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Nicole Brisson, Gina Marinelli, Leticia Nunez, Megan Shaver and Jamie Tran participated in a roundtable discussion at the ‘Weekly’ offices.

She recalls waking up crying in the middle of the night, stressing whether anyone would show up when the doors opened. “Now it’s about me. It’s about my livelihood.”

William Carrier is a bruising power forward who stumbled his way into some goals last season, but his league-leading hits-per-game and physical presence is the extent of …

For better or worse, Homo sapiens have left their mark on the world. So much so that those in charge of our history are considering replacing Holocene—the label for our current geological period spanning the past 10,000 years—with Anthropocene, a term…

Since opening in April, the 10,000-seat, $150 million Downtown Summerlin ballpark has become one of the places to be—and to be seen—in the Vegas Valley. The pool area, located just beyond the center field fence, is no different. It runs $2,000 to rent…

“We’re working on a soundtrack for a show. It’s quite heavy, a lot of it. The thing we were working on today was more plaintive and kind of beautiful, but I think most of it’s pretty harsh.”

Almost all water used indoors in Southern Nevada is recycled, making outdoor water conservation a primary concern year-round. According to the Southern Nevada Water Authority, about …

After three years at the Hard Rock Hotel, the event—built loosely around heavy, psychedelic and metallic music—makes the move to Las Vegas Boulevard, becoming the first major music festival to inhabit a single Strip resort.

More than 150 years after the first treaty between the Western Shoshone and the federal government was signed, the two nations disagree on the outcome—the Shoshone say they never turned over their land.

Frontman Kevin Starrs says he’s looking forward to catching The Original Misfits and proggy Portland band Danava. “I think they’re the best hard rock band in America.”