The Bureau of Land Management said Thursday that two bulls were euthanized during the agency’s weeklong roundup of cattle that ended Saturday with an armed standoff between supporters of rancher Cliven Bundy and federal agents.
While distancing itself from the legal issues that prompted the BLM to round up Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy’s range cattle then release hundreds of them as the threat violence loomed, the conservative Nevada Cattlemen’s Association issued a statement Wednesday that sympathizes with Bundy.
Henderson Police Department is launching a three-week enforcement campaign Wednesday targeting drivers and pedestrians not obeying crosswalk laws.
Don’t expect powdered alcohol to hit store shelves anytime soon.
Lawyer Robert Draskovich was allowed Monday to continue defending suspended Family Court Judge Steven Jones in his federal fraud case despite questions by prosecutors that the lawyer might have a conflict of interest.
Netflix is raising its prices for new members, and prices for existing members will follow suit after that.
The Las Vegas Philharmonic’s new music director, Donato Cabrera, announced details of the orchestra’s 2014-15 season, but due to prior commitments he’ll only be conducting some of the concerts.
Some ran to honor the dead and wounded. Others were out to prove something to the world about their sport, the city or their country. And some wanted to prove something to themselves.
A 16-year-old boy scrambled over an airport fence, crossed a tarmac and climbed into a jetliner’s wheel well, then flew for five freezing hours to Hawaii — a misadventure that forced authorities to take a hard look at the security system that protects the nation’s airline fleet.
A federal jury on Monday found that a former Las Vegas police officer did not assault National Guard Sgt. Mark England during a 2007 altercation at McCarran International Airport.
An “Ice Road Truckers” reality-television star was charged with kidnapping and extorting a Las Vegas prostitute, court documents released Monday showed. Timothy Zickuhr, 40, was arrested in December, but charges weren’t publicized until Monday.
Sprinkles Cupcakes at The Linq, 3435 Las Vegas Blvd. South, is featuring its classic vanilla cupcakes with the Springs Preserve logo this week in honor of Earth Day, and 100 percent of proceeds from sales of the cupcakes will be donated to the preserve. They’re $3.75 each and available through Saturday. …
Senators Harry Reid and Dean Heller disagree about the armed protesters who descended on the Cliven Bundy cattle ranch.
The Stratosphere Tower welcomed its 40 millionth visitor Monday, and the guest turned out to be British tourist making his first ever trip to Las Vegas.
Noted baseball writer Tom Boswell suggests the Las Vegas slugger might have faked an injury to avoid having to bat against the Marlins’ Jose Fernandez.
Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky vowed Monday to scrutinize every dollar spent in the Clark County School District to assure funds are used expressly for student achievement.
Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto partnered with the Financial Guidance Center to conduct the Twitter town hall on Monday as part of the state’s Home Again: Nevada Homeowner Relief Program.
The Animal Foundation’s 11th annual Best in Show event is planned for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 27 at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave.
A Warriors fan sitting courtside at Saturday night’s Warriors-Clippers game got a bit more than he probably expected during the game.
A large influx of pirates is headed to Las Vegas, and they’re not in search of buried treasure. The second annual Pirate Fest is scheduled for April 25-27 at Lorenzi Park, 3343 W. Washington Ave.
The 17th Annual Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender wrapped up Sunday at The Orleans after four days of music, cars, burlesque and events celebrating the rockabilly lifestyle.
After a week of above normal spring temperatures in Las Vegas, winds are expected to pick up Tuesday and stir up some dust. Clark County air quality officials released an advisory for dust on Tuesday.
A mom and her two kids got more than they bargained for on a weekend outing to a safari park in Wiltshire, England when their van caught fire inside a lion enclosure.
AT&T plans a major expansion of super-fast Internet services to cover as many as 100 municipalities in 25 metropolitan areas.
Las Vegas Philharmonic officials introduced Donato Cabrera as the orchestra’s new music director on Monday afternoon. Cabrera, who spent part of his boyhood in Las Vegas, also has served with the San Francisco Symphony and the California Symphony.
A prison doctor has been fired and two other staffers are in the midst of being dismissed after an inmate at the Kentucky State Penitentiary starved himself to death, a case that has exposed lapses in medical treatment and in how hunger strikes are handled at the facility. Prison officials have asked prosecutors to investigate after The Associated Press began asking questions about the inmate’s death.
Apple is offering free recycling of all its used products and vowing to power all of its stores, offices and data centers with renewable energy to reduce the pollution caused by its devices and online services.