The recently completed $5.9 million, 2-mile upgrade of Jones Boulevard between Upland Boulevard and Smoke Ranch Road features a bike safety measure some drivers might not be aware of.
This president doesn’t get a free pass.
Only 25 percent of the American public now identify as Republicans.
The Las Vegas Arts District bills itself as the heart of culture in Southern Nevada. But there’s nothing highbrow about some of its businesses seeking to use government to shut down competitive upstarts.
UNR took control early in Sunday’s Mountain West basketball game and breezed to a victory over UNLV, its seventh straight in the Silver State Series.
A man is in critical condition after a Henderson stabbing Sunday afternoon, police said.
The Pew Research Center breaks down the changes as families hunkered down amid employment turmoil, activity restrictions and school closures.
A big tree hunter who has been charting some of the largest trees in the West for more than a decade has added three in the Sierra Nevada to the list of tallest sugar pines known to exist in the world.
California on Sunday reported another 481 coronavirus deaths, a day after the statewide death toll topped 40,000 even as the rates of new infections and hospitalizations continue to fall.
California officials decried anti-vaccination protesters who forced the temporary shutdown of the inoculation center at Dodger Stadium, stalling hundreds of motorists who had been waiting in line for hours.
The Golden Knights could be cleared to practice Wednesday and host the Los Angeles Kings on Friday at T-Mobile Arena, multiple people familiar with the situation said.
The NFL is expected to announce over the next several months a home for its 2024 game, having moved Super Bowl LVIII from New Orleans.
The documentary resurrects the two luminaries and allows them to tell the story of their legendary feud as if they were still alive today.
A tool that was used to block civil-rights legislation may need revision.
Can we please not go back to the Obama-era routine of people pretending that every joke against the president is an affront to the world at large?
You have the power to decide that you want to be more intentionally positive in your thinking, feeling and doing.
The story of Ron Warkmeister’s 85-year-old mother waiting for a vaccination (Jan. 24 letter) was heartbreaking and infuriating.
Latino community remains at particularly high risk. The disproportionately large role Latinos play in front-line industries means the heightened potential for viral exposure will continue.
Nevada looks to pick itself up after being bloodied by the coronavirus pandemic.
The academic devastation caused by a year of online learning can’t be repaired by summer school or tutoring. Students who failed to learn should repeat the grade they were just in.
Nevada’s state lawmakers are essential workers, and should get priority in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine so they can do their jobs.
Everyone knows that remote education is failing students, especially immigrant children and others whose parents can’t fill in the gaps that plague schooling by computer screen.
Children are the victims as politics and teachers’ unions prevent the reopening schools.
Former President Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers little more than a week before his trial, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday. The change injects fresh uncertainty into the makeup and strategy of his defense team.
Legislation proposed in Utah and Arizona would add mental or behavioral health to the list of reasons students can be absent from class, similar to staying out with a physical illness.
Capitol Reef National Park announced the 2021 Artists-in-Residence recently, marking the fifth year of the program.
The Silver Knights’ exhibition game against San Jose on Saturday night at Orleans Arena was canceled after two periods in accordance with the AHL’s COVID protocols.
The Silver Knights’ exhibition game Saturday night against San Jose at Orleans Arena was suspended after two periods to follow the American Hockey League’s COVID protocols.
The COVID pandemic is expected to reduce the amount of visitors to Las Vegas for Super Bowl LV and will restrict the number of people at casino parties.
One of the largest vaccination sites in the nation temporarily shut down Saturday because dozen of protesters blocked the entrance, stalling hundreds of motorists who had been waiting in line for hours.
R-C Angelil references Las Vegas and takes on adult themes in “Casino.5.”
Injuries have been an issue recently for UNLV, most notably to leading scorer Bryce Hamilton, who is dealing with a hurt ankle that has affected his explosiveness.
In barely a year since the coronavirus was first detected in the state, 1 in 1,000 Californians have died from it.
Silver Knights coaches plan to download a Russian translation app for their phones to aid communication with Pavel Dorofeyev, a 2019 third-round pick by the Golden Knights.
Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo remained the only player from the Golden Knights included in the COVID protocols Saturday, but it’s not known when the team will resume play.
The U.S. military announced this month that it planned to offer the vaccine to prisoners as it vaccinated all personnel at the detention center.
Want to know how socialism, communism and fascism got started? Look around, folks, and get “woke.”
Using COVID-19 deaths as a tool to divide our country politically and make a false point is shameful and serves no positive purpose.
President Joe Biden and the Democrats have called for unity. Yet for the past four years they have impeded, marginalized and obstructed all aspects of former President Donald Trump’s agenda.
The past year has provided a stark object lesson for why students and families desperately need school choice.
Video game retailer GameStop Corp. has inadvertently pitted amateur traders against the suits on Wall Street and a number of Nevadans have joined the battle.
Las Vegas police have identified two suspects wanted in the death of a man found lying in his doorway with gunshot wounds this month.
Industry watchers say the YouTube slot influencer Brian Christopher’s dedicated space at the downtown Las Vegas hotel follows a growing trend of segregated slot areas that can help bring in more visitors.
Oscar Goodman seems to be leaning to Tom Brady, but talk to him next week.
To target the socioeconomically disadvantaged community, public health officials used a senior center membership roster to fill appointments at the “pop-up” immunization site.
House Democrats moved Friday to expel a freshman Republican who has called recent mass shootings — including the Oct. 1 tragedy — fake events that are part of a government plot to confiscate guns.
Sam Thomas is a senior at Arizona, ranked 10th in the nation, and Bailey Thomas is a senior and Jade Thomas a freshman at UNLV. All three starred at Centennial High.
“Certainly, this year’s Super Bowl weekend will look different than years past with much more intimate events given the current occupancy restrictions,” but casinos will strive to “provide the exciting Super Bowl experience fans expect,” Nevada Resort Association president Virginia Valentine said.
Caleb Plant will make the third defense of his IBF super middleweight championship Saturday against Caleb Truax. He hopes to fight unified champion Canelo Alvarez next.
The media, Silicon Valley, Wall Street, Hollywood, top retired military brass, corporate America, universities and professional sports are all recalibrating the truth for our Year One.
Ron Milus was hired as defensive backs coach and Richard Smith as a linebackers coach, moves that had been expected after Gus Bradley was hired as defensive coordinator.
The state unemployment agency said Friday afternoon it is aware of a system glitch that is sending erroneous notifications to gig and independent contractor filers, and is currently repairing the problem.
A woman whose body was found in a lake last month died from drowning and ethanol intoxication, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
Officers were called at 2:42 p.m. to an injury crash at East Charleston and Las Vegas boulevards, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police Department.
The Raiders got their first up-close look at key players during Senior Bowl practices, and while it’s early in the process, their draft board is beginning to take form.
Zendaya and Sam Levinson teamed up to make “Malcolm & Marie,” a film that debuts Friday on Netflix.
A man was indicted on a terrorism charge after authorities accused him of threatening a Las Vegas urology center and holding U.S. Postal Service workers at gunpoint.
In this week’s Raiders mailbag, fans have questions about Nelson Agholor, the draft and Trent Brown
Lyon County on Thursday became the latest rural county to rebel against Gov. Steve Sisolak’s emergency directives that put restrictions on businesses.
In Clark County, those who are ages 65 to 69 and not in one of the favored groups must wait to be vaccinated because there aren’t enough shots to go around.
Former Assembly speaker Barbara Buckley, tapped by Gov. Steve Sisolak in August to lead the “Strike Force,” said the team has completed its objectives, but acknowledged there is still work to be done.
A group of about 75 athletes and parents from Clark County School District high schools gathered Thursday to protest the cancellation of winter and fall sports.
The sportsbook’s complete package of prop bets for Super Bowl LV between the Chiefs and Buccaneers on Feb. 7 is now available.
Playing on a star-studded defense at Ohio State, Jonathan Cooper was somewhat overshadowed by more high-profile teammates in his four-year career.
