Las Vegas Valley students were honored for their achievements in and out of the classroom at the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s inaugural Academic Excellence Awards dinner.
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The Shade Tree, a nonprofit North Las Vegas domestic violence shelter for women and children, has undergone $2.5 million in renovations.
Our kayaking journey along the Lower Colorado River started with a phone call a month in advance to an outfitter licensed to shuttle paddlers close to Hoover Dam’s base.
Clark County commissioners have given the green light to Lorenzo Doumani’s plans for a 45-story, 720-room nongaming hotel at 305 Convention Center Drive.
A yearlong $6.4 million roadwork project on Interstate 15 between Las Vegas and Utah will result in wide-load restrictions and lane closures.
The parade, which was created in 1934, is scheduled to begin 10 a.m. Saturday with more than 100 entries. Two days of rodeo events kick off Friday evening.
Dozens of neighbors packed the room Tuesday as the Henderson City Council approved a closure plan for Black Mountain Golf Course Country Club.
Volunteers from Jackson Hole Mountain Guides took four special needs teens on a vertical trek in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
Daniel Lamarre says Cirque du Soleil is expanding beyond the gymnasts and aerial and aquatic artists but remains an acrobatic company.
Three major components to Project Neon opened this week, so Road Warrior Mick Akers shows how to navigate those newly opened sections.
At Mojave High School, students in Jeffrey Taormina’s class act as physical therapists, treating muscle and ligament strains and ankle sprains. Student athletes are admitted to be treated at the clinic after they’re signed up by coaches or trainers.
Class participants learn about the nature of suicide, myths and facts, warning signs and ways to approach those suffering. Among those at a recent class was Jessica Woods of Summerlin, who has lost her father, grandfather and brother-in-law to suicide.
Through April, crash fatalities on Nevada roads are down 15 percent, going from 99 in April 2018 to 84 this year, the Nevada Department of Public Safety reported.
The Pinball Hall of Fame’s new facility near the south Strip received county approvals Wednesday.
The Goldstrike Canyon and White Rock Canyon trails will be closed from May 15 until Sept. 30 under seasonal restrictions.
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