Ever wonder what happens when you call 911? Attendees of 1st Tuesday learned the answers during the May 6 event at the Metropolitan Police Department’s Northwest Area Command, 9850 W. Cheyenne Ave.
A malfunctioning elevator reached speeds up to nearly 50 mph as it climbed 31 floors in 15 seconds … with someone on board.
Nevada will see its first civil aviation drone test flight this summer at a private airfield on the Nevada National Security Site north of Las Vegas near Mercury, after receiving approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The amount of fun you have at a fringe festival depends on how many pieces you see and how willing you are to play along when it’s called for.
Although Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is assured of re-election this year, the stakes are still high for the state’s Republican leader in Tuesday’s primary.
Tenaya Creek Brewery’s owner is completing the $1 million purchase of a warehouse on Bonanza Road where he hopes to soon open a tap room and brewery that would more than double the amount of beer he makes at his northwest Las Vegas site.
There is a first time for everything. Just ask Phil Jackson and Derek Fisher, the newly formed president-head coach combination of the New York Knicks.
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid has sold his home in Searchlight and several mining claims to a gold mining company.
Texas A&M jerseys with No. 2 on front and back soon to become collectors items.
On Monday in St. George, Utah, Troy James Knapp, known by many as the “Mountain Man,” was sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison. Knapp agreed to a plea deal on federal weapons charges.
Less than a month into her reign, Weluree Ditsayabut, 22, tearfully announced Monday she was giving up the title that would have allowed her to compete in this year’s Miss Universe competition.
The stock price of slot machine giant International Game Technology surged almost 15 percent Monday after reports surfaced the company had been put up for sale.
For years, Fred Goldman was adamant that he would never rest until he had held O.J. Simpson accountable for the killings of his son Ron and Simpson’s ex-wife 20 years ago. Unsatisfied with the verdict, Goldman pursued to “punish” Simpson.
American gymnast and 2012 Olympic two-time gold medalist, Gabby Douglas, became the first star to unveil her wax figure at the city’s newest wax attraction, Madame Tussauds San Francisco.
Two separate investment reports downgrading prospects from the Macau gaming market sent stock prices reeling Monday for Nevada-based casino operators that have large holdings in Macau.
Proving once again that we are distracted people, in both English and French, here comes Twitter and the gum-chewing controversy at Normandy.
Sony Pictures Entertainment announced it will re-release the 1984 comedy-classic “Ghostbusters” in over 700 theaters in commemoration of the film’s 30th anniversary.
Father’s day is right around the corner (Sunday, June 15, for those of you who tend to forget), but whatever you gift dad this year might not beat this birthday gift.
Last week was Midburn, Israel’s first Burning Man festival, modeled after the popular carnival held annually in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. Midburn is a mix of “midbar,” Hebrew for desert, and the English word “burn.”
Kiss is the latest seminal hard rock band to book a residency at The Joint at the Hard Rock.
A New Orleans-based librarian known as “the book lady” for her dedication to her community has won the inaugural Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced With Adversity.
When the Clintons left the White House in 2001, the family was “dead broke” and saddled with legal bills, the former first lady said in an interview that aired Monday.
The rare “mono mono” twins, Jenna and Jillian Thistlethwaite, photographed holding hands moments after they were born are home in time for Father’s Day.
The lead plaintiff in a landmark antitrust suit against the NCAA said his goal wasn’t to get a degree, but to get two years of college experience before being drafted into the NBA.
The senseless assassination of two Metro Police officers leaves Las Vegas with a broken heart.
As political theater, a staged immigration protest outside U.S. Rep. Joe Heck’s Las Vegas office went exactly as planned.
A 22-year-old man who plotted with his uncle and mother to kill his stepfather on a highway near Valley of Fire was sentenced Monday to 8 to 20 years in prison.
MGM Resorts International is nearing a final ruling on its bid to become Massachusetts’ first licensed casino operator, with a proposed $800 million project in Springfield. Starting Tuesday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission will hold a series of meetings in Springfield and Boston leading up to a Friday vote on who receives the regional license.