On Wednesday I had the opportunity to welcome government and business leaders to beautiful North Las Vegas for an important groundbreaking at Apex Industrial Park. It marked the onset of an exciting time in the history of Nevada and North Las Vegas.

A proposed elevated expressway running from McCarran International Airport and depositing an avalanche of cars to an already-congested Las Vegas Boulevard is suggested by some as a cheaper, less-disruptive alternative connection between the airport and the Strip than light rail.

As a teenager living in central Las Vegas, William McCurdy II could easily have gone down a path that ended with one of two outcomes — death or a prison sentence — for many of his friends.

A consultant hired by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Campus Improvement Authority says a domed stadium on 42 acres at Tropicana Avenue and Koval Lane would not disrupt operations at McCarran International Airport.

Plans for a domed 65,000-seat football stadium near McCarran International Airport likely will not be derailed by conflicts over the facility’s height, according to a consultant’s analysis presented publicly today.

As the Las Vegas Valley continues to grow, there has been a bigger demand for family fun.

A mothballed program that showed promising results in Las Vegas schools by putting more power in the hands of teachers and principals could be resurrected.

A few years ago, Alissa Nutting wrote the book “Tampa.”

It’s a satirical account of a female teacher, a sociopath, and her seduction of a middle-school student. Nutting is an assistant professor of creative writing and English at UNLV. After she wrote “Tampa,” she said many of the victims and perpetrators of student-teacher relationships contacted her. Some were angry.

When plans were unveiled last week for a $1.5 billion artificial lake and related development at the Wynn resort on the Strip, the announcement was chock-full of Las Vegas-style adjectives: “elaborate water attraction,” “pristine white sand,” “premium meetings and convention space,” and “extensive dining and nightlife”.