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Women Inspiring Nevada 2022: Celebrating leadership, commitment and vision
The 2022 Women Inspiring Nevada awards recognize women who are leaders in business, the community and beyond.
Golden Knights enter offseason with opportunity to rehab, recharge
Pete DeBoer has coached in the NHL for 14 years and has never seen a team this injured. “Not even close,” DeBoer said. “You hope this is an aberration.” There is a myriad of factors one could argue that ultimately decided the Golden Knights’ fate this…
30 years later, ‘Miserable New Experience’ still strikes a chord with Gin Blossoms’ fans
As part of that touring, the Gin Blossoms made a stopover Saturday at the Backyard Amphitheater at Green Valley Ranch Resort. There, to mark the 30th anniversary of the release “Miserable New Experience,” they played the album in its entirety, from fi…
Arizona wildfire forces fast decision: Fight or flee flames?
In a small enclave in northern Arizona where homes are nestled in a Ponderosa pine forest and tourists delight in camping, hiking and cruising on ATVs, high winds are nothing new.
New fitness room gives Vegas students something ‘real’ to help turn their lives around
Mission High School is a tiny, specialized school just north of downtown Las Vegas serving about three dozen teens recovering from drug or alcohol addiction.
Oakland A’s have ‘very, very strong interest’ in Strip site for baseball stadium
Team officials with the Athletics said they have narrowed down two frontrunner sites out of five possible locations to build a baseball stadium should the team relocate to Las Vegas.
Biden order to boost mining may not have quick payoff
President Joe Biden is turning to a Cold War-era law to boost production of lithium and other minerals used to power electric vehicles, but experts say the move by itself is unlikely to ensure the robust domestic mining Biden seeks as he promotes clea…
Biden roasts Trump, GOP, himself at correspondents’ dinner
The White House press corps’ annual gala returned Saturday night along with the roasting of Washington, the journalists who cover it and the man at the helm: President Joe Biden.
For Palms employees old and new, reopening of resort feels like coming home again
Of all the people enthused about the reopening of the Palms this week, Raul Daniels might be among the most excited. A Palms legacy employee, Daniels previously worked at the property under ownership structures backed by the N9NE Group and, later, Sta…