Author Archives: Las Vegas Weekly Stories: News

For uninsured Nevadans, Volunteers in Medicine can be a lifeline to the costly barriers of health care in the state. The two local locations combine to see 865 patients, 70% of whom are Latino.

Only about 7,000 bankruptcy filings were executed in Nevada in 2021 to represent the lowest yearly total in the state since about 5,500 filings were made in 2006.

Russian forces pushed deeper into Ukraine’s besieged and battered port city of Mariupol on Saturday, where heavy fighting shut down a major steel plant and local authorities pleaded for more Western help.

Pope Francis released his long-awaited reform program of the Holy See bureaucracy on Saturday that envisages greater decision-making roles for the laity and gives new institutional weight to efforts to fight clerical sex abuse.

Lindy La Rocque has something special going at UNLV, as evidenced by her phenomenal record through her first two years as coach (41-15 overall, 28-8 in the Mountain West).

A Las Vegas sports betting ethics firm is investigating some wagers made on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers shortly before star quarterback Tom Brady announced his return from retirement.

The Clark County School District is increasing bus driver wages by more than 40% in a bid to retain, attract and maybe even win back drivers.

The Peacocks became the 10th No. 15 seed to win a first-round game since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 and handed Kentucky its first opening-round loss under coach John Calipari.

She’s a bona fide legend at the school, a five-year captain who ranks as the Wildcats’ all-time leader with 151 career starts.

One pick each among No. 1 through No. 6 seeds.