UFC heavyweight contender Overeem fails drug test

Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone, putting his scheduled May 26 title bout against champion Junior dos Santos at the MGM Grand Garden in jeopardy.

Smile and say hello, Reid tells TSA workers

Sen. Harry Reid, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar held a private session Wednesday with Southern Nevada leaders on ways to boost tourism.

Ambien maker wants judge to dismiss suit in Hard Rock exec’s death

The company that makes the sleeping pill Ambien wants a federal judge to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit filed by relatives of Hard Rock Hotel executive Randy Kwasniewski, who committed suicide in March 2010.

Report: City of Las Vegas short $45 million on upgrades, repairs

Las Vegas city officials said Wednesday they’re about $45 million short when it comes to paying for upgrades and repairs to everything from ball fields to streets in the next five years.

Nevadans, industry scramble to limit fallout from GSA junket

WASHINGTON — Nevada leaders and the tourism industry are scrambling to limit local fallout as Congress prepares to dig into the scandal that saw a federal agency spend $823,000 on a four-day conference in Las Vegas.

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