Teresa A. Crawford of Henderson is one of nine people being honored by the White House Thursday for advocating gun safety laws.
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Authorities are investigating a fight at Mike O’Callaghan Middle School that sent a girl to the hospital.
Decatur Boulevard’s northbound lanes were closed between Washington Avenue and Lake Mead Boulevard due to a large oil slick.
The federal government has secured $1.1 billion to continue cleanup of a former chemical manufacturing site in Henderson as part of a settlement with the site’s owners.
As more states acknowledge same-sex marriages and tourism entities recognize the value of marketing to the gay community, police and security forces need to expand their policies to be sensitive to providing a safe environment for gay travelers, a speaker at a security conference said Thursday.
A Henderson man sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the slaying of his girlfriend’s 6-week-old son will get a new trial, the Nevada Supreme Court said in an opinion issued Thursday.
A second defendant suspected of being part of a Korean organized crime group was sentenced in Las Vegas on Thursday to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a botched home invasion.
Former Henderson Parks and Recreation Director Mary Ellen Donner has been named neighborhood and leisure services director for the city of North Las Vegas.
Las Vegas police asked the public’s help Thursday in finding two men who robbed a convenience store on the southwest side of the valley in February.
In a low-key unanimous vote, rave promoter Pasquale Rotella, husband of Las Vegas celebrity Holly Madison, was told he cannot enter two bars on Fremont Street East because of pending criminal charges in Los Angeles.
The city of Las Vegas decided Wednesday to reduce fee breaks for taverns and urban lounges that sell liquor in the Fremont East District, saying it’s time to start weaning businesses off the successful economic development program.
“Autostereoscopic” is a fancy way of saying glasses-free 3-D. That’s right: three-dimensional images that don’t require the viewer to wear special lenses. Instead, a lens is bonded to a monitor to project pop-out graphics, giving the illusion of depth.
Hold your breath, make a wish and count to three. The city of Henderson is preparing to unleash its pure imagination as it brings the Las Vegas Shakespeare Company’s rendition of “Willy Wonka” to town.
Henderson resident Valerie Sweet has been living with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disorder, for more than a decade. Even though she has her struggles, she is determined to push through and have a normal life. She plans to participate in the Walk MS at 8:30 a.m. April 26 at Sunset Park, 2601 E. Sunset Road.