“Doc” Gerald Higgins’ hands were never still. With a wife and 10 children, a private practice and being the exclusive physician to UNLV’s athletic department for 40 years, it was hard to catch him in a lull. He died Sunday at age 79. His funeral was held Thursday.
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A donation from popular music star Gloria Estefan and her husband is bringing a new program to the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health for people living with multiple sclerosis.
A memorial commemorating Helen Liu stood at Blue Diamond and Cimarron roads, just feet from where officials applauded the teamwork it took to create a traffic signal at the intersection where she was killed in November.
Ammar Harris, a self-proclaimed pimp who charged in a Strip shooting that killed three people, has been charged along with six other people in a scheme to get cell phones into High Desert State Prison.
Las Vegas police said a woman wanted in connection with a homicide from earlier this month was arrested in Utah on Wednesday.
A teen accidentally started a fire that “gutted” a family home Thursday afternoon, the Las Vegas fire department said, displacing three and causing about $75,000 in damages.
A second local company is producing a smartphone e-hailing application that would work with regulated transportation companies in Southern Nevada.
U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford said Thursday that Washington is so broken that it took him more than a year to win approval from the Department of Veterans Affairs to build a clinic in Pahrump for military veterans.
An organization that helps homeless youth in Southern Nevada is expanding to be able to provide more services for the vulnerable population.
A lawsuit filed Thursday on behalf of a juvenile inmate alleges he suffered permanent injuries from the combination of a physical attack and use of force while housed at the Nevada Youth Training Center in Elko.
A federal magistrate entered a not guilty Thursday for “the responsive” Kansas felon charged in the robberies of the Bellagio casino and a Las Vegas bank.
One of rancher Cliven Bundy’s sons was released from jail Thursday and ordered to undergo an intensive outpatient drug program.
A Las Vegas man convicted of sexually abusing boys while he was a youth leader at a church in Maryland in the 1980s has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
The man found dead in a Henderson public pool in July committed suicide by drowning, the Clark County Coroner’s office said Thursday.
Despite projected sunny conditions, approaching storms caused The National Weather Service on Thursday to issue a flash-flood warning.
Living in one of the driest metropolitan areas in the country means doing all we can as a community to protect our limited water resources. Diagnosing and repairing leaks at home is a crucial element of our water conservation efforts. Repairing or replacing hidden water wasters at your home—such as dripping faucets or faulty toilet […]
North Las Vegas police shot and killed a man who reportedly raised a firearm towards several officers on Saturday night, according to authorities.
“It’s just heartbreaking,” said Judy Roman, whose houseboat was totaled and whose security camera recorded the fire.
Members of the Henderson Fire Department demonstrated how they respond to a 911 call about a child trapped in a hot car.
A fatal shooting at a Walmart parking lot is being investigated as a possible case of self-defense, according to the Henderson Police Department.