As Amazon continues its search for a place to build its second headquarters, more and more major metropolitan areas are throwing their hat into the ring to host the company.

What actually happens when businesses look to relocate to Nevada?

In his State of the University address, UNLV President Len Jessup reflected on the school’s history as it celebrates its 60th anniversary, before turning his attention to projects on the horizon.

Hailey Dawson’s quest to throw out the first pitch at every major-league baseball park now will include a toss at the World Series.

In 1955, Las Vegas high school seniors went door to door asking people to donate to a budding idea: a university in southern Nevada. Supporters of the initiative turned on their porch lights.

Las Vegan Hailey Dawson, who has captured hearts by throwing out ceremonial first pitches at baseball games despite missing much of her right hand, will perform the same duty before Game 4 of this year’s World Series on Oct. 28.

Recalling UNLV’s golden days when her husband, Jerry Tarkanian, coached the Rebels to a national basketball title, Las Vegas Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian said Tuesday that the community should be as thrilled by what the university has planned in the coming years.

Construction noise on UNLV’s campus won’t be winding down anytime soon. University President Len Jessup outlined a number of projects — some recently completed and others in progress or soon to launch — during his keynote speech Tuesday morning at the Nevada Economic Development Conference.

Both were great generals. Both Virginians. Both came from slave-owning plantation families. Is it really so far-fetched to put Robert E. Lee in the same category as George Washington, as President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday?