A slave who died more than 200 years ago in Connecticut but was never buried was given an extraordinary funeral Thursday that included lying in state at the Capitol and calls for learning from his painful life.
Two 16-year-old boys pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and other charges in the beating death of an 88-year-old World War II veteran in Spokane nearly seven decades after he was shot in Okinawa and survived.
Bulldozers and construction equipment have become unfamiliar sights for Centennial Hills residents.
The Culinary Union has taken is its contract negotiations on the Strip to Wall Street.
The Stardust is coming back. Kind of.
Two Jersey shore communities that share an iconic boardwalk find themselves having to rebuild it and help scores of businesses pick up the pieces for the second time in less than a year after a massive fire roared along the wooden walkway Thursday.
Finnair passengers don’t seem bothered boarding flight 666 to HEL, even on Friday the 13th.
A pre-dawn fire swept through a Russian psychiatric hospital Friday, killing 37 people, officials said. Authorities had long warned that the mostly wooden building dating to the 19th century was unsafe.
Representatives of Nevada’s diverse collection of cities and counties don’t always find common ground, but the federal government’s control of so much of the state’s public lands struck a nerve at a summit here Friday.
Trial has been delayed in California for former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks who is facing felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from a high-speed freeway chase and fight with police the same day he was expelled from the Legislature.
A man shot to death near Wigwam Avenue and the Las Vegas Beltway on Thursday night has been identified as Brandon Kuhn, 32, of Las Vegas.
Four years in and life just keeps getting crazier for Austin “Chumlee” Russell, the improbable breakout star of “Pawn Stars.”
Two people on a motorcycle were in critical condition after crashing into a school bus full of kids Friday morning in southwest Las Vegas.
SPARKS — School district officials say a loud sound that prompted officials to evacuate a Sparks high school was caused by a broken fire sprinkler head.
Chorizo-laden queso fundido, Cadillac margaritas and strolling mariachis promise to fill Las Vegas hotels with plenty of Mexican flavor this weekend.
Troy Batugal has received a 2 1/2-year scholarship from Cornell University Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
An Indian court Friday sentenced to death four men for the gang rape and murder of a young New Delhi woman, ordering them to the gallows for a brutal attack that riveted India.
Too frequently, when Floyd Mayweather Jr. takes center stage, fans overpay to see something resembling a dance competition and a pillow fight.
Deadly flooding in Colorado and devastation to mountain communities in the area has put the Nevada Task Force 1 urban search and rescue team on alert Friday to deploy, according to city officials.
Three Las Vegans have been indicted by a federal grand jury in what authorities say was a $5 million grant funding telemarketing scheme.
Zenshin, an Asian restaurant at the South Point from longtime local chef and Hawaiian native Terence Fong, promises to be different.
When asked at his Monday news conference about the upcoming four-game stretch that is critical for UNLV’s football team and its coaching staff, coach Bobby Hauck said he and his players would answer questions only about this week’s opponent.
Next week, two very different productions — Shakespeare’s “Richard II” and the nostalgic prom-night musical “The Marvelous Wonderettes” — join the rollicking, Tony-winning “Peter and the Starcatcher” at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City
Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather Jr. – Saul “Canelo” Alvarez fight is a big hit with the celebrity crowd.
Heavy Hitter Glen Lerner faces some heavy hits himself in New Orleans over his representation of hundreds of clients in the British Petroleum oil spill case.
People who follow fisticuffs use a lot of boxing expressions when predicting winners of the big bouts. I have a more proven method for determining who will win. I go to the “news” conference and count entourage members.
One out of every six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. The good news is when caught early, it is very treatable. According to the American Cancer Society, the five-year survival rate for prostate cancer is almost 100 percent because many men receive an early diagnosis.
