sale

One of the main differences between buying a newly built home and buying a resale is that the new homes are staged to appeal to the highest number of potential buyers.

Calculating refinanced mortgage

A mortgage custom still exists from the days when were calculations were done with pencil and paper.

School says banish these words in 2016, including ‘manspreading’

If the phrase “break the Internet” makes you want to break your computer monitor, you’re not alone. Lake Superior State University in Michigan has released its annual list of words and phrases that it says should be banished in the new year.

Miocic deserves next shot at UFC heavyweight title

It was proposed across Twitter at one point Saturday night that the six-fight win streak of Andrei Arlovski was more smoke and mirrors than any substantial evidence he was good enough to recapture the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title he held 10 years ago.

Family wants answers in Nevada Navy veteran’s death

Friends and family members knew Charlie Demos as a proud Greek-American, good father, military veteran and prosecuting attorney who practiced law for 56 years in Florida.

Death toll from militant assault on Indian air base grows to at least 10

A gold medal-winning Indian shooter was among 10 people killed in an audacious pre-dawn assault on an air force base, officials said on Sunday as troops worked to clear the compound near India’s border with Pakistan after a 15-hour gunbattle.

McDonald returns from injuries to grab victory

Michael McDonald’s return to the cage during the prelims of UFC 195 on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden wasn’t going as planned.

With AFC’s top seed at stake, Patriots motivated to punish Dolphins

With the top seed in the AFC playoffs at stake, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick will be on the offensive today. It’s doubtful he will need to sweat out a big decision in overtime or get defensive if second-guessed by the media.

 
Iran reacts with fury after Saudis execute Shiite cleric

Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran early on Sunday morning as Shiite Muslim Iran reacted with fury to Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shi’ite cleric.

Homicide numbers climb to highest level in Las Vegas since 2006

Las Vegas homicide detectives were constantly working on cases in 2015. That’s because last year’s total homicide count within Metro’s jurisdiction was 136 — eight more than 2014 and the highest since 2006.

Foley patiently waits for puck to drop on Las Vegas NHL franchise

Bill Foley is not normally a patient guy. “But in this case, I have to stay patient,” he said. That has been Foley’s mantra since July 20, when the billionaire businessman filed his formal application for an NHL expansion team.

Officers involved in fatal shooting on New Year’s Eve ID’d

The officers involved in the shooting death of a wanted man from Arizona on New Year’s Eve have been identified. They are Sgt. Robert Bohanon, 37, and officer Blake Walford, 27, according to a release from Metro.

August 2025
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
MOST READ