Every Election Day for as long as he can remember, Angel Del Carpio would head to the polls and cast his vote. He did it when he lived in California and New York. Now a resident of Nevada – a closely watched swing state – Mr. Del Carpio decided to make an early appearance this year. The Wednesday before the election, the retired hairdresser drove to The Boulevard Mall, about three miles east of The Strip, to vote at a polling station set up inside.

Markets love certainty, the axiom holds, and this presidential election offers little of it.

Tourists come to Las Vegas to get married, party, gamble — and sometimes all of the above. So how can a bunch of bones that are millions of years old compete? One Las Vegas museum hopes to bring the thrill factors to natural history with a new, hands-on laboratory. Guests who witness Dr. Josh Bonde at work may not feel like they’ve arrived in Jurassic Park, but the paleontologist hopes they’ll be awed by a visit to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum.

Nevada voters next week will decide on three hot-button ballot questions on gun-sale background checks, legalizing recreational marijuana and bolstering renewable energy. At first glance, some of these issues might drive Democrats to the polls on Tuesday, thereby helping Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton. On the other hand, the gun-control ballot initiative might motivate rural Nevadans and second-amendment enthusiasts who tend to vote against Democrats for national offices.

Timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, the book “Conserving America’s National Parks” by local author Scott R. Abella tells the story of challenges and successes in conservation efforts in the United States’ more than 400 national parks. Illustrated with 247 photos, maps and sketches, the book explores topics such as the return of wolves and panthers to parks, the removal of dams to restore salmon runs, efforts to save trees infected by pests and adaptation to changes brought on by drought, contamination and climate change. Of local interest are sections on Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and the drought’s impact on Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Visit sites.google.com/site/conservingnationalparks.

Due to the large number of vehicles Volkswagen -installed in Cuautlancingo Puebla Mexico exported to the United States, it could become the most affected plant if the candidate for president in the country's north, Donald Trump wins the election next eight November.

Marvin Menzies knew it would take some time to know what type of team he had at UNLV. He was new, the system was new and so were most of the players. The timeframe has been extended by a series of injuries before the season even started.

Actress Pia Zadora wants families in the Las Vegas Valley dealing with autism to know that “it’s going to get better.” Zadora is a supporter of the new UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions, 630 S. Rancho Drive, Suite A, which opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 13.

In the lead up to the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Nevada, many were pining for a match-up between Democrat Harry Reid and Republican Governor Brian Sandoval.