An avalanche swept the slopes of Mount Everest on Friday along a route used to climb the world’s highest peak, killing at least six Nepalese guides and leaving nine missing, officials said.
If you didn’t know why the Nevada Republican Party’s plan to issue pre-primary endorsements was controversial before, it’s easier to understand when you glance at the final list of party-approved candidates.
Las Vegas will need to embark on a good run to upset the Alaska Aces in their ECHL Western Conference quarterfinal playoff series, which starts today at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage.
When Churchill Downs announced a big takeout increase for the season that starts on April 26, the anger of horseplayers overflowed and prompted one group to call for a betting boycott at the storied track.
Liberty softball coach Jim Portese has stressed to his young team the need to give 100 percent at all times.
The smugglers who helped Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig leave Cuba on a speedboat have made death threats against him and against a Cuban boxer who says he defected with Puig, according to court documents.
A 2-year-old girl was struck by a van about 9:30 p.m. Thursday and died at Pecos Road and Dillon Avenue, north of Lake Mead Boulevard, a Las Vegas police watch commander said.
Liberty softball coach Jim Portese has stressed to his young team the need to give 100 percent at all times.
Everything starts with the coach. Gregg Popovich sets a steady tone for the San Antonio Spurs, who resemble the Aristotle theory that excellence is a habit, not an act.
Rachel Williams tossed a three-hit shutout Thursday to lead Palo Verde’s softball team to a 3-0 win over Brawley (Calif.) in the Spring Jamboree at Majestic Park.
A Republican National Committee team made an all-day visit to Las Vegas on Thursday to examine the logistics of putting on the GOP’s presidential nominating convention in 2016 if Las Vegas wins the right to host the event.
The 51s scored five runs in the fourth inning, and four Las Vegas pitchers combined to limit the host Reno Aces to five hits in a 6-0 win Thursday night, the team’s sixth straight.
Jose Verdugo singled through a drawn-in infield with one out in the top of the seventh to score two runs and give Rancho’s baseball team a 6-4 win over La Costa Canyon (Calif.) on Thursday at the Lions Tournament in San Diego.
With his voice occasionally wavering, Michael Egan III described abuse he said began when he was 15 years old at the hands of Singer and others. He told of being plied with drugs and promises of Hollywood fame while also enduring threats and sexual abuse in Hawaii and Los Angeles over several years.
In its new “Built For It” ad, CAT decided to play a kid’s game in a man’s world — a Jenga-like game that they call Stack. And of course they used their construction equipment to carry out the task.
Karina Taylor refuted much of the testimony of her former boyfriend, Kevin Cooney, during two days of testimony and his mother’s attempted murder trial.
Two costly errors by UNLV helped Air Force rally from a 6-2 deficit with five runs in the fifth inning, and the Falcons held off the Rebels 10-9 on Thursday in a Mountain West baseball game at Colorado Springs, Colo.
Las Vegas police said they have arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal stabbing Thursday, the third in a span of 24 hours.
Imagine yourself at 17 and add worldwide fame and the promise of a lifetime of unlimited wealth. Meet Lorde.
Nevada high school freshmen and sophomores in 2014-15 lucked out Thursday when they were freed of the graduation requirement that has kept diplomas from thousands of past students, and will likely do the same for thousands more to come.
From barbecue to jazz, everything’s smokin’ hot during Saturday’s inaugural Smokin’ Notes festival at Providence’s Knickerbocker Park in northwest Las Vegas.
Adrenalized alt-pop troupe Foster the People has not fully capitalized on the potential windfall of advertising revenue that songs from their two albums, “Torches” and “Supermodel,” could garner. No worries, we’re here to help
Food themed to the ’60s — such as Wavy Gravy Groovy Fries, Ravi “Shanker” Pulled Pork Sandwich and Timothy Leary’s Purple Haze Fried ’Shrooms — will be part of Cannerystock Rockfest from 4 to 10:15 p.m. Saturday at the Cannery.
Hippity, hoppity, Easter’s on its way — and these things can help you celebrate.
UNLV received a signed letter of intent Thursday from Findlay Prep shooting guard Rashad Vaughn, a McDonald’s All-American and the highest-ranked player in coach Dave Rice’s recruiting class.
NASA planet hunters found an astonomical object dubbed Kepler-186f that has the potential to sustain human life.
Expect an abundance of killer hot rods and hairdos nearly as big as said rides with the return of the Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekender, one of the biggest events of its kind in the world.
Electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk perform in 3-D at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on June 28. Tickets start at $50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com and Ticketmaster outlets.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in mysterious lawsuit
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