Interstate 11, whenever it gets built, will either cut through the middle of the Las Vegas Valley, bypass town on a totally new road east of Sunrise Mountain and Nellis Air Force Base, or mostly follow the southern and western legs of the Las Vegas Beltway and hook up with U.S. Highway 95 as it heads north out of town.
What’s most important to bettors is how to cash tickets this week and, in the big picture, how to handicap explosive offensive teams such as Oregon. The Ducks scare the heck out of bookmakers, who are not setting lines high enough, and sharp bettors, who usually prefer to buy underdogs when the price appears inflated.
The court-martial of a Nellis Air Force Base major accused of sex abuse and assault of an enlisted man remained stalled Thursday while a military judge waited for the base convening authority to find more candidates for a jury panel.
Nearly five years later, the first of 10 sentences was handed down in the bloody downtown wedding chapel brawl where 13 men, including members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club, were charged with assaulting rival gang members.
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday brought fresh charges against four former Blackwater Worldwide security contractors, resurrecting an internationally charged case over a deadly 2007 shooting on the streets of Baghdad.
Federal funding cuts are looming for local nonprofits that help severely disabled and elderly adults find work or stay out of nursing homes. Charity executives say the cuts are an unintended consequence hidden deeply in a maze of proposed Medicaid regulations changes.
One man lies on his stomach on the driveway. Blood is splattered along the garage door that smashed his head and presumably killed him. Another man lies a few feet away, run over by a truck.
A security guard on the lookout for shoplifters searched two teenage girls as they left a Manhattan lingerie shop Thursday afternoon, and discovered one of them was carrying what appeared to be a fetus in her bag, police said.
By now, raving about Benedict Cumberbatch has become as commonplace as chatting about the weather or complaining about that thing Miley Cyrus won’t stop doing with her tongue.
A Lake Havasu City, Ariz., man was found stabbed to death in his garage early Thursday morning.
Henderson police arrested two teenagers Thursday afternoon in connection with the assault and robbery of a mentally challenged boy.
The guards at Franklin Correctional Institution put one man on a bus and opened the gates for another to ride away with family. Authorities now say prison officials were duped by the court documents, which included a fake motion from a prosecutor and a judge’s forged signature.
Nothing promotes licking obesity like postage stamps that show children playing outside. The U.S. Postal Service commissioned a huge batch of them to support first lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign, which encourages kids to engage in more physical activity.
Here’s a new twist on fantasy sports: a San Francisco startup is offering a chance to bet on the moneymaking potential of star athletes.
A Bullhead City, Ariz., man who pled guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a house guest was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday.
A 52-year-old man who skipped his September hearing for child pornography charges is still on the lam, according to Las Vegas police.
A pedestrian died after being hit by vehicle near Tropicana Avenue and Decatur Boulevard Thursday afternoon.
The Nevada Supreme Court is wading into whether term-limited Reno City Council members can run for mayor, an issue that was never contemplated when the voter initiative to limit how long elected officials can remain in office was passed in the mid-1990s.
One person is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle near Lake Mead Boulevard and D Street Thursday afternoon.
The discovery of a 1.8-million-year-old skull of a human ancestor buried under a medieval Georgian village provides a vivid picture of early evolution and indicates our family tree may have fewer branches than some believe, scientists say.
In the car business, wholesalers can be a dealership’s best friend, especially when considering high-end vehicles. So when local automobile executives opened Planet Hyundai Used Car Super Store at 7100 W. Sahara Ave. in July 2012, they immediately called on 70-year-old Harry Hendricks for help.
Small cars such as the Kia Forte are at their best when they are shaped in the most practical body style possible. Not everyone subscribes to this postulation, which is why Kia and other automakers make sedan as well as hatchback or wagon versions of their compact automobiles.