The jury in the hepatitis C outbreak trial of Dr. Dipak Desai and nurse anesthetist Ronald Lakeman has reached a verdict.
Trapped by a wildfire that exploded tenfold in a matter of hours, a crack team of firefighting “Hotshots” broke out their portable emergency shelters and rushed to climb into the foil-lined, heat-resistant bags before the flames swept over them.
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champ, Anderson Silva, soon will tap into his artistic, expressive dimension to expand his brand from the octagon cage to the big screen.
Most think of soldiers in combat, SEALS storming beaches or airborne pilots when considering U.S. armed forces members.
Bryce Harper made sure his return from the disabled list had an impact on Monday, as he hit a solo home run in his first at-bat.
The Summerlin Council Patriotic Parade is set for 9 a.m. July 4 at the corner of Hillpointe Road and Hills Center Drive. This year’s event includes new entries, one of which will honor fallen law enforcement officers.
There’s no shortage of Independence Day celebrations in the Las Vegas Valley. From parades and fireworks to car races, there’s something for almost everyone.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan police department turned 40 years old Monday and will celebrate the milestone by honoring it’s top officers of the year.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Steven Horsford underwent heart bypass surgery Monday in a Washington-area hospital, his office said.
A Nevada state court judge is being asked to reduce bail for a Saudi Arabia air force sergeant accused of abducting and raping a 13-year-old boy at a Strip hotel on New Year’s Eve.
Pres. Barack Obama brushed aside sharp European criticism on Monday, suggesting that all nations spy on each other. Meanwhile, American analyst-turned-leaker Edward Snowden, believed to still be at Moscow’s international airport, applied for political asylum to remain in Russia.
Capt. John Costa, a fighter pilot who has served in Iraq and flown F-15E Strike Eagles and F-16s in Afghanistan, faced a new nerve-racking mission — appearing on stage in front of a crowd to surprise his daughters.
Amid discussions of national comprehensive immigration reform, Rosemary Flores is creating an organization, Coming Out of the Shadows, to collect stories of immigrants to present to Congress.
Michael Jackson was a fan of Cirque du Soleil, so he’d be happy to see the company brought more of its own magic back for its second tribute to him.
Frank Lamping is the namesake for Lamping Elementary School.
MMILWAUKEE — As more victims of clergy sex abuse came forward, then-Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan developed a plan to pay some abusers to leave the priesthood after writing to Vatican officials with increasing frustration and concern, warning them about the potential for scandal if they did not defrock problem priests, according to documents released Monday.
Mickey’s Cues & Brews has had a lot of success since it first opened its doors in 1991 at 7380 S. Eastern Ave. Its friendly environment and large space have kept pool players coming back to the family-owned business for 22 years.
Americans gamble on stocks, commodities, the weather and even on their own lives through insurance policies, and it’s legal. State governments across the country sanction many transactions defined as gambling — lotteries, horse race betting over the phone in some states and gaming in casinos on reservations in others. But sports betting is unique. To place a wager on a game, patrons must be in Nevada at a licensed sportsbook. In his book “May the Odds Be With Us: Legal Segregation in America,” Las Vegas author Paul Czuchra asserts that limiting sports transactions to one state with strict prohibitions on online or telephone transactions amounts to segregation.
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Clark County Library’s free book publishing workshop and mob series event are among literary offerings this week.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — An evacuation is under way in the Hualapai Mountains in northwest Arizona where wildfires have burned to within 1½ miles of homes in the tiny community of Pine Lake.
A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a pickup truck Sunday night on Spring Mountain Road near Decatur Boulevard, according to Las Vegas police.
Find things to do in the Summerlin and Summerlin South areas.
NEW YORK — Three lawsuits brought by men who said a former Elmo puppeteer sexually abused them when they were underage were tossed out by a judge who said in a decision published Monday that the men waited too long to sue.
Apple Inc. has applied for a trademark in Japan for “iWatch,” indicating it may be proceeding with rumored plans to produce a smart wristwatch.
Make room, guys. The girls are coming to the Boy Scouts of America’s national jamboree.
A dozen people are recovering after they were apparently sickened by carbon monoxide while boating on Lake Mead.