The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a light pole died Tuesday afternoon, according to Las Vegas police, and a central valley intersection is shut down while officers investigate.
“A picture of horror.” That’s how German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier described the site where a Germanwings Airbus A320 plane crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday.
Three Mexican nationals have been arrested in the United States on accusations of piloting a boat loaded with nearly three tons of marijuana worth $3 million off the California coast, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Las Vegas police confirmed Tuesday that a Christmas Eve car crash caused the death of an infant that had to be delivered prematurely.
About a dozen largemouth bass and other fish, some of them approaching two feet in length, could be seen floating Tuesday at the south end of the largest lake at Desert Shores.
A top Department of Homeland Security official improperly intervened to fast-track visas for foreign investors in the $415 million SLS Las Vegas renovation after being pressured by U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, according to an inspector general’s report released Tuesday.
Whether it’s an obscure beauty spot that’s about to be exposed to the world via a hot new film or remote islands about to be made more accessible thanks to a new airport, these are the places on the brink of becoming major destinations. Time to get booking now, before everyone else does.
Henderson officials said Tuesday they are investigating how city police had 96 traffic citations wrongly thrown out of court — including at least one ticket received by a friend or relative of a police employee.
The “The Late Late Show with James Corden” averaged a 0.4 rating in adults 18-49 and 1.66 million viewers overall — the largest “Late Late Show” audience on a Monday since November 2011 with Craig Ferguson as host.
Nevada Assemblyman Pat Hickey is making another effort this session to establish a cooling-off period for state lawmakers who want to become contract lobbyists at the Legislature.
A fugitive on Hawaii’s most wanted list was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Las Vegas, according to police.
President Barack Obama shifted gears Tuesday on nuclear waste in a move that could put even more distance between his administration and the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada.
Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash formally called it a career on Tuesday during a news conference at the Los Angeles Lakers’ facility in El Segundo, Calif.
Following recommendations by the Competition Committee, NFL owners voted Tuesday to reject a series of proposed rules that would have expanded the use of instant replay. However, in keeping with the league’s current focus on injuries, the owners did ratify measures that addressed safety.
Friends of a man in Utah who has been fighting colorectal cancer for the past seven years have started a campaign to get him on the Ellen Degeneres show.
The official trailer for “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” is out, complete with a shirtless Tom Cruise playing hero Ethan Hunt.
Former NFL safety Darren Sharper agreed to plead guilty in Las Vegas Tuesday morning to one count of attempted sexual assault in connection with an attack where three people were drugged, including two women, inside Sharper’s penthouse suite at the Cosmopolitan.
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the minister of home affairs and a potential candidate for prime minister, took a religious oath before the Malaysian parliament on Tuesday, swearing he does not know businessman Paul Phua and has not received any money from him.
Wild animals can predict earthquakes several weeks before they strike, and motion-activated cameras that track their movements could be adopted in quake-prone countries as an affordable early warning system, scientists said on Tuesday.
The Transportation Security Administration’s Precheck trusted traveler program enrolled its 1 millionth member last week, just more than a year after the program began. More than 13,000 Las Vegans are part of the program.
Boeing has been granted a patent for a force field-like defense system, leading excited sci-fi fans to herald the advent of something previously seen only in the realms of “Star Wars” or “Star Trek.”
Four people were found fatally shot on Tuesday morning at a ransacked home in Indianapolis, police said.
The pressure of a Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals is nothing compared to the pressure Detroit Red Wings forward Darren Helm felt Monday morning.
After missing 26 games with knee issues, Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard is expected back for Wednesday night’s road game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
So, you think you know Nevada, huh? Well, do you know how everything got it’s name?
A Lebanon, Conn., farm worker has died after police said he got buried under a large mound of corn.
A California production company that sued Seth MacFarlane for allegedly stealing its idea for a foul-mouthed talking bear with a penchant for drinking, drugs and prostitutes for his 2012 hit movie “Ted” has withdrawn its copyright lawsuit.
A Georgia police officer rescued a toddler from a burning house, and it was all caught on body cam video.