U.S. Sen. Dean Heller came out Wednesday in support of a bill aimed at preventing mentally ill people from buying guns.
Win or lose, UNLV’s entry in a prestigious solar energy competition will have a nice, sunny place to come home to.
Three people were indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday in what authorities said was an $83 million mortgage fraud scheme.
The Mob Museum plans to file an appeal with the Clark County Board of Equalization so it doesn’t have to pay $98,000 in property taxes.
Eric Miller admitted Wednesday he was drunk and that his memory of being stabbed in an elevator at The Hotel at Mandalay Bay was a bit foggy. The California man testified at a hearing for two men charged in what prosecutors called an “incredibly violent and brutal” attack.
Speedway Motorsports Inc., parent company of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, saw 2012 fourth-quarter revenues drop nearly 8 percent from the previous year and plans to focus on attracting more families and kids to increase revenue in 2013.
A former mail sorter for the U.S. Postal Service in Las Vegas has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing credit cards and other financial information from the mail.
A 23-year-old man has been arrested on a murder charge after a fight between gang members last month left one person dead.
Affinity Gaming said Wednesday a lawsuit filed by its largest shareholder lacked merit.
Full House Resorts Inc. on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss, as the gaming company completed its acquisition of the Silver Slipper Casino in Mississippi on Oct. 1 and recorded a slight dip in revenues at its Northern Nevada casinos.
The woman killed by her ex-husband in Henderson Tuesday afternoon has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Two motorcyclists are in critical condition after colliding with a car at Las Vegas and Silverado Ranch boulevards Tuesday night, according to Las Vegas police.
The Gaming Control Board spent almost two hours Wednesday delving into the background of European online gaming operator 888 Holdings, which is seeking an interactive Nevada gaming license.
Brenda Stokes on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in connection with the slaying of a 10-year-old girl, who was stabbed 40 times, and the slashing of a blackjack dealer at the Bellagio. A July trial date was set, but it probably will be delayed after Stokes’ lawyer said he planned to withdraw from the case.
The day after some of their Senate colleagues called for a mining tax increase to compete with a teacher-backed margins tax on the 2014 ballot, Assembly Republicans Wednesday said the focus this session instead should be on reforms that will save taxpayer dollars.
Wynn Resorts Ltd., the gaming company controlled by Steve Wynn, retracted some accusations made in a lawsuit against his former business partner, Kazuo Okada, according to a statement released Wednesday by Okada.