Allegiant Travel boosts fourth-quarter profits

Allegiant Travel Co. boosted fourth-quarter profits past analysts’ estimates, but the benefit won’t be seen at McCarran International Airport.

ROAD ALERT: I-15 lanes to be closed overnight

Several northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 15 will be closed from Lake Mead Boulevard to Cheyenne Avenue on Thursday night.

Medicaid plan called one of Nevada government’s biggest expansions

Nevadans could soon see one of the biggest expansions of state government in modern history as Medicaid, a program that provides health care coverage to low-income residents, moves to cover more than 170,000 new enrollees by 2015.

Test site scare blamed on training prop

A training prop with black electrical tape at both ends triggered Tuesday’s emergency response at a high-security area of the Nevada National Security Site near a complex designed for handling nuclear devices, site officials said Wednesday.

Avid bettors help sports-gambling business grow

It was Friday morning, and Michael Ciasco, who has bet on horse racing almost every day since he arrived in Las Vegas 36 years ago, took his seat at William Hill’s sports book at Terrible’s.

Nevada wildlife chief resigns at governor’s request

The director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife resigned abruptly Wednesday at the request of Gov. Brian Sandoval following months of pressure from representatives in rural Nevada over deer management and agency efforts to stave off federal protection for sage grouse.

SEC charges real estate executives with $300 million investment scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday charged five former real estate executives who allegedly defrauded investors into believing they were funding development of five-star destination resorts in Las Vegas and Florida.

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