New taxable-sales statistics show some long-suffering sectors of the Nevada economy enjoyed growth in January.
Strong wind gusts and swirling dust blew through the valley Tuesday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a wind advisory.
GENEVA — The world’s largest atom smasher conducted its first experiments at conditions nearing those after the Big Bang, breaking its own record for high-energy collisions with proton beams crashing into each other Tuesday at three times more force than ever before.
NEW YORK — Ricky Martin is no longer denying the rumors: He’s gay. In a statement posted via Twitter in both Spanish and English, and later confirmed with his representative, Martin said: “I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.”
LONDON — The Easter Bunny might lower your chances of having a heart problem. According to a new study, small doses of chocolate every day could decrease your risk of having a heart attack or stroke by nearly 40 percent.
According to Marlon and Nichole Young, they found their perfect home at Pardee Homes’ Trail Ridge in southwestern Las Vegas.
Interest rates dropped at the end of November after creeping up over the summer.
Paseo at Madeira Canyon by Pulte Homes is now offering brand-new designs starting from the $180,000s, with a variety of floor plans.
According to Kevin Orrock, top division executive for The Howard Hughes Corp., developer of Summerlin, the community was created to promote an active lifestyle through amenities including parks, trails, golf courses, swimming pools and a variety of sport facilities. “The result is award-winning — literally,” Orrock said.
Q: I sit on a self-governed homeowners association board. During a meeting, we opened three sealed bids for a capital expenditure for more than $50,000. According to how the new rules were interpreted, we were told the options were to vote immediately to choose one bid, or reject the bids. If the board rejected all of the bids, new bids would have to be submitted for consideration. I cannot believe that this rule was enacted to have boards make quick decisions. I believe the law changed so bids would be opened in a public forum to stop boards from doing anything unethical (such as a bribe), not to force quick decisions on major expenses.
Las Vegas builder Brian Plaster’s new home is a verifiable, certified green home, built to the highest green building standards available at this time. The 4,400-square-foot, two-story home is located near Alta Drive and Rancho Road, where his family moved in October. Plaster is the vice president of Signature Custom Homes and founder of Sustainable Energy Services, which performs energy audits and develops energy efficiency solutions for clients’ buildings.
Avery Bradley didn’t expect college basketball to be this easy, especially at a high-powered program such as Texas. But the former Findlay Prep standout, who led the Pilots to the high school national championship in April, has excelled in his first season with the sixth-ranked Longhorns, who a week ago sat atop the Top 25.
The annoying thing is not that Tim Tebow has chosen now to restate his Christian values before the world but rather that anyone would question the timing.
Sequels usually turn out to be flops. But that wasn’t the case in the second meeting between Gabriel Campillo and Beibut Shumenov. Campillo, the WBA light heavyweight champion, had won a majority decision the first time the two fought in August. On Friday, it was every bit as close and every bit as controversial in the rematch at the Hard Rock Hotel. In just his 10th professional fight, Shumenov wrested the belt from Campillo, earning a 12-round split decision that left the former champion and his camp crying foul.
Johnathan Loyd relishes his role as a distributor for Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team.
The senior point guard doesn’t mind being the finisher on a fast break, either. Then there are days like Friday, when he does all of the above.
Washington Nationals scout Jeff Zona was happy to talk baseball during College of Southern Nevada’s season opener against Arizona Western on Friday — so long as the discussion wasn’t about Bryce Harper.
Harper, a 17-year-old CSN freshman who is the top-rated baseball prospect in the country, started at third base and went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a walk in his college debut, a 11-4 CSN victory at Morse Stadium in Henderson.
Rob Lauer, a political outsider who emerged as a credible candidate in the Republican primary to challenge Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., announced Friday he would drop his campaign.