A weakened but still dangerous Hurricane Irene shut down New York and menaced other cities as it steamed up the East Coast on Saturday, knocking out power to nearly 1.9 million homes and businesses.
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Las Vegas police will appeal a $2.2 million verdict a District Court jury awarded to the family of a man killed in 2007 after he collided with a patrol sedan.
An excessive heat warning has been extended until 8 p.m. Monday for elevations below 4,000 feet in Southern Nevada, according to the National Weather Service.
BARACOA, Cuba — They call him “Twenty-Four.” Yoandri Hernandez Garrido’s nickname comes from the six perfectly formed fingers on each of his hands and the six impeccable toes on each foot.
JUNEAU, Alaska — A week-long vampire convention on a cruise ship that will feature a vampire ball and costume contest is planned for scenic Southeast Alaska next summer.
ALHAMBRA, Calif. — The owner of a Southern California yogurt shop has been charged with attacking an employee, removing her clothes, binding her with tape and locking her in a box.
ATLANTA — Javaris Crittenton, the former NBA player once suspended by the league for bringing a gun into the Washington Wizards’ locker room, has been charged with murder in the shooting of a woman on an Atlanta street.
When Tyler Elliott arrived in Afghanistan, he found out fast that his documentary project on 14 Nevada National Guard soldiers would be much more than filming them “guarding dirt and looking for ghosts,” as one described it while sitting bored with his rifle on a barren ridge.
You can go to jail if you leave your child or animals in a hot car. You can go to your grave if you leave your medications there.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
A district court judge approved a motion to dismiss the fake electors case, pointing to issues with jurisdiction.
Henderson officials expect to save almost 300,000 gallons of water a year — and some money — with a change it made at the Henderson Multigenerational Complex.
The allegations variously involve counterfeit sauces, scantily clad dancers, trademark infringement, menus gone rogue and more.
The Sphere’s Jim Dolan says of the famous Las Vegas venue’s audiovisual technology: “We’ve only scratched the surface.”