Rebels in eastern Ukraine took control Sunday of the bodies recovered from downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, and U.S. and European leaders demanded that Russian President Vladimir Putin make sure rebels give international investigators full access to the crash site.
The man facing charges of trying to steal underwear and costumes from the burly male dancers of “Thunder From Down Under” at the Excalibur in March said he never tried to rob anybody, and 911 tapes might support his claim.
The Chicago Cubs have filed a lawsuit against several people whom the team accuses of being behind a fake mascot that has been engaging in bad behavior near Wrigley Field, including getting into a bar fight that was captured on video and posted online.
Utah’s old Cove Fort welcomes passersby with an open door to the past. A stopping point for overland travelers since the 1850s, the historical site has been painstakingly restored as a monument to pioneer resolve and spirit.
A woman died early Sunday morning after the truck she was driving left the roadway and struck multiple objects.
Two pedestrians were struck by a car while crossing the street in the west valley Saturday night.
The idea of a full-scale smoking ban in Nevada casinos seems out of place. The “No Smoking” concept doesn’t fit the Strip’s “do anything” reputation.
Police investigating the theft of clothing and jewelry from a southern Illinois boutique say they arrested a woman after she posted Facebook photos of herself wearing one of the stolen items.
The city of Henderson is weighing in on an attempt to remove Mayor Andy Hafen over term limits.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight quarters into the coin slot and the door to the washing machine at the Wizard of Suds unlocks.
Detroit mobster Jack Tocco’s death of natural causes this past week generated barely a ripple of notice in Southern Nevada. But there was a time in the early 1980s when the mere mention of his name was enough to set state and federal law enforcement on the hunt for gangsters in the neon.
A Florida jury has slammed the nation’s No. 2 cigarette maker, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., with $23.6 billion in punitive damages in a lawsuit filed by the widow of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer in 1996.
So far, 2014 has been a particularly violent year for officers. The Metropolitan Police Department has seen a spike in officer involved shootings across the valley. But a national expert says statistics are cyclical and don’t accurately measure whether officers are facing more or less danger.
Sin City? How about Beer City? The Las Vegas area is poised to tip beer glasses filled with an increased variety of new craft beers, with three microbrew businesses alone opening in the Eastgate commerce center’s “Booze District” in Henderson this year, while a fourth is debuting on Main Street in the Las Vegas arts district.
Actor James Garner, whose whimsical style in the 1950s TV Western “Maverick” led to a stellar career in TV and films such as “The Rockford Files” and his Oscar-nominated “Murphy’s Romance,” has died, police said. He was 86.
On lonely highways from Pahrump to the state capital, you can still find signs of a rare and controversial business as old as the mining camps that helped put Nevada on the map. Just follow the trademark spinning red lights.
