Well owners protest bill hours before kickoff of Nevada Legislature

Well owners demonstrated before the Nevada Legislature convened Monday to protest proposed measures to regulate domestic wells that will be considered during the 120-day session.

Lady Gaga to play T-Mobile Arena on Aug. 11

The Las Vegas date is part of a tour announced the morning after the pop singer’s big Super Bowl performance.

Life experiences have shaped political outlook for Nevada Senate leader Ford

As a youngster in Texas, Aaron Ford didn’t know his family was poor. It was just a fact of life that utilities — water, gas — got shut off sometimes. You dealt with it. “I just believed this is how folks lived,” said Ford, who on Monday takes command in the Nevada Senate as Democratic majority leader when the 2017 Legislature convenes.

Steve Wynn takes over as new GOP money man

Billionaire casino magnate Steve Wynn says he voted for Democrat Barack Obama in 2008, and he didn’t fully embrace the 2016 candidacy of longtime rival Donald Trump until after the real estate developer had already won.

 
3 things to watch for on Legislative Session Day 1

Today is the first day of the 2017 Legislative Session. Democrats control the Assembly, 27-15, and the Senate, 12-9. Governor Brian Sandoval is a Republican, however, and Democrats need two-third majorities to pass any tax increases or override a gubernatorial veto.

The resume has spoken: Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time

The subjective part is dead for anyone with even an infinitesimal amount of unbiased vision, the rationalization that any quarterback in National Football League history should be placed ahead of Tom Brady on the register of the greatest to play the game now reduced to rubbish.

 
Nurses rank the highest at earning our trust, poll shows — VIDEO

At the private practice where Susan VanBeuge works as a nurse practitioner, she and the practice’s physician complement each other. The physician, who often takes on a more clinical demeanor, introduces the nurse as the patient’s advocate and champion.

Legal battle over travel ban looms with Apple, Google, Uber joining fray

Lawyers for Washington state and Minnesota have told a federal appellate court that restoring President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries would “unleash chaos again.”

Best fast food value menus in America

Hungry and have a fiver in your wallet? You can probably fill your belly with it — if you know where to look.

Seeds of hope sprout in North Las Vegas neighborhood

Charlie Blake proudly looked across the community garden at Zion Methodist Church in North Las Vegas, where heads of lettuce, broccoli bunches and other vegetables are sprouting from roughly 40 soil-rich beds that rise from the desert land.

Dancers are in step and on pointe at Youth America Grand Prix in Las Vegas

The Youth America Grand Prix in Las Vegas competition started Thursday and drew students from 70 dance schools from 16 U.S. states and nations including China, Mexico and Canada, said Larissa Saveliev, the nonprofit’s co-founder. About 400 students competed.

Local homebuilders learn about best design for seniors

The Southern Nevada Home Builders Association hosted a special presentation about the “aging in place” movement in the building and remodeling industry.

LUXURY HOMES JAN. 22-28

• 11 Morning Sky Lane – $3.6 million; 10,958 square feet square feet. Parcel No. 164-14-211-031. Seller: Wilmington Savings Fund Society. Buyer: Johnny Mora.

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