A man who died after being trapped in a burning house in West Las Vegas last week was also stabbed several times, the Review-Journal has learned.
Cristian Ivan Diaz, 20, was sentenced Monday in Las Vegas District Court to 8- to 20-years in prison for a Jan. 1, 2013, that killed 18-year-old Jesse Hill and hurt Hill’s 16-year-old girlfriend.
General Motors issued a new recall of 1.5 million vehicles Monday, part of an effort to assure buyers that it’s moving faster to fix safety defects in its cars and trucks.
A few things to look forward to, hope for when Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden come to town in July.
The Silver State led the nation in job growth year over year in January, and the state also ended its nearly four-year streak at No. 1 for unemployment.
Police booked Edward Edgerton, 26, into Clark County Detention Center on one count of murder, according to an arrest report. His girlfriend, 24-year-old Tyanna Reynolds, was pronounced dead Saturday. The Clark County Coroner’s office ruled Reynolds’s death a homicide.
Warren Buffett looks at his offer to pay $1 billion to anyone who fills out a perfect NCAA tournament bracket as nothing more than a matter of having the numbers in his favor. Mathematicians say he’s right.
“Reflections of the Ebony Guys, Dolls & Techs,” a photo exhibit chronicling black dancers and technicians, is scheduled to be featured through the end of March at the Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway.
Meryl Davis and Charlie White won gold medals in Sochi for dancing on ice. Now they’re trading skates for shoes and ice for wood to take on a bunch of celebrities with zero dance training. Sounds fair.
The more you know, the better you can perform your job. Legal and medical professionals often are required to take continuing education courses to stay up-to-date on research and findings.
In the most comprehensive sanctions against Russia since the end of the Cold War, President Barack Obama on Monday froze the U.S. assets of seven Russian officials, including top advisers to President Vladimir Putin, for their support of Crimea’s vote to secede from Ukraine.
FAA officials say rules to address the unmanned aircraft — drones — need to be in place before they can share the sky with manned aircraft. The agency has worked on those regulations for the past decade and is still months and possibly years away from issuing final rules.
A pre-dawn earthquake rolled across the Los Angeles basin on Monday, rattling residents from the San Fernando Valley to Long Beach but causing no reported damage.
Officials revealed a new timeline Monday suggesting the final voice transmission from the cockpit of the missing Malaysian plane may have occurred before any of its communications systems were disabled, adding more uncertainty about who aboard might have been to blame.
Songs 4 Soldiers has sent more than 60 care packages to soldiers serving the United States in the last year, each filled with CDs from local musicians. There have been 52 bands and record label companies that have contributed to the cause. The organization has collected more than 900 CDs.
Noah Lane Allen’s early March drowning was not the first time child welfare investigators had heard the 3-year-old’s name. The Clark County Department of Family Services was called twice about Noah in December, according to a report.
Gina Moreno Wilson shares the story of her family’s struggle with her father’s illness in “Donald’s Story: One Family’s Journey Through the Tangled Darkness of Alzheimer’s: How to Cope and Survive as Your Loved One Slips Away.”
Literary highlights this week include author appearances by Ellen Poulsen, Jenni Pulos, Brandon Mull, Chad Morris, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus.
No one’s holding out for a Major League Baseball team to come to town anytime soon, but why not bring Spring Training to Sin City? Here are seven reasons the Cactus League would be a good fit in Las Vegas.
Yep, taking things apart is fun, even though it might make your parents or teachers a little crazy. So maybe you need to read “Ask a Science Teacher” by Larry Scheckel instead. That might be somewhat safer.
New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day parade stepped off Monday without Mayor Bill de Blasio marching along with the crowds of kilted Irish-Americans and bagpipers amid a dispute over whether participants can carry pro-gay signs.
Find fun things to do in and near the Henderson area from a free concert by the Myron Heaton Chorale to a Nashville Unplugged visit from guest songwriter Marc Beeson.
Nicole Johnson of Summerlin is a professional driver. She doesn’t drive a limousine or a cab. Her job is a tad more high-profile. Johnson drives a monster truck. Its 66-inch tires are as tall as she is.
View photographs from Henderson’s Bark in the Park and find out about other upcoming area events including the Bike Swap and Ride and the Whitney Ranch Activity Pool Egg Dive.
L’Wren Scott, a fashion designer and celebrity stylist who was Mick Jagger’s girlfriend, was found dead in Manhattan of a possible suicide, a law enforcement official said Monday.
A scuba diver caught a near-attack by a shark on camera last week while diving in the western Caribbean Sea.
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has been released from jail after being held overnight following a traffic stop late Sunday in which police said they found multiple prescription drugs inside his vehicle.
UCLA vs. Arizona; New Mexico vs. San Diego State: SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt says Las Vegas was the place to be for the prelude to March Madness.