Of those trying to get a driver’s license in Nevada, 57 percent fail the written exam. Could you pass the Nevada driver’s license test if you had to take it today?
The Nevada Supreme Court has rejected a request for class action status for claims of damaged stucco from faulty construction by Del Webb Communities involving nearly 1,000 Sun City Summerlin residents.
Two people were arrested in connection with the stabbing of a woman inside a hotel parking garage, according to Las Vegas police.
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held today that corporations may be exempt from the requirement to provide contraception insurance coverage based on the owners’ religious beliefs.
Las Vegas-based architects John Klai and Jon Sparer know their resorts. They’ve designed enough of them.
Substitute Andre Schuerrle and Mesut Ozil scored in extra time Monday to lead Germany over an aggressive Algeria 2-1 and into the World Cup quarterfinals.
Heidi Kasama wants to send California a big fat thank-you note. The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors president isn’t the only one.
Las Vegas police have released additional details in the officer-involved shooting at a traffic stop Thursday. Joshua Bacharach, 30, faces four different charges in an east valley traffic stop that led to an officer involved shooting on Monday. The charges include attempted murder of a police officer with a deadly weapon.
The Jewish Federation of Las Vegas has opened a memorial fund for three Israeli teenagers found dead in the West Bank on Monday.
A video of an Arizona State University professor’s aggravated assault arrest last month has surfaced and she believes police acted unjustly.
Developers hoping to build casinos in New York state used boxes, binders and trucks to submit their proposals to gambling regulators ahead of Monday’s application deadline. Caesars Entertainment filed its 6,000-page application for Caesars New York, about 50 miles from New York City in Woodbury in Orange County.
Bob Goodman, the Democratic nominee for Nevada governor, on Monday dismissed rumors that he planned to drop his long-shot campaign against GOP Gov. Brain Sandoval.
CARSON CITY – A panel of lawmakers and educators on Monday recommended that Nevada’s public education funding formula include more money for students in poverty or with limited English proficiency.
Las Vegas police arrested a woman over the weekend in a May stabbing death, according to Metro booking records.
Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz is collaborating on a book about veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Bucks and Brooklyn Nets have agreed to a deal allowing Jason Kidd to become Milwaukee’s coach, a person with knowledge of the details said Monday. The Nets will receive a second-round draft pick in 2015 that was formerly their own, and another in 2019 belonging to either Milwaukee or Sacramento.
Actor Robert Downey Jr. thanked authorities Monday for arresting his 20-year-old son on suspicion of cocaine possession and said the family was determined to get him the help he needs.
A nanny accused of leaving a toddler and month-old baby in a minivan while she visited a Portland tanning salon has pleaded not guilty before a Multnomah County judge.
Nervous Brazilian soccer fans took to Twitter to breathe a collective sigh of relief as the final, tension-filled moments of a penalty shootout against Chile broke an all-time record for online buzz during a live event.
Luis Suarez issued an apology to Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini for biting him during a World Cup match and vowed Monday never to do it again.
North Korea said Monday it is preparing to try two Americans who entered the country as tourists for carrying out what it says were hostile acts against it.
Scouring that behemoth that is the Netflix library for something worthwhile to watch? Look no further. These movies are all incredible stories packed full of powerful messages.
Jozy Altidore is available to play for the United States in Tuesday’s World Cup second-round game against Belgium, but it does not appear the forward is ready to return to the starting lineup.
On Friday we spent the day in picturesque Olinda, set around a tree-covered hill a few miles north of Recife. Olinda is the artsy colonial counterpart to the big city, and is brimming with galleries, artisan’s workshops, museums, colonial churches and music in the streets.
A Las Vegas woman accused of throwing two of her children out of a second-story window needs to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, her attorney said in court Monday.
Recall that classic school threat for misbehavior: “It’ll go on your permanent record!”? Well, an Arizona kindergartener is facing a similar fate after he pulled his pants down on the playground.
One year after the Carpenter 1 fire destroyed 43 square miles of the Spring Mountains, firefighting officials recall well planning worked but know the risk of a new wildfire is only a spark away.