On Thursday, opponents of sex trafficking promised to build on the momentum they generated last year with the creation of an trafficking law with harsh penalties for pimps who force or coerce children into prostitution.
The Great Recession hit Millennials hard. They are more economically stressed and engulfed in student debt. There are fewer jobs and more competition. But that didn’t stop one Centennial Hills native from having high ambitions.
Follow the link for the boys and girls soccer coaches polls, as of Sept. 11, as compiled by Tech coach Josh Jones.
Northern Illinois, who play in the Mid-Atlantic Conference, is tied with Alabama for the second most wins since 2010. Its program is the standard which all teams from non-power conferences should emulate.
For the first time in decades, Southern Nevada businesses and public agencies are getting a chance to buy cheap hydropower from Hoover Dam.
Metro’s Search and Rescue team rescued an injured hiker on Thursday morning at Red Rock Conservation Area.
Richard Kiel, the towering actor best known for portraying steel-toothed villain Jaws in a pair of James Bond films, has died. He was 74.
Mike Tyson directed an expletive-filled rant at a Canadian television anchor in a live interview Wednesday after the host brought up the former heavyweight champion’s conviction for sexual assault.
Two senators asked the federal government to investigate a data breach on the payment-card processing systems of Home Depot Inc and five U.S. states launched a probe into the matter on Tuesday.
A lawyer for a Kentucky man who spent several days in jail after posting violent song lyrics on Facebook says he should be cleared of a felony charge.
Preparing to play your fiercest rival on a short week is a daunting enough task, but the Baltimore Ravens are also dealing with the fallout from the Ray Rice saga as they get set to host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night.
Alston Business Consulting plans a Basics of Social Media marketing workshop at the Urban Chamber of Commerce, 1951 Stella Lake, Suite 26, from 10 a.m to noon Sept. 18. Admission is free. Visit alston-consulting.com to register.
NEW YORK — Home Depot’s data breach could wind up being among the largest ever for a retailer, but that may not matter to its millions of customers.
Indiana Pacers forward Paul George apologized Thursday for insensitive remarks made via Twitter in reaction to the NFL announcing the indefinite suspension of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice.
After three years, the Kardashian family is closing a store at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas that was fashioned as a “celebrity lifestyle boutique.”
Such are the little breaths we all take for granted, until the breaths are gone, and we try with all our might to get them back.
Four federal prosecutors from Las Vegas were among almost 250 people honored during a Justice Department ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Oscar Pistorius was cleared on Thursday of murdering his girlfriend but the Olympic and Paralympic track star faces a troubled night after the South African judge adjourned before ruling on a charge of culpable homicide..
A Clark County grand jury has indicted two men in a string of robberies and a sexual assaults across the valley this summer.
Clark County Detention Center is putting social visits to inmates on hold for a day because it’s the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
The man who died after a Tuesday night shooting in the east valley was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Thursday as Derrell Martrise Carr, 23.
A missing mentally challenged Henderson man was found safe a day after his disappearance, Henderson police said Thursday.
The Nevada State Treasurer’s office is opening up another 35,000 college savings accounts with $50 each in seed money to get kindergartners around the state ready for the future.
A Las Vegas bar on South Pecos Road known for embracing political incorrectness is at it again, courting public wrath with a tasteless comment on the Ray Rice controversy.
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U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., on Wednesday criticized NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for his handling of domestic abuse cases involving football players, including Ray Rice.
A slow-moving first day at the Tesla special session lasted until well after dark. It looks like another long one today, too.
The Nevada Legislature launched a special session just before 1 p.m. today to consider Gov. Brian Sandoval’s deal with electric car company Tesla to build a $5 billion battery factory in Nevada in exchange for a generous package of tax breaks that will essentially allow the company to operate tax free for nearly a decade.
Valerie Holt said it took about an hour Monday for the grounds of her Roos-N-More Zoo in Moapa to fill with knee-deep water in the midst of the worst rain storm she has ever seen in Nevada.