Less than 19 percent of Clark County high school students passed the Algebra I spring semester exam in 2012.
If you miss your first shot at a monster buck or a large bull elk, having a second chance to make that shot is a good thing. Likewise, if you were unsuccessful in Nevada’s big-game tag draw, a second chance can be good thing, especially for those willing to try something or someplace new.
■ LAKE MEAD — Anglers continue to find good fishing for striped bass in the Vegas Wash area. Live shad is the most productive bait, but cut anchovies are a good substitute. At 33 Hole, largemouth bass have been hitting Rat-L-Traps and Beetle Spins. The bite in the Overton Arm also has picked up this past week, with two anglers bringing in 50 stripers, one in the 7-pound range. Largemouth and channel cats also are hitting baits.
While guiding the 51s to their first winning season in five years in 2012, former Las Vegas manager Marty Brown couldn’t be accused of lying down on the job.
NBA commissioner David Stern and ABC have to be happy with the NBA Finals matchup that pits LeBron James and the Miami Heat against the San Antonio Spurs. The only matchup that might have been more appealing would have been a healthy Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers against the Heat.
Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, averaged 218.4 to take the second-round lead in the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open at the Suncoast Bowling Center.
If the San Antonio Spurs are going to beat the odds and win four more games, Tony Parker will need to be the best player on the floor in the NBA Finals.
You might find it hard to believe Southern Nevada doesn’t have enough industrial space.
Scientists across the West are raising concerns about a growing infestation of exotic deer lice that appears to be killing Columbian black-tailed and mule deer and recently turned up in Nevada.
Nationally, the Internal Revenue Service has come under fire for targeting the Tea Party and other conservative political groups. Now, it’s being accused of wrongly going after one of its own in Las Vegas.
Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas will remain accredited after months of being in the national spotlight for allegations of patient dumping.
Ever since rancher Nigel Turner started charging tour buses $500 apiece to drive through a portion of his dude ranch to get to the Skywalk, the Grand Canyon’s famous glass overlook, a Las Vegas-based company that caters to Asian tourists has suffered the consequences.
At 5:15 p.m., when the last details of May’s First Friday were being transferred from drawing board to life, a line already was forming in front of Slidin’ Thru, Las Vegas’ first upscale food truck and still one of its most popular. Niki Miniaci and her daughter, Corey Taylor, were queueing up for sliders and fries, which Miniaci said is a monthly ritual.
The legal team representing dealers fighting Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s tip-pooling policy ran into skeptical questioning as the long-running dispute came before the Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Kris Bryant will be one of the top picks in Thursday’s Major League Baseball draft. Bryant, a Bonanza High School graduate and University of San Diego star who put up mind-numbing power numbers as a junior this season, probably will go in the top five with a chance to be selected first by the Houston Astros.
A picture is worth a thousand words. A new gallery at the Hard Rock Hotel proves it can also be worth a thousand dollars.
A physician with the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta testified Wednesday that she saw a nurse anesthetist charged in the hepatitis C outbreak improperly reuse a syringe months after the 2007 outbreak.
AMC, FX, HBO and Showtime have proved summer TV doesn’t have to be mindless.
Lindsey Vonn took an unexpected detour during her evening at an awards show – off the red carpet and into the women’s bathroom for drug testing.
The last time Frankie Moreno performed at Winchester Cultural Center, he encountered a few obstacles.
You can’t buy much with a dollar these days.
Nevada Highway Patrol reported an accident Wednesday evening on northbound U.S. Highway 95 near Eastern Avenue.
A rollover accident jammed up traffic Wednesday afternoon near the Spaghetti Bowl, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
Four women voicing their shared challenges and frustrations through classic pop tunes? Sounds like that “M”-word show, but this time it’s “The D*Word.”
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