Some doctors also are concerned that new law intended to prevent the abuse of powerful drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin and fentanyl will hobble patients who rely on opioids to manage their pain.
Thompson Elementary in northwest Las Vegas and Wallin Elementary in Henderson are celebrating the honor, given out to only 342 schools in the nation this year.
Transportation in Las Vegas came to a halt shortly after a gunman took aim at country music concertgoers along the Strip.
Brook Lopez finished with 12 points on 5 of 9 shooting in 15 minutes of action to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 75-69 win over the Sacramento Kings in an exhibition game at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday.
Los Angeles staved off a late rally to secure a 75-69 victory over the Sacramento Kings in front of a decidedly pro-Lakers crowd in an NBA exhibition game at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday night.
Steelers quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger was picked off four times in the second half and two were returned for touchdowns as Jacksonville burned the betting public in the best decision of the day for Las Vegas sports books.
“Blade Runner 2049” had the pedigree, the stars and the stellar reviews. But even though the highly touted sequel had seemingly everything going for it, something didn’t click with audiences.
Injuries left the Raiders thin at multiple positions Sunday.
Michaela Morris and Caitlyn Kreutz scored midway through the first half, and UNLV held on for a 2-1 win over visiting Wyoming in a Mountain West women’s soccer match Sunday.
In the week since the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival that claimed the lives of 58 concertgoers and injured hundreds of others, communities around the country have rallied to show support for Las Vegas.
The Raiders lost for a third straight time in falling to Baltimore 30-17 before 54,980 at the Coliseum, the beginning of three consecutive home games for a silver and black side that that is beyond pedestrian in almost every area right now.
We have taught our children violence through the media, films and music. What do we expect?
One of the great things that could come out of this mess is a plebiscite to permanently resolve the island’s status.
Columbus Day was originally established as a national holiday by FDR in 1937 to commemorate Christopher Columbus, who “discovered” the New World on Oct. 12, 1492, when he made landfall on what is now known as San Salvador in the Bahamas. Of course, Columbus didn’t actually discover the region, but he inspired many successors who explored coastal lands and made settlements in what later came to known as America.
In 2016 alone, the Obama administration issued more than 2,600 new regulations, including 54 major rules, that dumped $14.7 billion in new annual costs on the private sector.
U.S. Senator Bob Corker warned on Sunday that President Donald Trump risks setting the nation “on the path to World War Three” in an interview with The New York Times, the latest in a series public barbs traded over the day.
Houston Texans star J.J. Watt broke his left leg Sunday night against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Harvey Weinstein, the sharp-elbowed movie producer whose combative reign in Hollywood made him an Academy Awards regular, was fired from The Weinstein Company on Sunday following an expose that detailed decades of sexual harassment allegations made against Weinstein by actresses and employees.
Here is a report card on a third straight loss for the Raiders.
Diana Cervantes Adams, a pre-med student at UNLV, was crowned Miss El Tiempo 2018 Saturday. Catherine Mosquera, a sophomore at Liberty High School, was named Miss Teen El Tiempo.
Wynn Resorts Chairman Steve Wynn said his company has a policy of checking on hotel guests who don’t leave their rooms and ask not to be disturbed for more than 12 consecutive hours, Steve Wynn said in a Sunday broadcast interview.
Without Derek Carr, the Raiders fell to the Ravens 30-17 on Sunday for their third straight loss.
In defeating the Raiders 30-17 at Oakland Coliseum on Sunday, the Ravens defense allowed 108 yards rushing and 137 yards passing. That was after they were unsure who would be behind center.
Those who knew Neysa Tonks remember her as being the life of the party. In many ways, Tonks and Las Vegas seemed like a perfect match. She loved going to concerts, laughing and trying new things.
“A Choreographer’s Showcase” was a welcome party of sorts for incoming NBT Artistic Director Roy Kaiser, arriving from Pennsylvania Ballet.
Carrie Barnette, 34, of Riverside, California, was one of 58 people fatally wounded Oct. 1 when gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire on the country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip.
The woman, who was “severely beaten” in the Aug. 26 incident, told Las Vegas police that Lartez Reynolds held her and her two children “hostage” inside the home for 19 hours, according to a Metropolitan Police Department arrest report.
The two-day Class 4A Sunset and Sunrise Region tournaments will start Monday at Boulder City Municipal and end Tuesday at Bear’s Best.
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