There is a common expression in the sport of mixed martial arts that is uttered each and every time there is a controversial decision. “Don’t leave it in the hands of the judges.”
A man and woman thought to have ambushed two Las Vegas police officers and to have killed a bystander before committing suicide left behind swastikas and told neighbors they wanted to kill police.
A radical environmental group is trying to block Nevadans from accessing untapped energy potential on their own lands. The Center for Biological Diversity recently lodged a formal complaint against the Bureau of Land Management over an upcoming lease sale in Nevada that would unlock some of the state’s valuable energy resources. If history is any guide, the BLM will be happy to oblige.
Today is primary election day in Nevada, and considering the importance of many of the positions — in District Court and Family Court, in the state Senate and Assembly races, the contest for Clark County sheriff and many other down-ticket races — hundreds of thousands of voters should be turning out. Instead, some races are more likely to see hundreds of voters.
The day after a shooting left five dead, including two police officers, election candidates reveal that the suspects tried to cozy up to them during the months leading up to Election Day. Campaign information for a gubernatorial candidate and a candidate for sheriff was reportedly found in the shooters’ apartment.
Officer Alyn Beck was handy with tools and carpentry, often jumping in to help friends with remodeling projects when he was off-duty. Officer Igor Soldo, 31, encouraged his brother, Robert Soldo, to become a police officer.
Before going on a shooting rampage that left five people dead, including two Las Vegas police officers and themselves, Jared and Amanda Miller displayed the classic ideological leanings of the anti-government patriot movement, according to nationally known experts who track extremist groups.
Joseph Robert Wilcox wasn’t one for the limelight. And yet the 31-year-old Las Vegan is being heralded as a hero for giving his life while trying to stop Jerad and Amanda Miller in the midst of their shooting spree in the northeast valley late Sunday morning.
The suspects who killed two police officers and a third person before killing themselves Sunday simultaneously executed the officers, according to a source with knowledge of the shooting.
On Saturday, the CiCi’s Pizza at 309 N. Nellis Blvd was a strip mall pizzeria like any other. By Monday night, it was something else — part crime scene and part memorial; the site of a shooting spree that left five dead Sunday morning and the location of a candlelight vigil for two fallen Las Vegas police officers.
A young, off-duty Henderson police officer was found dead in his home Monday morning, but no foul play is suspected, police said.
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has pulled his support from a deal to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and will pursue his $1 billion federal lawsuit against the NBA, his attorney said Monday.
Nevada remained a high-foreclosure market despite a May surge in defaults in other states, a Monday report said.
Atem is one of about 30,000 “Lost Boys of South Sudan” who walked barefoot to a refugee camp in Ethiopia. There they stayed until 1991 when the government forced them out. They then walked back through South Sudan to the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, where they stayed until 2001.
Death by giant snakes, malarial mosquitoes or drug-addled, knife-wielding thieves: If the barrage of blood-soaked headlines in the British tabloids is to be believed, that’s what awaits soccer fans travelling to the most exotic of Brazil’s World Cup host cities, the Amazonian metropolis of Manaus.
Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken severed her spine in an all-terrain vehicle accident over the weekend, and told emergency workers she could not move her toes or feel anything touching her legs.
A $17,747.86 restaurant bill is proof that the NFL rookie dinner tradition is alive and well.
Americans view casinos as they would any other business in their communities, according to a nationwide survey conducted on behalf of the American Gaming Association.
In the wake of reports of a 12-year-old girl stabbing her friend in Wisconsin, another attack has been inspired by the online mythological monster “Slenderman.”
A vehicle fire has caused lane closures on Interstate 15, north of the Nevada state line, Arizona Department of Transportation said. The two southbound lanes affected are two miles north of the Nevada state line.
The “Barber” was at the Bayley last weekend and all was well as professional opera returned to Las Vegas in this hilarious production from Opera Las Vegas that was even funnier than the famous Bugs Bunny spoof.
Las Vegas police have made an arrest in a fatal stabbing that occurred in the central valley Monday morning.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev, charged mismanagement Monday at the veterans medical center in North Las Vegas after it was flagged for further investigation following a nationwide audit of patient wait times
Bob Markworth and Tomas De la Cruz will take part in the next episode of “AGT,” airing at 8 p.m. Tuesday on KSNV-TV, Channel 3.
The American Medical Association says cheerleading should be considered a sport because of its rigors and risks. AMA members say cheerleading is as rigorous as many other activities that high schools and the NCAA consider sports.
A Minnesota man was sentenced to probation Monday in connection with preventing his ex-girlfriend from leaving a Mesquite motel for six months.
WASHINGTON – Las Vegas federal public defender Richard Boulware on Monday cleared a U.S. Senate test vote to become a U.S. District Judge in Nevada.
Low turnout in early voting could be a sign the 2014 primary election will have the worst participation in more than 10 years.
Looking for the next big thrill? Orlando’s Polercoaster premiering in Orlando in 2016 promises riders a great view and ride in the world’s next tallest roller coaster.
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