The secretary of Florida’s prison system has fired nearly three dozen guards in the wake of the recent scrutiny given to inmate deaths across the state during recent years, the Miami Herald newspaper reported.
Rob Bironas, who worked his way through odd jobs and the Arena Football League before becoming one of the NFL’s most accurate kickers, died in a car crash. He was 36.
District Attorney Steve Wolfson has scrambled over the past year to review and change controversial witness payment practices. But what Wolfson tells the public has differed from what his prosecutors argue in court.
If the number of years a show is in business means something to you, here are a few who might be notable.
The young-adult adaptation “The Maze Runner” raced to the top of the box-office with $32.5 million, giving a budding franchise a quick start out of the gate.
Tesla Motors isn’t the only big company positioned to profit from the creation of an enormous lithium battery factory in Storey County. Rockwood Holdings figures to hit the mother lode, too.
There has to be a faster way for ill patients ensnared in coverage problems through Nevada Health Link to get help. And one local doctor said he has the answer.
U.S. 89 remains a vital link for Utah residents, for it leads to many of the state’s best-known scenic attractions and serves as Main Street for numerous small towns.
An international day of action on climate change brought tens of thousands onto the streets of New York City on Sunday, with organizers predicting the biggest protest on the issue in five years.
A 2-foot-long alligator caused a scare — and then a laugh — in Stearns County this week.
Three Palm Beach County deputies have been disciplined for fawning over rapper 50 Cent while on the job.
In a blunt swipe at the opposition, state Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson contends Republicans deserve to win majority rule of the upper house in the Nov. 4 election because Democratic leaders are “incompetent,” which they showed during a special session to approve a deal for Tesla to build a $5 billion battery factory in Northern Nevada.
A handful of new fall series are likable or even promising, but almost everything feels like something you’ve seen before.
North Las Vegas’ main library is shutting its doors Friday in preparation for its move down the street into a smaller space.
In other cities, an officer who kills an unarmed man under suspicious circumstances and accused of lying to cover his tracks might be prosecuted. In Las Vegas, Bryan Yant kept his job. And now he’s taken on a role that will make him more influential at Metro.
Four of five inmates have been recaptured a day after their escape from a central California jail, authorities said. The fifth man remained at large.
Supporters called Thursday to keep alive and expand a program that works to reduce teen pregnancy rates among African-American girls in Southern Nevada.
The Turkish government won’t reveal details of a covert operation that ensured the release of 49 people held hostage by the Islamic State group, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday.
The Houston Cougars did their part in the second half to turn a competitive football game into a 47-14 rout of the Rebels at TDECU Stadium, a passing team that gained 399 yards on the ground.
Two men robbed a Henderson store of cash and jewelry Saturday night, Henderson police said.
Word that Tesla Motors is taking up residency in Northern Nevada has companies around the world doing a double-take of the Reno-Sparks area and inquiring about what the Silver State has to offer, an economic development official said.
Former concierge Cindy Joseph of Sun City Anthem found herself in a delicate tipping predicament involving boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The city’s oldest hotel-casino — the first U.S. gaming hall ever licensed outside of Nevada — was in disrepair. The aging resort was bleeding money. Management of the 1920s-era art deco building was troubled. Customers were fleeing to other Boardwalk properties.
Much like its host city, the two-day iHeart Radio Music Festival is posited on willful overindulgence, a belt-loosening buffet of music, sales pitches, promotional opportunities and intramural back slapping, with Friday’s concert at the MGM Grand Garden spanning four-and-a-half hours and 11 performances.
Andrew Ciarrocchi was enjoying life in Seattle, but he couldn’t forgo the chance to create a premiere retail destination. So he moved to Las Vegas in March as senior general manager for Downtown Summerlin, a 1.6 million-square-foot shopping complex near Sahara Avenue and the 215 Beltway.
America’s favorite Scottish-born late-night host, who in April announced his plans to step down from “The Late Late Show,” begins presiding over “Celebrity Name Game” (10 and 10:30 p.m. weekdays and 5 and 5:30 p.m. Saturdays, KVMY-TV, Channel 21).
The first question on November’s ballot may also be its least understood. But it has the potential to affect everybody in the state in ways they might not even realize.
I hate to pull the plug on the statewide celebration of the Tesla Motors tax giveaway, but the deal to secure the electric car company’s massive lithium-ion battery plant for Northern Nevada received quite a shock of reality last week.
Clark County voters will decide 28 judgeships this fall, 15 in District Court and 13 in Family Court. The roadside campaign signs for these races, which line entire city blocks across the valley, are reminders of the importance of the judiciary, and the importance of electing qualified, experienced candidates to the bench.