Three-time World champion Jordan Burroughs survived a tough match against longtime rival Kyle Dake in the 74 kg/163 lbs. U.S. Open final Saturday at South Point Arena.
Federal prosecutors throughout the West have struggled recently to win conspiracy convictions against groups of loosely organized individual rights activists who identify with an anti-government movement that is best known for staging armed protests on federally managed land.
More than 900 Clark County teachers were selected as finalists in an awards ceremony that honored dedication, patience and selflessness. Twenty were each awarded a prize of $5,000 for personal use, $1,000 for their school and a custom medallion.
The UNLV women’s and men’s tennis teams rallied for 4-3 victories Saturday to advance to the Mountain West championship finals.
A 63-year-old inmate at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center died Saturday afternoon after being admitted to the Carson Tahoe Hospital, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.
Ladarius Miller defeated Jesus Gutierrez to win the all-Las Vegas fight during the undercard of a Premier Boxing Champions event Saturday night at Sam’s Town.
Crystal Dieleman, president of TransWorld Manufacturing, is the third-generation in her family to work in the construction equipment industry.
Lawmakers passed scores of bills early in the week, but there also were casualties. Here’s a quick rundown.
A video in June captured Ishmael Zamora whipping his dog eight times with a belt. The footage prompted national headlines and outrage. The Baylor wide receiver went undrafted, in part, due to the incident. Soon, he’ll be a Raider.
CARSON CITY — The 13th week of the Nevada Legislature kicks off Monday with a heavy focus on the budget, and a return to committee hearings as bills that survived last week’s deadline for first house passage now move to the other chamber.
With Sidney Crosby continuing his brilliance for the Penguins and Braden Holtby not having the same response in net for the Capitals, the second-round series between the NHL’s top teams has tilted in Pittsburgh’s favor.
Legacy’s boys swimming team won all three relays, and Tristan Arruti won a pair of individual events en route to a 153-75 victory over Cheyenne at Municipal on Saturday.
Isabell Jones won two events on Saturday to lead Arbor View’s girls swim team to a 165-121 victory over Desert Oasis at Pavilion.
Prominent Washington journalists, if not Hollywood stars, celebrated the First Amendment during the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an event that lacked the glitter of past years because of the absence of the president of the United States.
President Donald Trump on Saturday marked his 100th day in office by claiming historic action on his agenda, renewing promises on health care and taxes and attacking the news media that he says is misleading Americans.
Trump’s tax cut has a way to go before passing. But to prevent it, opponents will have to produce something better than what they’ve devised so far.
Perhaps these trends can be extrapolated to the future. Or perhaps not. The new lifestyles have emerged only in the past few decades — too recently to know the long-term effects.
The anti-establishment sentiment that gave us Brexit, then Donald Trump, then seemed poised to give us Marine Le Pen, has indeed plateaued. But although she will likely be defeated in the second round, victory by the leading centrist, Emmanuel Macron, would hardly constitute an establishment triumph.
This paper also notes that having at least one black teacher in third through fifth grades reduced a black student’s probability ofdropping out of school by 29 percent. And for very low-income black boys, the chance of dropping out fell by 39 percent.
So how do you and I force the federal government to pay a serious annual tax free compensation to each Nevada citizen?
But when our new medical school needs a mere $100 million, which will benefit all of us living in Southern Nevada 52 weeks a year, no one can figure out how to come up with the dollars.
The court should hold that Ms. Gansert’s arguments have no merit and allow the suit against her to move forward.
Too many anti-smoking zealots have let their distaste for all things tobacco to distort their views of vaping. There is simply no credible scientific evidence that e-cigarettes are as dangerous as the real thing.
Senator Cannizzaro’s presence on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as it pertains to forfeiture legislation, begs for a lesson on separation of powers.
LOS ANGELES – Albany Law School Professor Stephen E. Gottlieb has devoted himself to studying the political science behind why democracies fail.
All we have to do is set aside a nice-sized chunk of change out of Nevada’s budget to advertise and promote our state to the residents of high-tax states.
The Oakland Raiders ended the 2017 NFL Draft with another shopping spree Saturday.
Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie used his first three NFL draft picks on defensive players and six of the team’s nine on that side of the ball.
Bill Medley headlines with Bucky Heard at Harrah’s, but welcomed Kelly Clinton-Holmes to the stage on Friday night at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
Enoch Augustus Scott and Anne Martinez, two Las Vegas favorites, have opened “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” at House of Blues in what producers hope is an extended run.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in mysterious lawsuit
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Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school
Asian grocery store looks to add new location near Summerlin