When it comes to geographic overstatement, Nevada’s front-row view of the amazing Death Valley cannot be beat. The Death Valley National Monument holds an almost mystical fascination not only for desert dwellers but for people from around the world.
Putting a statistic on disappointment, the Obama administration revealed Wednesday that fewer than 27,000 people signed up for private health insurance last month in the 36 states relying on a problem-filled federal website.
A southern Michigan school district has reversed its decision to bar students from wearing T-shirts honoring a 12-year-old classmate who died over the weekend following a long battle with cancer
A guy who goes by MysteryGuitarMan on YouTube takes a Ford Fiesta, some PVC pipe and some other random objects and somehow makes foot-tapping music.
Pittsburgh police say they’ve taken four people into custody for questioning about a shooting that wounded three students outside a city high school.
Q . Before the first freeze in Las Vegas what should I feed my bougainvillea? I have three plants, all in the ground. They are 6 years old and I wrap their bases before the freeze. They always come back come March and bloom beautifully August through October.
It is interesting how some words have more than one meaning. Race is one of them. It can be a form of competition where the fastest one wins, but it can also be a group of people, such as the human race.
Keeping fish in an aquarium is said to be one of the top hobbies in the United States today. Some enthusiasts search for antique-looking aquariums that fit with room styles from the past.
Ohio’s governor on Wednesday delayed a condemned child killer’s execution to study the feasibility of allowing the man to donate his organs to ailing relatives.
Former Raiders tight and BYU great Todd Christensen died from complications during liver transplant surgery. He was 57.
The Stratosphere Hotel & Casino had an evacuation early Wednesday morning when firefighters responded to alarms in the tower.
The NFL Players Association today is announcing a program to test and treat former players with brain trauma at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and other sites across the country.
At the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the holiday season includes an expected 1 million lights shimmering during the annual Glittering Lights drive-through event Nov. 15 through Jan. 5.
After tracking down a small alligator skulking in a baggage claim area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, authorities are now hunting for its traveling companion.
The best-selling book “Empty Mansions” chronicles the eccentric life of Huguette Clark and tells the story of the Montana family that launched Las Vegas.
A woman was arrested after police said she fatally stabbed another woman Tuesday night near the Boulevard Mall in central Las Vegas.
A camera trap in a forest in central Vietnam has managed to snap a photo of one of earth’s rarest mammals, the saola, which hadn’t been seen in 15 years.
It was Ladies Day on Tuesday at Henderson’s Rio Secco Golf Club, as Natalie Gulbis, Cristie Kerr and Stacy Lewis put on a show in winning the Wendy’s 3Tour Challenge. The LPGA Tour team posted a score of 17 under par to capture the first-place prize of $500,000.
The mother of a boy with nonverbal autism says she witnessed a miracle recently when her son spontaneously put words together for the first time by singing part of Katy Perry’s “Roar.”
An inmate who had been booked on suspicion of driving under the influence apparently hanged himself in his jail cell a few hours later, according to Storey County officials.
The year was 1985. “Splash,” a new show by Jeff Kutash, was hitting the Strip, bringing a mix of street dance and classical moves to the Las Vegas entertainment scene.
Trucks hauling dangerous uranium waste from Tennessee for burial in a landfill at the Nevada National Security Site will begin rolling early next year despite objections from Gov. Brian Sandoval who is powerless to stop them, federal officials said Tuesday.
A teen faces charges of intimidation and terroristic threats after an Instagram account revealed names of victims and witnesses in criminal cases. Police said a 17-year-old owned the “rats215” account — a reference to Philadelphia’s area code — that posted affidavits and photos of victims and complainants.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has admitted to the City Council that he has bought illegal drugs in the past two years. The mayor made the confession under direct questioning by councilors who are debating a motion that would ask him to take a leave of absence.
Details are still emerging of the deal that was nearly reached in nuclear talks in Geneva over the weekend — a deal the Obama administration will be pushing hard when talks resume next week.
The Jobs Originated through Launching Travel, or JOLT, Act has surpassed 100 co-sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives, drawing almost equal support from the two major political parties.
Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” interview Sunday with former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman was nearly over before it started with the chef-turned-CNN travel host.
A daredevil and adrenaline junkie dons a wingsuit and takes a death-defying line through a super narrow canyon in the Great Basin National Park.
A man died Wednesday morning near Bunkerville after a single-vehicle crash.