Nick Holden fished the puck out of the back of the net and flung it down the ice in frustration. It was the fourth goal the Golden Knights allowed, and on a night where they fired …
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Got milk alternatives? Your guide to the nutritional value and environmental impact of various versions
If you grew up in the ’90s—or have kids who did—you surely remember the “Got milk?” campaign. Posters featuring celebrities—from Britney Spears to Kermit the Frog—plastered school hallways and lunchrooms, reminding those who walked by how milk helps g…
Thanks to modern technology, it’s never too late to enrich your non-English vocabulary
For many Americans, language learning stops after high school, but today it’s easier than ever to expand your linguistic horizons. Apps and online courses can get you started on your language journey.
Head games: With concussion concerns on the rise, high school football officials and scientists focus on ways to increase safety
High school football players in Nevada aren’t allowed to practice in shoulder pads and helmets until a few weeks before the season starts. Even then, athletes are required to practice without pads for three days before the transition—which, of course,…
With win over Sabres, Golden Knights close February on high note
The last time the Golden Knights faced the Buffalo Sabres, they lost their fourth game in a row and fired their coach. Needless to say, things went a little better this time around.
St. Thomas, the former town drowned by Lake Mead, is above water again
Many Nevada ghost towns were rapidly established by miners and prospectors and abandoned as soon as the mines dried up. But St. Thomas, founded in 1865 as a Mormon farming outpost, was ultimately abandoned for a less typical reason: It was about to dr…
Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ activist will speak at CSN
Raymond Santana, one of the members of the so-called Central Park Five, spent five years in prison for a crime for which he was later exonerated. The 45-year-old Santana will tell his story at 6 p.m. tonight at CSN’s North Las Vegas Campus as part of …
Goaltender Lehner doesn’t predict his future with Golden Knights
Robin Lehner didn’t think he was coming to the Golden Knights. He didn’t think he was he was going to leave the Chicago Blackhawks at all. But as the trade deadline inched nearer …
Tips for choosing a pet (and where to adopt in the Las Vegas Valley)
How active are you, do you have small children and what’s your budget like?
Is sales tax the best option for funding services, or is it the only one?
When Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom voted to raise the county’s sales tax by an eighth of a percent in September, he knew he was increasing a regressive tax that disproportionately impacts low-income individuals. But the tax hike was one of …