A complaint filed against a Henderson assemblywoman over her involvement in a homeowners association legal dispute has been dismissed by a panel of the state Ethics Commission.
Massive photos of scantily clad models could be popping up on building facades in downtown Las Vegas, as long as they’re not too scantily clad.
Neither Gov. Brian Sandoval nor Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki had any problem Wednesday hoisting a 1,000-ounce (62.5-pound) silver bar, which soon will be converted into 1,000 special 150th anniversary Nevada medallions.
BURKESVILLE, Ky. — A 5-year-old boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old sister to death in rural southern Kentucky with a rifle he had received as a gift last year, authorities said.
One of three college students arrested Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombings case was allowed to return to the United States from Kazakhstan in January despite not having a valid student visa, a federal law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
BOSTON — A Vermont woman revealed her new face Wednesday, six years after her ex-husband disfigured her by dousing her with industrial-strength lye, and said she went through “what some may call hell” but has found a way to be happy.
A medical building suffered about $1 million in damage from a fire Wednesday morning, according to the Clark County Fire Department.
The Golden State Warriors didn’t get a trophy after winning last year’s NBA Summer League in Las Vegas with a 5-0 record. But if the Warriors can repeat this July, there will be hardware to cart back to Oakland.
Students at the College of Southern Nevada will need to stay on track or will soon risk not being able to attend school for a semester.
Las Vegas Sands Corp., the gaming company controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, reported first-quarter earnings Wednesday that easily surpassed analysts’ estimates as growth at its Macau properties accelerated.
Although Entertainment Promotions filed for bankruptcy in March, Entertainment Book coupons will still be honored through the expiration date printed on them.
More than 500 acres of property near downtown Las Vegas could be eligible for more publicly funded improvement grants and infrastructure upgrades under a proposal by the city.
Tropicana Entertainment Inc. announced Wednesday it sold the River Palms in Laughlin to Reno-based M1 Gaming for $7 million.
LITITZ, Pa. — A central Pennsylvania woman who mysteriously disappeared after dropping off her children for school 11 years ago has surfaced in Florida, telling police she traveled there on a whim with homeless hitchhikers, slept under bridges and survived by scavenging food and panhandling, authorities said Wednesday.
NEW YORK — J.C. Penney is sorry and it wants your business back.
The city of Henderson is hosting Henderson Shines, an annual community cleanup and education day, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Residents will have the opportunity to recycle, donate household items, have documents shredded and dispose of hazardous household materials.
Meadows Bank posted its 11th consecutive quarter of positive net income, a bank executive said Wednesday.
NEW YORK — PepsiCo is once again learning the risks of celebrity partnerships after an ad for Mountain Dew was criticized for portraying racial stereotypes and making light of violence toward women.
WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas high school principal who barred a member of the Air Force from escorting his sister to prom has apologized to him in an attempt to quell a firestorm that’s been fueled by a YouTube video of the debacle and the girl’s heartfelt letter to the newspaper.
Pinnacle Entertainment’s planned $2.8 billion buyout of regional gaming rival Ameristar Casinos was tentatively approved by Nevada gaming regulators Wednesday despite federal antitrust authorities still having to completely sign off on the deal.
A valuable mineral specimen stolen from a mining museum at the University of Nevada, Reno has been returned anonymously.
A cold front that moved across the Las Vegas Valley Tuesday night brought wind gusts of up to 40 mph and led to a dust advisory that will be in effect until late Thursday afternoon, meteorologists and health department officials said.
WASHINGTON — Scientists said Wednesday that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Va., survived harsh conditions by turning to cannibalism.
For the past two years, the Centennial boys and girls track teams have run circles around the competition in the Sunset Region.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A man is accused of pretending to be a member of rock band Pink Floyd at a Minnesota hospital — and racking up as much as $100,000 in unpaid medical bills.
BILLINGS, Mont. — A woman posing as a health care worker at a Billings hospital accompanied doctors on multiple patient checks, leading Montana health officials to warn employees at other facilities to be on the lookout for an impostor wearing scrubs or a lab coat.