Over the past two years, the Las Vegas Marathon hasn’t had a “wow” factor nearly as much as a “what now?” factor, with previous owner Devine Racing struggling to meet myriad financial obligations.
It’s supposed to be a team sport, but without a teammate to deliver a crushing block or a beautiful pass, track truly is an individual competition.
As always, Memorial Day weekend brought a lot of visitors to Southern Nevada, many who sought rest and relaxation along the lower Colorado River. But this year the holiday brought something else, at least at Lake Mohave. Thousands of dead carp began washing up on the shoreline just before the early holiday arrivals.
Judicial infighting has erupted again in Las Vegas Municipal Court, pitting Chief Judge Bert Brown against Judge George Assad.
Attorneys for Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki said Wednesday they will ask a judge to dismiss misappropriation charges against him because they are being pursued in the wrong jurisdiction.
A dead toddler was found in a trash bin near the Las Vegas Convention Center on Wednesday afternoon, prompting Las Vegas police detectives to fan out through the neighborhood in an effort reminiscent of searches in similar tragic cases.
Michael Chambliss was once called the Karl Rove of West Las Vegas.
Trina Johnson-Finn came home to a red, white and faux welcome Wednesday night.
RENO — State regulators have issued a notice of intent to shut down a Reno psychiatric hospital because of safety concerns after a patient admitted for observation overdosed on pills she brought with her.
Two abducted children were rescued Tuesday by officers who forced their way into a south valley apartment garage and found them hooded, bound and restrained in car seats, Las Vegas police said.
When Vinnie Cervoni came to pick up his 6-year-old son, Giovanni, from Marion Earl Elementary School on Wednesday, he wasn’t sure whether he would take his son back to school today.
Two girls killed Tuesday in an accident on Interstate 15 near Mesquite were Moapa Valley High School seniors from Logandale, according to the school’s Web site.
Surrounded by an uproarious circle of family and friends holding “welcome home” signs, Trina Johnson-Finn walked into the baggage area of McCarran International Airport on Wednesday evening and kissed her husband.
Clark County Commissioners Susan Brager and Chris Giunchigliani will be part of a seven-person panel tonight at a town hall meeting on how the mortgage crisis has affected the Las Vegas Valley.
RENO — A former professional hunter for the U.S. government alleges in a whistle-blower complaint that he was fired in retaliation for reporting co-workers illegally shot two mountain lions from an airplane near Elko.
UNLV President David Ashley’s contract probably will not be renewed by the state higher education system’s Board of Regents, according to a source within the system. The source also said that pressure on Ashley to resign is mounting.
CARSON CITY — Assembly Ways and Means Chairman Morse Arberry said Wednesday he is stunned by Gov. Jim Gibbons’ veto of his bill to fund low-interest loans for small- business owners.
CARSON CITY — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said President Barack Obama has nominated Bob Abbey, a former top Interior Department official in Nevada, to head the federal Bureau of Land Management.
They call it “hickabilly”; we call it a hangover waiting to happen. The Ditch Diggers hard chargin’ honky-tonk goes best with a beer in one hand and a dance partner in the other. It’s the kind of stuff that dingy juke joints were made for. Read on as the band bellies up to the bar and tells it like it is.
Music fans of all ages will find something to enjoy during the free Jazz on the Green concert at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Centennial Hills Park Amphitheatre, 7101 N. Buffalo Drive.
Is the only pool at your house the one on the roof after it rains? Good news: Relief is out there just waiting for you to dive in.
The “Lord of the Dance” has magical powers, but are they strong enough to break the losing streak of an under-performing theater?
Written in magic marker on a white board behind them were all the songs they’d never play again.
If you weren’t around when mammoths roamed the valley 10,000 years ago — and we’re pretty sure you weren’t — you can get an idea of what they looked like and how they lived at a new exhibit offered by the Las Vegas Natural History Museum.
Have your eye on something, but not sure if you’ve saved enough? Want to know if a price quoted to you is a good price, or a rip-off? Been hit with a surprise and now want to get a ballpark estimate of what it’s going to cost you? Visit www.whatitcosts.com, which features articles on why something’s as expensive as it is and what you can expect to pay for it. Among the items listed are how much it costs to get a personal trainer, a hearing aid, a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes and contact lenses.
Nothing against the Louvre, because the people who work there probably enjoy their jobs immensely.