A Florida man was indicted Wednesday on sexual assault charges in connection with attacking another man in a Strip bathroom.
Bureau of Land Management wildfire managers Wednesday raised a red flag about the hazard of aerial drones flown in areas where firefighters are at work.
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — The chief executive officer of the Foxwoods Resort Casino is stepping down at the end of the next month.
Major League Baseball suspended umpire Joe West for one game without pay on Wednesday for grabbing the jersey of Philadelphia Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon.
CARSON CITY — Nevada Treasurer Kate Marshall announced Wednesday that her office has recovered nearly all of the state’s $50 million investment that was put at risk by the bankruptcy of the Lehman Bros. investment bank in the Wall Street crash of 2008.
A skunk with a beer can stuck on its head had to be rescued near a fraternity house in southwestern Ohio.
The series has the name recognition, history and premise to peak curiosity, and “if that gets people to watch, I’ll take it,” the 36-year-old actor said in a recent interview.
People lined up in bumper-to-bumper traffic and scooped sand into trash and canvas tote bags Wednesday as rain from a weakened Pacific storm began to fall on Arizona.
PHOENIX — A cold case homicide has been solved after a man, apparently racked with guilt, drove across the country to confess killing an Arizona woman in Bullhead City with a flashlight more than 15 years ago.
Follow the link for the boys and girls soccer coaches polls, compiled by Tech coach Josh Jones.
President Barack Obama, trying to reassure war-weary Americans, vowed on Wednesday the United States will not fight another ground war in Iraq but his spokesman said some military advisers could end up in front-line positions against Islamic State.
Police in Flint, Michigan, say a woman gave birth after she and her family captured a purse snatcher in a grocery store parking lot.
Inaugural Big Blues Bender music festival features more than two dozen acts.
LAKE MEAD — Anglers who have been catching stripers are reporting that the fish have bellies full of shad, which may explain the sluggish action. For those using lures, success has been found with silver Kastmasters and Zara Spooks. Crawdad imitations are taking black bass in depths up to 40 feet.
But Fielder still picks four games: Las Vegas at Palo Verde, Mojave at Sierra Vista, Foothill at Canyon Springs, and Santa Margarita (Calif.) at Bishop Gorman.
Jacksonville, Fla., firefighters flying to a bachelor party in Las Vegas helped save a man who fell seriously ill on their flight.
Police say a 13-year-old Colorado boy stole his parents’ car, ran over an officer’s leg and rammed three patrol cars before being struck with a stun gun and arrested.
The Junior League of Las Vegas didn’t set out to create a series of events about the Copa Room at the Sands, but when one developed, the nonprofit didn’t back down. Instead, it created a series of events.
A driver who went missing after a one-car rollover in New Mexico says he later woke up in a field of donkeys.
With the arrival of fall, some outdoor types stow their fishing rods and replace them with shotguns and hunting rifles. But don’t be too quick to turn in your fishing gear.
Abraham Lincoln once said, “If I had six days to chop down a tree, I’d spend five of them sharpening my ax.” What Lincoln meant by that remark is that sometimes, planning for an event can take longer than the event itself. This is particularly true when it comes to planning for a secure financial future.
LOS ANGELES — The owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers have reached an agreement to buy a stake in the Oklahoma City RedHawks, and the team will change its Triple-A affiliation to Oklahoma City next year.
Jameis Winston has been benched for the first half of Saturday’s game against Clemson after making “offensive and vulgar” comments about women and Florida State officials say that the quarterback will undergo internal discipline.
Nevada trucking company could be forced to pay more than $5.5 million if a judge formalizes a jury verdict that found one of its drivers caused a 2011 crash with an Amtrak train that killed six people and injured dozens.
Here are three players to watch when UNLV plays at Houston at 5 p.m. PDT Saturday.
The doctor who performed an unauthorized vocal cord biopsy believed to have lead to Joan Rivers’ cardiac arrest allegedly snapped a “selfie” with the unconscious star moments before, according to CNN.
The NFL and NFL Players Association reached agreement Wednesday to a revamped policy on performance-enhancing substances that includes the use of third-party arbitration appeals of positive tests and implementation of testing for human growth hormone.
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center and Salt Lake City’s Primary Children’s Hospital on Tuesday announced a partnership to bring improved pediatric care to patients in Las Vegas .
The man who was shot and killed at a strip mall near UNLV on Monday morning has been identified.
A former Elko County jail inmate is seeking more than $50,000 in damages in a federal lawsuit accusing jail guards of idly standing by while three other inmates nearly beat him to death.