Critics of a proposed $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed football stadium say they want a better deal for Southern Nevadans if tax dollars are used to help fund construction, but an influential casino lobbying group joined the debate Wednesday by saying stadium developers and government officials have covered all areas of concern.
Henderson resident Sam Schmidt regained control of his passion with a powerful puff that left spectators in the dust Wednesday.
Deputy Public Defender Erika Ballou removed a “Black Lives Matter” pin from the lapel of her black dress Thursday after a judge said he would prohibit attorneys from wearing such items in his courtroom.
A pair of Las Vegas defense attorneys started distributing “Black Lives Matter” buttons among their colleagues nearly two months before the issue sparked controversy at the Regional Justice Center.
A union for Las Vegas police officers sent a letter last week to Chief District Judge David Barker expressing concern about defense attorneys wearing Black Lives Matter lapel pins in court.
Ex-POW Vince Shank celebrated his 100th birthday Monday with family, friends and Clark County firefighters who showed up to light the candles on his cake.
Las Vegas city streets will turn into a blowout celebration of music, arts and food for a three-day stretch starting Friday, but the scene Life is Beautiful revelers will see is in stark contrast to the lives of those who dwell on the city’s streets.
When Carl Graves realized this spring that he and his roommate no longer could afford their Las Vegas apartment, the 44-year-old pictured himself living on the streets again, as he’d done on and off since 2010.
After three brushes with death in Afghanistan and Iraq, former Army medic is overwhelmed to be alive and attending the annual ceremony.
John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival fame performed Thursday with Six-String Soldiers of the U.S. Army Field Band in a salute to veterans at the North Las VA Medical Center to mark National POW-MIA Recognition Day, which is observed on Friday.
