Business boosters are increasingly pushing medical tourism as a remedy for Las Vegas’ economic ailments, but Dr. Bernie Hanna is one of the few who has tried it.
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Fifty-four days ago, a lonely old man put a gun to his head and set off a mystery. He fell to the floor in his closet, where his only two friends would find him later. No obituary ran for William Roberts Lindsay. There were no services. His body was cremated and arrangements he had planned well in advance were begun.
Miss America contestants, including Miss Maine Arikka Dyan Knights, far right, Miss Hawaii Jalee Fuselier and Miss North Dakota Beth Dennison, seated left, prepare for a runway show and autograph session Saturday at the Fashion Show mall. All 53 contestants are participating in a week of activities, culminating at the end of the week with the Miss America Pageant at Planet Hollywood Resort.
Kellie Obong sleeps in a chair by her daughter’s hospital bed, watching over the teenager who is in an induced coma with bleeding in her brain.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Edison Pena stood in Elvis Presley’s “jungle room,” planted his foot, slightly swiveled his hips, and pointed to a chair with a teddy bear resting on it.
Two distilleries are close to overcoming bureaucratic and legal hurdles and opening in Las Vegas and Henderson. On Tuesday, Las Vegas officials gave preliminary approval to a new business license category for liquor manufacturing. A distillery in Henderson may start up in a month.
Henderson could end up paying more than $1 million to a former city manager who sued after she was fired in 2009. An arbitrator has ruled against the city in a breach-of-contract claim brought by Mary Kay Peck.
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This June, in honor of National Dairy Month, The Nevada Dairy Farmers has a new campaign aimed at highlighting the role of dairy in everyday family life—with an honest and lighthearted message: “Let’s Be Real.”
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Thousands of protesters filled the sidewalks and streets in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday night as part of a nationwide effort to rally against President Donald Trump’s administration and its crackdown on illegal immigration.
Aerion Warmsley could face the death penalty because of aggravating factors and the “mass destruction” a prosecutor said he left in his wake.
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for the valley on Sunday, which is Father’s Day.
With triple-digit temperatures returning to Southern Nevada, Henderson firefighters demonstrated what happens if a child is locked in a hot car.
