Subsidizing failure doesn’t work. That’s the premise of president-elect Joe Biden’s new plan for community colleges, however.
Throngs of people filled parts of the Strip, particularly around the Bellagio Fountains, to ring in the new year surrounded by others. Photos on Twitter drew criticism on social media about the handling of the event.
The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $432 million. The next drawing is Tuesday.
Arizona health care leaders say hospitals may soon have to make tough decisions about the treatment of COVID-19 patients amid surging cases that are crowding intensive care units.
Park officials in Utah say residents are seeing an increase in annual pass prices for state parks this year.
“We brought him in here and paid him to be the LeBron James of right tackles, and he’s had a lot of adversity,” coach Jon Gruden said of Brown and his $66 million deal.
Nevada state officials on Friday reported 2,315 new coronavirus cases and 21 additional deaths.
The Raiders head to Denver for their season finale, then attention turns to a critical offseason. And Raiders fans have plenty of questions about the future.
Workers, residents and those with table reservations will be allowed through, police said.
Refresh constantly for minute-to-minute updates on Friday’s college playoff games. Bad beats, player props, live line movement and more.
The 81-13 vote in the Senate followed an earlier 322-87 override vote in the House of the widely popular defense measure.
Washington is 5-1 against the spread in its last six games. The Eagles are 5-10 against the spread this season.
Gamblers who bet on Las Vegas (7-8) to go over its win total had to like their chances in November after the Raiders beat the Broncos 37-12 to improve to 6-3.
For months, California did many of the right things to avoid a catastrophic surge from the pandemic. But by the time Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Dec. 15 that 5,000 body bags were being distributed, it was clear that the nation’s most populous state had entered a new phase of the COVID-19 crisis.
Sports fan coach Mike Bass helps team diehards cope with crappy seasons.
India and Brazil trail behind the U.S. in coronavirus cases at over 10 million and 7 million, respectively.
The Golden Knights released their roster for training camp, which is scheduled to begin Monday at City National Arena. Practices are closed to the public.
Two sets of parents had what might be close to a tie for the first baby of the year in the Las Vegas Valley.
Joe Neal, Nevada’s first African-American state senator who served nearly three decades in the legislative chamber and championed the poor and working-class, has died.
Chris Phillips of Zowie Bowie said of his NYE show, “I’m just hoping to find that threshold in the night where it feels OK.”
The Golden Knights’ Feb. 20 game against Colorado will take place in Lake Tahoe as part of the NHL’s “Outdoor Weekend,” a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Friday.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a last-gasp lawsuit led by a House Republican that seeks to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to overturn the results of the presidential election won by Joe Biden when Congress formally counts the Electoral College votes next week.
Police were investigating two shootings early Friday, including one that resulted in death in North Las Vegas.
The community of Bellen, New Mexico, officially burned the remains of 2020 on Thursday night.
Fireworks were the only missing ingredient for a Las Vegas Strip new year’s celebration as 2021 began and most wished 2020 good riddance.
Although Friday morning lows were slightly above average across the Las Vegas Valley, the seven-day forecast calls for temperatures right at normal with no precipitation.
Perhaps to be expected just into the new year, Las Vegas police and first responders were dealing with more than a dozen injury accidents in the first hours of 2021.
It was a muted celebration, but tens of thousands of people took part in New Year’s celebrations. Check out the scene from the Strip and downtown Las Vegas.