Plans to turn Yucca Mountain into the nation’s nuclear waste repository have long received opposition from both sides of the aisle. But, is that changing?
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A 21-year-old motorcyclist died Saturday night after striking a curb Saturday night.
Farmers have shown overwhelming interest in getting paid to retire rights to pump groundwater in rural Nevada. Could a state-run program save the water below us?
UNLV celebrated its graduating class of spring 2024 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
This year’s parade featured 107 entries, including horse groups, marching bands, car clubs, dance groups, service organizations and more.
Twinkies, the legendary snack cakes, roared back from obscurity Monday like a celebrity out of rehab, a brand-new slogan in tow, a slim new look to show off, and a battery of baggage in its past.
This summer Startalk is sponsoring a free Chinese language daycamp for children 11 to 17 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Joseph House, a cultural specialist at the center, said the goal is to expose kids to the Chinese language through calligraphy, Chinese crafts, lion dancing and juggling.
Zachary Battista survived his Fremont Street experience — barely. The 19-year-old’s heart stopped twice and he needed about 15 pints of blood after he was stabbed in the chest by a homeless man early Sunday morning at Fremont Street and 4th Street, the center of downtown’s Las Vegas bustling entertainment district.
Neil Merryweather of The Lakes got his creative juices flowing while studying art right out of high school, but he took a detour to perform with the band The Mynah Birds. Now, he’s back in front of the canvas, creating a Best in Show-winning entry that began as a doodle for the city of Las Vegas’ “Celebrating Life! 2013 ” juried art competition.
The Clark County Museum is restoring a piece of downtown Las Vegas’ history.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matt Bechtel’s deployment to Iraq was harder on his oldest daughter Kelly than it was on him.
Two-thirds of rapes are committed by someone the victim knows, according to the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network. The Rape Crisis Center is looking to empower women so they can avoid becoming a statistic by expanding its Your SPACE program.
Your family is going on vacation this year. It’ll be a lot of fun.
Upcoming book events include a presentation by Mercedes Yardley, Mason Bundschuh, Billie Bundschuh and Ryan Johnson, members of The Illiterati critique group, at the Las Vegas Writers Group.
The city of Las Vegas shut down James Gay Park after several vagrants got into a fight that led to the stabbing of a woman Friday night, police said Saturday.
Las Vegas police were investigating a killing in a central valley neighborhood.
Hundreds of unsealed court documents reveal the contentious custody battle between Ashley Prince and Dennis Houston leading up to a fatal shooting in April.
The community boasts views of the entire Las Vegas Valley and features properties that cost up to $6 million.
About 700 hospitality workers at an off-Strip casino have walked off the job and will withhold work for two days while pressing their employer to reach a deal over their five-year contract.
