Wilmer Flores’ three-run home run to left field in the top of the fifth inning broke a 4-4 tie and Las Vegas held off Salt Lake for a 7-6 win over the Bees Tuesday in Salt Lake City.
Drought throughout the Colorado River basin is shrinking Lake Mead and threatening the long-term water supply of the Las Vegas Valley and other users. The solution to future shortages is simple: the creation of a free market where users buy shares and the natural forces of supply and demand are guaranteed to put the resource to its most productive use. (Hint: It’s not agriculture.)
There are plenty of second-hand accounts of armed militiamen patrolling the Bunkerville-Mesquite area of northeastern Clark County. According to these stories, the men are limiting the movements of regular folks who just want to get on with life after last month’s high-profile confrontation between the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and rancher Cliven Bundy.
To begin with, let’s acknowledge the U.S. Supreme Court has held that prayers offered before meetings of Congress all the way down to City Council do not necessarily offend the First Amendment. They are, as all justices recently acknowledged, part of the fabric and tradition of American life stretching all the way back to the composing of the Constitution and the first Congress.
The Little Monsters are not thrilled with the Washington Wizards. The NBA team is playing in the second round of the playoffs, and Game 6 of Washington’s series with the Indiana Pacers is tentatively scheduled for May 15. That also happened to be the night Lady Gaga was scheduled to perform at the Verizon Center, the home of the Wizards.
Right now, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez isn’t looking for a world championship belt. He says he would rather teach Erislandy Lara a lesson than take his title.
A former mortician whose killing of a rich widow shook an East Texas town — and later inspired the dark comedy “Bernie” — has been released on bond.
Green Valley’s Keola Paragas has been stingy on the mound all season for the Gators, but the senior left-hander hasn’t always gotten a ton of offensive support.
Global warming is rapidly turning America the beautiful into America the stormy, sneezy and dangerous and disrupting the lives of Americans.
Michael Spada singled home Bradley Lewis with the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday, and Palo Verde’s baseball team kept its postseason hopes alive with a 4-3 victory at Sierra Vista.
The Henderson City Council unanimously approved nearly $2.02 million in city fee increases and cost savings Tuesday to help bridge a large budget shortfall. The Council approved cutting back some parks and recreation services, including decreasing hours at the Heritage Park Senior Facility and other recreation centers, eliminating a weekend food program at senior centers and increasing some fees.
Andrew Weston had 29 assists, and Greg Kinney added 10 kills Tuesday as Palo Verde’s boys volleyball team moved into a tie for first place in the Northwest League with a 25-19, 25-21, 25-22 win at Arbor View.
A great way to discover a new product is to try it in a restaurant, but sometimes it’s only available on the wholesale level. When Donna DeFrank discovered Marzetti Simply Dressed Pomegranate Vinaigrette Dressing when it was served with a salad she got at Wendy’s, she asked where she could buy it and was told she couldn’t.
Earlier this year, I hosted a contingent of Bordeaux winemakers in Las Vegas for a big tasting of the 2011 vintage. While the 2011s have been called “difficult” and “challenging” by many critics, including myself, the vintage now bottled and in the market is very charming and drinkable early for the light-bodied reds and superb for the whites.
A longstanding student tradition at Corona del Mar High in Newport Beach, California involves pulling prom dates from a pool of names ranked by attractiveness, but principal Kathy Scott said it was “not acceptable to objectify students.”
DB Brasserie, which opened in late April, marks Daniel Boulud’s return to Las Vegas and the Strip, after Daniel Boulud Brasserie at Wynn Las Vegas closed in 2010.
A blowtorch used to cut metal ignited support timbers on the Hesperia bridge causing a fire and massive highway closures on the Nevada-California border.
Brandy Marlett tossed a five-hitter and struck out eight Tuesday to help Rancho’s softball team wrap up the Northeast League title with a 5-2 home win over Green Valley.
Green Valley’s Keola Paragas has been stingy on the mound all season for the Gators, but the senior left-hander hasn’t always gotten a ton of offensive support.
For fans of basketball recruiting, the next three months are the busiest time of the year. And the most exciting to follow.
Luke Logan shot a 5-over-par 76 at Las Vegas National on Tuesday to help Boulder City’s boys golf team to victory in a Sunrise League match.
There is a kitchen gadget for practically every culinary need.
Stars from the topless revue “Fantasy” in Luxor met up with servicemen after more than 100 troops saw their naked-ish skills in action for free during Military Appreciation Month.
A confession: I don’t want to see it as badly as I do Manny Pacquiao pummel Adrien Broner, but time will pass, and September will arrive, and if that is indeed when Floyd Mayweather Jr. continues his six-fight contract with Showtime, the only opponent worth a pay-per-view receipt again is Marcos Maidana.
Clark County commissioners voted to change the way medical marijuana licenses are divvied up in a unanimous vote that took from Henderson and North Las Vegas, gave big to the county and contributed a slight bump to the city of Las Vegas. In a move by Commissioners Steve Sisolak and Chris Giunchigliani, the number of medical marijuana licenses was revised based on population.
Beautiful Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area provides scenic splendor and wide-ranging recreational opportunities just beyond the urbanized area of Las Vegas. Little wonder it attracts more than a million visitors annually. Though many visitors are locals who frequently return, many others come from across the country or around the world.
Northbound lanes of Interstate 15 reopened Tuesday evening after a fire at a bridge construction site on closed the artery connecting Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
In an effort to keep up with eating trends, Subway is adding exotic flavors to the menu and leaning out meat slices.
