A teenage victim of human trafficking was located Wednesday after she ran away from authorities at the airport last week, Las Vegas police said.
The city of Las Vegas will use a nearly $100,000 grant to identify whether private sector interests could fund early childhood education and development programs for at-risk children.
A long-stalled bill that aims to combat human trafficking passed the Senate on Wednesday with the fingerprints of several Nevada lawmakers.
A man who showed up at Metro headquarters Wednesday and reported that his roommate was dead now faces a murder charge.
Five lion cubs are growing up at the Lion Habitat Ranch in Henderson, but mom isn’t making any play dates just yet.
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy has been suspended 10 games without pay for “conduct detrimental to the league.”
Earth Day is celebrated every year by more than a billion people in 192 countries around the world.
The vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella doesn’t bring an increased risk of autism, according to a new study of more than 95,000 children.
The list of large companies seeking to leave Nevada Power to secure their own cheaper energy is growing.
The teen police were searching for in connection with a Friday night drive-by shooting that killed a bystander surrendered at Metro headquarters Wednesday.
Former Assemblywoman Lucy Flores will run for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District, setting the stage for a Democratic primary that could split the Hispanic vote.
Attorney General Adam Laxalt is pursuing perjury charges against a Democratic candidate whom a judge ruled didn’t actually live in the district she wanted to represent in the Assembly.
Presidential candidate Rand Paul’s son, William, received a citation for driving under the influence of alcohol this past weekend, according to reports.
If the Dallas Mavericks are going to rally from a 2-0 deficit to overtake the Houston Rockets in the best-of-seven Western Conference playoffs matchup, they might need to climb back into it without point guard Rajon Rondo.
Allegiant Travel Co. had record first-quarter earnings, but it’s the prospect of a pilot strike that held most financial analysts’ attention in Wednesday’s company conference call. Las Vegas-based Allegiant, parent company of Allegiant Air, reported an 89.8 percent earnings increase of $64.9 million on revenue of $329.2 million compared with first-quarter 2014 earnings of $34.2 million on revenue of $302.5 million. Earnings per share more than doubled from $1.86 to $3.74.
A thick beard on an NHL pro this time of year means his team is still in the running for the Stanley Cup — and you can also spot the diehard fans by their own burly beards worn in support. However, growing an NHL playoff beard has benefits beyond ensuring your team makes it to the Stanley Cup finals — namely, significant savings.
A 24-year-old man is in custody after he called for an ambulance, only to have French authorities come and discover weapons, ammunition and evidence of his plans to target churches — an attack that someone in Syria requested, a top prosecutor said Wednesday.
Baseball slugger Barry Bonds’ conviction of obstructing justice during a government probe into steroid use was overturned by a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday.
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The Fremont Street Experience will be awash in pink May 2 for the the 20th Annual Susan G. Komen of Southern Nevada Race for the Cure.
Despite residents’ concerns over safety and a pending lawsuit, the Henderson City Council approved a Blue Bell ice cream distribution center Tuesday night.
A “Saturday Night Live” skit about a male student having sex with his female high school teacher painted the relationship as every teen boy’s dream, but drew a firestorm of criticism on social media.
Pope Francis will visit Cuba on his way to the United States in September, the Vatican said Wednesday — a trip that will come months after he helped negotiate a diplomatic thaw between the two countries.
A 66-year-old woman died after a two-vehicle crash in the northwest valley Wednesday morning, Las Vegas police said.
A group of conservative lawyers and academics filed a Supreme Court brief arguing that the legalization of same sex marriage would result in 900,000 abortions over the next 30 years.
Former Hewlett-Packard Co Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina will launch her campaign for the 2016 U.S. Republican presidential nomination on May 4, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Former limousine company owner Charles Horky was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison Wednesday for his role in a multimillion-dollar racketeering conspiracy involving fraud, prostitution and drug trafficking.
It was never about justice. It was always about the money.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for people to sue the federal government by ruling in favor of plaintiffs in two separate cases including one involving a Hong Kong woman who was strip-searched while in immigration detention in Oregon.
Eight Memphis high school students were suspended and issued juvenile summons after a massive brawl broke out in the cafeteria.