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Nevada in position to make most of boom in manufacturing
The more manufacturing that’s brought to Southern Nevada, the more it will shield the region from the economic “ebbs and flows” of recessions and pandemics …
Mountain West tourney looms as UNLV drops finale at UNR
UNLV went into Saturday’s season finale in Reno with championship hopes, but after falling at UNR, 75-65, the Scarlet and Gray will have to settle for a fourth-place finish and chance to earn their way into the NCAA Tournament by winning three games i…
Marchessault’s hat trick lifts Golden Knights to 5-3 win over Red Wings
Jonathan Marchessault scored three times, including the go-ahead goal with 2:44 left, to help lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.
Breaking clay pigeons and stereotypes: New youth trapshooting league opens in Southern Nevada
At the Clark County Shooting Complex in the far northwest corner of the Las Vegas Valley, a new youth trapshooting league is taking shape. It’s for …
Number of unhoused veterans in Las Vegas increased over 60% in 2023
Las Vegas has the second largest number of unhoused veterans in the United States, only trailing Los Angeles. Nevada also saw a 45% increase …
Football great Talance Sawyer leads UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame class
Talance Sawyer arrived in Las Vegas for a recruiting trip with the UNLV football team in the mid-1990s, saw the bright lights of the Strip and knew he had found a home. The self-proclaimed country boy from Bastrop, La., immediately fell in love with b…
Help is available for ailing Golden Knights as trade deadline nears
The NHL’s trade deadline might be the equivalent to Christmas morning for the Golden Knights.
UNLV continues evolution with new Advanced Engineering Building
Research done in the Advanced Engineering Building will “fuel the creation of startups in the valley.”
Solar solutions? Why some Nevadans are pushing back against large-scale energy projects
While renewable energy is an important part of the climate change puzzle, residents near established and potential solar project sites have sounded an alarm on negative impacts.