Federal prosecutors want to pursue the death penalty for the reputed leader of a violent white supremacist gang, but defense lawyers say the government should give him a life-saving liver transplant.
FERNLEY — Sen. John Ensign said Wednesday that his affair with a friend’s wife was different from former President Bill Clinton’s affair with an intern in the White House because Clinton committed a felony when he lied about it to a grand jury.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — A woman was convicted Wednesday in her husband’s shooting death two years ago in Lake Havasu City.
The median price for both new and existing homes rose a fraction of a percent in July from the previous month, a hint that the housing market has flattened out in Las Vegas, a local analyst said.
Human remains were found late Wednesday in the back of a car at a Wal-Mart near McCarran International Airport.
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court threw out an appeal by a convicted murderer who had waited 16 years before filing a motion to withdraw his guilty plea.
A company that hoists patrons 160 feet aloft so they can enjoy a bird’s-eye view of Las Vegas while they dine at an elegant table saw its plans crash to Earth.
When Shakespeare wrote, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers,” it was a quip by a murderous villain designed to elicit a laugh about creating an ideal world in “Henry VI.”
The Clark County School District is seeking permission to increase its overall capital debt to $4.91 billion without affecting property taxes.
Superintendent Walt Rulffes asked for the public’s patience and cooperation as the Clark County School District starts a new school year Monday facing many challenges: under-staffed schools, program cuts of $120 million, swine flu pandemic fears and a higher threshold for showing progress under the No Child Left Behind Act.
A Henderson police officer who fatally shot an ice cream truck driver last year is accused of “inappropriate behavior” with his sister-in-law, who was then 15, according to court documents obtained Wednesday.
Growth has slowed, and money is tight, but a new poll suggests a majority of valley residents still favor plans to pipe water here from across eastern Nevada.
Opinion Poll results
A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder by child neglect for failing to seek prompt medical treatment for his girlfriend’s ailing 3-year-old son in June 2005.
Aid for AIDS of Nevada will host its 23rd annual Black and White Party at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Beach Club Pool at the Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road.
It would be foolhardy to call Theatre in the Valley’s “Biloxi Blues” good theater. You can tell immediately that this mounting of the Neil Simon comedy is very much an amateur-level effort. But the production grows on you, for a very good reason: The director and cast do a good job of defining the characters and making us cheer for them. You come to know the soul of each individual.
The Strip will have a new resident impressionist in Frank Caliendo, the comedian who launches an open-ended run Oct. 12 as a roommate production with Lance Burton at the Monte Carlo.
Dr. Kairo makes a good living predicting the future, for entertainment purposes only, of course.
In a way, they’re blues traditionalists, though they certainly don’t sound like it. Instead, the hard chargin’ Lucky Cheats take a bevy of old school influences and give them a nouveau flavor, one that tastes especially sweet on a Saturday with a beer in hand. Guitarist Wade Braggs bellies up to the bar and breaks it down for us.
Maybe we’ll see the day when Donny Osmond, Criss Angel and Jerry Springer are on the same TV show. Stranger things have happened.
The Vegas Am Jam rolls into Area 702 Indoor Skatepark in North Las Vegas on Saturday. Patterned after the X Games, this extreme-sports series stages skateboarding and BMX competitions at various indoor and outdoor skateparks across the valley each month.
Local artist Drina Fried was awarded best of show for her mixed media piece “Tranquility: Red Couch” in the city’s ninth annual “Celebrating Life!” juried art competition.
Las Vegas theatergoers already are familiar with Rick Faugno’s ability to sing ’60s rock ‘n’ roll, thanks to his portrayal of the Four Seasons’ Frankie Valli in “Jersey Boys” at the Palazzo.
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Kourtney Kardashian proved two things last week. The only way to get more headlines than her sister is to get knocked up, and she can camouflage a pregnancy like no other. You have to admit, with the Hollywood paparazzi on constant “bump watch,” Kardashian pulled off quite the coup announcing she’s four months from popping. Especially considering Us Weekly’s maternity radar beeps at the detection of a bloated belly.