Don Rickles helped host a “showgirl” contest on Vicki Lawrence show “Vicki!” in the early 1990s. Frank Marino, a famous showman and showgirl, took the top prize.
Gusty winds contributed to lower attendance numbers at Henderson’s annual Crazy Spokes bicycle event Saturday morning. It drew 45 participants this year, compared with 160 in the first two years, an official said.
Artists from around the country are being asked to submit proposals for a memorial to honor the 19 Arizona men who died fighting a wildfire nearly four years ago near Prescott. The Granite Mountain Hotshots who were killed in the June 2013 fire.
A U.S. Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday, as concerns grow about North Korea’s advancing weapons program.
The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, known simply as “The Center,” has been in Las Vegas for 24 years, beginning in a house, then moving to a dentist’s office and the previous location in the Commercial Center, youth services manager AJ Holly Huth said.
Children tapped their sleuthing skills Saturday at a community EasterEgg Run at Desert Breeze Park.
Warplanes on Saturday struck the Syrian town where a chemical attack had killed scores of people earlier this week, as Turkey warned that a retaliatory U.S. missile strike on a Syrian air base would only be “cosmetic” if greater efforts are not made to remove President Bashar Assad from power.
Green Day democratizes arena rock by bridging the gap between artist and audience during an incendiary performance Friday.
DALLAS — Hackers struck the sirens Dallas uses to alert residents to take shelter from inclement weather, triggering intermittent false alarms for about an hour and a half until officials deactivated the system early Saturday morning.
A former gym employee opened fire inside the facility on Saturday, critically wounding a manager and another person before he killed himself, officials said.
Construction is on schedule for the 146,000 square-foot building adjacent to Downtown Summerlin that will be the NHL expansion team’s headquarters and training facility when it opens in mid-August.
A woman pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the March 2016 drowning death of her 1-year-old grandson.
The weekend features burlesque showcases, including the first performance by Dita Von Teese at the festival; a car show with more than 800 pre-1964 vehicles; jive, bop and swing classes; a fashion show; and, of course, the musical performances.
Led by superstar Alex Ovechkin, Russia’s top hockey players might elect to play for their country and go to the Winter Olympics in February, defying the NHL’s decision not to participate.
51s president Don Logan said he didn’t hear two tall evergreen trees get uprooted from the berm in right field and topple down an earthen bank near the outdoor batting cage during a recent wind storm.
It wasn’t surprising when CCSD police Sgt. Anthony Russo lost his job in September 2015 after he was involved in a DUI collision that saw him punch out a survivor in the other car. That an arbitrator ruled he should get his job back was not only surprising, it was devoid of common sense.
The rate of seniors working or looking for work has steadily risen over the years. By contrast, the rate of teens working or looking for work — a measurement economists call participating in the labor force — has declined.
Impromptu shrine at site where Irish band was photographed for hit 1987 album “The Joshua Tree” features a cymbal, broken guitars and a suitcase full of quirky memorabilia.
The alt-rockers turned in a sharp, barbed performance during their first show in nearly four years as they kicked off a three-night stand at The Pearl.
A pre-World War II apartment house collapsed Saturday in southwestern Poland, leaving five people dead, four injured and one missing, authorities said.
Winds are expected to die down Sunday, and the Las Vegas Valley is expected to see clear and sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service.
The “modern” upholstered reclining chair was introduced as home furniture in 1928. However, the earliest known recliner was actually developed in the mid-1800s for Napoleon III, the nephew of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. He wanted a portable chair that could convert into a more comfortable lounger and then lay all the way down into a cot for sleeping.
DEAR Gail: We recently moved here from North Dakota, so we are new to the Las Vegas summer weather. I know that for most people it’s still considered cool, but for us, it’s already pretty warm. The home we purchased doesn’t have ceiling fans, so we’d like to get some installed before the true heat of the summer gets here. Could you share some things we need to consider before buying? — Marjorie
Q: We recently got a small dog, and he likes to play in the backyard. The problem is that he is able to squeeze through the bars of the wrought-iron gate on the side of the house. Some of the neighbors have installed mesh across their gates to prevent their dogs from escaping. How can I go about this project?
Let’s talk about wind damage. If you didn’t sustain wind damage to your landscape, you are extremely lucky. It was fortunate these high winds occurred early in the season, and many trees were not yet full of leaves. If it had been a few weeks later, the damage would have been worse.
Looking back on the making of the Irish rockers’ seminal “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” clip.
Josh Rodriguez hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth inning to propel the 51s to a 4-2 victory over the El Paso Chihuahuas on Friday in El Paso, Texas.
Jeffrey Sutorius, the face of Dutch music trio Dash Berlin, will perform at Marquee Nightclub on Saturday.
Are they the first punk band or the first goth act? You could argue The Damned are both at once.