When people hear the term, “reserve police officer,” their first impression doesn’t always match reality.
North Las Vegas Mayor Shari Buck is facing three challengers in the upcoming primary election.
The San Diego Sockers scored on a scissor kick one minute into overtime Sunday night to defeat the Las Vegas Legends 6-5 in the Professional Arena Soccer League semifinals at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego.
Vince Neil is recovering from kidney stone surgery in Australia.
Last year ended with such promise for Kurt Busch and his new Furniture Row Racing team.
“We were really loose. We got our car too tight at one point, too. We fought back and forth on the balance, and that was the biggest thing we struggled with.”
Whatever Kasey Kahne’s thoughts might have been about NASCAR’s new Generation-6 car before Sunday, he sounded a lot like its biggest supporter after his runner-up finish in the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The Wranglers took an early lead but couldn’t build on it, losing 4-1 to the host San Francisco Bulls in an ECHL game on Sunday.
John Richy threw a two-hit complete game, helping the UNLV baseball team stun No. 9 Stanford 5-1 on Sunday and sweep the three-game series at Palo Alto, Calif.
There was no miracle finish for UNLV’s golf team Sunday in its bid to repeat as champion of the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters. But at least the Rebels’ best player regained some of his touch.
It’s time for conference awards to be passed out, and Air Force senior guard Michael Lyons is certain to get some type of recognition.
A fellow by the name of H.A. Wheeler — people in stock car racing know him better as “Humpy” — likes to tell this story about his first race as president of Charlotte Motor Speedway, after Janet Guthrie, The First Lady of Speed — before You Know Who — entered the World 600, as the Coca-Cola 600 then was called.
Kyle Busch knows my pain. A positive sign for him Sunday: His engine didn’t blow up. Busch began his journey back to what he hopes will be a return to the Sprint Cup playoffs by finishing fourth in the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,
The move to approve universal background checks for gun purchases got a push last week when Mayors Against Illegal Guns released polls that showed overwhelming support in Nevada and 20 other states.
CARSON CITY — Legislators must decide by Friday, the 40th day of the 2013 session, whether they are going to approve or just punt on the Nevada State Education Association’s petition to raise $800 million a year through a 2 percent business margins tax.
Cruel irony struck NASCAR fans at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday after a nearby traffic highway collision shut down Interstate 15 trapping speed enthusiasts in the track’s parking lot while exiting traffic moved at a snail’s pace.
A 28-year-old man was arrested on multiple charges after a six-hour standoff in which he fired a gun more than once, North Las Vegas police said.
With Kasey Kahne in his rear-view mirror and closing fast with 12 laps to go, Matt Kenseth apologized to his crew chief.
The Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra presented a pops concert on Saturday, but there didn’t seem to be much “pop.”
It’s a proven lifesaver — the American Cancer Society estimates 65 percent of deaths from colorectal cancer could be avoided if everyone older than 50 had screening tests every 10 years –– yet only about half of Americans have the procedures.
Depression. Loss of interest in sex. An inability to build muscle or lose weight. A general sense of lethargy.
State Sen. Don Gustavson, R-Sparks, wants to give state highway officials the option of raising the top speed limit on Nevada’s limited-access, four-lane highways to 85 mph.
The closed building at 1130 S. Casino Center Blvd. isn’t exactly a historic Las Vegas edifice. The salmon pink exterior is partly covered with what some would call art, others would call graffitti.
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