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The NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League seems to gain in popularity every year, and this year’s 20th anniversary edition at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion is no exception.

Communities in Schools of Southern Nevada is hosting its 12th annual Fill the Bus school supply drive July 18.

A handful of the prospects on hand showed they could be back in Las Vegas sooner rather than later as part of the NHL roster. Here are four of them that looked particularly promising. …

Kelvin Watson, the executive director of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, is looking forward to 2025. That’s when the system will be celebrating its 60th anniversary — and it will do so with a new library to serve the Historic Westside.

The Mirage supercharged the machine that led to its demise: The never-ending cycle of the growing, evolving Strip.

Ahead of a big summer trip to Washington, D.C., this week, Gladiola Jimenez said she was looking forward to seeing the capital’s museums, the Lincoln Memorial, “and of course, the parade.” The trip is an opportunity for Jimenez to …

UNLV researchers have been working closely with the health district to monitor mosquito species across the valley.

The volcano was one of the main things visiting friends and family members wanted to see.

The Las Vegas Aces winning streak extended to five games on Tuesday, defeating the Indiana Fever, 88-69, in front of a record-breaking 20,366 fans at T-Mobile Arena. The attendance was not only a new franchise record …

What is clear just by walking down Las Vegas Boulevard is that consumers are going to make cannabis a part of their experience either way …