The terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, did more than topple buildings. They altered global dynamics, and they laid the groundwork for war. They also affected lives, in some cases profoundly. On the 15th anniversary, we look at four people, what they saw, what they remembered and how their lives have changed since 9/11.
The Mount Charleston blue butterfly is still incredibly rare, but researchers have seen more of them in more places over the past two years than they have in decades.
A five-week public policy leadership series is launching this month for would-be public servants and policy-changers.
The remote desert ranch that for decades provided a scenic backdrop for flights by some of the world’s most daring aviators is under new ownership.
A house fire in the northeast valley has displaced six senior citizen occupants, the North Las Vegas Fire Department said.
The cost of brothel licensing is up for debate in one Nevada county. Possible changes to the Nye County legalized prostitution ordinance would be the first updates in more than two decades.
In November, Nevadans will vote on whether to legalize recreational marijuana — Question 2 would allow adults 21 years and older to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana legally. On Saturday, a panel of experts largely argued that legalization might be a bad idea.
Protesters marched on the Strip and chanted slogans Friday evening in solidarity with a North Dakota tribe that is fighting construction of a pipeline it says will endanger its water supply.
Schools in only three states — Nevada, Mississippi and Utah — still operate under an opt-in mandate for sex education courses. And when the Clark County School Board debated whether it should lobby lawmakers to remove the Silver State from that short list, some members of the public weren’t terribly happy.
The Las Vegas Valley will see a warm weekend before temperatures finally begin to fall, according to the National Weather Service.
