Incoming Clark County Superintendent Jhone Ebert knows where to go to advocate for local schools. It’s a place with which she is familiar: the Nevada Legislature …
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Nevada senators split on funding bill to avert shutdown
Nevada U.S. Sen. Democrats Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto split their votes on a GOP-constructed spending measure to avoid a government shutdown …
Power play unexpectedly becoming strength for Golden Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights power play hasn’t been anything special in their prior seven seasons of existence.
Las Vegas producing memorable NASCAR races, and it’s not slowing down with Pennzoil 400
Las Vegas Motor Speedway staged one of the most dramatic and impactful races of the year the last time the NASCAR Cup Series was in town.
How the City of Henderson has embraced sports as a powerful tool for community development
The 5,500-capacity arena Lee’s Family Forum currently hosts four different pro sports teams, Water Street’s America First Center has become a true community ice rink, and the Las Vegas Raiders and Aces situated their team headquarters in Henderson as …
A’s Player of the Month: Mater East Academy’s Lonnie Bass
In the most important game of the season for the Mater East Academy basketball team, Lonnie Bass rose to the occasion.
After Nevada’s first human case of bird flu, experts discuss the state’s capacity to handle outbreaks
While humans can contract bird flu, UNLV professor and epidemiologist Brian Labus says the latest strains are “not a general risk to the public.”
Deftones prove their mettle in high-energy Las Vegas show
Talk about “Adrenaline.” It was pumping, literally and figuratively, through MGM Grand Garden Arena unabated Saturday for the Deftones’ first concert in Las Vegas since …
Superintendent hopefuls make final pitch to Clark County school board
The three candidates for Clark County School District superintendent shared a variety of goals for student achievement, staff experience and internal and external engagement if they get tabbed to be the next chief.
Golden Knights looking at positives despite OT loss to Penguins
Not much went wrong in the Vegas Golden Knights’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.