Twelve newcomers to Carson City — two in the state Senate, 10 in the Assembly — will join the Nevada Legislature when it convenes on Feb. 1.
The news of Thursday’s postponement came two days after a member of the Golden Knights’ coaching staff tested positive for COVID before the team hosted the St. Louis Blues.
U.S. Attorney Nicholas Trutanich has a message for people looking to bilk taxpayers: “You should know that the US Attorney’s Office is watching. We’ll do everything in our power to send a message as a deterrent through investigation and prosecution.
Nevada’s 2021 Legislature is set to begin Monday, with mostly virtual sessions because of the coronavirus.
The Metropolitan Police Department assisted the FBI on Thursday in an arrest related to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
North Las Vegas police are investigating the death of a man found in the desert Monday morning in the northeast valley.
The American Gaming Association plans to work with President Joe Biden’s administration on policies that can assist the industry, according to AGA CEO and President Bill Miller.
Former Golden Knights defenseman Deryk Engelland ran practice Thursday while Silver Knights coach Manny Viveiros and his staff are following the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols.
American Indians and Alaska Natives are more willing than whites to be vaccinated for COVID-19, despite some concerns about the inoculation.
A 35-year-old man arrested on a murder charge last week is accused of shooting his nephew’s father following a dispute in December.
The Raiders will look to the draft and free agency to upgrade the safety position, and three safeties, in particular, have impressed at the Senior Bowl.
Cicely Tyson, the groundbreaking Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” died Thursday at age 96.
“Marriage Can Be Murder” was KO’d at the Grotto because of social-distancing concerns.
Guard Kayla McBride had spent her entire career in the Aces’ organization, going back to when the franchise was based in San Antonio. She averaged 12.5 points last season.
An atmospheric river storm pumped drenching rains into the heart of California on Thursday as blizzard conditions buried the Sierra Nevada in snow.
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in some visitation records the LVCVA didn’t want to have, including the lowest total of annual visitors since the year The Mirage opened.
Retired Las Vegas police Detective Michael Karstedt, who spent nearly 50 years of his life pursuing justice in the valley, died this month from complications of COVID-19.
Two tourists have sued the Grand Canyon tour company whose bus rolled over last week about 70 miles southeast of Las Vegas, killing one person and injuring dozens more.
The office space market still faces plenty of questions, but with vaccines rolling out, industry professionals figure activity will pick up in 2021, perhaps in the second half of the year.
Hospital administrators across Arizona warned residents Wednesday not to become complacent because of a noticeable decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, stressing the importance of wearing masks and social distancing.
The First Friday Foundation is inviting the public to donate clothing Friday at its Clothes for Comfort event, which will feature an artist painting a mural.
The U.S. Travel Association is ready to kick-start the travel industry’s recovery, which has so far suffered more than $500 billion in pandemic-related losses.
Deck Prism Sports co-founder Matthew Davidow explains why coach Matt LaFleur’s much-derided decision Sunday was the correct one.
Silver Knights coach Manny Viveiros said he’s assuming that he and his assistants will help coach the Golden Knights again when they host the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.
Sidelined Las Vegas stagehand Meg Leighton said that if her colleagues were called upon, “We would be ready to jump in.”
The community college, which has three Las Vegas Valley campuses, announced Wednesday it will check out laptop computers to full-time students who began their studies in fall 2020.
With the scouting combine canceled due to COVID-19, the Senior Bowl is more important than ever for the Raiders
The Clark County School Board will allow spoken public comments at its meeting Thursday for the first time since the pandemic shuttered the boardroom’s doors in March.
Three dozen leaders and icons of the Historic Westside neighborhood near downtown will be lionized in the new Legacy Park expected to open late this year.
Anyone with information regarding Nancy Gillie’s whereabouts should call the police department at 702-828-3111.
Slot machine YouTube channels have been growing in recent years, with certain videos capturing millions of views. Now, one of the most popular influencers in the space is teaming up with the Plaza to launch a new gaming area.
