Most consumers realize online reviews are not always trustworthy. But a recent magazine column raised new ethical questions about reviews when a traveler said he deleted a complaint after a hotel gave him a 50 percent refund.
The lesbian mother of a 7-year-old boy is appealing to the Nevada Supreme Court to keep her son in Las Vegas during her four-month deployment to Cuba.
A gunman attacked Canada’s parliament on Wednesday, with shots fired near where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was speaking, and a soldier was killed at a nearby war memorial, stunning the Canadian capital.
A man jumped the White House fence on Wednesday evening and was attacked by Secret Service dogs before being arrested, a Secret Service spokesman said.
Swiss retailer Migros apologized on Wednesday after dairy creamers decorated with images of Adolf Hitler and Italian fascist wartime leader Benito Mussolini found their way into restaurants in Switzerland.
Dozens gathered Wednesday to remember Michell Momox-Caselis, the 16-month-old victim of an apparent murder-suicide involving her foster father Oct. 12.
Follow the link for some of the top performances for the week of Oct. 13-18.
In celebration of Halloween, Kevin Peachey and his wife will play the part of zombies at Henderson’s inaugural Zombie Run 5k and Family Fun Walk.
A panel of state lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a request by the state Division of Parole and Probation to buy AR15 rifles for the agency’s 32 rural officers.
Democratic candidates in two critical state Senate races have out-raised their GOP opponents, but the outcome of the contests remains far from clear as voters head to the polls between now and Election Day on Nov. 4.
A person familiar with the case has told The Associated Press that an arbiter has ruled that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell should testify in Ray Rice’s appeal of his indefinite suspension.
Las Vegas police are investigating a man’s complaint that Blake Griffin attacked him during an argument over a photo taken while Los Angeles Clippers players partied at Tao at the Venetian, authorities said Wednesday.
Follow the link for the latest football coaches poll.
Nevada will oppose an effort by opponents of same-sex marriages to get the full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hear arguments to ban gay marriage in the Silver State, Gov. Brian Sandoval said Wednesday.
Meghan Smith, who lost a District Court ruling that she was ineligible to win a Las Vegas seat in the Nevada Assembly, lost a second legal battle Monday, this one with the Nevada Supreme Court.
Open mic nights allow local poets and poetry lovers to listen — and be heard.
Times are tough, no doubt about it. Especially on a reduced income.
Brother Zach and Nick Vigil are Utah State’s top two tacklers, and they will be quite a load for UNLV to contend with Saturday in Logan, Utah.
LAKE MEAD — Striper have been out early, so for those that make it out in the gray light, better success has been had. Various lures and artificial baits have been more productive than using live bait over the past week. Boulder Basin continues to be a hot spot with anglers trolling through the Boulder Beach area. Smallmouth bass are still hitting on dropshots mostly near rocky shelves and points.
He could have ended up with a Vegas face-lift and “Arabian horses on a thousand acres,” but he just couldn’t do it.
If you have not caught CNN host Carol Costello treat the manhandling of Bristol Palin as if it were some kind of yuck-yuck SNL sketch, you really should.
Dr. Dale Carrison, chief of staff of University Medical Center, and Dr. Joseph Iser, chief medical officer of the Southern Nevada Health District, are the Las Vegas area members of a task force charged with planning for the possibility of a person with the Ebola virus coming to Nevada, state Department of Health and Human Services officials announced Wednesday.
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is among nearly two dozen current and former NFL players appearing in a new series of public service announcements denouncing domestic violence and sexual assault.
Las Vegas historian Eugene P. Moehring examines Reno and Las Vegas from the postwar decades through today with an emphasis on 1970-2014 in “Reno, Las Vegas, and the Strip: A Tale of Three Cities.”
Henderson calendar highlights include PurpleLight Las Vegas, a pancreatic cancer awareness event, and a Blessing of the Animals.
The Maddux Family Foundation on Wednesday pitched another gem on behalf of a local charity — $50,000 to the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada.
Government investigators faulted the Secret Service on Wednesday for pulling agents from their posts near the White House and sending them to the home of an agency employee involved in a private dispute in 2011.
Uber, the ride-sharing company that thousands of Southern Nevada consumers have been clamoring for — and will likely result in thousands of headaches for transportation regulators and taxi company executives — is nearing its Las Vegas launch.
Could it be true that lifelong readers and lifelong foodies both need to start early in their passions? I’ll bet it is – which is why “How to Bake a Book” could be a good addition to your (pretend) kitchen.