Backers of an initiative petition to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Nevada said Friday they have collected far more than the required number of signatures to bring the measure to the ballot in 2016.
Delving into the numbers from election 2014 turns up some interesting, or semi-interesting, facts.
A mishap on a motorized cart led to a man falling 20 feet down a Caesars Palace elevator shaft Thursday night, according to the the gaming operator.
The Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s elections is giving new hope to those who see reviving the mothballed Yucca Mountain site as a solution to the nation’s nuclear waste problem.
A veteran district court judge was struck by a vehicle in front of the Clark County Regional Justice Center early Friday morning.
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It was hard. It was tough. It was cold. He got yelled at a lot. And that’s just basic training, retired Army Spc. Salvatore Cirifalco explained to Celia Roberts’ fifth-grade classroom at French Elementary School in Las Vegas on Friday.
The people poked the mighty dragon that is the Nevada establishment. And the mighty dragon roared. And the Nevada establishment won again. The Education Initiative, or Question 3, was defeated by an overwhelming margin on Tuesday, 79 percent to 21 percent.
A Utah dad foiled an attempt to kidnap his young daughter from her bed early Friday after confronting a man carrying her across the lawn.
Alabama is ranked fifth in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. But Las Vegas oddsmakers say the Crimson Tide would be favored on a neutral site against Mississippi State, Oregon, Auburn and Florida State.
Weed ganjapreneurs will pitch ideas to judges in hopes of winning seed funds to grow business ideas.
These days, it often seems unnecessary to carry cash or even your checkbook, as credit cards are accepted just about everywhere. Though you might not realize it, however, paying with plastic can cost you.
Saying that he has “no problem” with the way Brad Keselowski races, Kevin Harvick attempted to set the record straight about last weekend’s post-race shove that fueled an already-heated situation between Jeff Gordon and Keselowski.
President Barack Obama has approved sending up to 1,500 more troops to Iraq, roughly doubling the number of U.S. forces on the ground to advise and retrain Iraqis in their battle against the militant group Islamic State.
President Barack Obama told Republican and Democratic leaders he invited to lunch at the White House on Friday that he was committed to taking action on immigration reform because the House of Representatives was unable to pass a bill, the White House said.
Director Philip Shelburne takes advantage of “The Last Five Year’s” difficult structure to highlight the yearning of a couple in love in a charming staging of the off-Broadway musical from Nevada Conservatory Theatre.
President Barack Obama has chosen a federal prosecutor in New York to become the next attorney general.
A Gardnerville woman has been sentenced to six to 20 years in prison for the December 2013 shooting death of her male roommate.
Gambling regulators are nearing a decision on Philadelphia’s second and final casino license, with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board scheduling a Nov. 18 vote that will likely come under scrutiny no matter which of the applicants — if any — win a high-stakes competition involving hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from table games and slot machines.
Officials in southwest Ohio say a 53-year-old man performing maintenance work at a bowling alley became trapped in the pin-setting machinery and died.
NASCAR driver Kurt Busch has been accused of domestic assault by his ex-girlfriend, and police in Delaware said Friday they are investigating.
Former Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas was traveling at more than twice the posted speed limited when he crashed his SUV and died in September in Nashville, Tenn.
Gov. Brian Sandoval hailed Catamaran LLC as “exactly the kind of company we’re trying to attract to Nevada” at a Friday event on a picture-perfect day at the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park in the southwest valley.
A pristine distant comet created a once-in-8-million-year fireworks show above Mars last month. But no one got to see it live.
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston has requested a delay in the student code of conduct hearing scheduled for the week of Nov. 17, an attorney said Friday.
Authorities say an autopsy on actor Robin Williams found no alcohol or illegal drugs in his system when he committed suicide at his Northern California home in August.
Remarkably, as sections of the cockpit, fuselage, a wing and motor rained down over the Mojave Desert and pieces of the lightweight craft tiny enough to travel 35 miles were picked up by the winds, a single parachute was seen in the sky. Pilot Peter Siebold was alive and drifting to safety.
The 2022 Winter Olympics will remain in the traditional February time slot and will not be moved to make way for a rescheduled World Cup in Qatar, the head of the world’s national Olympic committees said Thursday.
A lone suspect has been arrested and charged with four counts of murder in the slaying of a couple and their two young sons whose skeletal remains were found buried last year in the California desert, police and prosecutors said on Friday.