A Las Vegas police officer was justified in the June fatal shooting of a man who had fired at the officer following a police chase, a coroner’s inquest jury ruled Friday.
CARSON CITY — Democratic congressional candidate Jill Derby figures her chances of defeating Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., improved Friday when her race was placed in her party’s Red-to-Blue program.
The Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners postponed a disciplinary hearing for the majority owner of two Las Vegas endoscopy centers linked to a hepatitis C outbreak until Feb. 24 because he suffered a “severe” stroke, officials said Friday.
Wall Street may like Boyd Gaming’s decision to delay the Echelon resort, but it wasn’t so highly regarded on Industrial Road, where about 800 Las Vegas workers were left in the lurch.
As was his style throughout life, from his days as a decorated World War II torpedo-bomber pilot to when he played guard on Ohio State’s football team to his 30 combat missions in the Korean War, Michael H. Krouse fought a tenacious battle with cancer that ended with his death Thursday, his son said.
Turnout is low after the first six days of early voting in the primary election, according to the Clark County Election Department.
Sparks flew when actor Alan Thicke showed up to promote BMW’s new electric car on Friday at the Las Vegas Ice Center.
FALLON — The falling water level at a popular Northern Nevada reservoir has prompted a recommendation to boaters not to use it.
The owners of the bankrupt Lake Las Vegas development have expressed worry in court that a break in a pipeline underneath the lake could drain it, sinking the community’s financial future.
Silver State Bancorp, the $2 billion-asset holding company for the similarly named Henderson bank, lost $62.7 million in the second quarter and replaced its CEO as the number of bad loans grew huge.
The announcement by Boyd Gaming Corp. on Friday morning that the casino operator will delay construction of its $4.8 billion Echelon project on the Strip for up to a year was met with applause on Wall Street.
The second half of the racing season kicks off Sunday with Big Brown returning in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in New Jersey.