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When Eric Elizondo repairs the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign on the Strip, he doesn’t just keep the city’s most beloved icon standing. He’s putting his hands on family history. Elizondo is a third-generation “neon bender,” following in the steps…

Are COVID-19 boosters the same as the original vaccines?

Despite many signals that things are improving, many Americans seem stuck in a pandemic hangover of pessimism …

Raiders cornerback Damon Arnette is being sued for his involvement in a hit-and-run crash in 2020 near the franchise’s practice facility in Henderson.

There was nothing about the first period Saturday that suggested the Golden Knights would beat the Montreal Canadiens. It was perhaps the worst 20 minutes in team history, as Vegas registered fewer shots than Montreal had goals.

The last time the Golden Knights were in Montreal, they watched the Canadiens celebrate their trip to the Stanley Cup Final, having just beaten Vegas in the league semifinals.

It seems that no matter where Sven Baertschi and Derrick Pouliot go in hockey, they can’t quite escape each other. They met more than a decade ago in junior hockey, played two seasons together in the NHL “and now we’re in Henderson,” Pouliot said with…

Marília Mendonça, one of Brazil’s most popular singers and a Latin Grammy winner, died Friday in an airplane crash on her way to a concert. She was 26.

When Mary Vogl initially heard the news of a fiery DUI crash in Las Vegas killing a young woman and her dog, she immediately thought of the “poor family that lost their girl.” The following day, her manager at Target delivered the horrific news.

The House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects late Friday after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates, notching a victory that President Joe Biden and his party had become inc…