Las Vegas’ new Asian Culture Center celebrated its grand opening ceremony on Monday, August 29.
The festivities began at 3pm, with honorable mayor of the City of Las Vegas, Carolyn Goodman, cutting the ceremonial ribbon.
Hosted by Emmy-Award winner Steve Schorr, more than 300 business, political, and community leaders graced the special occasion, including the Asian-American… Read more »
Bonnie Fairchild Bryan, 26th First Lady of Nevada and wife of former Gov. and Sen. Richard Bryan, died Tuesday, according to a statement from the Bryan family. She was 77.
She died of leukemia and was surrounded by her husband and family, according to the release.
Bonnie Bryan is survived by her husband and three children.
Funeral services are pending.
Bryan family spokesman Greg… Read more »
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $4.65 million in grants Tuesday to organizations in Nevada for curbing homelessness among veterans and their families.
The goal of the VA’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families program is to help low-income veterans’ families maintain stability in their current homes or transition to permanent housing. The program, which is in… Read more »
Three western House Democrats called for President Obama to use the Antiquities Act to create a new national monument in each of their states Tuesday, as the National Park Service nears its 100th birthday on Thursday.
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), the ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, renewed his call for Obama to preserve a large swath of land around Grand… Read more »
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Families seeking citizenship status are being targeted by scammers, according to Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus.
"Notario Fraud" is happening every day and these scammers are exploiting money, personal information and even jeopardizing the eligibility status of prospective residents.
"This is pretty much a daily or weekly thing and people are being ripped off time… Read more »
The glass panels at Las Vegas City Hall rattle with thundering booms as a heavily armed couple donned with tactical gear enter the building shooting.
It’s an active-shooter training session and the attackers are using blank cartridges. But it sounded like the real thing.
Here’s how the scenario played out:
A screaming group of people, with their hands in the air, is… Read more »
When American consumers shop for leather goods, it probably doesn’t enter their minds that their new belts, bags or shoes could be made not from cows or pigs but from cats and dogs. But not only is it a possibility, it’s hard for consumers to know what they have been sold.
Almost all that dog or cat leather comes from China. Now changes in Chinese culture, more pressure from… Read more »
As the eyes of the political world turn to Cleveland and Philadelphia over the next two weeks, Congress is taking a vacation.
That's despite inaction on a number of pieces of legislation, and issues, President Obama has asked the legislature to address.
Dina Titus, a Democrat who represents Nevada's first congressional district, isn't happy about that.
She has lambasted her colleagues… Read more »
Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Frankie Perez didn’t realize she soon would be transitioning to be a male until a deployment last year to the Horn of Africa.
“I started feeling awkward in the showers,” said Perez, who graduated from Cheyenne High School in 2005.
“I just couldn’t pinpoint it,” he said. “I was feeling something inside where I felt… Read more »
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald on Monday compared wait times at VA hosptial facilities to those at Disneyland, in remarks that are facing fierce backlash from veterans groups and members of Congress.
“When you go to Disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line? Or what’s important? What’s important is, what’s your satisfaction with the… Read more »
