Las Vegas News Feed from The Weekly

Terry Ruth Lindemann was only 5 years old when the state of California determined she would be headed to foster care. “That introduced me to what it feels like to not be in your own home,” said Lindemann, who has turned her childhood experiences into a professional passion.

Jalen Hurts had one of Philadelphia's four rushing touchdowns and the Eagles soared into the Super Bowl, forcing both of San Francisco's quarterbacks out of the game with injuries and beating the wounded 49ers 31-7 in the NFC championship game on Sunday.

Gov. Joe Lombardo has pledged unity with Democratic lawmakers while vowing to push conservative causes like school choice and repealing criminal justice reform legislation that he has called “soft on crime.”

It’s unclear why the petition supporting the most recent attempt to potentially break up the Clark County School District didn’t get enough valid signatures to put deconsolidation legislation ...

Several education-related bills have been pre-filed and are awaiting the attention of lawmakers in the Nevada Legislature. They include:

Clark County School Superintendent Jesus Jara emphasized the need for more state funding for Nevada’s public schools — especially in his 300,000-student district — during his State of the Schools address Friday.

A key stretch of the main vehicle travel route between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City will be closed all weekend as part of a project to reshape a busy interchange serving the Las Vegas Strip.

The Oakland Athletics have spent years trying to get a new stadium while watching Bay Area neighbors the Giants, Warriors, 49ers and Raiders successfully move into state-of-the-art venues, and now time is running short on their efforts.

“I am going to bring this chapter of my life to an end and put my focus and energy on my family,” mainstay Brendon Urie said in a social media statement.

Nevada started 2023 with the highest unemployment rate in the country at 5.2%. Clark County unemployment sits above the statewide average, with a current rate of 5.4%.

“Not everyone wants to eat the same thing, so you can branch out and then come together in a communal setting.”

Let’s take a lap at Proper Eats Food Hall at Aria.

State parks in the Southern Nevada area include Valley of Fire, Spring Mountain Ranch and Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort, where day-use entrance fees range $3 to $15.

It might sound and even feel like a hockey game, but this is actually something brand new for the Las Vegas Valley—the excitement of a Desert Dogs lacrosse game. The expansion team began ...

Defending state champion Liberty made a statement with a 78-55 win over perennial power Gorman in a highly anticipated rematch of last year’s title game. On Wednesday, the Patriots’ confirmed the win and delivered a message: We are the team to beat.

Jose Marmolejo, who struck and killed a 13-year-old when driving his sports car at a high speed through a Henderson neighborhood last March, was sentenced today to a two to six years in prison.

The Fair and Transparent Gas Prices Act, if passed, would give the Federal Trade Commission the authority and resources to investigate large petroleum companies that could be engaging in market manipulation or price gouging.

When things were going well for the UNLV basketball team this season, the Scarlet and Gray followed a defined blueprint for winning games: They switched every screen on defense, they forced turnovers ...

The 2023 U.S. News & World Report released today ranked UNLV 10th overall in the nation for their online nursing master’s program. It rose five spots from 2022 ...

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo told a joint session of the Democrat-controlled Legislature he wants to permanently cut taxes on Nevada businesses and suspend the state’s gasoline tax for 12 months.