Lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 221, which would require background checks for all gun sales in Nevada, with reasonable exceptions for family and certain temporary transfers. In an effort to prevent deadly weapons from falling into the wrong hands, I strongly support this legislation and I urge elected officials to stand with law enforcement by backing this common-sense measure.
State Things are back in the news. This is not surprising. Anytime state legislatures are in session, the public faces a threat from new State Things.
You can count the number of philosophical, as opposed to rhetorical, conservatives serving in this year’s Nevada Legislature on one hand. Assemblywoman Michele Fiore (R-Las Vegas) is one of them.
Boulder City was once again the center of Memorial Day ceremonies for Southern Nevada honoring men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
In dreams, native cutthroat rise to my line from shadowed pools, tasting the fly and taking the bait. I set the hook, and the fight is on. Trout nirvana. Hemingway smiles approvingly.
Boulder City first-year baseball coach Bobby Reese knew he had a talented team despite the Eagles making the jump to a new, larger and more competitive league.
Memorial Day ceremonies at the city’s two cemeteries will give residents varying opportunities to honor the nation’s veterans Monday.
In the 1930s Walt Disney got into a wrangle with California state government and announced he was planning to move his studios to Nevada. There was great excitement in the Silver State.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee has voted to send to the floor Senate Bill 243, the Guilty-Until-Proven-Innocent bill. What this bill allows the government to do is take a sample of your DNA upon any arrest for an alleged felony offense.
Question: I recently transplanted two houseplants and now have gnats coming out of the soil and infecting my entire house. Is there any way to kill these little buggers or do I have to get rid of all the dirt and start over?
It took photo finishes to decide the winner in several events at the Division 1-A State Track and Field Championships May 17 and 18 at Silverado High in Las Vegas.
The City Council denied a neighbor’s appeal May 6 of a rooftop deck for a proposed banquet facility at an old house at 553 California Ave., something that was approved under a conditional use permit by the city Planning Commission in April.
The Boulder City boys and girls swim teams capped off their strong 2013 seasons by winning their state title team meets.
A tractor-trailer tipped over May 16 about 1:10 p.m. because of high speed while trying to merge southbound onto U.S. Highway 95 from the U.S. 95/93 junction, according to a transportation official.
Well, it is that time again. Time to find out if this guy here is holding the emperor of maladies at bay, or if, well, not.
The fourth annual BC’s Got Talent competition Saturday at the library amphitheater showcased a wide variety of home-spun talent from classical music to modern hip-hop dance.
The two-day state golf tournament did not start off as well as Luke Logan had hoped.
Spring Story Time has arrived at the Boulder City Library, 701 Adams Blvd. Every Wednesday during May is preschool story time for ages 2-5 from 10-10:30 a.m., followed by toddler story time from 10:30-11 a.m. for youngsters 36 months and younger.
The city’s website, www.BCNV.org, was hacked last week, according to city officials.
As I look at my calendar and see the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, I am reminded of longer days, ice cream truck music, baseball, swimming and that most glorious of all-American family activities, the barbecue.
Since 1959, the University Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education has bestowed the Distinguished Nevadan Award to prominent individuals who have made significant achievements contributing to the cultural, scientific or social advancement of the state.
In a game with little room for error, the Eagles baseball team just made too many mistakes in the 1-A state championship game.
The Boulder City boys and girls swim teams won in convincing and expected fashion Saturday sweeping every swimming event en route to duel Division 1-A Southern Regional titles at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Natatorium.
The Boulder City boys and girls track and field teams advanced 14 athletes to 14 events for the Division 1-A State Championship Meets that begin Friday and conclude Saturday at Silverado High in Las Vegas.
