Mullen guided UNLV to a 10-4 overall record, a share of the Mountain West regular season title and bowl-game berth. His 10 wins were the most …
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Nevada business owner to attend State of the Union as face of tourism decline
U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is highlighting the Trump administration’s impact on Nevada’s tourism-dependent small businesses at this year’s State of the Union ….
Floyd Mayweather coming out of retirement to face Manny Pacquiao at Sphere Las Vegas
Floyd Mayweather is coming out of retirement for a rematch against Manny Pacquiao on Sept. 16 at The Sphere in Las Vegas, promoters said today.
Sun vows to fight on after Supreme Court declines to weigh in on long-running feud with R-J
The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear an appeal by the Las Vegas Sun to reverse a decision of a lower federal court that is part of the Sun’s long-running ….
Program equips Latino entrepreneurs in Las Vegas with tools to grow
Lizbett Salazar’s introduction to UNR Extension’s Small Business Education Program came through a friend’s invitation to “Cafecito,” the organization’s monthly networking breakfast. She left that morning signed up for …
Nick Kurtz isn’t changing much in his second big league season with the Athletics
Aside from towering over most of his Athletics teammates at 6-foot-5, Nick Kurtz blends in at his locker in the middle of the clubhouse — and that’s just the way he prefers it.
Lash by lash, Las Vegas students’ careers take shape in beauty industry
SECTA has housed Nevada’s only high school cosmetology prep program since the school opened as the Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center in 1966.
Ski guides in spotlight as investigators probe deadly avalanche near Nevada border
The large avalanche hit the group as they skied out of the remote Sierra Nevada wilderness on Tuesday. The victims included three of the four guides from Blackbird Mountain Guides leading the trip.
‘Brotherhood’ fuels Coronado basketball’s state championship run
Members of the Coronado High basketball team took turns hoisting the state championship trophy, celebrating the school’s first title in nearly 25 years of existence.
McMahill: Metro Police to expand counterterrorism work with personnel around the globe
Metro Police is expanding its counterterrorism response beyond Clark County’s borders through the “Meridian Project,” a new initiative Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill detailed during Friday’s state of the department address.