Saturday’s Las Vegas Philharmonic program shared a theme, “Love of Country,” but spanned three centuries in the process. Two Beethoven works were composed in the early 1800s, a little-known piece by American composer George Walker dates from 1946, and Peter Lieberson’s “Remembering JFK” had its premiere in 2011.
Confusing “show muscles” with “go muscles” is a frequent mistake in the fitness culture.
This past week, I received a phone call from a man who wanted to know if what he read on the Summerlin Hospital website from its CEO Robert Freymuller was true.
Mere minutes after two Clark County School District officials reached an agreement on Wednesday with the Nevada Commission on Ethics over violations of state law, similar complaints were lodged against two other Clark County School Board members.
Breeanna Speicher’s curiosity about her background led her to a family she never knew she had and inspired a new MTV series that stretches the very concept of family.
Clark County has spent at least $15.7 million since 2001 on efforts to protect the tortoise, which is listed as a threatened species by the federal government.
The son of one of the world’s most-wanted drug lords was arrested at an Arizona border crossing to face drug-trafficking charges in the United States, authorities said Friday.
A crowd of around 300 greeted the players and coaches in the parking lot of Faith Lutheran High School after they returned by bus from Reno.
Dr. Albert Yu-Min Lin, the principal investigator of an effort to locate the tomb of Genghis Khan, has won the Desert Research Institute’s 2014 Nevada Medal.
North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee dished out quick quips and cutting comments at Hashtags & Headlines forum last week.
It’s every restaurateur’s worst nightmare.
About 475 Mount Charleston residents were left without power in 30-degree weather after a heavy snowfall from last week’s storm.
Arne Duncan is the Obama administration’s secretary of education, the highest position in the nation as it relates to schools. Yet it’s quite apparent he has plenty to learn, having been rightly schooled over an astounding comment he made about those who are questioning the new Common Core State Standards rolling into K-12 schools across the nation.
Nevada state Sen. David Parks has joined a move to require police officers to be trained how to deal with dogs and plans to introduce legislation designed to reduce the number of animal shooting deaths in Nevada.
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Treasure Island headliner Bill Engvall is beating 60-1 Vegas odds by surviving on “Dancing With The Stars” — but this has come at some cost to his groin.
Back in the 1970s, Americans typically lived longer than people in other countries.
LeBron James spoke out again Wednesday about his involvement with David Beckham and the retired superstar’s plan to bring an MLS team to Miami. Specifically, James talked about finding a place for the team to call home.
The Bible verse from Philippians frequently comes to the lips of 29-year-old Elizabeth Trujillo when she is alone, when the fear of leaving her three children without a mother grows inside her and nearly causes her heart to break.
The scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web spoke out Friday against what he called a “growing tide of surveillance and censorship,” warning that it is threatening the future of democracy.
Jim Coombes was trying to surprise his wife by amassing a collection of works by famed American glass artist Dale Chihuly to donate to Gonzaga University in Spokane, where they’ve worked for decades.
Israel’s prime minister harshly condemned the international community’s nuclear deal with Iran on Sunday while Saudi Arabia remained conspicuously quiet, reflecting the jitters felt throughout the Middle East over Iran’s acceptance on the global stage.
Moviegoers satiated their appetite for the “Hunger Games” franchise by making the sequel “Catching Fire” one of the year’s biggest hits.
On any given day, there are two to 15 youths ages 12 to 21 at Street Teens. The youths take refuge inside the warm building, where hot meals and warm showers are provided.
Las Vegas may want a commitment from Michael Buble, but it will settle for a one-night stand.
An Omaha man has been reunited with his long-lost, now-vintage motorcycle nearly 50 years after it was stolen.
The Blue Star Mothers of Henderson and Boulder City and volunteers stuffed hundreds of holiday stockings for the fifth annual Stockings for our Troops.
The Vatican unveiled a handful of bone fragments purportedly belonging to St. Peter on Sunday, reviving the scientific debate and tantalizing mystery over whether the relics found in a shoe box belong to the first pope.
