Angela Urquiaga helps feed, clothe and look after hundreds of kids every day. They may not all be her biological children, but she treats them that way.
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At the Henderson-based Lion Habitat Ranch, 382 E. Bruner Drive, people have a chance to see – or potentially hold and even train – more than 40 lions.
The lions had been at the MGM Grand until January 2012.
My Haley, who lives in the Whitney area on the outskirts of Henderson, is known for collaborations with her late husband Alex Haley, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” which chronicled his ancestors through life in Africa, the Middle Passage, American slavery and emancipation.
My Haley is expected to release her most recent work, “The Treason of Mary Louvestre,” in February. Once again following black life during the Civil War era, the book is based on the true story of a slave.
If you think listeners from Summerlin and its immediate environs aren’t tuned into what the guy on the radio is saying, in between his playing those smooth, golden oldies, then you’re in for quite a shock.
The eight-week session is set for Jan. 28 through March 22 at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd.
If you haven’t heard, the former Ruth’s Chris Steak House on Paradise Road has reopened as Kelly’s Prime Steak & Seafood.
Forget the ringmaster. George Carden is the ring CEO, and he is bringing his Zelzah Shrine Circus back to The Orleans Arena Thursday through Sunday.
Upon graduating high school, students can usually expect to see their classmates again in 10 years. For some Las Vegas Academy graduates, it has become an annual thing.
Question: Our Meyer lime is full of blooms. In previous years, it has yielded lots of fruit. However, last year, the blooms were abundant, but all of the bloom fell off, and we had a crop of one lime. What happened?
Due to a lack of funding, the Las Vegas Urban League may have to cut some of its programs. Since 2003, the organization has helped feed hungry seniors, employ veterans, weatherize homes and bring computers into impoverished neighborhoods.
A new group of young people interested in police work are set to begin applying for the Metropolitan Police Department’s explorer program in early February, and officer Mike Rodriguez said the experience can teach young people about more than police work .
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Las Vegas Personal Injury attorney Ryan Alexander has always believed that the holidays should be a time of joy, hope, and togetherness. Determined to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others, he launched his charitable initiative, “Give Hope & Help.”
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It asks to restrict the way police enforce dispersal orders and shoot pepper balls in the wake of controversy over protests last year.
An estimated 345,000 visitors celebrated on the Strip as a Pacific storm soaked “America’s Party” on New Year’s Eve.
At Centennial Hills Hospital, a baby was born 19 seconds into the new year, and Summerlin Hospital’s first baby arrived at 12:13 a.m.
Cold, rainy weather didn’t put a damper on Las Vegas’ quintessential shine this New Year’s Eve. It all came together with a barrage of fireworks and a brand-new show put on with 600 drones carrying colorful LED lights.
