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When the Heritage Park recreational complex in Henderson opened in 2009, Nevada was in the midst of the Great Recession and the city debuted a great facility with limited access.

A Las Vegas woman charged with shooting her 11-year-old son was indicted on a murder charge, prosecutors announced Wednesday, more than seven months after the boy died.

On May 7, hundreds of Clark County residents are set to come together at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts for an inaugural awards event, much like the Oscars or the Emmys, with live entertainment, striking award statues, and gift bags for all of the attendees.

A show featuring music with vibrant visual art blended by composer and painter Zinovy Shersher is scheduled to be on display at the Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave.

Justin Shandor is set to perform hits from Elvis Presley's movies at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at the M Pavilion inside the M Resort, 12300 Las Vegas Blvd. South.

The city of North Las Vegas and Councilman Isaac Barron plan to host the second annual Winter Art Festival at 5 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Stone Soup Art Center at City Hall, 2250 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

"The Bird Dogs —The Everly Brothers Experience" is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Jan 23 and 24 at the Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive.

Ride-hailing companies will soon have to pay business licensing fees to the city of Las Vegas.

A woman who helped undercover federal agents infiltrate the drug trafficking organization of a Las Vegas physician was sentenced to a brief stint in prison Wednesday.

The voice actor best known for his role as Squidward Tentacles on the television show "Spongebob SquarePants" was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in Burbank, Calif., police said.

In the past year, Jordan Spieth has gone from a promising young gun to the top gun in golf. If he's in a tournament, he's atop the odds board.

State utility regulators are poised to consider requests to rehear the net metering issue for the purposes of "grandfathering" in customers who installed rooftop solar systems before the new rates took effect Jan. 1.

The Summit, a new Summerlin community being developed by Discovery Land that will feature a Tom Fazio golf course, is proof that parts of the golf industry are thriving, despite recent reports that the sport is struggling.

In addition to premiering the new "Suicide Squad" trailer, Warner Bros. unveiled the first footage from "Wonder Woman" during Tuesday's "Dawn of the Justice League" special on The CW.

Jamie Foxx helped pull a man from a burning truck on Monday but the Hollywood actor declined to be called a "hero."

No one wants to see the flashing blue lights of a police car signaling you to pull over because you've just been caught speeding, running a red light or violating some other traffic law. When it does happen, you immediately think, "How much is this going to cost me?"

With the addition of three-star defensive lineman Leevel Tatum, who orally committed to UNLV on Tuesday, the Rebels' recruiting class is now ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West conference by Rivals.com and No. 64 in the country.

The snow-capped peak of Mount Charleston offers a stunning contrast to the desert landscape, and this winter it's been stirring the curiosity of locals and tourists. The nearly 12,000-foot stark white peak begs those in Las Vegas to ask, "What's up there?"

When people imagined how terrific things might be, when they closed their eyes and thought about how UNLV's basketball team could appear when the defense led to running, which led to easy baskets, which led to the sort of suffocating momentum that brings an opponent to its knees, they visualized these six minutes and 44 seconds.

They're messing with the Vegas Rules again, the ones that helped put the place on the map. There are several Vegas Rules, but this one is pretty basic: Make people feel they're getting something for nothing.

For anyone who may have thought Las Vegas wasn't big enough for both taxi companies and ride-sharing services, it would appear one of the largest conventions of the year proved otherwise.

Overreach of government is so commonplace anymore that almost nothing comes as a surprise. But that doesn't make it any more acceptable, particularly when it comes to punishment that far outweighs the crime.

Suddenly, the big topic for discussion concerns Las Vegas hotels planning to charge for parking, after many years of providing free parking.

Give Carly Fiorina credit for choosing the most awesome political venue of any candidate so far in the race.

One month from today, all eyes will be on Nevada. At 11 a.m. on Feb. 20, Democrats will gather with their neighbors in schools and community centers across our state to participate in our First in the West caucuses and register their presidential preference for 2016.