As the general election campaign gets under way, Democrat Steven Horsford appears to have all the advantages in the race for Nevada’s new congressional district, which covers nearly half the state. But GOP opponent Danny Tarkanian and Republicans are trying to even the score by preparing to run TV ads that question Horsford’s ethics and by targeting Hispanic and black voters who are suffering in the dismal economy and who might know the Tarkanian family, which has deep roots in Clark County.
Las Vegas’ city-run jail could get an influx of new inmates if a proposal to lease space to North Las Vegas is adopted.
Disgruntled Republicans stepped forward Tuesday to arrest Pahrump Town Board members after they voted to repeal an ordinance meant to complicate the process of incorporation. Bill Carns, chairman of the Nye County Republican Central Committee, said the board members knew their repeal was illegal but did it anyway, thus violating their oaths of office, which is a felony.
Former Henderson City Councilwoman Kathleen Vermillion has filed a defamation lawsuit against the leader of the homeless youth charity she founded, saying he lied about her and damaged her reputation. The lawsuit names the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, executive director Arash Ghafoori and the charity’s board of directors as defendants.
A Las Vegas judge has denied undefeated boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s request for house arrest in a decision released late Wednesday.
A Las Vegas judge has denied undefeated boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s request for house arrest in a decision released late Wednesday.
U.S. senators eager to turn the page on a divisive chapter at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday welcomed President Barack Obama’s choice to become the new chairman.
Both pilots who were flying passengers out of Boulder City Airport before a fatal crash had had their FAA certificates revoked previously, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman confirmed Wednesday. One pilot and his passenger were killed when a Czech-built trainer jet crashed in the desert May 18.
Michelle Obama is being dispatched to Southern Nevada Tuesday for a campaign event, according to a Las Vegas official with the Obama for America organization.
LOS ANGELES – Henry Hill, who went from small-time gangster to big-time celebrity when his life as a mobster-turned-FBI informant became the basis for the Martin Scorsese film “Goodfellas,” died Tuesday. He was 69.
Ten passengers filed a lawsuit Wednesday against JetBlue Airways, claiming they feared for their lives when a pilot had to be physically restrained after running through the cabin yelling about Jesus and al-Qaida during a New York-to-Las Vegas flight in March.
A federal preliminary report has found that an air tanker that crashed while fighting a wildfire in southern Utah, killing both pilots, hit mountainous terrain about 700 feet off the flight path of its lead plane.
LOS ANGELES – A publicist for Jerry Lewis says the comedian is OK after being hospitalized in New York overnight.
LOS ANGELES – In a surprise find, scientists say they have spotted hints of a methane-rich lake and several ponds near the equator of Saturn’s biggest moon.
A Las Vegas police officer accused of stopping female drivers while on duty and coercing them into exposing their breasts resigned Tuesday.
The two Southern Nevada members of the Board of Regents running for re-election will move on to November general election.
WASHINGTON – Metallica has made a public service video as part of a law enforcement publicity blitz to try to catch a man wanted in the death of a Virginia Tech student who disappeared after one of the heavy metal band’s concerts.