DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart failed to satisfy her critics before a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday when she had to answer for revelations that agents under her attended more than a dozen sex parties with drug cartel funded prostitutes, among a string of other outlandish misconduct allegations that received little or no punishment.
Opponents of killer whale shows at SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment have filed a third lawsuit in as many weeks against the company, saying ticket holders were defrauded by claims that the animals are healthy and well-treated.
Fast-food restaurants are bracing themselves for another round of coordinated wage protests scheduled to take place today in major cities nationwide, including Las Vegas.
The cycle repeats itself in Carson City, no matter which party is in power. Men and women who eagerly sought election to the Legislature, people who raised tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to win their offices, griped about their salaries upon arriving in the state capital.
Only in hockey can an eight-seed beat a No. 1 and hardly anyone is shocked. An eight-seed can even win the Stanley Cup, as the Los Angeles Kings did in 2012. A hot goalie, like a strong pitcher or two in baseball, can take a team a long way.
Thirty market-ready companies were chosen based on their potential to disrupt the media and entertainment industries to be showcased in the National Association of Broadcaster’s SPROCKIT program.
With the wind howling out to dead center, a pitching duel between Cimarron-Memorial”s Larry Quaney and Arbor View”s Sam Pastrone never materialized, and the fifth-ranked Aggies pulled away for a 10-2 baseball win after erupting for six runs in the third inning.
Kidus Feleke won three individual events Tuesday to help Sierra Vista’s boys track team to a 91-55 win over host Moapa Valley in Overton.
Officials at McCarran International Airport officials, which is experiencing a boom in the number of international arrivals, on Tuesday unveiled some wow technology matching the enthusiasm of those tourists.
Tawny Rodriguez swept the throws on Tuesday to lead the Desert Oasis girls track team to a 91-57 victory over host Bonanza.
The spring signing period opens Wednesday with several Southern Nevada athletes expected to sign letters of intent. Agassi Prep”s Deishuan Booker will not be one of them. The 6-foot-2-inch point guard will try to earn a Division I scholarship offer before the signing period ends May 20.
The Knot, an online resource for weddings, released its 2014 survey last month, which reported that American weddings continue to cost more and offer a new experience for guests, according to a press release.
Valley’s Marty Heavey had 18 kills, and Jared Marchello added 10 kills Tuesday as the Vikings outlasted host Silverado, 25-22, 25-14, 24-26, 22-25, 17-15.
Thousands of valley residents are experiencing power outages after strong winds invaded the valley Tuesday night.
Trever Berg tossed a five-hitter Tuesday as Basic’s baseball team topped visiting Coronado, 2-0 in a battle for first place in the Southeast League.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. talked with reporters Tuesday as part of his media day to promote his May 2 megafight with Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden. “I think we have two entertaining styles that hopefully will produce a good fight,” Mayweather said.
Jaden Tate was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs on Tuesday to help host Centennial’s softball team hold off Desert Oasis, 9-7.
Jalen Hodges earned medalist honors with a 4-over-par 76, and Coronado’s boys golf team nipped Green Valley on a sixth golfer score to win a Southeast League match at Revere on Tuesday.
Robert Coello allowed two runs on three hits in six innings as the Sacramento River Cats claimed a 3-2 Pacific Coast League victory over the 51s on Tuesday in West Sacramento, Calif. Sacramento scored twice in the first inning to take the lead for good.
Ryan Erickson plated Tanner Donnels on a bunt single with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning to lift Loyola Marymount to an 8-7 win over the UNLV baseball team Tuesday in Los Angeles.
With the wind howling out to dead center, a pitching duel between Cimarron-Memorial’s Larry Quaney and Arbor View’s Sam Pastrone never materialized, and the fifth-ranked Aggies pulled away for a 10-2 baseball win after erupting for six runs in the third inning.
They say Charlotte Dujardin can make a donkey dance. She certainly will make her horse, Valegro, dance this week at the FEI World Cup Finals at the Thomas & Mack Center. The 29-year-old rider from Great Britain is the first person to hold every dressage title: Olympic freestyle, World freestyle and Grand Prix Special, European freestyle and Grand Prix Special.
Low-income students will have home Internet access for $9.95 a month and may be eligible for a new computer at $160 through Connect2Compete.
Las Vegas police evacuated residences in the southwest valley during a standoff that lasted about five hours Tuesday night.
Don’t let the sun trick you into thinking Tuesday’s weather will be pleasant — it’s windy out there.
Zappos.com is partnering up with coffee shops around the valley to give you the tax break you’re really after.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is taking awareness of its 1½-year, 14-mile Flamingo Road Improvements Project on the road. Mobile open houses are planned at seven locations on the $40.3 million project that begins this month and is expected to be completed in fall 2016.
