Author Archives: Las Vegas Weekly Stories: News

For decades, a winning record and a bowl game would have been enough for UNLV football. Then came the last three seasons — three Mountain West championship game appearances, three bowl games and 30 combined wins.

While people may have been expected to reduce discretionary spending as gas cost about $4.50 a gallon, Bank of America’s credit and debit card spending growth data in May showed spending—without gas—still ran close to the strongest it’s been for three…

The show, the longest-running male revue in Las Vegas history, moved from the New Frontier to Excalibur just one year after its Strip debut and has not moved since.

Project on Maryland Parkway and Boulder Highway are part of a broader push by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada and local governments to modernize key corridors across the valley …

Consumer fireworks that do not explode or fly, such as sparklers and ground-based devices, are permitted for use annually from June 28 through July 4 across the county. Anything outside that category …

America turns 250 this Fourth of July, and Southern Nevada is pulling out all the stops. Here’s how you can join the party …

You already live in one of the world’s top vacation spots, and its famous resort properties are cutting summertime deals.

The 1,627-acre park, which spans both the north and south sides of the Carson River and extends into the surrounding sagebrush hills, is just outside Dayton in Lyon County near Fort Churchill State Historic Park …

An update to the Fremont Street Experience lottery system is still early in the process, with any rule revisions ultimately subject to Las Vegas City Council approval.

Shianne Fontanilla, a recent graduate of the College of Southern Nevada, is leading a growing crowd of local women choosing to enter the auto repair industry — a field still dominated by men …