Three transportation leaders say light rail should be a part of Southern Nevada's future, but it would only happen if the community is willing to raise sales taxes or a favorable public-private partnership could be established.

We spend much of our lives trying to avoid bacteria — washing our hands, squirting hand sanitizer and taking courses of antibiotics. But what about the countless bacteria that live within us every day?

Mary-Ann Winkelmes looked out at her students one evening 15 years ago. Even now, she can remember their day jobs: banker, security guard, plumber, lounge singer, priest.

The packed crowd watching CNN’s Republican presidential debate at Reno’s Men Wielding Fire restaurant roared when candidate Carly Fiorina responded to a statement by Donald Trump that suggested Fiorina’s looks make her unelectable.

The beef between Quiznos and Burning Man continues.

In a back corner of Bally's Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Ingrid Montenegro spends her days taking people's orders at a deli and watching gamblers shuffle in and out of the nearby poker room to refuel on cigarettes and coffee.

Las Vegas and Phoenix need to be linked via the interstate highway system. They are the largest U.S. metropolitan areas in close proximity (less than 300 miles apart) without a direct, free-flowing, multiple-lane interstate highway linking them. In fact, a Las Vegas-to-Phoenix interstate highway is the most notable missing segment in the entire Southwestern highway network.

The preference of younger gamblers for more interesting games with skill elements has land casino owners scrambling to meet their requirements, an article in the publication The Tucson Sentinel claims this week.