In response to the ongoing government shutdown, many people say it's their job to support local Nevadans. Take North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee.

When California native Alexandria Sawin graduated from in 2009, her family was in economic turmoil. Her dad, a construction worker, and her mom, a real estate agent, lost their jobs in the Great Recession.

Recently elected Clark County Commissioners Tick Segerblom and Justin Jones, former Democratic state senators, were sworn in Monday by District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez.

Since the 1960s, the right has explained away black Democrats by denying them agency.

A high school marching band drummer is now rocking out with a 3-D printed hand.

New year, new artistic endeavors. What does 2019 have in store for the Las Vegas arts and culture scene? What do our city’s creative folk wish to see in the new year? We polled some of the local movers and shakers, asking them to share their cultural New Year’s resolutions, hopes, plans and wishes. Here’s what they had to say:

Some might see going to school full-time with a small child at home as a challenge.

Alexandria Sawin sees it as an asset.

President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan called on Saturday for domestic and international support of the island’s de facto independence, days after China’s leader, Xi Jinping, warned that unification with China was inevitable.

Submissions for the ninth annual Southern Nevada Business Plan Competition are open.