Competition for visitor dollars has earned Las Vegas a reputation for excess and waste. But over the past decade, companies in the Las Vegas Valley have been vying to be the most sustainable.
The statue, which will be donated to the Protectors of Tule Springs organization, will be made with recycled metal that has been dumped at the monument illegally. Materials may include car parts and bullet casings. Mack said she chose a Columbian mammoth, whose fossils have been discovered at Tule Springs, because they are “huge but also gentle creatures.”
The fire broke out about 6:50 a.m. in a two-story apartment unit on the 3500 block of Civic Center Drive, near East Gowan Road.
Entrance fees waived at popular sites outside Las Vegas, as well as other fee areas managed by the Department of Interior across the nation.
A trial for Gold Butte rancher Cliven Bundy, two of his sons and another man was delayed Tuesday for at least a week.
Five Brigham Young football players to watch when the Cougars play UNLV at Sam Boyd Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway has announced seating upgrades and other amenities that will enhance viewing options and the overall fan experience starting with the NASCAR Pennzoil 400 tripleheader weekend March 2 to 4, 2018.
When disaster strikes, houses of worship are often on the front lines, feeding and sheltering victims. Yet churches, synagogues and mosques are routinely denied aid by the Federal Emergency Management Agency when it comes time to repair or rebuild their damaged sanctuaries.
No rain is expected this week, but “a little bit of wind will kick up” Thursday and Friday, light breezes between 10 to 20 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
There are layers to every music scene, and deep beneath the topsoil is where these two dudes dwell.
A self-driving car company created by Google is pulling the human backup driver from behind the steering wheel and will test vehicles on public roads with only an employee in the back seat.
Liberty girls basketball player Rae Burrell announced her commitment to the University of Tennessee via a Twitter video Tuesday.
Vegas Voices is a weekly series highlighting notable Las Vegans.
A committee coordinating the expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center unanimously approved a recommendation for a design team for the next phase of the $1.4 billion project.
The heart and soul of Las Vegas rock ‘n’ roll is teaming for an Oct. 1 fundraiser on the Strip.
Florida Christian School in Miami put a few order forms on its website to make school supply shopping easier.
Nevada history? Well it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that Bing. And it does.
For the Las Vegas Stadium Authority, Thursday is Take 2 for what many view as a turning-point meeting for the future of the planned $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed Las Vegas Raiders football stadium.
While each passing hour seems to provide new information about the seething veteran who shot up a Baptist church in Texas on Sunday, the gunman responsible for the Las Vegas massacre remains a mystery nearly five weeks later.
Here are this week’s NFL TV games broadcast in the Las Vegas market.
Police are investigating a videotaped altercation where a University of Miami football fan slaps an officer, who then punches her in the head.
Vanessa Rosado, 25, has always lived in a shadowy world. The California native was classified as blind since birth due to albinism and could only see shadows and patches of light.
The gunman who killed 26 people at a small-town Texas church went aisle to aisle looking for victims and shot crying babies at point-blank range, a couple who survived the attack said.
The live music production “The Cocktail Cabaret” is tapping into classic Vegas lounge presentation opens Nov. 30, and its arrival was first trumpeted Sept. 13 by Keith Thompson at The Composers Showcase of Las Vegas.
The Faroe Islands, a remote archipelago that juts out of the cold seas between Norway and Iceland, doesn’t even appear on some world maps. But as of last week, the verdant slopes, rocky hiking trails and few roads of the 18 islands are on Google Street View – and a team of camera-toting sheep helped get them there.
An investigative reporter describes a shadowy and elaborate intelligence operation that Harvey Weinstein is said to have commissioned with the idea of silencing his accusers and suppressing stories about his alleged serial abuse of actresses and other women.
A national pet store chain says it’s investigating the death of a dog that was attacked in the grooming area of one of its Pennsylvania stores.
Hong Kong is set to retain its status as the city most visited by international travelers this year in spite of strained relations with mainland China.
Las Vegas-based casino-racetrack operator overcomes Hurricane Harvey setback in South to post solid earnings of 23 cents per share, well above analysts’ projections of 18 cents.