Las Vegas Valley students were honored for their achievements in and out of the classroom at the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s inaugural Academic Excellence Awards dinner.
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They were selected based on their academic success, community service and leadership skills.
Students in Spring Valley High School’s journalism program took home the top honor at the 43rd annual Las Vegas Review-Journal High School Journalism Awards on Monday.
The toll so far this flu season, which lasts from October to the end of May compares with 64 deaths that had been reported at this point last year, authorities say.
Muslims in Las Vegas and around the world will begin observing Ramadan this week, an Islamic holy month of fasting, community and religious contemplation.
With anti-Semitic attacks and harassment at near-historic levels across the country, Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, has become even more important to the Jewish community.
Las Vegas police are searching for two men who robbed a convenience store Sunday in the central valley.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation and Ultimate Fighting Championship announced on World Wish Day that 12 kids’ wishes would be granted in the nonprofit’s largest-ever reveal in Southern Nevada.
Former first lady Laura Bush commended Clark County teachers Friday night at the fourth annual Heart of Education Awards at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.The awards honor teachers who make a difference at their schools.
Three more people died from the flu last week, bringing the death toll for this month in Southern Nevada to nine, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal won 13 awards in the Best of the West journalism contest, more than any other news organization. This year’s contest marks the Review-Journal’s best-ever showing and the first time it has led all news organizations in total awards.
A student at Del Sol Academy of the Performing Arts was arrested Thursday after bringing a gun to school.
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang met with members of the community on Tuesday, including parents of black Arbor View high school students targeted by racist threats on social media.
Three online auctions run through NellisAuction.com are open for bidding on the property, including furniture, kitchenware, electronics and decor from the motel and restaurant at Bonnie Springs.
Carolyn Williams of Las Vegas died a day after the Saturday fire at a two-story apartment building at 3231 Jericho St. of “conflagration injuries,” and her death was ruled an accident by the Clark County coroner’s office.