Local dignitaries revealed a plaque designating the El Cortez Hotel and Casino on the National Register of Historic Places on Thursday downtown. The hotel becomes one of nearly 80,000 properties listed on the NRS. The business opened in 1941 making it the oldest continuously operated casino in Las Vegas.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A buttoned-down Prince Harry joined Michelle Obama in honoring military families Thursday and toured an exhibition in Congress about land-mines, opening a weeklong U.S. visit devoted to the wounded victims of war. Shrieking onlookers gave him the pop-star treatment, but he was all royal business.
A top federal hepatitis C researcher testified Thursday that he is “absolutely certain” two clusters of the deadly virus detected in Southern Nevada in 2007 sprung from infected patients who had procedures at Dr. Dipak Desai’s clinic.
The white-satin corset, lined on top and bottom with white tulle, sits atop the shelf, its vertical lines of rhinestones sparkling. To the right, a black leather bustier beckons.
SAN FRANCISCO — A 72-foot-long, high-tech catamaran sailboat capsized Thursday in San Francisco Bay while practicing for the America’s Cup races this summer, killing an Olympic gold medalist from England and injuring another sailor, authorities said.
Randy Jackson, the lone original “American Idol” judge, says he won’t be returning to the Fox talent competition.
Rep. Joe Heck of Nevada, who couples politics with careers in medicine and the military, is in line for a bump up in the Army Reserve.
CARSON CITY — The forensic manager of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police crime lab testified Thursday that her office is more than a year behind in processing DNA from crime scenes.
Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 36-year-old man.
Mohave County has been made the most weapon-permissive county in Arizona.
WASHINGTON — Fannie Mae said something Thursday that would have been unthinkable a few years ago: It earned a record $58.7 billion profit in the January-March quarter.
After reviewing additional footage shot for a project, Review-Journal videographer Michael Quine noticed some curious artifacts moving across the screen. Birds, grocery bags, reflections or something else? The 95 freeway is in the foreground with the camera pointed North towards Nellis Air Force Base just east of the Spaghetti Bowl.
The city of Henderson on Thursday took its first step toward developing its planned industrial district, the South 15 Industrial Center.
Out-of-state patient transfers have been rare in Nevada’s northern mental health inpatient facility in Sparks, public records requested by the Las Vegas Review-Journal show.
For more than a month, jurors in the Richard Suen trial have heard a lengthy roster of Chinese names, customs, and sections of constitutional law, all in a jumbled time sequence.
A man died in a rollover crash on Interstate 15 near Sloan at about 3 a.m. The crash closed southbound lanes for hours, snarling traffic as Nevada Highway Patrol redirected traffic through Jean. The highway was reopened at 8:30 a.m.
NEW YORK — A worldwide gang of criminals stole a total of $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday – and outmoded U.S. card technology may be partly to blame.
The Spring Mountains will receive some spring cleaning Saturday morning in preparation for the busy summer season.
A Fort Mohave man perished in a fire that destroyed his home in northwest Arizona Wednesday.
It’s true. Those rental car drop fees of $1,000 can be a killer. Funny how a 6-iron from 192 yards away in the rain and wind can alter a guy’s perspective on things.
A three-day hedge fund conference could be an excuse to hit the tables in Vegas, but this one is different. From Al Pacino to Ehud Barak and Mike Krzyewski, the SALT speakers keep the audience riveted.
A bill submitted to Congress on Thursday would allow visitors from Hong Kong to enter the United States without needing a visa, a move to spur more travelers from the well-to-do territory.
WASHINGTON — Talk about high expectations for a newborn: King and Messiah are among the fastest-rising baby names for American boys.
Those who wish to reserve a dog park or equestrian park in Henderson may soon do so — for a fee.
Fifteen saddle-trained, wild horses will be offered for adoption on May 18 in Carson City, according to the Bureau of Land Management.
A 53-year-old man who wrote a book about his claims to be the ex-lover of the late entertainer Liberace has pleaded guilty in Reno to burglary and identity theft.
The Metropolitan Police Department is closing the lobbies of three substations to cut costs.
Local police officers involved in the shooting of an armed murder suspect last year will be honored Sunday with a national officer of the year award.
Las Vegas police are looking for a suspect who walked out the door with two packages of beer, telling the cashier as he left, “I’m taking these.”