Two California men pleaded guilty Tuesday to sex trafficking crimes for enticing two teenage girls to come to Las Vegas from Oakland to work as prostitutes in 2013.
The Economic Club of Las Vegas, a group of academics, politicians and business leaders, will host its first event on Thursday and feature Dr. Allan Meltzer, an economics professor with Carnegie Mellon University and expert on monetary policy.
Video evidence proves falcons are precision hunters with an incredibly unfair advantage over their prey.
The slate of potential candidates for Reno mayor was in the hands Tuesday of the Nevada Supreme Court to decide whether current or former City Council members who are barred from re-election by term limits are eligible to run for mayor.
Two downtown hotel-casinos will begin accepting the digital currency Bitcoin for various non-gaming transactions.
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife were indicted Tuesday on corruption charges after a monthslong federal investigation into gifts the Republican received from a political donor.
Rio de Janeiro’s famed Christ statue is being repaired after two fingers and its head were chipped during recent lightning storms.
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller said he heard a lot of complaints Tuesday about how difficult it is to sign up for health care insurance in Nevada under the new law and how some policies are too costly, especially for young people who are healthy.
Las Vegas police sought the public’s help Tuesday in finding two men they believe robbed a business at gunpoint on Jan. 13.
A former middle school teacher and basketball coach has taken a plea deal in his lewdness case, his lawyer said Monday.
Putting former NSA contractor Edward Snowden on trial for leaking U.S. surveillance information could be an awkward public spectacle for the Obama administration.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick says Denver Broncos receiver Wes Welker — a former star in New England — tried to “take out” defensive back Aqib Talib on a play that changed the course of Sunday’s NFL playoff game.
Two Las Vegas-area Albertsons stores will close on or around Feb. 20. The stores at 2650 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway in Henderson and at 2575 S. Maryland Parkway will close along with an Albertsons in Albuquerque, N.M., and Phoenix.
Police have a person in custody following a reported shooting at Purdue University in Indiana.
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the state of Utah over the issue of gay marriage, saying the official decision to stop granting benefits for newly married same-sex couples has created wrenching uncertainty.
One man was killed and another jailed in a shooting in the northwest Arizona community of Golden Valley on Monday.
The Contemporary Arts Center recently moved from its longtime location in The Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd., to a space in Alios, a lighting company at 1217 S. Main St. The gallery has long been known for cutting-edge, challenging art, but at age 25, the CAC is adding the pitter-patter of little feet.
A nun who gave birth to a boy after complaining of stomach pains has named the child Francesco after the Pope.
On Monday, the nation marks a federal holiday in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s honor. It’s long past time to fully embrace King’s great legacy by spreading his namesake boulevard across our valley.
A 14-year-old black boy executed nearly 70 years ago is getting another day in court, and his lawyers plan to argue Tuesday for a new trial, saying his conviction was tainted by the segregationist-era justice system and scant evidence.
Just a few weeks ago, UFC president Dana White said he planned on respecting former welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre’s request for space as he continues his hiatus from the sport.
Leave it to Lindsay Lohan to show up at a film festival without a film.
U.S. Highway 95 was briefly shut down at Cheyenne Avenue as police investigated a person threatening to jump from an overpass.
The sad story making the news rounds today is pretty simple: Since Roe v. Wade, some 55 million abortions have been performed.
A Wisconsin man who became lodged in the windshield of a car that struck him said he turned to the driver and said, “Hello, I’m the guy you hit on the bicycle.”
A burst water line caused heavy traffic Tuesday morning at a busy Las Vegas intersection.
Before he was a stand-up comic — and before he was the voice of Muddy Mudskipper and Albert the Foul-Mouthed Bass on the “Ren & Stimpy Show” — Harris Peet was employed by the Los Angeles Kings. As a practice/emergency goalie. During the Gretzky years.
An Altoona casino that distributes profits to central Iowa charities won’t say how much it spent sending about 40 board members, employees and spouses to a Las Vegas conference.
I told Joy Behar a lot of fans will go see her Friday-Saturday at The Orleans just to find out what she has to say about politics because they miss her on “The View.”
Nevada higher education officials are putting their wish lists together for the next biennium, but what they are asking for might be difficult to grant.