A Nye County sheriff’s detective has been placed on administrative leave after an investigation was opened into last week’s arrest of one of his superiors and a longtime sheriff’s volunteer accused of removing political signs from private property.
SlotZilla, the zip line through the Fremont Street Experience that launches from a 12-story slot-machine-themed platform, opened to the public at noon Sunday. Every time period for the ride sold out on its first day.
Sen. Harry Reid has announced more than $2.5 million in federal highway grants for projects in Nevada intended to improve safety on roads and interstates.
American Medical Response General Manager Scott White is alleging patient care is being put at risk because there are delays of up to 30 minutes before 911 dispatchers are calling AMR.
A 69-year-old inmate at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center died Monday, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections. Leslie Warner, who had a chronic medical condition, died at the correctional center’s Regional Medical Facility.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s team that investigates officer involved shootings now will investigate inmate deaths.
Aside from the numerous bike trails, the thriving art community at the Utah-Arizona border has much to offer for those looking to get out of Las Vegas for a weekend trip.
About one in 25 people imprisoned under a death sentence is likely innocent, according to a new statistical study appearing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. And that means it is all but certain that at least several of the 1,320 defendants executed since 1977 were innocent, the study says.
Cerca country celebrates spring with a variety of outdoor events and activities.
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Authorities at Grand Canyon National Park say a person has died after apparently falling off the South Rim.
Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper reportedly is going to be sidelined at least until July because of surgery on his left thumb.
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are investigating threats against Sen. Harry Reid, U.S. Capitol Police confirmed Monday, following the standoff over Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s “trespass cattle.”
An audit of the state Division of Tourism reviewed by state lawmakers on Monday found two cases where contractors were not selected through a formal competitive process as required by state law.
Fire extinguishers were nowhere to be found Monday during an apartment fire at 5801 Lake Mead Boulevard, near Jones Boulevard.
The director of Google’s self-driving car project wrote in a blog post Monday that development of the technology has entered a new stage: trying to master driving on city streets.
Emergency officials were searching for survivors Monday in the debris left by a powerful tornado that killed at least 16 people in Arkansas and carved an 80-mile path of destruction through suburban Little Rock.
As U.S. Capitol Police investigate threats against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada congressman asks the sheriff and the FBI for help dealing with militia protesters who have made camp near Cliven Bundy’s Nevada cattle ranch.
The author of a new report on the use of Internet gaming for money laundering activities said Monday the findings of the study have been misrepresented by both anti-online wagering activists and pro-Web gaming backers.
A Metro police officer was hospitalized with what the police department described as non-life threatening injuries after a collision near downtown Las Vegas Monday afternoon.
As El Paso christens its new ballpark, portable toilets go up near 51s outdoor batting cage.
In a continuing trend of recovery from the recession, Silver State Schools Credit Union on Monday reported an eighth consecutive quarter of positive earnings.
Military wife Julie Scheneker, accused of shooting her son in the head and daughter in the face during her husband’s deployment in 2011, is standing trial for two counts of first-degree murder.
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada will open its summer day shelter for men on Thursday at a new location that can accommodate 130 men at one time.
Police say a Clemmons woman who they think was posting pictures and text to her Facebook page while driving was killed when her car crashed into a truck.
The Clark County Fire Department is employing new training techniques for its firefighters complete with on-scene controlled residential flames.
Southern Nevada’s credit freeze is thawing, and that means better times for small businesses that need financing. It’s also a boost for the region’s economy, because smaller companies employ most of the local workforce and help spur spending in every industry.
A North Las Vegas man accused of butchering his mother and sister, mutilating one of the bodies with a chainsaw and then living in a home with the decomposing bodies was indicted by a grand jury on murder charges, court records show.
The good news is that Latinos graduate from college at the same rate as whites in Nevada. The bad news is that those numbers are still below the national average. Excelencia in Education found that 39 percent of Silver State Latino students and white students graduate from college in four years, compared to 41 percent and 50 percent nationally.
Advertisers are backing away from the Los Angeles Clippers after racist comments attributed to the NBA team’s owner.
A wealthy Internet entrepreneur recently convicted of domestic violence has been terminated as CEO of the San Francisco online advertising company RadiumOne. CEO and Chairman Gurbaksh Chahal was upset that his wife had cheated on him during a Las Vegas trip, according to court documents.