Even as they were erasing a $68 million budget deficit, Clark County School District officials scraped together money for a new position focused on keeping students – and revenue – from leaving the district in favor of charter schools.
Felipe Venegas, 29, of North Las Vegas died at the scene of the Thursday morning crash on Tonopah Avenue, near Lake Mead Boulevard.
Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Thom Reilly has recommended Honors College Dean Marta Meana to become UNLV’s acting president after the departure of President Len Jessup.
Joshua William Elsebusch, 36, died when he was ejected from his motorcycle on the 7100 block of Carrondale Way after first attempting to pass a car making a U-turn and then breaking hard, police said.
As anyone hunting for tickets can tell you, it can cost a small fortune to get a seat in T-Mobile Arena for the Stanley Cup Final. No surprise there, given the rabid demand for Golden Knights seats and merchandise throughout the playoffs.
Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani unveiled a blistering ad listing the “differences” between herself and Steve Sisolak — slamming her fellow commissioner for meeting with Republicans, waffling on Planned Parenthood and opposing marriage equality.
Sprouts Farmers Market will open a 30,000-square-foot store location at 1140 E. Silverado Ranch Blvd. in August, the company said Thursday.
Las Vegas’ burgeoning information technology sector is allowing the local startup scene to flourish, according to a recent report.
In the hard-knuckle world of politics, there is an important tell in how a politician pronounces the name of one state — Nevada.
A Henderson man will throw the first pitch on Memorial Day at the Las Vegas 51s game. The ceremonial pitch will honor the memory of his son, a Marine who was killed in Iraq in 2005.
After buying houses in bulk, a casino and much more in Las Vegas, the Blackstone Group has now picked up two small hotels.
This location has a drive-thru lane and seats 54. In-N-Out, based in Irvine, California, has about 15 locations in the Las Vegas area.
Throughout the city of Pittsburgh, Penguins fans don’t seem upset that Marc-Andre Fleury is succeeding with the Golden Knights. In fact, they’re rooting for him.
When “Hamilton” opens Tuesday at The Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall, Joseph Morales and Nik Walker will be center stage in the Pulitzer- and Tony-winning musical.
Friday’s headlines: Las Vegas police say teen shot parents, killing father; daughter identifies couple as fatal crash victims; and a championship parade in talks for Golden Knights.
A second arrest was made Thursday by Las Vegas police in Monday’s early morning shooting that left one man dead in the central valley.
Days after new sexual misconduct allegations were made against celebrity chef Mario Batali, his company announced Friday that it will close its three Las Vegas restaurants July 27.
Memorial Day weekend in the Las Vegas Valley will be breezy and cool for this time of year, according to the National Weather Service.
Fiat Chrysler is recalling 4.8 million vehicles in the U.S. because in rare but terrifying circumstances, drivers may not be able to turn off the cruise control.
President Donald Trump on Friday warmly welcomed North Korea’s promising response to his abrupt withdrawal from the potentially historic Singapore summit and said “we’re talking to them now” about putting it back on track.
A male student armed with two handguns opened fire at a suburban Indianapolis middle school Friday morning, wounding another student and a teacher before being taken into custody, authorities said.
A Kansas water park where a boy was killed on a giant waterslide in 2016 planned to open for its annual season as scheduled Friday with 11 of its rides closed following a state audit.
Philadelphia teen Richard Jenkins used to sleep in a homeless shelter and was nicknamed “Harvard” by bullies for being a bookworm. Now, he is going to the same Ivy League school on a full scholarship.
On Wednesday afternoon, 19 high school students took turns signing up for their future at the Southeast Career and Technical Academy.
Harvey Weinstein surrendered Friday to face rape and other charges from encounters with two women, wearing both handcuffs and a strained smile as officers led him from a police precinct to court.
At least two coal-filled barges have sunk and about a dozen others have been corralled after they broke loose on a river in western Pennsylvania, colliding with bridges as they floated freely downstream.
An “unlikely” string of events prompted Amazon’s Echo personal assistant device to record a Portland, Oregon, family’s private conversation and then send the recording to an acquaintance in Seattle, the company said Thursday.
Las Vegas police are looking for a suspect who robbed two 7-Eleven convenience stores in western Las Vegas early Friday morning.
A man armed with a pistol walked into an Oklahoma City restaurant at the dinner hour and opened fire, wounding two customers, before being shot dead by a handgun-carrying civilian in the parking lot
An explosion caused by “improvised explosive device” wounded 15 at an Indian restaurant in a mall in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga, Canadian police said.