A UNLV research center on Tuesday issued a “more realistic” analysis of the impact of a proposed 2 percent state margins tax on business but still concluded it could create thousands of new jobs.
The man who was found dead on Tuesday after a single-car crash on Interstate 15 was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Wednesday. Nevada Highway Patrol responded to northbound I-15, near Tropicana Avenue, at about 3:40 p.m. There, they found David Makkonen, 44, from North Las Vegas. The white Toyota Corolla he was driving had hit a wall, NHP said.
With the opening of school and the approach of holidays, most of us become too busy to escape for long from our city lives. That makes the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge a good choice for a September escape. Lying in Nevada near the California state line, it’s close enough to enjoy thoroughly in a single day, yet it’s a little farther north, a little higher, and therefore a little cooler, than our own valley. Now is an especially good time to go if you enjoy birdwatching or counting how many different kinds you can see, for the fall migratory season is upon us, and more than 275 species have been recorded there.
North Carolina’s longest-serving death row inmate and his younger half brother walked out as free men Wednesday, three decades after they were convicted of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl who DNA evidence shows may have been killed by another man.
A Las Vegas woman who was behind the wheel in a crash that killed her 9-year-old niece was ordered released from jail Tuesday.
Prosecutors filed an amended complaint Wednesday against mixed martial artist War Machine, including charges of attempted murder.
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A man facing murder charges who tried to indimidate possible witnesses in his case was indicted Wednesday by a Clark County grand jury.
The Islamic Society of Nevada on Wednesday condemned the beheadings of American journalists by the terrorists known as ISIS.
The New York Yankees will celebrate Derek Jeter’s career by wearing a special patch on their caps and jerseys during his final few weeks in the majors.
The 19-year-old man facing charges he caused an explosion that severely burned a girl and six of her Basic High School classmates at a bonfire in the desert south of June 9 appeared in Henderson Justice Court Wednesday.
Just when you thought the “Frozen” hype was finally dying out — it’s back. Brace yourselves, parents: a new song is coming, too.
The lawyer for a man declared dead two decades ago, only to resurface as the suspect in the 2010 murder of a Las Vegas woman and her daughter, does not deny that her client killed the two but said Wednesday that he’s being tried in the wrong court.
Webb Simpson’s season just got a little longer. But the Shriners Open defending champ doesn’t mind after being selected to represent the United States in the upcoming Ryder Cup.
The 12-year-old Wisconsin girl who nearly died after she was stabbed 19 times is back in school.
ATLANTIC CITY — Carrying identification documents and bitterness over their sudden joblessness, hundreds of ex-casino workers began filing for unemployment Wednesday morning, the first attendees at an assistance center that expects to process 5,000 newly laid-off workers over the next three days.
In their first debate, the top two candidates for lieutenant governor on Wednesday clashed over taxes, education, immigration, gay marriage and health care as well as the best way to boost Nevada’s recovering economy.
Comedian Joan Rivers, who suffered cardiac arrest last week, has been moved out of an intensive care unit in a New York hospital and into a private room, her daughter said on Wednesday.
Even a slow opening day leaves us wondering what the rest of dove season holds. Even when hunting a place we have hunted before, there always is the chance we will experience something new.
Three players to watch when UNLV’s football team plays Northern Colorado at 7 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
The Southern Nevada Health District reported the first case of West Nile virus in a human this year. The health district said a man over 50 years old contracted the more serious, neuroinvasive form of the illness.
A man accused of a string of five robberies in the northeast valley was indicted Wednesday by a Clark County grand jury.
Many tourists think of Las Vegas as the home of glitz and glamour, not homemade arts and crafts. For at least one weekend each year, denim, handcrafted items and music played on the banjo and washboard return to the Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North.
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the U.S. will not be intimidated by Islamic State militants after the beheading of a second American journalist and will build a coalition to “degrade and destroy” the group.
Box office grosses for some recent Las Vegas concerts, including The Offspring and David Gray.
LAKE MEAD — Reports remained consistent over the past week. Catfish have been hitting on anchovies, chicken liver and shrimp. Working the backs of coves at night will produce the best results. Shad can be found in coves during the early morning hours and can be very effective for striped bass. The best striper fishing has been taking place at first light with anglers using cut baits or swimbaits. Spinnows or Jumpin’ Minnows also have been working well.
A Las Vegas man died when his truck rolled over Tuesday on a Lincoln County highway.
Five Finger Death Punch drummer Jeremy Spencer signing of his new autobiography.
A 16-year-old in South Carolina sued the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday because the agency won’t allow him to take a driver’s license photo wearing makeup.