A car accident caused a Las Vegas Beltway ramp closure in Henderson Monday afternoon.
An Iraq war veteran’s towering SpongeBob SquarePants headstone has been removed from her final resting place because officials at the historic Cincinnati cemetery deemed it inappropriate for their traditional grounds.
A former controller for the company that developed several high-end properties, including Turnberry Place and Town Square Shopping Center, was sentenced Friday to 37 months in federal prison for embezzling $5.6 million from the company.
President Barack Obama on Monday offered “no excuses” — and little explanation — for the computer bugs still frustrating Americans who are trying to enroll online for insurance plans at the center of his health care law.
Almost 6 million young people are neither in school nor working, according to a study released Monday.
A group of academics, politicians and businesses leaders have joined forces to create The Economic Club of Las Vegas, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization designed to provide an independent forum for economic and political debate.
WASHINGTON — Jon Wellinghoff, a Nevada lawyer and energy expert who is completing almost five years as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, is poised to join a Portland-based law firm.
The city’s parking director said Monday there should be plenty of parking spots available for this weekend’s music, food and arts festival in downtown Las Vegas.
A newborn was found dead in a dumpster on the Strip Monday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
Police didn’t need Batman to help them arrest the Joker in central Maine over the weekend.
In honor of Make a Difference Day, many individuals nationwide are set to participate in community service Oct. 26. However, many local organizations, such as the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada, the Goodie Two Shoes Foundation and Toys 4 Smiles, are dedicated to making a difference year-round.
Friends of Metro Search and Rescue, a nonprofit organization that supports rescue volunteers, is set to host the second annual Las Vegas Balloon Fest Oct. 25-27 at Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center, 9300 W. Sunset Road. The event will feature hot-air balloons, food, carnival rides, and a health fair from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 25, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 26 and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 27.
Southwest/Spring Valley neighborhood news, Oct. 22-28
Things to do in Southwest/Spring Valley, Oct. 22-28
Las Vegas author Arlene Smith and her late husband, Lincoln Amos Smith, had a whirlwind romance. Arlene’s memoir “Family of Miracles” traces the couple’s path across the country raising kids in a variety of homes including converted vans and buses.
Terri Schlichenmeyer’s review of “Serafina’s Promise” by Ann E. Burg
For every email I receive from an inquiring, appreciative, or unhappy reader, I get 30, 40, sometimes 50 unsolicited solicitations from public relations or media marketing firms using language like “I was wondering if you were working on a story …”
To steal huge shipments of valuable cargo, thieves are turning to a deceptively simple tactic: They pose as truckers, load the freight onto their own tractor-trailers and drive away with it.
The Tahoe Area Sierra Club chairman died last week after climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania for his 70th birthday.
New Jersey police say they are looking into a video that appears to show a New York Jets fan punching a female Patriots fan in the face at MetLife Stadium.
Two Utah men have been stripped of their positions as Boy Scout leaders after they posted a video of themselves purposely toppling an ancient rock formation in a state park.
A thief has returned a 255-pound pumpkin that a central Pennsylvania boy won by correctly guessing its weight — along with a note apologizing for the theft.
As Nevada Day approaches — celebrated Friday, for you newcomers — you ought to know how to speak and behave like a Real Nevadan.
Greek police released photographs of a couple charged with abducting a girl and judicial authorities put the pair in pre-trial custody Monday as an international search for the child’s parents intensified.
Most days at the Blind Center of Nevada, 1001 N. Bruce St., you can find people socializing, working on computers with special graphic-to-audio software, making art, learning life and job skills or even bowling. The center’s president, Cory Nelson, said the center couldn’t do it without volunteers.
Going into a courtroom, whether it is for a custody case or filing a personal protection order, Teri Capo has seen an array of emotions from domestic abuse survivors.
When the owners of Clay Arts Vegas, 1511 S. Main St., first looked at the building that formerly housed the Art Bar, they knew they had their work cut out for them.
A domestic disturbance led to a fire at the Rancho Del Sol apartment complex Monday morning, according to Las Vegas fire officials.