A month after pleading guilty to battery-domestic violence, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. said Wednesday he “absolutely” did not kick or punch the mother of three of his children in 2010. Mayweather took a plea deal to end Las Vegas criminal cases that have netted him thousands of dollars in fines, 100 hours of community service, a year of counseling sessions and a yet-to-be-served 90-day jail sentence.
A doctor questioned Las Vegas officials’ commitment to business-friendly government and desire to attract better medical care after the City Council rejected his plan to convert two vacant buildings on West Charleston Boulevard into a pain management center. Before Wednesday’s vote, residents from a nearby neighborhood expressed opposition.
As 20,000 adult industry figures descend on Las Vegas for the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, those in the business are talking most about ways to fight piracy and adjust to a Los Angeles ordinance requiring performers to wear condoms. Both are seen as threats to the financial health of an industry said to produce about $8 billion per year in revenue.
Anthony Marshall scored a career-high 27 points and Chace Stanback had 21 as No. 14 UNLV led the entire way in a 101-78 rout of Texas Christian in a Mountain West Conference game at the Thomas & Mack Center.
A board governing the Public Employees Retirement System of Nevada voted Wednesday to challenge a judge’s ruling that the names and benefit amounts of about 47,000 retired public employees are a matter of public record.
Miguel Sarabia-Ortega, a 36-year-old Mexican national, died at a hospital Tuesday after being detained by Las Vegas police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel Wednesday.
Investor challenges Wynn, nominates three for Wynn Resorts board
Attorneys for the bankrupt Hooters Hotel took 49 pages to outline an auction process and the legal reasons behind it. But the largest creditor might have seized control of the sale in one sentence.
Online retailers Amazon.com and Zappos.com are being sued by a Texas woman who claims she and millions of other customers were harmed by the release of personal account information.
Nevada Republican Party leaders Wednesday recommended holding an at-large presidential caucus after sundown Saturday, Feb. 4, to allow observant Jews to participate. The proposal came in response to a Clark County GOP plan to hold a separate caucus on Feb. 2 to accommodate Orthodox Jews and Seventh-day Adventists who observe Saturdays as a holy day of rest.