Bullhead City cop appears in court on sex charge with busted lip

A Bullhead City police sergeant charged with sex assaults on both sides of the Colorado River sported a bloodied and swollen lip when he showed up for his arraignment Thursday in Mohave County Superior Court.

 
LA Kings’ Voynov charged with domestic violence

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov was charged with felony domestic violence for allegedly attacking his wife at their Southern California home last month, prosecutors said on Thursday.

Goodman, other stadium backers make pitch to MLS

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and other proposed downtown stadium backers on Thursday pitched Major League Soccer officials on awarding a franchise to Las Vegas.

N.M. obstetrician suspended over booze, sex charges

A New Mexico obstetrician and gynecologist has been suspended following an investigation into claims that he had sex with patients, drank on the job and left patients giving birth “unattended.”

War Machine pleads not guilty

Former mixed martial artist War Machine pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he brutally attacked his former girlfriend and her friend.

Employees sue Ashley Furniture over unpaid overtime

Two Ashley Furniture sales associates have filed a class-action lawsuit that accuses their employer of failing to pay overtime wages.

Cosmopolitan adds ice with rink’s return

Ice on the Strip usually means an on-the-rocks cocktail. But, starting Friday, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas transforms its Boulevard Pool into its overlooking-the-Strip ice rink.

5 things to look for in UNLV-Hawaii game

Five things to look for when UNLV’s football team plays at Hawaii at 8 p.m. PST Saturday.

2 children die, father injured in So. Cal. apartment fire

A 6-year-old girl and her 2-year-old brother were killed and their father was critically injured Thursday in an early morning apartment fire in Southern California, authorities said.

Jerry Tarkanian remains hospitalized with pneumonia

Former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian has made substantial improvement in the past 24 hours, but he remains hospitalized after contracting pneumonia Wednesday.

Heck reworks bill for Filipino vet compensation

A bill being rewritten in Congress would reopen federal compensation for Filipinos who fought alongside U.S. soldiers on the Pacific front during World War II.

 
Police: Florida State gunman was school alum, attorney

A Florida State University alumnus and attorney who shot three people at the school’s library early Thursday believed the government was targeting him for persecution, authorities said.

 
Bill Cosby dismisses questions about allegations — VIDEO

Bill Cosby dismissed the question about sexual assault allegations before the Associated Press reporter even finished asking it. Afterward, Cosby pressured the reporter not to let the public see or hear his answer at all.

UNLV, Duke set to play first basketball game in new MGM arena

It has been 23 years since Mike Krzyzewski coached Duke against UNLV, and the two sides finally could cross paths again this weekend. But even if a long-awaited showdown does not materialize Saturday, the Rebels and Blue Devils are set to face off in the future.

 
Uber investigating if exec violated privacy policies, tracked user

Uber Technologies confirmed Wednesday that it is investigating whether one of its general managers violated the popular car-booking service’s privacy policies by snooping on a reporter’s ride.

MGM Resorts seeking to raise $1 billion in new debt

MGM Resorts International said Thursday it hopes to raise $1 billion in new debt to help pay for some of the development costs surrounding the company’s hotel-casino projects in Massachusetts and Maryland.

Coroner IDs teen killed in crash at Sloan and Sahara

A teenager who died after a car crashed into a light pole early Sunday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

NFLPA appeals Adrian Peterson’s suspension

The NFL players’ union on Thursday appealed the league’s suspension of Adrian Peterson and demanded an independent, neutral arbitrator hears the case.