The Federal Trade Commission approved plans by Pinnacle Entertainment to sell a St. Louis casino and Lake Charles, La., project, allowing the Las Vegas-based gaming operator to move forward with the acquisition of Ameristar Casinos.
CARSON CITY — Dale Erquiaga, a former Clark County School District government affairs director and longtime state government agency officer, was appointed Tuesday by Gov. Brian Sandoval as the state superintendent of public instruction.
A Utah teenager arrested last year in a Columbine-inspired plot to blow up his high school will find out Tuesday if voters in the small city of Roy will take his run for mayor seriously.
An Air Force unit that operates one-third of the nation’s land-based nuclear missiles has failed a safety and security inspection, marking the second major setback this year for a force charged with the military’s most sensitive mission, the general in charge of the nuclear air force told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON — The federal government is trying to block the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways, saying it would cause “substantial harm” to consumers by leading to higher fares and fees.
PARIS — Researchers have found what they say are specialized bone tools made by Neanderthals in Europe thousands of years before modern humans are thought to have arrived to share such skills, a discovery that suggests modern man’s distant cousins were more advanced than previously believed.
Researchers have found what they say are specialized bone tools made by Neanderthals in Europe thousands of years before modern humans are thought to have arrived to share such skills, a discovery that suggests modern man’s distant cousins were more advanced than previously believed.
The unity felt in Prescott, Ariz. in the days after a wildfire killed 19 members of an elite firefighting team has quickly has faded since residents learned the city is not paying full-time benefits to all of the families of the fallen firefighters.
Jim Brock remembered hearing the clunky and complicated language the computer repairman used when handing back his broken computer.
A lifelong Atlanta Braves fan who fell about 65 feet to his death at the team’s stadium was waiting out a rain delay in a smoking area and talking to his mother on the phone shortly before the accident.
Casino operator Affinity Gaming said Tuesday it reversed a second quarter net loss, due in part to a full quarter of results from the Las Vegas-based company’s three casinos in Colorado.
Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy has appealed a federal judge’s ruling that orders him to remove cattle from the Gold Butte range where they have wandered from a grazing allotment that public lands managers canceled 19 years ago.
A year ago, Cecilia Gimenez’s botched attempt to restore a fresco of Christ inspired ridicule and references to monkeys. Now, the 81-year-old Spanish artist is having the last laugh.
An Elko County sheriff’s deputy is recovering from an injury he suffered while accidentally shooting himself in the wrist while cleaning his department-issued weapon.
The body of a man who was reported missing in Lake Mohave has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
A medicine mogul spent six years building his own private mountain peak and luxury villa atop a high-rise apartment block in China’s capital, earning the unofficial title of “most outrageous illegal structure.” Now, authorities are giving him 15 days to tear it down.
The company that owns the Stratosphere and Arizona Charlie’s said Tuesday it reversed a net loss in the second quarter.
In the closely watched and highly managed headwaters of the Muddy River, the Moapa dace, a tiny endangered fish, continues to make giant strides.
Las Vegas police have located an elderly woman that went missing Monday morning.
A look at some of the DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores this week.
Las Vegas police are investigating a dead body found in a trash bin near Nellis Boulevard and Owens Avenue.
The biggest study of its kind suggests autism might be linked with inducing and speeding up labor, preliminary findings that need investigating since labor is induced in increasing numbers of U.S. women, the authors and other autism experts say.
Years ago, I used to run into Alan Thicke at concerts, and he would say, “You should listen to my son’s music.” And I thought, “Oh boy, another celebrity thinks his kid is special.” Guess what. That kid is Robin Thicke,
Lovers of Ernest Hemingway sojourn to the great writer’s grave in Ketchum, Idaho, and Amelia and I have been there a time or two during our annual visits to one of the West’s last best places.
Jack Leaming was among the last local survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor and a survivor of the brutality of more than 3 1/2 years in Japanese prisoner of war camps. He died Aug. 5 at age 93.
Back-to-school time for parents of preteens and teens often involves purchasing school supplies, coordinating extracurricular activities, and organizing fall schedules. However, this time is also a good opportunity to talk with your health care professional about vaccines that may be recommended for your preteen or teen.
As kids get ready to head back to school, it’s time for parents to break out the lunch boxes and start planning for school lunches. The good news is that packing a healthy, nutritious school lunch – that’s also kid-approved – may be easier than most parents think. Follow these simple steps to packing a better school lunch.
Moms do all they can to prepare their kids for a healthy transition from summer vacation to the new school year, which brings new teachers, homework and demanding sports practices. But, when gearing up for the transition, there is one thing moms might be forgetting to protect their children against: potentially fatal meningococcal disease.
Can kids enjoy their favorite lunchtime standbys and be healthier too?
The school bell will be ringing soon but summer activities have kept your family far too busy to find time to shop for school supplies. Don’t panic if you notice the store shelves looking a little bare: There are still some really great deals to find and you can easily get all of your back-to-school needs filled.