A man shot and killed by Las Vegas police last week after he fired at officers was a violent felon with a history of mental illness and drug problems.
Hard of hearing? More than your hearing might be at risk. Hearing loss is associated with three very serious health conditions: cardiovascular disease, dementia and diabetes.
To get into the college of your choice means a whirlwind of applications, university visits, admission interviews and exams. However, there are steps that students can take to have the best chance at success.
Learn how cutting edge technology is leading to the development of new treatments in the fight against ALS.
The men and women who serve in the armed forces face unique challenges when they return to civilian life. Sometimes, those challenges put them in conflict with the law. A Nevada law mandated veterans courts to address their issues.
Southwest resident Katie Muldoon is a lover and a fighter. Diagnosed with terminal breast cancer, Muldoon, 60, has been battling the disease for almost seven years. However, she has found an escape in mentoring other cancer patients and spending time with her family.
Hardly a day goes by without more depressing news about the effects of the Affordable Care Act, on both the state and national levels. And what’s likely to come next has the potential to affect far more Nevadans than did the initial rollout back in October.
The Rebels, who are coming off a third-place finish at last month’s Mountain West championships, will be the No. 5 seed at next week’s Sugar Grove, Ill., Regional where familiar foe California is the top seed.
Forty years ago, in 1974, pro football’s draft wasn’t televised, so people sometimes forget that four of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first five picks went on to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White was one of the dignitaries chosen Thursday to put one of the first golden shovels into the dirt for the groundbreaking of Las Vegas Arena.
Investigators trying to determine what caused the crash of a vintage airplane during a stunt at an air show said Monday that they will start by examining the wreckage and ground scars. The crash was one of several recreation-related deaths over the weekend across the U.S
Bishop Gorman’s baseball team honored its seniors before its final regular-season home game Monday.
Mason Comastro shot a 6-over-par 78 at Stallion Mountain on Monday to lead Green Valley’s boys golf team to victory in a Northeast League match.
The College of Southern Nevada’s Faculty Senate has unanimously passed a resolution requesting that community colleges remain within the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Kellen Layne had eight kills, three aces and six digs Monday to help Bonanza’s boys volleyball team to a 25-23, 25-20, 25-22 sweep of visiting Centennial.
The 18-year-old driver of a pickup truck carrying six other teenagers that rolled over early Sunday morning faces several felony charges of driving under the influence, according to Las Vegas police.
Lauryn Lipe went 4-for-4 with three doubles and two RBIs Monday as Faith Lutheran’s softball team secured the Sunset League title with a 10-4 win over visiting Pahrump Valley.
1. Snoop arrived in a 1928 Cadillac limo Saturday night. Verdict: Badass.
Clark County has shed more light on who is vying for a limited number of lucrative licenses to move newly legalized medical marijuana from seed to sale.
Pinch-runner Andrew Martinez scored the winning run on a fielder’s choice with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Monday to lead Desert Oasis’ baseball team to a 4-3 win over visiting Centennial.
Nine dogs that spent years living in a laboratory got a chance at a new life with a foster family as the Beagle Free Project, a nonprofit organization that rescues testing animals, continues its efforts to save them, find them homes, and push legislation against animal testing.
The three adults and six children inside the residence escaped the house without injury before firefighters arrived, fire officials said.
The government’s chief witness spent the morning under intense cross-examination as the federal trial of three Cuban immigrants charged in a major Las Vegas-area theft ring entered its second week.
Four Nevada students are among the 2014 winners of scholarships from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which annually awards scholarships to 1,000 minority students below an income limit. The scholarships also will pay for graduate school in computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health or science.
Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of a man accused of slaying a Las Vegas Strip performer whose body was dismembered and hidden in concrete-filled tubs.
Police are investigating a fire-related death in Sandy Valley, about 60 miles southwest of Las Vegas, Metro said Monday.
Red Rock Canyon draws more than 1 million visitors a year, making it the busiest National Conservation Area in the country. Apparently it was big with the dinosaurs, too. Since the first such discovery made news in 2011, the fossilized footprints of long-extinct creatures have been found at more than 10 different spots in the 196,000-acre conservation area.
Henderson is telling the public not to give money to a man they say is running a scam by claiming to be a marshal with the city’s municipal court.