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Fernando Mendoza warmed up with his college roommate Wednesday while nearly two dozen college teammates took turns running the 40-yard dash.

The difference between a long, sun-soaked afternoon and a short-lived, overheated misstep often comes down to the basics.

Hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide record keeping began in 1941.

The heat was so extreme that the monthly average would have broken April’s record as well, according to the weather service.

It’s time for Las Vegas Weekly readers to cast their ballots and honor the community’s favorites when it comes to arts and entertainment, food and drink, sports and recreation, and much more.

Francesca Srinarayana, whose mother was nearly killed in a drunk driving collision before Francesca was born, is committed to making roads safer through her work with Mothers Against Drunk Driving to …

Airmen from the Nevada Air National Guard are being deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Epic Fury, Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office said in a news release.

Rothermel was the athletic director from 1981-1990, a tenure marked by 33 conference championships by UNLV programs. He was inducted into the …

While the concept has been part of U.S. law for well over a century, it is relatively rare around the world. …

A Las Vegas showgirl who performs a live act called “Confessions of a Showgirl” is suing Taylor Swift for copyright infringement.