Las Vegas, for now, has the funds to pay for union contracts that have been hammered out or altered in light of a grim economic picture, Mayor Oscar Goodman said Thursday.
The Obama administration said Thursday it was reviewing the wildly popular “cash for clunkers” program amid concerns the $1 billion budget for rebates for new auto purchases may have been exhausted in a week. … Jim Mooradian, general manager of Courtesy Imports in Henderson, said government officials have been open about the possibility of suspending cash for clunkers, perhaps periodically, to ensure dealers didn’t write more business than the government had rebates to dole out.
A tiger belonging to a magic act briefly ran loose in a northwest Las Vegas neighborhood after it escaped from its keepers Thursday night.
Mötley Crüe takes busloads of rockers to The Joint at the Hard Rock on Saturday. Crüe singer (and frequent Las Vegas resident) Vince Neil, is apparently going sober.
A North Las Vegas man who was having trouble getting his car out of an impound lot is now in trouble with the law after he is alleged to have written threatening letters to city administrators.
Investigators copied hard drives and seized an iPhone, binders and other documents Tuesday during their searches of the Las Vegas home and office of Michael Jackson’s doctor, according to search warrants released Thursday.
A few days after experiencing flulike symptoms, 34-year-old Sabrina Gibson phoned an ambulance from her workplace.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he dealt a fatal blow to the funding-starved Yucca Mountain Project on Thursday, announcing that President Barack Obama and Energy Secretary Steven Chu have agreed to eliminate all money for pursuing a license for the nuclear waste disposal project in 2011.
The former Coronado High School football coach at the center of a police investigation involving thousands of dollars in missing student-generated funds now faces an arrest warrant on a felony theft charge.
Like many locals, longtime Las Vegas resident Dradyne McLemore has watched the developments on the death of pop star Michael Jackson and his connection to Dr. Conrad Murray.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — A defense lawyer for a Las Vegas physician said Thursday his client is innocent of charges of illegally distributing prescription drugs from a pain management clinic he formerly operated in Golden Valley.
RENO — A massive fire destroyed part of a high-end apartment complex under construction, sending flames and smoke hundreds of feet into the air but causing no injuries, officials said Thursday.
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. is trying to trump a rival bid and acquire Frontier Airlines, a Denver-based carrier operating under bankruptcy protection.
A hot spot in your pocket and some very comfortable noise-canceling earbuds are featured in today’s edition of Net Notes.
Hugo Vera was sitting on a couch outside the Planet Hollywood Resort job fair Thursday morning holding a bottle for his 4-month-old daughter, Ezmeralda.
A 91 percent decline in quarterly net profits didn’t concern Wynn Resorts Ltd. investors, analysts or even company Chairman Steve Wynn.
A state financial regulator on Thursday announced an agreement that allows OneCap Mortgage Corp. to continue servicing hard-money loans it made with investor money.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. paid three men $42.5 million to settle a lawsuit in June, according to the operator’s second-quarter earnings release Thursday.
Sierra Vista took the field Thursday hoping to earn an opportunity to play for the American Legion baseball state championship. By the end of the night, the Lions were thinking about 2010.
David Purcey allowed two hits in six innings, and the 51s scored in each of the first five innings to defeat the Portland Beavers 6-1 on Thursday in a Pacific Coast League game at Portland, Ore.
Forrest Gump’s optimism derived from his Mama’s philosophical teaching that “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”
The atmosphere seems like any bowling center during league play. The jubilation of a strike is met with high-fives by teammates and frequently opponents. A solid nine-count slumps shoulders, and a missed spare produces snarls.
If there was any doubt about the glamour division in horse racing, this weekend will settle it. The best of the 3-year-olds, including all three winners of the Triple Crown events, will be showcased on the East Coast.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in wild lawsuit
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2 on 215 Beltway in northwest Las Vegas
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school
Mystery deepens: Monolith outside Vegas may have been in desert for years
Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people