Tower of Power is a band that defines “cult following.” It’s able to fill small showrooms such as the South Point 40 years after “So Very Hard to Go” was played on Top 40 radio.
The body of a Las Vegas woman who may have been strangled by her roommate was positively identified Thursday as Sheila Harrick Linke by the Mohave County coroner in Arizona.
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a man suspected of stealing a jug of cash off a convenience store countertop. The money was meant for a person with a medical condition.
A 27-year-old Las Vegas man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a pimp who reportedly had been bragging about the productivity of one of his girls, according to an arrest report released by the Clark County district attorney’s office on Thursday.
Jimmer Fredette is likely to become a Chicago Bull sometime this weekend. Sources told ESPN.com on Thursday that “serious mutual interest between the sides has made Fredette’s landing with Chicago look increasingly likely.”
Jurors have deliberated more than three days without reaching a verdict in the sexual assault trial of Steven Farmer, a certified nursing assistant accused of victimizing five female patients in 2008 at Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center.
The Las Vegas Valley has made huge strides in that negative-equity rate, slashing it in half in the last two years. Now, the city’s percentage of under-water homes is stabilizing at a high rate. So if you’re still under water, you’re probably going to stay there for the foreseeable future.
Nakia Woodson, 38, a Democratic candidate for the vacant state Assembly District 3 seat, has been charged with lying about her income to fraudulently obtain welfare benefits, according to documents obtained by the Review-Journal.
Officials at a Northern California high school acted appropriately when they ordered students wearing American flag T-shirts to turn the garments inside out during the Mexican heritage celebration Cinco de Mayo, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
The Nevada Athletic Commission on Thursday banned all therapeutic use exemptions for testosterone replacement therapy. While the ruling applies to all combat sports in Nevada, the controversial loophole has been a major point of contention in mixed martial arts.
Las Vegas made the first cut among cities vying to host the Republican National Convention in 2016.
The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange board picked an interim leader on Thursday and worked on ways to help Xerox, the contractor designing Nevada Health Link’s website.
Follow the link for the live blog of the Liberty-Bishop Manogue girls game.
The case involves alleged fraudulent financial transactions not related to the charges the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline sustained against Jones in December tied to his handling of a romantic affair with a prosecutor who appeared before him.
Less than 1½ years after the Department of Veterans Affairs opened its $1 billion VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas, earthmovers have begun churning the site again to expand the hospital’s emergency room because the existing one is inadequate.
Question: On the north side of our house, we have a 10-foot-wide space we are trying to landscape. Several have suggested planting bay laurel trees, but we are concerned about the tree’s size for the space. When we went to the nursery, their suggestion was the Majestic Beauty hawthorn tree. Will the hawthorn tree do well in our climate and soils?
Grapevine Canyon, located toward the southern end of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, is said to be among the best of all places to see the intriguing Native American rock art called petroglyphs. It’s certainly one of the easiest to visit. It’s especially good if you want to take small children or other folks who can’t hike long distances, as the best petroglyph panels are at the mouth of the canyon only about a quarter-mile from the parking area.
Nevada Highway Patrol said the rider collided with a car about 2:25 p.m. on state Route 159 at the Nelson’s Landing turn off.
A management shake-up is in the works at the troubled Reno benefits office of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Rep. Dina Titus said Thursday after meeting with the head of the VA.
Tickets to the Burning Man festival in the Northern Nevada desert are just as hot as ever. It only took 44 minutes to sell all 38,000 tickets offered Wednesday, according to organizers.
BOSTON — Massachusetts gambling regulators voted 3-2 on Thursday to make Plainville the site of the state’s first and only slots parlor.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles performing in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is looking for locals who have a great story about when Beatlemania swept through Las Vegas.
A home invasion and hostage situation that became a standoff in the northwest valley Thursday morning has been resolved, according to Las Vegas police.
A U.S. appeals court ordered YouTube on Wednesday to take down an anti-Muslim film that sparked violent riots in parts of the Middle East and death threats to the actors.
Las Vegas’ Tony Weeks was selected by the Nevada Athletic Commission Thursday to referee the March 8 junior middleweight fight between former world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Alfredo Angulo at the MGM Grand Garden. The judges for the 12-round main event will be Jerry Roth and Dave Moretti of Las Vegas and Craig Metcalfe of Canada.
In “Non-Stop,” Liam Neeson stars as an air marshal on a New York-to-London flight who starts receiving text messages from someone on the plane threatening to kill one of the passengers every 20 minutes until $150 million is wired to a bank account.