Former National Football League star Darren Sharper pleaded guilty to sexual assault charges filed in Arizona on Monday and was sentenced to nine years in prison shortly before facing more sex crime charges in a Los Angeles courtroom. He is expected to enter a plea Tuesday to similar charges in Las Vegas.
A Tonopah man was arrested Monday in connection with the sexual assault of a 3-year-old girl in 2011, the Nye County Sheriff’s office announced Monday.
Nicole Johnson moved to Las Vegas in 1996 and unexpected found a home. She later unexpectedly found a home in monster truck, and will perform at Sam Boyd Stadium this week.
Dozens of wines cited in a lawsuit earlier this week as having dangerously high levels of arsenic were bottled under 31 different brands, Associated Press reports.
A bill approved by the state Senate today 14-5 got more Democratic votes than it would have otherwise because of a willingness to compromise on both sides.
Vin Diesel honored his fallen “Furious” series co-star Paul Walker by naming his third child Paulina.
The U.S. government is developing a vaccine to protect poultry from new strains of avian flu that have recently killed birds from Arkansas to Washington state.
George Zimmerman, acquitted of murder charges in the shooting death of an unarmed black teen in Florida, said in a videotaped interview that President Barack Obama stoked racial tensions in the case.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the so-called deflategate investigation is finally moving toward a conclusion.
News recently broke that acclaimed director Martin Scorsese will direct a biopic about heavyweight legend Mike Tyson with Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx playing the controversial pugilist. Tyson recently reached out to his fans for help in picking his greatest fights to add to the movie.
The archbishop of Naples claimed on Saturday that the dried blood of the city’s patron saint began to turn liquid in an ampoule on Saturday while Pope Francis was in the cathedral where the relic is stored.
A North Carolina toddler is doing fine after being accidentally served sangria at a Texas Roadhouse.
One of the biggest deals in U.S. baseball this spring may be the $70 million purchase on Monday by a Finnish company of the Louisville Slugger brand, a name synonymous with the sport itself.
Private emails that Hillary Clinton turned over to a House committee investigating the 2012 attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, show her aides sometimes used their personal email accounts to communicate with her, the New York Times reported on Monday.
The Nevada Senate on Monday passed legislation prohibiting domestic violence abusers from possessing guns and making it easier for gun owners in other states to carry a concealed weapon in Nevada.
A bill that would enable ride-hailing apps like Uber to operate legally in the state was introduced Monday in the state Senate.
As an offensive guard for the Baltimore Ravens, John Urschel already has a lot on his plate. But besides his endeavors on the field, Urschel also keeps up another demanding pursuit that is rarely associated with NFL players: mathematical research.
Ahh, coffee. One of the seven wonders of the world. Okay, that was a lie. But it’s pretty awe-inspiring for those who drink it. We asked our Facebook fans where to get the best cup of joe in town, and here’s what they said.
Not everyone associated with the casino industry has caught REIT fever. Several analysts and insiders aren’t sold on the notion that real estate investment trusts — where casinos are spun-off into a separate publicly traded company and leased by back to an operator — as being a good move for all gaming companies.
Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Long said investigators did not find evidence to support that a sexual assault happened at a fraternity house at the University of Virginia in September of 2012.
A New Hampshire teen avoided a deep plunge into a river after a wreck, narrowly escaping from his car as it teetered perilously on the guardrail of a bridge, authorities say.
The National Football League is dropping its blackout rule for the 2015 season.
One suspect was fatally shot and a policeman wounded during a brawl in a Wal-Mart parking lot in which eight officers were assaulted and seven suspects were eventually arrested, officials in Arizona said.
Federal agencies would be prohibited from enforcing state laws on state lands without permission from the county sheriff under a bill heard Monday by the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
Former Grand Slam doubles tennis champion Bob Hewitt was found guilty by a South African court on Monday of two charges of rape and one charge of sexual assault of minors, the radio station Eyewitness News said.
Nevada regulators Monday gave final licensing approval for the state’s first medical marijuana cultivation facility north of Reno.
The American Gaming Association wants the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to rank Las Vegas higher in order for the city — primarily the Strip — to better fund programs that protects the state’s $53 billion a year casino industry.
The Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers released his single “Can’t Deny My Love” on Monday.
A car crash on northbound U.S. Highway 95 is partially blocking the ramp to Summerlin Parkway, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.
B.B. King’s stolen guitar ended up in a Las Vegas pawn shop, then the hands of an honest buyer. Now, the man who bought the guitar and gave it back to King says he’s had something stolen from him: the story.
