Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton will not be disciplined or suspended for violating his drug treatment program, an arbitrator ruled Friday.
A 16-year-old girl driving with friends escaped serious injury after she was ejected from a car that plunged 100 feet (30 meters) off a cliff in northern Arizona, and the vehicle landed on top of her, police said on Thursday.
Since the recession, the rich have benefitted most from financial gains, but interestingly, at the same time, it’s the poor who upped their giving during that period while higher-income people gave less, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Anthony Ray Hinton is thankful to be free after nearly 30 years on Alabama’s death row for murders he says he didn’t commit. And incredulous that it took so long.
The rainbow flag, a symbol of gay rights, flies prominently on the Visit Indy website and Indiana’s Republican Governor Mike Pence personally phoned the head of a Seattle company that gathers 56,000 gaming nerds in the heartland each year.
Children exposed to tobacco smoke at home are up to three times more likely to have attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) as unexposed kids, according to a new study from Spain.
One “Price Is Right” contestant didn’t have to try very hard to win a car after show model Manuela Arbelaez accidentally spoiled the suprise.
Getting Sen. Harry Reid on his show was quite a coup, but then “State of Nevada” producer Joe Schoenmann got a telephone call from President Obama.
Obese people are better at detecting the scent of chocolate and find it more pleasant than non-obese people, according to a small United Kingdom study.
Each day, the Niswanders tackle one of parenting’s big challenges, finding the balance between keeping their children safe and giving them room for the exploring that builds confidence, skills and independence they’ll need to navigate the world.
A robber who hit a Taco Bell on Windmill Lane is likely behind other valley crimes, Las Vegas police say, and investigators need your help finding him.
Nevada’s boutique distilleries would be able to sell more of their bottled spirits directly to consumers and offer twice as many shots per customer at tastings under a bill amended and approved Friday by a Nevada Senate committee.
The NFL has hired its first female official, Sarah Thomas, in a ground-breaking move, according to the Baltimore Sun.
It took Cynthia “Ms. Cjay” Judge 11 years after her first mastectomy to notice the swelling in her right hand. The two-time breast cancer survivor didn’t know what caused it. Her surgeon put her on a course of antibiotics, and though the swelling became progressively worse, doctor visits often ended with more prescriptions for pills.
Gambling technology company Playtech is set to enter the forex trading market after agreeing a deal to buy a majority stake in TradeFX for 208 million euros ($224 million).
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U.S. employers added the fewest number of jobs in more than a year in March, the latest sign of weakness in the economy and one likely to further delay an anticipated interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve. Nonfarm payrolls rose 126,000 last month, less than half February’s pace and the smallest gain since December 2013, the Labor Department said on Friday.
A mother said St. Louis police brutally tased and beat her daughter, leaving her in need of multiple surgeries.
The co-pilot of a Germanwings jet that crashed in the French Alps increased the airplane’s speed before it crashed killing all 150 people on board, according to French investigators.
I’d return to Saffron Flavors of India just for the garlic naan.
Word to the wise: Don’t go to Jerry’s Famous Coffee Shop unless you’re really hungry.
The meaningless and never-popular Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge is returning, and when the conferences shuffled the teams, UNLV ended up with a raw deal.
To say Dougie J’s Cafe is all-American would be an understatement.
Don’t let the “bar” part of The Edge of Town Bar & Grille scare you off from enjoying a meal here: The bar and dining room are completely separate and even have individual entrances.
Restaurateurs Elizabeth Blau and chef Kim Canteenwalla have done it again. The duo behind Honey Salt have brought their distinct dining expertise to Downtown Summerlin.
A 23-month-old girl North Las Vegas girl who died Thursday morning after her father accidentally ran over her has been identified.
Water experts and lawmakers on Thursday urged a Senate committee to restore funding for Nevada’s cloud seeding program to help squeeze as much moisture out of the sky as possible, should Mother Nature bring storms into the Silver State next winter.