In a move criticized by former federal prosecutors, defense lawyers in the homeowners association fraud case are looking into whether the Las Vegas Review-Journal improperly obtained now-secret government reports on failed plea negotiations with the lead defendant.
A man known as the “pantyhose prankster” behind thousands of random, lurid phone calls on the East Coast died Nov. 25 after police said he was stabbed in a scuffle over a change jar on the Strip.
Bobby Keys, whose swampy saxophone was as key a component of the peak-period Rolling Stones as Clarence Clemons’ sax was for the E Street Band, has died at age 70, in Middle Tennessee. Multiple news reports cited cirrhosis as the cause of death.
UNLV English professor Mustapha Marrouchi was fired last month after a university review found he plagiarized the works of 18 people.
Rain hit the Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday, leaving roads slick and the air cool.
UNLV wide receiver Devonte Boyd was named freshman of the year in Mountain West on Tuesday. Brett Boyko was named all-conference second team.
The VA’s Southern Nevada Healthcare System passed an unannounced review of its scheduling practices for timely care with flying colors, VA officials said Tuesday.
The Legacy Tip-Off Classic shrunk in size this season. But what the boys basketball tournament lacks in quantity, it more than makes up for in quality.
A Texas man is behind bars and lucky to be alive after he broke into a home and was confronted by the gun-wielding homeowner.
Florida has targeted Colorado State’s Jim McElwain to fill its coaching vacancy.
Republicans were scheduled to meet in Las Vegas on Tuesday night to select the new speaker, majority leader and committee chairs for the 2015 Legislature.
Nevada murder cases in which prosecutors seek the death penalty can cost nearly twice as much as those with a lesser punishment, according to a state audit released Tuesday.
Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura appears to have achieved his goal, which was stated to a staffer, that he wanted to spend all the office’s money before Clark County takes over the remnants of his abolished office.
District Judge Linda Bell suffered several debilitating injuries when she was struck by a vehicle outside the Clark County Regional Justice Center last month, according to her own account of the incident released Tuesday.
Jim Fassel is the experience in this equation. The one whose credentials wouldn’t be scrutinized. His is a name that has been widely associated with the coaching job at UNLV, vacant since Bobby Hauck announced his resignation Friday.
NASCAR champ Kevin Harvick grew up wanting to be Rick Mears, the four-time Indy 500 champ from Bakersfield. “I was fortunate to have grown up in a racing town,” Harvick says. “It’s a place that has dirt tracks, asphalt, ovals, go-kart tracks, drag strip … always well supported.”
Las Vegas Metro Chamber Chairman Bob Brown, in an address Tuesday at Aria, detailed plans to involve the 5,000-member trade group in big issues sure to be on the 2015 Legislature’s agenda, including the state’s tax base, education reform and the startup of a medical school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Police are investigating Michael Brown’s stepfather for angry comments on the streets of Ferguson after a grand jury decided not to indict the police officer who fatally shot his stepson, a spokesman said Tuesday.
The Nevada Department of Education does not have an adequate revocation process for teachers or administrators convicted of crimes, with notification of arrests taking in some cases up to 1,200 days, an audit released Tuesday shows.
Two buses carrying children home from an intermediate and a primary school collided on a Tennessee highway, killing two children and an adult.
A California man suffered from depression when he burst into a medical office one year ago and shot and killed a doctor he blamed for a botched vasectomy, Reno police say in a new report.
Clark County commissioners tapped former State Gaming Control Board Chairman Mark Lipparelli to fill the state Senate District 6 vacancy created by Mark Hutchison’s election to the lieutenant governor post in November.
Two men were recovering Saturday from injuries sustained during a fiery crash after their Ferrari struck two trees in Calabasas, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The head of the state’s Department of Business and Industry met Monday with representatives of Uber, but there was no indication that there is any change forthcoming that would enable the company to restart operations.
The Lebanese army detained a wife and daughter of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as they crossed from Syria nine days ago, security officials said on Tuesday, in a move seen as likely to put pressure on the Islamist chief.
The holiday shopping season is fast upon us. And, as usual, that means it’s time for the seasonal conundrum: What do you get for the C-level executive on your holiday shopping list?
UAB pulled the plug on its football program Tuesday. University president Ray Watts told the team in a meeting Tuesday afternoon that the school decided to disband the sport after the current season.
Ultimate Fighting Championship has signed a major partnership deal with sports clothing retailer Reebok to exclusively outfit all UFC fighters in Reebok gear in the octagon and at fight-related events.
From Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees to Grammy winners, the amount of wealth these recording artists have accumulated during their careers is nothing less than impressive. Can you guess which artists are worth the most?
