DEL NORTE, Colo. — A colossal wildfire near a popular summer retreat in southern Colorado continues to be driven by winds and fueled by dead trees in a drought-stricken area, authorities said Sunday.
WASHINGTON — Admitted leaker Edward Snowden circled the globe in evasion of U.S. authorities on Sunday, seeking asylum in Ecuador and leaving the Obama administration scrambling to determine its next step in what became a game of diplomatic cat-and-mouse.
After more than seven years and a move 2,800 miles across the country, Christopher Jones thought he’d left behind reminders of the arrest that capped a bitter break-up. That was, until he searched the Internet last month and came face-to-face with his 2006 police mug shot.
WASHINGTON — Huge list prices charged by hospitals are drawing increased attention, but a federal law meant to limit what the most financially vulnerable patients can be billed doesn’t seem to be making much difference.
ISLAMABAD — At least a dozen Islamic militants wearing police uniforms shot to death overnight a Pakistani and 10 foreign tourists, including an American, who were visiting one of the world’s highest mountains in a remote area of northern Pakistan that has been largely peaceful, officials said Sunday.
Anthony Zuiker is so good at his job, he spared us all from a reality show called “Dead Celebrity.”
Jules Gray grew accustomed to seeing women carried out of clubs, their skirts lifted and dignity lowered. Other clubgoers might have dismissed it as another lightweight overestimating her tolerance, but as someone who worked in the nightclub and dayclub industry for 10 years, Gray knew better.
Jeff Hein looks beyond the block wall around the backyard of his southwest Las Vegas home and sees mountains.
Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.
Some good news on the free speech front: Clark County government now has a hands-off approach on protests, demonstrations and political expression.
As regional director for EJM Development Co., Kirk Boylston oversees the privately owned company’s development activity in Southern Nevada.
Still suffering from election fatigue? Too bad. The biggest race of Campaign 2014 is under way in Nevada, less than eight months after last year’s scorched-earth ballot.
Managers of the government-controlled landfill at the Nevada National Security Site have changed their rules to accept containers of nuclear waste that are five times more radioactive than now allowed.
The Joint was packed at the Hard Rock Hotel on a recent Friday night and Ray Sefo couldn’t have been happier.
WASHINGTON — A major overhaul of federal farm and nutrition programs was rejected in the House last week as lawmakers divided on proposed cuts to food stamps.
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District cardholders can now read more than 200 magazines for free from their Internet-enabled devices.
Standing in the living room as her husband, Ryan, answers the doorbell, Alexandra Walsh cradles their 6-week-old son, Colin Alexander, in her arms, kissing him gently on one cheek and then nuzzling the other.
Don’t be too hard on Tony Zerilli. There are only so many ways for an aging gangster to make a legal buck, and the 85-year-old former Detroit mob boss figured he’d come up with a great one: Tell the world where the body of notorious Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is buried.
No one can say for certain how much New Jersey’s online gaming market will actually be worth.
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Independence Day weekend brings a unique double celebration to Elko.
Adrian Hill, assistant executive chef at Sam’s Town, was honored as Chef of the Year by the American Culinary Federation Las Vegas Chapter on June 9 at the Palms.
Here are a few tidbits from pop culture that caught our eye last week.
Grapes and vegetables seemed to be on people’s minds this week.
I knew what Earl Turner was doing Tuesday night: watching his son Aaron tap his way into the top 20 of the Fox competition “So You Think You Can Dance.”
When two people decide to make a sexually exclusive commitment with an intention to permanence, it’s a big deal. A huge deal, if for no other reason than it runs contrary to evolution and biology.
The shocking NSA spying revelations have obliterated normal political lines. Left is on the right. Right is on the left. Dogs lay with cats.