A massage parlor on Paradise Road that was investigated for prostitution lost its license Wednesday, but the stated reason wasn’t the hanky-panky that was reported there.
From T-shirts and wristbands to vibrant Superman floral arrangements, the Man of Steel’s signature logo was a symbol of solidarity for friends and family who gathered at the Davis Funeral Home on Wednesday night to remember Chris Luscombe.
Clark County has written misdemeanor citations against the Meridian Luxury Suites for renting rooms overnight, but year-round dwellers at the near-Strip condo property said it was still welcoming short-term guests on Wednesday.
CARSON CITY — An Aug. 14 hearing will be held to determine whether state Sen. Warren Hardy broke state law by voting on two bills that may have helped his private employer, the state Ethics Commission announced Wednesday.
The concept for a 19-mile toll lane that would weave its way through Las Vegas met little resistance Wednesday from a Legislative Commission subcommittee studying transportation issues.
Travis Koehler and David Snow weren’t thinking about medals and accolades when they jumped into a sewer pit to save a co-worker.
Las Vegas finally has a new ordinance governing wedding chapels following months of legal knots, civil liberties concerns and occasional sniping among chapel owners.
With temperatures soaring in the Las Vegas Valley, animal rights activists remind pet owners to protect their four-legged friends from the heat.
Those seeking the thrills of traditional Fourth of July fireworks could be sadly disappointed this year: Public displays and sales of boxed firecrackers are being canceled or scaled back across the nation, victims of a sluggish economy, wildfire fears and product shortages caused by a warehouse fire in China.
CARSON CITY — Initiative petitions seeking to divert room taxes from the Las Vegas convention authority to state needs, including education, will not be on the November ballot, a Carson City district judge ruled Wednesday
Life after the Legislature is proactive rather than reactive. And it’s freeing. At least, that’s what it’s like for former state Sen. Ann O’Connell.
A 29-year-old woman was beaten to death Wednesday afternoon inside a sport utility vehicle in a southwest valley neighborhood, Las Vegas police said.
After taking a shot at Sen. Barack Obama for “having no plan” during an interview last week, Sen. John McCain clearly showed he should have pointed the criticism inward.
No classification of criminal attracts less public sympathy and more attention from authorities than sex offenders. Such evils run so afoul of societal norms that punishments extend far beyond prison terms, to post-incarceration registration and, for those deemed most likely to re-offend, the posting of their identities, residences and locations of employment.
Though some will always seek to make us more like oppressive and actuarially bankrupt California or New Jersey, Nevada is still blessed with a part-time Legislature, limited to working its mischief a mere 120 days in odd-numbered years.
Friends and supporters of University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ College of Fine Arts were hosted at a reception by producer Tim Molyneux at his home June 24.
Editor’s note: Many groups may not meet Friday because of the Fourth of July holiday. Call to confirm meetings.
There’s no scientific proof of it, but we suspect that the love of a good game is encoded somewhere in our DNA.
Editor’s note: Many groups may not meet Friday because of the Fourth of July holiday. Call to confirm meetings.
City-owned land that developers want to buy in conjunction with a revival of the downtown Lady Luck casino could fetch twice as much money as originally thought — although critics of the plan say the city could get even more.
Cornering poker standout Daniel Negreanu for an interview is kind of like fishing with your bare hands.
Two days after Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., promised the government would end its moratorium on applications for solar power sites, the Bureau of Land Management did just that.
The Tropicana’s Island Tower, which the company voluntarily closed Monday after traces of a potentially dangerous bacteria were found in well water used by hotel customers, should reopen later today, the Strip hotel-casino said Wednesday.