An Army veteran beaten by a man he met at a North Carolina bar died Saturday afternoon, nearly a week after being hospitalized with burns so bad that parts of both arms had to be amputated, police and his partner said.
Las Vegas police are investigating the shooting death of a person at an apartment complex at 5801 W. Lake Mead Blvd., near North Jones Boulevard.
Las Vegas might be getting an NHL franchise soon, but the NHL probably can’t match the charm of the Western States Hockey League. A Las Vegas Storm game at the Las Vegas Ice Center smacks of hockey played on a frozen pond, only with a Zamboni coming out between periods.
Brigham Young took advantage of several missed opportunities by UNLV to beat the Rebels, 42-23. Rebels quarterback Blake Decker was injured in the third quarter and didn’t return.
John Bowers’ teaching honors include UNLV’s Barrick Distinguished Scholar Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship and he has written scholarly works about literary classics and canonical authors. Almost through serendipity the English professor reached out to a much wider audience through The Great Courses.
The Rock ‘n’ Roll 5k run brought out runners of all kinds Saturday night. The race started at 6 p.m. on streets surrounding the SLS Hotel at Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara Avenue.
Erik Karnehed needed a rest, and the junior midfielder for the Palo Verde boys soccer team did what he could to get the attention of the Panthers’ bench.
Arbor View girls soccer coach Jay Howard could see how nervous his team was in the opening 15 minutes Saturday.
RENO — The first set of Saturday’s Division I state championship girls volleyball match between Coronado and Shadow Ridge had five sets written all over it.
RENO — In sweeping two consecutive state tournament matches in straight sets, Faith Lutheran made it look easy.
The open enrollment period for health insurance doesn’t apply to Medicaid recipients, Nevada officials said on Thursday. But, many Medicaid-eligible Nevadans will receive a form in the mail in 2015 for re-determination of eligibility.
The Rebels had some good individual performances Saturday night, but BYU had an answer every time UNLV made a big play. The Cougars handled the Rebels, 42-23, in temperatures that dipped well below freezing in Provo, Utah.
R.J. Hubert isn’t the Moapa Valley football team’s leading receiver. But the junior certainly was the most dangerous player on the field on Saturday.
Marckell Grayson passed for 219 yards and one touchdown and ran for another as Desert Pines beat Churchill County 14-0 in a Division I-A state semifinal in Fallon.
Bishop Gorman had no problems with Centennial and Basic outgunned Las Vegas to stay alive in the Sunrise Region bracket.
The Meadows’ defense appeared to make one crucial mistake on its second play on the football field Saturday.
Cory Duncan had a 33-yard touchdown run and returned an interception 49 yards for a score Saturday to help Spring Mountain’s football team breeze to a 54-12 win over host Virginia City in a Division IV state semifinal.
A search team looking for Susana Villalvazo found a woman’s body in the desert between Las Vegas and Lake Mead Saturday, but it does not appear to be that of the missing 47-year-old.
A 16-year-old girl is in extremely critical condition after being hit by a car Saturday near Durango Drive and Spring Mountain Road, Las Vegas police said.
Follow the link for the schedule and results (when available) for the 2014 state girls volleyball tournaments.
Henderson police are seeking help in identifying a driver who hit and killed a man bicycling Saturday at about 2 p.m. on Eastern Avenue near Evansville Avenue and then drove away.
Follow the link for the schedule and results (when available) of the 2014 boys and girls state soccer tournaments.
Less than a year after the National Finals Rodeo nearly left Las Vegas for new pastures, the Super Bowl of rodeos and Las Vegas have patched things up and look to celebrate the NFR’s 30th year in Southern Nevada next month.
The new Republican majority in the Assembly is willing to discuss tax proposals in the upcoming 2015 session, but new revenue will be the last resort after Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposed budget gets a thorough review, Speaker-designate Ira Hansen said Saturday.
Las Vegas will see its coldest day yet of the season Sunday with a freeze watch, the National Weather Service said.
The Clark County coroner’s office on Saturday identified the 1-year-old boy who died in North Las Vegas earlier in the week.
Las Vegas city leaders approved most of the medical marijuana dispensary applications put before them last month, but one official, Richard Truesdell, was an exception to the rule.
A woman suffered non-life threatening injuries after a fall at the Calico Basin Trail at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area Saturday morning, Las Vegas police said.
After surviving an opening-night scare from Morehead State, UNLV returns to action on Sunday evening with another home game against a smaller-conference opponent with NCAA Tournament aspirations.
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