A Las Vegas drug dealer was sentenced to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release Monday, according to the Nevada U.S. attorney’s office.
The Army Corps of Engineers will start clearing trees and vegetation on Thursday in preparation for constructing a flood control berm project and diversion channel to protect the Rainbow community on Mount Charleston.
The Nevada Taxicab Authority seems to be a tough state agency to oversee, considering that two administrators abruptly quit their jobs just four years apart, both citing frustration with a lack of support from their bosses.
Sometimes, a visit to promote the minimum wage is just a visit to promote the minimum wage.
USA Swimming on Monday suspended Michael Phelps from competition for six months following last week’s arrest for driving under the influence.
Authorities have found the rental car that had been driven by a California woman found dead last month in a remote, rugged part of Nye County.
A Michigan woman who admits she tried to kill herself and her autistic daughter is selfish and manipulative, a family member testified Monday during a sentencing hearing.
The most important structure ever built in Nevada is barely in Nevada at all. As large as it is, the entirety of Hoover Dam — the power plant, spillways, support structures and the dam itself — covers less than one square mile, and roughly half of that is in Arizona.
Swastikas were found painted on the exterior of a historically Jewish fraternity house at Emory University in metro Atlanta over the weekend, according to police and university reports, and officials said the vandalism would not be tolerated as they stepped up patrols at the private school.
A woman accused of posting abusive messages on social media about the parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann was found dead two days after a Sky News reporter confronted her on camera about the matter.
Rebels basketball coach Dave Rice will roll out a new-look team for UNLV’s first official practice Monday at the Mendenhall Center.
Two men were charged with felony assault in connection with an attack inside a Levi’s Stadium bathroom before the San Francisco 49ers-Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday.
The Washington Redskins will be hard-pressed to continue its dominance against the Seattle Seahawks when the clubs square off in the nation’s capital on Monday night.
CARSON CITY – A legislative audit of the state Supreme Court has generated a separation of powers-based disagreement over a recommendation that the court use a competitive bidding process when goods and services are procured.
Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man connected to a gas station robbery in the southwest valley.
Phil Ivey, a 10-time World Series of Poker winner, said he did not cheat when he won nearly $22 million playing baccarat at casinos in New Jersey and London.
Macau’s casino market suffered its largest gaming revenue decline in more than five years during September.
A 3-month-old boy has died a day after being left in a hot car for several hours while his mother and a family friend were in church for a choir practice, police said Monday.
A judge reduced bail Monday for a Henderson teen accused of causing an explosion that severely burned seven Basic High School students at a bonfire in the desert.
Entrepreneurs, startups and business leaders will converge Nov. 21-23 at The Innevation Center at 6795 S. Edmond St. to participate in Las Vegas Startup Weekend, a weekend-long event where entrepreneurs come together to pitch ideas, learn business basics, build partnerships and ultimately, start companies.
The injury suffered by BYU quarterback and dark horse Heisman Trophy candidate, Taysom Hill, was worse than initially believed.
As Election Day nears, rumors of a possible alternative to The Education Initiative keep surfacing. But what is it?
The motorcyclist who was killed in a crash Friday near the intersection of Craig Road and Revere Street in North Las Vegas has been identified.
Southern Nevada’s new-homes market continued its middling 2014 performance in August. Builders closed on 530 homes in the month, bringing 2014’s total to 3,733 — a 25.7 percent drop from the same period in 2013, according to local analysis firm Home Builders Research.
Local leaders from fashion, business and the arts have joined together to form the Las Vegas Fashion Council, a not-for-profit trade association that seeks to diversify and expand the Las Vegas economy through the efforts of the fashion industry.
Bob Scucci, the director of race and sports for Boyd Gaming Corp., said the company’s recent launch of its mobile wagering application could bring more gamblers into the fold.
“Twin Peaks” creator David Lynch confirmed the show’s revival through Showtime on Twitter Monday morning after years of speculation.
From computers to cars and smart phones, the world has become connected in new and amazing ways. But an owner of a local tech company says that’s just the beginning of the next big era of technology.
Technology is an ever-evolving world for small and midsized businesses. It’s a challenge to keep up to date on what to add for your business. Make the wrong choice and you’re out business capital or, worse, you fall behind the competition.
Applying to become a fireman in the valley became a little simpler this year, but the window for applying is closing soon.