On Dec. 7, 1957, the Las Vegas Valley’s population was less than 64,000. The Flamingo was the only hotel on the Strip that still exists, although none of its current buildings was there.
East Valley
The 60-year-old man killed Tuesday morning after being hit by a Regional Transportation Commission bus in the northeast valley has been identified as David Charles Fowler.
Las Vegas homicide detectives scoured through a patch of open desert in the southeast valley Tuesday after two men found what they believe were the decayed remains of their missing 13-year-old cousin.
Like the summer blockbuster movies they inspire, comic books keep gaining popularity. Free Comic Book Day, on May 6, also has grown to become one of the biggest events of the year for comic book retailers.
Martin Dean Dupalo has owned a home in the east valley since 1980 and said he isn’t opposed to growth, but he has grown increasingly frustrated with the direction it has taken. He partly blames a substance that’s found in spades in Sin City.
One man is dead after he was hit by a Regional Transportation Commission bus in northeast Las Vegas Tuesday morning.
For Earth Day, volunteers gathered Saturday for a community cleanup of Las Vegas’ Whitney area.
Like the first “Star Wars” film, last year’s May Science be With You event at the Desert Research Institute and National Atomic Testing Museum has a sequel.
Las Vegas police records show Richi Briones, who was arrested in connection with a series of stabbings in the east valley Wednesday, has a history of erratic behavior.
Williams Costume Co. closed April 4, less than three months after owner and founder Nancy Baker’s death left the shop with an uncertain future.
Kevin Breen is a fan of the loving community found in church, but he isn’t as thrilled with the concept of God. A few years ago he met several overlapping groups of like-minded people, and the result is a place where atheists, agnostics, humanists and skeptics can gather and share ideas.
Nobody was home when a house caught fire in the east Las Vegas Valley Monday morning.
Two places are named for Sumner Grant Stewart in the valley — but not the one you might expect.
The Monson Trail along the northwest edge of the nature preserve at 7050 E. Wetlands Park Lane will be closed between Monday and Thursday to fix damages to the trail and Monson Channel.
Las Vegas High School staff members are ramping up efforts to help homeless students. The school, 6500 E. Sahara Ave., has 65 Title I HOPE (Homeless Outreach Program for Education) students, but there are many more students who don’t qualify but still need a hand up.