A seasoned newspaperman with a strong sense of community, Hank Greenspun gave the good old boy system a run for its money.
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A man who loved to sing and was born to lead spent 25 years on the Nevada Supreme Court in an effort to make sure the state kept its promises to the people.
Splashy production numbers were nothing to the don of destruction who pitted beauty against special-effects beasts to become Las Vegas’ premier producer.
From high-rise bank buildings and hospitals to horse racing and motion picture making, the projects of this construction king continue to flourish in Las Vegas and the West.
Clark County’s longest-serving sheriff was the top man when the city and county law enforcement agencies merged into the Metropolitan Police Department.
Nevada’s most powerful labor leader in the 1970s was found dead in the desert near Mount Potosi after refusing to pay for two car bombs he ordered that never blew.
Clark County’s unassuming chief health officer focused only on the public’s needs, not the political infighting, in his quest to improve the quality of life on all levels.
A public servant who was on the City Commission for two decades found his true reward was serving both mankind and the Mormon Church.
Some of Nevada’s politicians saw the obsessive recluse as a cure for Las Vegas’ woes in the gaming industry but his unusual behavior was almost as tainting as the shadow cast by the mob.
As a young newspaper advertising executive, he took a gamble on a place called Las Vegas and a man named Don Reynolds, and helped that man build a media empire.
A young bookmaker who decided to come to Nevada where his profession was legal is credited with making sports betting what it is today.
The man who brought fantasy and families to the Strip with Caesars Palace and Circus Circus was never able to fulfill his one huge dream — building the Grandissimo.
Despite a shaky beginning in the financial world, a former Del Webb Corp. employee became one of the more successful gambling executives in Nevada.
A fighter pilot-turned wing commander, whose tenure at Nellis Air Force Base was somewhat brief, had a huge impact on the base’s future as an elite training facility.
The man who brought McCarran International Airport into the modern age began his political career as a Boulder City council member and went on from there to the county and then the federal levels.
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.”
The Beach Boys rank among the most popular groups of the rock era, with more than 30 singles in the Top 40 and worldwide sales of more than 100 million.
Nevada’s governor signed a bill that adds steps needed to take over a dead person’s estate.
Khaby Lame, who holds the TikTok followers record with over 160 million followers on the platform, has left the United States after being detained by federal immigration at Harry Reid International Airport.
The scannable chips, offered by the county for $5, hold a pet owner’s contact information and allow for the return of lost pets.