Author Archives: Las Vegas Weekly Stories: News

Sam Byington’s earliest memories of the Henderson Bowl are painted in Green Valley green and blue. …

Kate Bright has fostered around a dozen dogs this past year, saying she wants to give back to the Las Vegas community and teach her children the importance of service …

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson was voted WNBA Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday for the third time in four seasons, sharing the award this time with Alanna Smith of the Minnesota Lynx.

Nevada’s unemployment rate edged down to 5.3% in August, a decrease of a tenth of a percentage point from July, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

With nicotine use among young adults rising, local public health advocates are still working to encourage similar bans at other Nevada institutions.

The Las Vegas Aces ended the 2025 WNBA regular season in the same fashion they’ve spent the last month—by smashing records.

With all the buzz this summer about mosquitoes in Southern Nevada, a group from UNLV’s School of Public Health wants to take a bite at helping control the exploding population of the biting pests.

What if Howard Hughes, Hoover Dam, or the family-friendly era had never arrived to change Sin City? It’s time to go into the Vegas multiverse and examine the possibilities of an alternative history.

Kelley in an unanimous vote today was selected to serve out the final months of Councilwoman Victoria Seaman’s term. Seaman vacated …

The Las Vegas City Council designated today as Sue Ann Cornwell Day to honor the woman who survived the 2017 mass shooting on the Strip and has spent years tending to the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden downtown.