When I submitted my recent column “Why is everything either amazing or awesome?” in which I ranted that two adjectives, amazing and awesome, now represent the extent of many people’s ability or effort to communicate and that there are career consequences attached to poor communication skills and practices, I was pretty sure I’d made a strong point.
Len Wein, the influential comics writer who co-created characters including Wolverine and Swamp Thing, has died. He was 69.
Lauren Durham had a poofy white dress and plans for an intimate beach wedding on the second weekend of September. Instead she got married in fatigues, with no makeup, in a vast hangar filled with rescue vehicles and paramedics just hours before she would rush into a hurricane to try to save her fellow Floridians.
Authorities sent an aircraft carrier and other Navy ships to Florida to help with search-and-rescue operations Monday as a flyover of the hurricane-battered Keys yielded what the governor said were scenes of devastation.
Rafael Nadal entered the 2017 Grand Slam season on a 2½-year drought without so much as one appearance in a major final, let alone a title. He ends it having reasserted himself, capped by a U.S. Open final that shaped up as quite a mismatch — and turned out to be exactly that.
One person is dead after being shot Sunday night at a southeast valley convenience store.
Don Ohlmeyer, the “Monday Night Football” producer who came up with the phrase “Must See TV” in leading NBC to the No. 1 prime-time spot, died Sunday. He was 72.
Las Vegas police are searching for two men suspected of stealing a car Sunday evening in the northwest valley.
Two teenage girls were injured Sunday evening after rolling a utility vehicle in the IKEA parking lot.
The Las Vegas relievers blew an early lead, but they made the most of a second chance and the 51s hung on for an 8-7 victory over El Paso on Friday night.
It’s been a tumultuous two years since the Nevada Legislature approved a bill to reorganize the Clark County School District. For now, at least, we can be optimistic that it will lead to true change.
Las Vegas police arrested a man Friday in connection with the Thursday morning stabbing of a woman in the central valley.
The Blue Sox broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the seventh inning when Ryne Nelson scored on Garrett Giles’ sacrifice fly to give the team a 1-0 win Friday over Shrewsbury (Massachusetts).
UFC star Conor McGregor has been seeking out the mockery from skeptics who have questioned his viability to step into a boxing ring against undefeated Floyd Mayweather. It’s how he has fueled his fighting career.
A judge on Friday threw out a former radio host’s case against Taylor Swift in a trial that delved into their dueling lawsuits over whether he groped her during a backstage meet-and-greet and whether she and her team ruined his career.
The Blue Sox broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the seventh when Garrett Giles drove a fly ball deep enough to center field to score Ryne Nelson from third and give the team a 1-0 win over Shrewsbury (Massachusetts), its first victory of the tournament.
A man barricaded inside an apartment suffered minor injuries Friday afternoon after a fire at a southeast valley apartment complex.
Republicans didn’t write this thing, predicted the implosion, and do not own it.
These people did not demand “freebies.” They stepped up and volunteered to serve and possibly surrender their life for this country.
My experience has been that foreigners who enlist in our military serve honorably and are a valuable part of our armed forces.
The use of the term in the headline implies that coverage is not available.
The growth of the stock market has perhaps been the biggest win for Mr. Trump
After the news broke this week of North Korea’s nuclear threat to Guam, some Guamanians living in Las Vegas are keeping close contact with their family on the island — praying and hoping for the best in the midst of the threat.
The Hard Rock Cafe closed Dec. 31 after a 26-year run. Something is finally planned for that parcel.
A district judge on Friday temporarily halted any effort by the Department of Taxation to license additional distributors of recreational marijuana other than liquor wholesalers.
Andrew Dice Clay achieves a balancing act that has made him a comedy star for decades.
The news this year that Cashman’s convention areas will close left the trade and consumer show organizers surprised and scrambling to find space for the events they often book over a year in advance.
The stars won’t be out in Arizona on Saturday night. But the intrigue is still there.
The Clark County Fire Department called off a search for a man in a flooded wash in the central valley Friday evening. No person was found.
