When Hannah Schieferstein started in the Nevada chapter of the Special Olympics at age 10, she isolated herself.
The next generation of Nevada infants may have state lawmakers to thank for increased access to their mother’s milk.
Interested about crime trends in your neighborhood in the past week? Following is a breakdown.
The Henderson Police Department issued a warning Monday afternoon about a scam where suspects pose as NV Energy in an attempt to collect payments.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s proposed budget for the new fiscal year includes additional funding for civilian positions meant to tackle the agency’s forensic backlogs and address issues with the 311 dispatch system.
A group of Chinese travel agents returned to China on Monday after touring Las Vegas, Arizona and Hawaii.
The city of Henderson recently renamed the Union Pacific Railroad Trail in honor of former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid.
Bills that would expand privacy protections for judges and other specified public employee groups were endorsed Monday in a Senate hearing.
The jurors who sentenced Dylann Roof to death for the racist massacre of nine black church members quietly visited the Charleston house of worship weeks later for a Sunday service.
The popularity of low-fat diets has faded, but restricting one nutrient while increasing another is still popular in the world of weight loss. The ketogenic diet, which increases fats while reducing carbs, is the subject of a new book, “The Deliciously Keto Cookbook.”
The amount of time it has taken for the UFC lightweight showdown between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov to become a reality has done little to dampen the vitriol between the top contenders.
SpaceX says it will fly two people to the moon next year. Company chief Elon Musk announced the surprising news Monday.
After struggling in the Arizona Fall League last year, New York Mets prospect Tim Tebow turned his attention to his hometown of Jacksonville for some help and inspiration.
A memorial gathering Sunday at the Italian-American Club will celebrate a last-of-the-breed showman of the ’60s lounge era.
McCarran International Airport started the year with a slight increase in passenger traffic, buoyed by upticks in both domestic and international travel, the Clark County Department of Aviation reported Monday.
Security officers at Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, casino last week became the first Sands employees to enter a union contract that’s part of property operations.
Nearly 300 students and parents attempted engineering challenges during the first Family Engagement STEM Night recently at Woolley Elementary School.
A recent post on the Huntridge Neighborhood Facebook group showed an image of someone who had stopped in front of a security camera to relieve himself after burglarizing a home. Within minutes, another member of the group identified the perpetrator by name.
A man and a woman have been charged with the malicious torture and killing of a cat Thursday in Las Vegas.
In the quiet, rural neighborhood on the foothills of Frenchman Mountain east of Las Vegas you can see a Victorian mansion, a geodesic dome and a pagoda, all within a few blocks of one another.
Southern Nevada home values rose faster than the national average in January, a recent report shows.
A bill introduced Monday in the Nevada Senate would prohibit state and local law agencies from conducting immigration enforcement operations.
Five players to watch when UNLV’s basketball team plays against Utah State at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center and at Fresno State at 4 p.m. Saturday.
This year’s second Red Flag air combat exercise got underway Monday at Nellis Air Force Base.
A resolution asking Congress to transfer 7.2 million acres of federal land to state control will be taken up again this session.
A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request to place on hold an appeal over President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from seven majority-Muslim countries.
Las Vegas homebuilders started 2017 with a jump in sales and prices over the first month of last year.
Horses4Heroes will hold a free open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Floyd Lamb Park to mark its fourth anniversary.
A Seven Hills luxury home may be representative of a city culture emerging from adolescence. The striking, glass-and-steel structure contains five bedrooms and measures nearly 8,500 square-feet of living space.
When Jody Shervanick wanted custom keepsakes for wives of fallen military members, she commissioned Denise Crary.