The pedestrian who was struck and killed near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Tuesday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
The National Park Service is asking for comments to help determine future management and planning decisions for Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
A judge revoked bail Wednesday for a former Las Vegas kindergarten teacher prosecutors say contacted a 16-year-old girl he is accused of kidnapping for a sexual relationship.
Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was cited for marijuana possession Wednesday morning in Wichita, Kan.
A 19-year-old American skier survived more than 48 hours in the freezing Swiss Alps before being rescued and taken to hospital where he is recovering, police said on Wednesday.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. Chairman Gary Loveman will step down from the company’s chief executive role on June 30 and will be replaced by the former chairman CEO of Hertz Global Holdings, the casino giant announced Wednesday.
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The Bureau of Land Management is giving the public an extra month to review its sweeping new resource management plan for Southern Nevada, but that isn’t likely to satisfy those with concerns about the document and the agency behind it.
Las Vegas booted the operator of a suspected bordello out of downtown Wednesday, revoking Paradise Spa owner Lucy Lou’s business license to operate in the city.
Hundreds of feet of electrified rail skewered the first two carriages of a New York commuter train in a collision with a car at a railroad crossing, a federal investigator said on Wednesday, describing the area’s worst rail crash in decades.
Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner has told family members, including reality TV personalities the Kardashians, that he is becoming a woman and they have pledged their support, People magazine reported on Wednesday.
Syracuse University has imposed a postseason ban on the men’s basketball team this season amid findings of past NCAA rules violations.
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin reportedly was fined $11,025 on Wednesday for pretending to defecate in the end zone after scoring in the Super Bowl on Sunday.
A son of Bunkerville cattle rancher Cliven Bundy was sent to prison Wednesday, less than two weeks after being dropped from a specialty court program.
A former “Power Rangers” actor arrested in Southern California on suspicion of stabbing a roommate to death with a sword has been released from jail after prosecutors declined to charge him, officials said on Wednesday.
The number of consumers enrolled in health insurance through the state exchange has continued to grow. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday that 56,421 Nevadans had signed up for a plan through healthcare.gov as of Jan. 30. That number included 38,610 Las Vegans.
The company that operates the weekly Vegas Seven magazine has acquired a 50 percent stake in the annual Life Is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas.
Islamic State militants are selling abducted Iraqi children at markets as sex slaves, and killing other youth, including by crucifixion or burying them alive, a United Nations watchdog said on Wednesday.
In the junior college ranks, mostly you play winning baseball in a vacuum. But the folks who follow JC baseball have noticed coach Nick Garritano’s Coyotes, ranking them second in the nation in a preseason poll.
Warning: this video contains some serious science.
Sen. Harry Reid’s brother faces DUI and battery charges after a recent arrest, court records show.
Roughly one in three people who took an online survey would prefer to risk an earlier death rather than take a pill every day to prevent heart disease.
A 4-year-old girl was found inside a vehicle littered with drugs and drug paraphernalia in Surprise, Ariz., Sunday afternoon, police said.
A pair of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers followed by swarms of U.S. Air Force Raptors, Falcons, Eagles and Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets roared through the skies over Nellis Air Force Base on Tuesday. They headed out for a historic Red Flag air combat exercise to mark 40 years since the base began hosting them at the end of the Vietnam War.
A Utah congressman on Wednesday reintroduced a bill that would reimpose a federal ban on wagering over the Internet, reigniting a debate that has split the gaming industry and sparked a broader discussion over the spread of gambling.
Staples Inc., the No. 1 U.S. office supplies retailer, agreed to buy No. 2 Office Depot Inc. in a $6.3 billion deal designed to help it better compete against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and online rivals such as Amazon.com Inc.
Gun owners packed an Assembly hearing Wednesday to support a bill that would allow people to lock their weapons in a vehicle on school grounds.
Every year, couples face the same conundrum: what to get their significant others for Valentine’s Day. The Silver Statesmen Barbershop Chorus offers one possibility: sending a quartet to your loved one’s home or work for a private serenade including two love songs, a personalized card and a red rose.
For someone to whom few paid attention, Claude I. Howard made a major impact on Las Vegas. On Feb. 11, the College of Southern Nevada plans to formally unveil renovations to the Claude I. Howard Health Sciences Center, the oldest building on its Charleston Boulevard campus, which opened in 1988 and is named for the late multimillionaire philanthropist.