Nevada, long derided as an educational wasteland, is on the verge of becoming a national leader in school choice.
Nevada lawmakers on Friday approved two separate gun bills that would allow concealed weapon permit holders to have firearms on college campuses and possess guns if they are foster parents.
Time is on the side of Las Vegas water officials in its effort to pump water from eastern rural counties to the Las Vegas Valley.
Chumlee believes his life really was closing in on the end credits while vacationing in Hawaii this year, when he got stuck in a swirling vortex or death waves.
On Monday morning, Nicholas, 13, will get an official send-off from Mayor Carolyn Goodman, local entertainers Jabbawockeez and the student body at Schofield Middle School.
Abused Emojis is a new iOS app and keyboard that aims to help kids and teens communicate difficult situations through images.
A bill that would appropriate nearly $1.3 million to equip 481 Nevada Highway Patrol troopers with body cameras by 2017 was amended and approved Friday by the Senate Finance Committee. Senate Bill 111 will now go to the full Senate for consideration as a Monday deadline for the 2015 session to adjourn looms.
UNLV shot 14-over-par 302 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA men’s golf championship at Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla. The Rebels are 25th in the 30-team field, 16 strokes behind leader Illinois.
Union cab drivers for Yellow Checker Star, the second-largest taxi company operating in Clark County, staged a peaceful protest on the Strip that even company management praised.
When you combine all of the expenses that go into travel, like airfare, hotels, food, sightseeing and more, the idea of picking up and exploring different corners of the world can seem too expensive for the budget-conscious adventurer. The good news is that some of the the most exotic and unique international locations can sometimes be the most affordable.
Gov. Brian Sandoval late Friday signed legislation authorizing ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in Nevada.
Three of the five bills needed to enact Gov. Brian Sandoval’s two-year, $7.2 billion general fund budget and related programs, including public education and capital construction, surfaced Friday in the Senate Finance Committee.
In a week during which U.S. authorities indicted 14 people on bribery, racketeering, fraud and money-laundering charges within international soccer dating to the 1990s, Sepp Blatter’s 17-year run as president of FIFA continued when his opponent surrendered after one round of voting.
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Clark County School District could not refuse to release teacher work email addresses to the public.
The third annual Rideshop Skate Series along Sixth Street in downtown Las Vegas brought out skaters of all levels on Friday. A skate competition and live music were also part of the event sponsored by Zappos.com.
Willis Avery, one of the last of a few remaining local Pearl Harbor veterans, was remembered at a funeral service 10:40 a.m. Friday at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City.
Chris Bassitt and three relievers teamed to hold the 51s to four hits and no walks in the Nashville Sounds’ 2-1 Pacific Coast League victory Friday in Nashville, Tenn. Las Vegas scored in the fourth on Brandon Allen’s sacrifice fly that plated Matt Reynolds.
A woman at a county fair in Southern California died after falling from an attraction that normally has participants jump onto a giant cushion, authorities said on Friday.
Dealers are in it for the long haul at the 46th annual World Series of Poker, which is under way at the Rio. The tournament runs through July 14.
Left wingers Alex Killorn and Ondrej Palat broke a scoreless tie with third-period goals and goaltender Ben Bishop stopped 21 shots as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Rangers 2-0 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.
A big Mets fan, Jon Stewart interviewed New York ace Matt Harvey on “The Daily Show” during an entertaining segment Thursday night.
Despite his biceps and bravado, L.A. Fire Department rescue pilot Ray Gaines (Dwayne Johnson) is pretty terrible at actually rescuing people.
A 15-month old Chocolate Staffie mix was found with black electrical tape wound around her muzzle in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Meet Australopithecus deyiremeda, a newly discovered species of hominin that sheds light on our earliest ancestors, scientists say.
When John Wall was recently left off the All-NBA teams (first, second and third), the Washington Wizards guard was upset, posting on his Twitter account, “More Motivation…Keep Sleeping!!”
The arrest of a veteran Clark County School District special education bus driver on allegations of sex crimes against “very small children” prompted Las Vegas police on Friday to establish two phone lines to take calls from others who may be victims and their parents.
The sister of the man whose death made Richard Norris’ face transplant possible has come face-to-face with Norris for the first time.
An animated movie that made over $468 million worldwide is “insidious” propaganda, according to Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.).
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