Nevada adopts new high school diploma requirements

Following four years of work and lengthy discussion on the need for better prepared high school graduates, the State Board of Education adopted new criteria for a standard high school diploma on Thursday.

Otto Warmbier’s parents sue North Korea for son’s death

The parents of U.S. college student Otto Warmbier filed a wrongful death lawsuit against North Korea on Thursday, saying its government tortured and killed their son.

 
Mob Museum opens basement speakeasy with stories, contest

Downtown Las Vegas’ newest watering hole aims to combine cocktails and education, with more quality and consideration than any campus bar or frat party ever has.

Marathon may tie up traffic on Kyle Canyon Road on Saturday

Motorists headed to Mount Charleston on Saturday should expect up to 20-minute delays to make way for a pack of nearly 3,800 runners, the Nevada Department of Transportation said.

Nevada ranks fourth in nation in fatal hit-and-run crashes

Nevada has the fourth-highest rate of fatal hit-and-run crashes per capita when compared with other states across the country, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reported in a study released Thursday.

MGM Resorts to sell Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas for $214M

CityCenter Holdings, a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International, agreed to sell the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas and adjacent retail properties for approximately $214 million.

 
Avicii’s family says he ‘could not go on any longer’

Avicii’s family has released a second statement about their late son this week, saying the famed DJ “could not go on any longer” and that “he wanted to find peace.”

Wisconsin refinery explosion injures 11, forces evacuations

A tank containing crude oil or asphalt exploded at a large refinery in Wisconsin on Thursday, injuring several people and prompting fire officials to urge people living near the still-burning plant to evacuate their homes.

Report details multitude of problems with UNLV police department

A study exploring the viability of consolidating police services across Southern Nevada’s higher education institutions reveals a UNLV police department that’s rife with problems and unable to support such a merger.

Arizona teachers marching to state Capitol in historic strike

Thousands of Arizona teachers and their supporters are marching toward the state Capitol to demand more education funding in a historic statewide strike that’s shut down schools.

Nevada senator co-sponsors bill on abuse of presidential pardon

Democratic lawmakers filed a bill in the Senate Thursday to prevent U.S. presidents from abusing the pardon power of the office for personal gain or to obstruct an investigation.

 
District attorney praises Cosby victim after guilty verdicts

Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, completing the spectacular late-in-life downfall of a comedian who broke racial barriers in Hollywood on his way to TV superstardom as America’s Dad.

‘Oh Susanna’ songwriter’s statue removed after facing criticism

A 118-year-old statue of the “Oh! Susanna” songwriter was removed from a Pittsburgh park Thursday after criticism that the work is demeaning because it includes a slave sitting at his feet, plucking a banjo.

Trump said Cohen represented him with ‘crazy’ Stormy Daniels deal

President Donald Trump said Thursday that his personal attorney Michael Cohen represented him “with this crazy Stormy Daniels deal,” after previously denying any knowledge of a payment Cohen made to the porn actress who alleges an affair with Trump.

1 10 11 12 13 14 78
April 2018
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30  
MOST READ