A Las Vegas firm’s application for a $5.5 billion federal loan to build a high-speed railroad to Southern California was shelved in part because it failed to meet “Buy America” rules, according to officials.
Las Vegas police charged a man Tuesday in the death of a 1-year-old boy. Bransen Locks, 36, who was in custody on unrelated arrest warrants, was charged with murder in the death of Bently Olsen after police said he caused injuries to the boy consistent with shaken baby syndrome.
Las Vegan Robert Drysdale will have to wait a bit longer to make his UFC debut.
One man was take to the hospital after being overcome by fumes from an unidentified substance at the FedEx Ship Center in North Las Vegas Tuesday.
Thanks to his fellow readers, Harvey Brown won’t have to render his own chickens to obtain the chicken fat that’s so wonderful in soups and lots of other things. Naomi Plisky said chicken fat in jars can be found in the kosher department at Albertsons at 2550 S. Fort Apache Road, and Lois Ripes said she gets it at the deli counter at Bagelmania, 855 E. Twain Ave. …
Cafe Fiesta opened in April as Station Casinos re-established its own coffee shops in place of chain operations. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and recently introduced Asian Fiesta selections in response to guest requests. The menu is designed to be not only neighborhood-friendly but also pocketbook-friendly, with all menu items less than $10.
Bally’s Steakhouse, one of the more venerable beef palaces on the Strip, will be replaced early next year by BLT Steak.
Gov. Brian Sandoval’s office confirmed Tuesday that he will talk with Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on Thursday about Department of Energy activities in Nevada, including plans to ship canisters of radioactive waste to a site northwest of Las Vegas.
With a push from doctors and fellow Republicans, Rep. Joe Heck has jumped to a head start of more than a half million dollars in his bid for re-election, according to new reports released Tuesday.
Clifton E. Dohrmann, the last president of the local Pearl Harbor survivors group, will be remembered by family and friends today when his ashes are buried at the veterans cemetery in Boulder City.
If proposed fuel tax increases for Clark County go into place, transportation officials have figures that they want budget-watching residents to remember: about $16.35 for the average driver in the first year, and $51.95 annually by the third year.
Adidas is using the NBA summer games to showcase its new V-neck T-shirt jerseys, which made their debut with the Golden State Warriors last season, and the opinions, er, reviews are mixed.
A young boy is in critical condition after being hit by a truck Monday evening at Woodfield Drive and Minden Way, near Sahara Avenue and Nellis Boulevard.
A young man who bought a handgun from a Reno police sergeant was adjudicated as mentally ill by a judge and prohibited from purchasing a weapon, but his name was never entered into a background check system because of a coding error, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported Tuesday.
More than 850 people were without power for almost two hours Tuesday afternoon, according to NV Energy.
The Las Vegas region is tied for second when it comes to how much banks and credit unions charge customers for overdrawing their checking account, according to a survey by Moebs Services.
Zoo Atlanta officials say two giant panda cubs are being rotated between their mother and an incubator to ensure the newborn twins are properly fed and getting an equal amount of nurturing.
An accident on the U.S. Highway 93 caused a road closure in Boulder City Tuesday afternoon.
Clark County commissioners directed staff Tuesday to prepare a proposal for boosting the salaries of about 750 nonunion, nonmanagement employees.
A North Korean ship carrying weapons system parts buried under sacks of sugar was seized as it tried to cross the Panama Canal on its way from Cuba to its home country, which is barred by United Nations sanctions from importing sophisticated weapons or missiles, Panamanian officials said Tuesday.
Las Vegas immigrant rights groups will join those in several other U.S. cities Wednesday to protest what they call the “militarization” of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Call them crazy, but researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are investigating how to build electronics that vanish in water.
The Nevada’s Public Employees Retirement System saw a 12.4 percent increase in value in the fiscal year that ended June 30, beating its 8 percent goal and bringing the total assets to $28.7 billion, an official with the agency said Tuesday.
How do you come up with a set of interesting and positive images to promote downtown Las Vegas without breaking the bank? The Downtown Marketing Initiative harnessed the power of crowd sourcing with the annual Capture Downtown! photography contest.
Three air conditioning units were stolen from the roof of the 10-year-old, 53,000 square foot the Donald W. Reynolds clubhouse, part of the Boys and Girls Club of Southern Nevada.
Gasoline at U.S. pumps jumped this week by the most since February, boosted by refinery upsets on the East Coast and crude prices above $100 a barrel in New York for the first time since May 2012.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel, parent of Allegiant Air, on Tuesday announced it would start new service between Las Vegas and Austin, Texas.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A coroner says “Glee” actor Cory Monteith died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol.
A 19-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle collided with a car late Monday near Durango Drive and Sahara Avenue.
Disturbances spiraling out of Los Angeles street protests against the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin will not be allowed to continue, city leaders vowed Tuesday after a spate of vandalism and assaults that led to 14 arrests.