It probably won’t take an act of God to revive an empty bar next to an abandoned Fremont Street casino, but the owners of Atomic Liquors arranged for some prayers just in case.
MIAMI — LeBron James and the Miami Heat remain atop the NBA, and not even a proud push from the San Antonio Spurs could knock them down.
In a letter Thursday to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said he gave “long and serious consideration” to the Department of Energy’s plan to dispose of a potent, bomb-usable cocktail of uranium-tainted waste in a landfill at the Nevada National Security Site but has decided to oppose it.
A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper helped save four teenagers in a house fire Thursday afternoon.
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, Greg Peavey (4-2); Padres, Kevin Quackenbush (1-1)
Clark County has a common-sense plan to spare Lee Canyon campers from outrageous fees while getting rid of county land that’s difficult to manage.
The death of a massive solar energy project planned for the Laughlin area is a timely reminder that all the political juice in Nevada can’t make green power pencil out.
Vice President Joe Biden told more than 1,000 people Thursday night that time was of the essence for the passage of immigration reform, saying that the country was in for the “fight of its life” and that the future of America could be decided between now and the Fourth of July, when Congress goes into recess.
It’s an impenetrably dense forest of light, sound and dancing fruit.
Someday a public relations class will do a case study on what has been happening lately to Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. At the center of it all are seven horses that died suddenly, while under his care, in a 16-month period.
NEW YORK — Adrien Broner was asked recently if he would fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the near future.
ROGERS, Ark. — Inbee Park took a week of rest and relaxation after her last tournament. She earned it.
CROMWELL, Conn. — Charley Hoffman couldn’t help but think about last year as he stood on the 17th tee Thursday at the Travelers Championship.
Bishop Gorman High School high jumper Randall Cunningham was named the Gatorade Nevada Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year, it was announced Thursday.
UNLV golfer Kevin Penner was named honorable mention All-America for the second straight season by the Golf Coaches Association of America, which announced the Division I All-America teams on Thursday. The Rebels have had a player earn All-America recognition in 23 of the past 25 years.
Southern Wine & Spirits of America Inc. and its Nevada senior managing director, Larry Ruvo, won a sweeping court victory Thursday against a Los Angeles-area rival that infringed on some of its exclusive champagne and wine distribution deals.
The woman killed in a car accident in North Las Vegas about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Maybe it’s a sign of a still-recovering economy when an undefeated driver is hurting for sponsors.
North Las Vegas City Council members threw a controversial lifeline to underwater homeowners Wednesday, picking up a complex, amended plan aimed at keeping thousands of upside-down borrowers in their homes.
WASHINGTON — The House rejected a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill Thursday that would have cut $2 billion annually from food stamps and let states impose broad new work requirements on those who receive them.
A Las Vegas police officer riding a motorcycle was injured this morning after an accident on Sahara Avenue and Maryland Parkway.
“World War Z” could have been the Amanda Bynes of summer blockbusters.
Undefeated champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has had his share of knockdown verdicts in Clark County courts recently.
The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously approved the gaming license applications of father and son Larry Jean Woolf and Larry David Woolf and their company, Navegante Gaming Inc., to manage Hooters Hotel.
Las Vegas police raided what they believe to be an illegal brothel in an east Las Vegas neighborhood Thursday afternoon.
Southern Nevada lawmakers on Thursday helped to kill a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that would have cut $2 billion annually from food stamps and let states impose broad new work requirements on those who receive them.
The search for a young couple missing since October has been revitalized by Red Rock Search and Rescue.
You go where the work is. Especially when Celine Dion needs an opening act.