It was to college basketball cheering sections what the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Colossus of Rhodes were to classic antiquity; what Big Bertha was to metal drivers; what Superman’s bare hands were to steel and the course of mighty rivers.
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. — A man and his dog perished in a fire that destroyed a recreational vehicle in 2100 block of Clearwater Drive in Bullhead City, Ariz., shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday. The man and dog were found on the floor of the motor home, which was destroyed.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — Audie Farmer, 45, of Kingman, Ariz., was killed when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a pickup towing a horse trailer in the 3200 block of East Andy Devine Avenue at 11 a.m. Saturday.
A Louisiana lawyer plans to appeal his conviction in Las Vegas federal court on fraud and conspiracy charges stemming from a mortgage investment scheme that prosecutors say involved more than 220 properties and upward of $50 million in losses.
GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — Douglas County sheriff’s deputies say they have arrested a 20-year-old Las Vegas man on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed his great-grandfather.
As CEO of William Hill, Joe Asher is in the odds business.
From the World Trade Center and Times Square in New York to the White House and sports venues across the country, police patrolled in packs and deployed counterterrorism teams Monday as security was stepped up after explosions at the Boston Marathon.
CHICAGO — Far-flung family members, co-workers and friends frantically used social media, cellphones and even a “people finder” website Monday to try to learn the fate of participants and spectators at the Boston Marathon, where three people were killed and dozens injured after a pair of bombs exploded near the finish line of one of the world’s great races.
Twenty-two-year-old William Lewis has a goal: to serve one day in elected office.
A Metropolitan Police Department patrol car collided with a sport utility vehicle in the east valley Monday night, a department official said.
The body of a male high school student was found early Thursday morning on the East Career and Technical Academy campus, according to Clark County School District officials.
A pilot from Sunriver, Ore., had just taken off from the airport in Mesquite on Sunday when he felt a vibration, noticed an engine surge and saw his vintage aircraft lose its propeller.
UNLV officials hope to move forward with a long-delayed project — building a new home for the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration.
Start next school year with a permanent teacher in every classroom.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Inbee Park won the Nevada state high school girls golf titles in 2004 and 2005 while competing for Bishop Gorman.
The only Las Vegas resident charged in the federal government’s 2-year-old “Black Friday” crackdown on Internet poker is suing his former attorney.
William Hill Plc said Monday that it has completed its $649 million acquisition of the 29 percent stake in William Hill Online held by gaming software firm Playtech Ltd.
An Internet poker company founder accused of operating his business like a Ponzi scheme has pleaded guilty to conspiracy.
It sounded like thunder. “It was like the loudest kind of thunder you ever heard,” Marcus Smith said of the explosions during Monday’s Boston Marathon. Smith and his wife, Chelsey Smith, one of about 40 runners from Southern Nevada in the race, were walking to a gym for her post-race shower when the first boom filled the air.
A man was arrested on a drunken driving charge after a Sunday crash in which a woman died.
Two bombs exploded near the crowded finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 50 others in a terrifying scene of broken glass, smoke and severed limbs, authorities said. A third blast rocked the John F. Kennedy Library a few miles away and more than an hour later, but no injuries were reported, the police commissioner said. New reports suggest that the library incident might be unrelated. A senior U.S. intelligence official said two other explosive devices were found near the marathon finish line.
The Clark County coroner was unable to determine the cause of Henderson pediatrician Ralph Conti’s death.
High winds are sweeping into the Las Vegas Valley, depositing layers of dust and allergens.
Boulder City Police Chief Thomas Finn has been fired. Finn said city administrators told him the news at 7 a.m. Monday when he returned to work following a medical leave that began Jan. 16. Finn’s removal comes after months of controversy regarding how his police department handled a Mongols motorcycle rally in Boulder City last year.