For the first time in 60 years, a Nevada teacher is one of four finalists for the national 2021 award.
The site, located in Exhibit Hall B of Cashman Center, 850 N. Las Vegas Blvd., is operating 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Saturday this week.
Las Vegas police are investigating the death of a local infant who was hospitalized earlier this month.
Henderson police on Wednesday afternoon are investigating a suspected DUI crash that seriously injured at least one person.
People seeking a coronavirus vaccine may have to wait for months to get it, according to an adviser to the White House COVID-19 response task force.
Prekindergarten through third grade students at the Clark County School District could be back in classrooms beginning March 1, a top teachers union official said Wednesday.
A powerful storm packing heavy rain, snow and wind pounded parts of California and western Nevada early Wednesday, toppling trees, and causing power outages and mud flows in vast areas scarred by wildfires.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto has filed a bill seeking seeking $50 million for mental health programs to help those dealing with stress during the pandemic.
Energy secretary nominee Jennifer Granholm told Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto the Biden administration had no plans to restart process for nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.
The Raiders are in need of pass-rush help, and there are some intriguing prospects at the Senior Bowl, including some Day Two possibilities.
Trump erases Obama and Biden erases Trump and so on.
Job-killing policies front and center for new administration.
Democracy is fragile and we’ve come closer to losing it than any generation since Lincoln’s.
House delivers second articles of impeachment to the Senate.
It will take years to understand fully how much damage a year of school closures did to Clark County children’s mental health. The early indicators are heartbreaking.
Max Pacioretty notched a hat trick, but the Golden Knights lost 5-4 in a shootout to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday in a game that was overshadowed by the absence of coach Pete DeBoer.
For the first time, the Girl Scouts organization is partnering with food delivery app Grubhub to deliver its beloved cookies.
A handful of Nevada’s small-business owners gathered in a virtual setting Tuesday afternoon to air their concerns with Gov. Steve Sisolak and other state leaders on the financial impact COVID-19 has had on their business and employees.
Clark County School District employees can now register for future appointments to get COVID-19 vaccines after confusion at vaccination sites last week.
The appointment-only site will offer COVID-19 vaccine to those who received their first shot at Western High School, Cashman Center or the Southern Nevada Health District’s main office.
The crash happened about 6:50 p.m. Thursday at near Vegas Drive and Jones Boulevard.
The new president has been under pressure from state and local elected officials for more COVID vaccines.
Las Vegas has been riding a streak of record house prices and rising sales, though the market has been heating up even faster in other cities, a new report shows.
Police said the man entered the business just before 2 a.m. Dec. 13 on the 2400 block of South Nellis Boulevard, near East Sahara Avenue.
A female passenger died and two men were arrested on DUI charges after a crash Tuesday morning in east Las Vegas.
A marijuana testing lab was intentionally passing tainted cannabis products that should have failed and inflating THC results for clients, state regulators said in a new complaint Tuesday.
A frenzy of late scoring between the Knicks and Blazers and an awful defensive play from the Packers crushed total bettors Sunday.
General manager Kelly McCrimmon will coach the Golden Knights when they meet the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena.
The unemployment rate in the Las Vegas metropolitan area remained the highest in the state last month at 10.4 percent, even as the local economy adds more jobs, a new report shows.
Wide-spread logistical problems hindering the rollout have spurred the Nevada congressional delegation to pressure the Biden administration to streamline the process.
Fans of David Cassidy and Cook E. Jarr survive a scare from Las Vegas Walk of Stars.
Jon Rahm is the 7-1 favorite to win the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego. Rory McIlroy is the 9-1 second choice and Xander Schauffele is 12-1.
The Rebels opened a two-game series with the second-place Aggies by winning 59-56, a game hardly known for aesthetics and yet one UNLV needed.
The obligation to condemn outrageous and indefensible behavior falls on those who have the most credibility with those behaving outrageously.
People were well-organized, made sure all were comfortable, welcomed you warmly and answered all your questions.
