A Senate resolution that asks Congress to convey more than 7 million acres of federal land to state control won final passage Monday in the Nevada Legislature.
A man was arrested in connection with a fire that killed one dog and injured two others after an apartment complex fire in the northeast valley Monday morning, the Clark County Fire Department said.
The United States signaled no intent to shift its strategy in Iraq’s war on Monday, even as the fall of the city of Ramadi to Islamic State called into question the relative strength of Iraq’s army after months of U.S.-led advising and air strikes.
Children who better understand others’ perspectives and feelings are more likely to become and stay popular among peers, according to results of 20 different studies involving over 2,000 children from Asia, Australia, Europe and North America that were released in April.
Former Las Vegas Constable John Bonaventura appeared before a judge Monday on domestic battery and coercion charges.
All four of this year’s conference finalists — Cleveland, Atlanta, Golden State and Houston — will field teams in Las Vegas and will be joined by 10 other teams which made the playoffs this year. Returning to the summer league will be the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets.
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Justin Smith, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, announced his retirement from the NFL after 14 seasons on Monday.
One person was taken to a valley hospital after a stabbing early Monday morning.
Arizona State outfielder Johnny Sewald caught a pitch that hit him in the ribs — trapping it between his arm and his ribcage — and then casually tossed it back to the pitcher, Layne Bruner.
Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House at MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, plans a Louisiana Gulf Seafood Festival from May 23 through May 31.
UNLV’s football team recently picked up a commitment from running back Altee Tenpenny, who is transferring from Alabama. The Rebels have had several notable transfers over the years.
As the American Legion and Connie Mack seasons get set to open, one wonders if America’s pastime is losing its grip on America’s youth.
The stakes were raised significantly Monday for the Jessie Vargas-Timothy Bradley fight on June 27 fight at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. The two will be fighting for the World Boxing Organization welterweight title, which Floyd Mayweather Jr. vacated after winning the belt from Manny Pacquiao on May 2.
The man accused of attacking and killing a woman with a butcher knife this month had a history of mental illness and being “unpredictable and violent,” according to a Metro arrest report. Julio Cesar Angulo, a 24-year-old from Inglewood, Calif., was arrested Sunday and faces a murder charge for the May 2 death of his uncle’s wife, Norma Chavez, 47, of Las Vegas, police said.
Cellphone video captured an emotional dispute on the side of the 10 Freeway in the Mid-City area last Friday between members of a funeral procession and a California Highway Patrol Officer who pulled them over.
Local real estate research firm SalesTraq reported that the median price for an existing single-family home reached $212,568 in April, up 10.7 percent from April 2014 and a post-recession high.
Two days before she ruled over the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand, Taylor Swift kicked off the American leg of her 1989 World Tour on Friday at Rock in Rio USA, along with one of her favorite collaborators, Ed Sheeran.
Consumer Reports never spent more on a car than on the all wheel drive version of the Tesla Model that it bought to review. But its reviewers soon ran into a unique problem — they couldn’t get in the car.
He died May 13 in Boulder City at 93. On Dec. 7, 1941, he scrambled to get the wounded into lifeboats before the USS Arizona sank.
London-listed online gambling company Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment was at the center of a $1.7 billion takeover battle on Monday as its competitors circled with rival bids.
Wanna get away? Tom Brady did after a week in which he was suspended four games from the NFL for his role in the Deflate-gate controversy, was lampooned on “Saturday Night Live” and was the subject of a derisive chant at a Boston Red Sox-Mariners game in Seattle.
Can you remember the last time you were without your cellphone for more than an hour? Answer these 20 questions to find out if you’re an addict.
Your hometown can apparently affect when or even if you’ll get married. In Nevada, home of the “marriage capital of the world,” the numbers are lower than you’d think.
Timing is everything for creditors appealing the start date of the bankruptcy filing for Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s operating company in hopes of unlocking $468 million in value.
A man who was killed in what Metro called a drug-related shooting in the east valley Saturday morning was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Monday.
A single-vehicle crash in Laughlin that killed three people Sunday was caused by tire failure, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
In a scary moment in Sunday’s Mets-Brewers game at Citi Field, Milwaukee outfielder Carlos Gomez was hit in the head by a 97-mph fastball fired by New York pitcher Noah Syndergaard.
The House on Monday approved a bill that would make it easier for low-income disabled veterans to qualify for government housing assistance.
In the mysterious 32-second video, which featured a studio soundboard and a computer screen displaying her voice levels, Janet Jackson says, “I promised you’d hear it from my lips. And now you will. This year. New music. New world tour. A new movement. I’ve been listening. Let’s keep the conversation going.”