By March 14, according to the Nevada parole board, 28-year-old Carlos Manuel Perez Jr.’s debt to society would have been paid. But instead of leaving High Desert State Prison a free man, he left a dead man.
A record-setting relay performance left the UNLV men’s swimming and diving team tied for 20th place after the first day of the NCAA Championships on Thursday in Iowa City, Iowa.
Forward Trey Lyles scored 14 points, and the top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats remained undefeated with an overwhelming 78-39 win over fifth-seeded West Virginia in the Midwest Regional semifinals Thursday night.
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man they said robbed a Roberto’s Taco Shop in the southeast valley on Sunday night, according to police records.
Kids, being kids, like to climb on things. More often than not, that’s OK. But when the thing in question is a war memorial? That’s the question burning up online parenting groups and in family rooms after an amateur photographer snapped a picture of two children scampering on top of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington.
Clark County’s child welfare and court systems are “overtaxed and under stress” with limited resources and policies and procedures that too often result in less-than-best outcomes for children, according to a report published Thursday.
The late North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith said thank you to all of his former players one last time in his will.
Travel lanes on the Desert Inn Road and Maryland Parkway intersection remained limited to one direction each way Thursday afternoon while crews replace a leaking water valve, the Las Vegas Valley Water District said Thursday.
The son of a former Metro officer married to former Broadway star Pia Zadora was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday.
The debate over taxes continued in the Nevada Legislature on Thursday, with Gov. Brian Sandoval slamming the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce over a new study that criticized his proposal for a business license fee to raise money for public education.
Sam Dekker posted 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Badgers topped the Tar Heels 79-72 in the West Regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament in Los Angeles.
When you have kids, traveling is difficult. While it might be faster to fly somewhere, flights are expensive, and they mean more time confined in one place. While driving may be a good solution financially, it’s also overwhelming to think about spending that much time in a car with kids. Here are some ideas to make traveling with your kids something to look forward to.
Las Vegas police said the driver of a truck that hit a teenager in the southeast valley Thursday morning has been taken into custody for felony hit-and-run.
When money is tight and it doesn’t look like your job will be offering you a raise anytime soon, saving money can feel like an impossible task. However, there is something you can do to maximize how much money you get each paycheck and help you build up your savings account. Make sure that your W-4 withholdings are correct.
Demetrius Jackson scored 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting as third-seeded Notre Dame used a hot-shooting second half to knock off the seventh-seeded Wichita State 81-70 in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional semifinal in Cleveland.
Indiana Governor Mike Pence on Thursday signed into law a controversial religious freedom bill that could allow businesses and individuals to deny services to gays, in a move that prompted protests from some business leaders.
An investigative report on the shooting, which went unreported to either Gov. Brian Sandoval or to the public, was sent to the state attorney general’s office Thursday.
UNLV President Len Jessup broke his silence Thursday on a bill that would allow permit-holders to bring concealed weapons onto Nevada college campuses.
Despite brief stops at Caesars Palace and Planet Hollywood Resort, most of the movie takes place in Naked City and the Golden Gate.
Lawyers for a Northern California man who told police his girlfriend was abducted for ransom, an incident now called a hoax by authorities, said on Thursday their client stood by his story and had been drugged and restrained by the kidnappers.
Erich Nowsch and his accused getaway driver charged in the slaying of Tammy Meyers appeared in court together for the first time Thursday.
There’ll be some changes made for the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s 2015-16 season: new Sunday matinees, a new Spotlight Series and new works reflecting the leadership of music director Donato Cabrera.
According to a March 23 report in The Siberian Times, Russian Railways president Vladimir Yakunin has proposed a plan for a massive trans-Siberian highway that would link his country’s eastern border with the U.S. state of Alaska, crossing a narrow stretch of the Bering Sea that separates Asia and North America.
The Culinary and Bartenders unions said Thursday a tentative contract agreement covering 4,000 workers at the MGM Grand Las Vegas had been reached with the Strip resort.
Watch it, Orlando. Chris Meyer isn’t happy when Las Vegas loses business to the likes of you and he’s going to have $2.3 billion in improvements to back him up pretty soon.
For 25 years, United Parcel Service drivers Bennie Harris Jr. of Henderson and Rod Little of Las Vegas have done the impossible: driving on Southern Nevada’s wild streets all day without being in an accident.
Gov. Brian Sandoval today released the strongest statement of his tenure in office, after the Tax Foundation criticized his bid to raise the business license fee.
An apparent gas explosion caused two apartment buildings to collapse and burst into flames, and two others to catch fire, injuring at least 12 people on Thursday in New York City’s East Village neighborhood, authorities said.
Common wisdom might dictate that it’s dangerous for couples raised in different economic classes to get hitched.
Clark County School District police said a phone call that caused a Summerlin elementary school to be locked down Thursday afternoon was a hoax.