When will our state do the right thing?
Moses Wood blocked a last-second 3-point try, and UNLV held on for a 59-56 win over Utah State on Monday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Gov. David Ige on Monday asked residents to be ready for more tough times ahead as the state grapples with a large budget shortfall caused by a coronavirus pandemic that’s pummeled the tourism industry.
Starting this week, the Southern Nevada Health District will begin contacting people who are eligible to receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Banks across Nevada tasked with processing the loans for small businesses are reporting a steady pipeline of demand.
It’s the first in-person test of a spring testing season that will pose a particular challenge to a district still in full-time distance learning.
Transgender service members in Nevada welcomed President Joe Biden’s reversal Monday of a Trump-era ban on their service in the military.
Markelle Tavon Carter, 35, was arrested Friday in connection with the fatal shooting.
Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady played at Allegiant Stadium in the inaugural season in Las Vegas.
Republican denunciations of Trump have cooled since the Jan. 6 riot.
Winger Alex Tuch has logged less than 15 minutes of action in three of the Golden Knights six games.
The Golden Knights’ marquee free-agent addition will for the first time on Tuesday face the team he captained to a Stanley Cup.
The Nevada Department of Corrections will be able to garnish up to half of the money that some inmates receive from their families as part of a new regulation approved by a state panel on Monday.
“The addition of daily fantasy sports fits seamlessly with our strategic vision for mobile and online sports,” Caesars CEO Tom Reeg said.
The decision was blamed on the pandemic and a decline in visitors.
Kansas City is not only favored to win Super Bowl LV over Tampa Bay, but it’s also the clear 5-1 favorite at Las Vegas sportsbooks to win Super Bowl LVI next year.
Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the worst part of the global financial crisis in 2009, a U.N. report said Monday.
A promised storm began wetting the Las Vegas Valley with rainfall early Monday. The rain will eventually turn snow in many areas later in the day, according to the National Weather Service.
The DMV is running at a 50 percent no-show rate, with half of customers who make an appointment in Las Vegas and Reno area offices aren’t showing up for their appointments.
Construction bids are being taken for a proposed second bridge over the Colorado River that would connect Bullhead City, Arizona and Laughlin, Nevada.
Kicking is for losers. That’s a favorite saying of Westgate sportsbook director John Murray, and it was never more true than on the NFL’s conference championship Sunday.
Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes will look to chase all the records of Tom Brady, who continues to raise the bar as he prepares for his 10th championship game.
Police said the woman crossed over a center median and crashed into the front of the patrol car.
There has to be some ordering factor.
Two sides at odds over power-sharing in evenly divided chamber.
While the call for unity is both admirable and necessary, the chasm of ideological differences may be difficult to bridge.
The person hospitalized suffered life-threatening injuries. Traffic in the area was closed while police investigate.
The highest chance of snow in the central valley won’t come until Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Oddsmakers expect a close Super Bowl when the Kansas City Chiefs meet the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Northbound traffic just south of Baker, California, is limited to one lane on Interstate 15, according to California Highway Patrol.
Kansas City advanced to face Tampa Bay in Super Bowl, beating Buffalo 38-24 in AFC championship.
William Karlsson scored the winning goal with 42.7 seconds remaining Sunday, but the Arizona Coyotes thought there was icing on the play.
Former White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders is running for Arkansas governor, a source told The Associated Press on Sunday night.
Up to a foot of snow fell in Southern California’s mountains as the first in a series of storms moved through California, bringing real winter weather after weeks of sporadic rain that has done little to ease drought.
Kyle Reddick, 27, was wanted in connection with a Jan. 1 shooting in Galesburg, Illinois.
UNLV will welcome Utah State, which is a half-game out of first place in the Mountain West standings, to the Thomas & Mack for a two-game series.
William Karlsson scored with 42.7 seconds left in the third period and Marc-Andre Fleury earned the shutout in the Golden Knights 1-0 victory Sunday over Arizona.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers advance to Super Bowl by beating Green Bay Packers 31-26 in NFC championship game.