Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the nationwide average rate for a 30-year loan rose to 4.15 percent from 4.12 percent last week. The average for the 15-year mortgage increased to 3.24 percent from 3.22 percent.
A picturesque mountain setting and a core full of 19th-century structures from its Comstock Lode glory days draw tourists to Virginia City, Nevada’s most famous mining boomtown.
A 27-year-old man who was allegedly at an illegal marijuana plot is suspected of starting a wildfire that has burned about 6 square miles of forested land in northern California.
When the Federal Aviation Administration considered Nevada as a potential site for unmanned aerial vehicle tests last year, regulators were impressed with the state’s wide-open spaces. Now there’s another allure: indoor spaces
A pattern exists when profiles are written about Oscar Goodman, whether it’s The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker or the Review-Journal. First, nary a profile is written without a reference to “mob lawyer turned mayor.”
A commercial cargo ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday, carrying food, science samples and new odor-resistant gym clothes for the resident crew.
Just about everyone agrees it’s time for something new in Las Vegas entertainment. Everyone, apparently, except the incoming owners of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Local insurance broker Kirstine Sorenson has a simple plea: Make it stop.
Tens of thousands of fans were flocking to the World Cup final between Germany and Argentina on Sunday as millions of Brazilians and people across South America celebrated the last game in their monthlong football festival.
The Nevada Ethics Commission may seek a slight change to the wording of state law that could have big impacts in future ethics cases.
Among the things we celebrate in July are blueberries, so here’s to National Blueberry Month.
For the second day in a row, lightning has been blamed in the death of a visitor at Rocky Mountain National Park.
LeBron James had Las Vegas on high alert last week. The LeBron watch was one of those rare happenings when most of the Strip was obsessing over a single celebrity.
The Nevada Arts Council recently awarded fellowships to 15 Nevada artists, including four from the Las Vegas Valley: Shana Tucker, Pasha Rafat, Antwan Davis and Matthew Couper.
Las Vegas firefighters responded to a fire at a vacant downtown apartment building Saturday night. Las Vegas Fire and Rescue spokesman Tim Szymanski said fire dispatchers received several calls at 10:29 p.m.
A Utah congressman has introduced legislation to allow Western states and American Indian tribes to take over management of wild horses and burros from the federal government.
Four years shy of the century mark, Gene Stephens still looks fit in his Military Police Corps uniform. His shin-high, brown cavalry boots have a polished shine. His khaki breeches look crisply pressed. And the black armband around his shirtsleeve with tall, white “MP” letters is just like the one he wore in World War II.
Police found missing 3-year-old Katies Battle late Saturday night. Katies was taken from her father’s apartment complex during a scheduled visitation on July 5 by her biological mother, 35-year-old Shelley Mitchell.
Nevada transportation experts say there’s no way to accurately predict wait times for motorists traveling through the lengthy Interstate 15 tie-up north of Las Vegas.
Rick Rizzolo figured the federal agents who turned up at his door Wednesday were kidding him. He’s funny that way.
Casino boss Gary Primm built more than a casino empire on the Nevada-California border town that now bears his name. He constructed a fortress for his family on Tomiyasu Lane in the southeast valley near Sunset Park.
Mark Newhouse opens Day 6 of the World Series of Poker Main Event as the chip leader with 7.4 million as he looks to become the first player in the “November Nine” era of the WSOP (since 2008) to reach two Main Event final tables.