The Assembly Education Committee on Thursday passed a bill that would allow parents to put public school funding toward other educational purposes for their child, including private schools and tutoring.
The number of women buying guns is on the rise, with sales to women jumping 20 percent between 2011 and 2012, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, an industry trade group. The information comes on the heels of a December Pew Research Center poll showing that, for the first time in 20 years, there is more support among Americans for gun rights than gun control.
On Thursday, District Judge Douglas Herndon sentenced Juan Rivera to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the rape and murder of 14-year-old Diana Soto.
That idea to drill a double-deck tunnel under McCarran International Airport to carry cars, trucks and possibly a light-rail train to the Las Vegas Strip won’t be a slam-dunk, but Wednesday’s announcement has already achieved one goal: It’s grabbed the public’s attention.
A woman has filed a civil rights lawsuit against a former Las Vegas police officer accused of using his authority to intimidate and sexually harass women he met on duty.
Union taxi drivers for Yellow Checker Star plan a demonstration that could block traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard on Friday afternoon as the weekend arrives and temperatures near 100.
Just days after a faulty report of a massive water loss, the dam and lake behind it fall victim to the massive quake featured in the new summer film ‘San Andreas’
New York Mets rookie pitcher Noah Syndergaard — aka “Thor” for his stature, blonde hair and last name that sounds like the superhero’s home planet of Asgard — hammered his first big-league home run in Wednesday’s 7-0 win over the Phillies.
Howie Mandel, Dwight Howard, Marshawn Lynch, Jeff Dunham and Gabriel Iglesias visit during the new all-celebrity season.
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio paid his first campaign visit to Nevada on Thursday, presenting a 20-minute press conference outside downtown Las Vegas’ famed Gold and Silver Pawn Shop.
About 30 soldiers from the Nevada Army National Guard’s most-deployed unit mobilized Thursday in a ceremony in Las Vegas.
Itsy Bitsy Ramen and Whisky lives up to its name in downtown Las Vegas.
A Las Vegas man faces one count each of first and third-degree arson after fire investigators say he setting a blaze to a home in the 1200 block of Phillips Avenue.
The Department of Veterans Affairs took another step toward changing the agency’s culture Thursday with a forum to heighten awareness about Nevada’s more than 21,300 women veterans and health care services the VA provides to fit their needs.
A Republican-backed bill that would allow political parties to scrap Nevada’s presidential caucus system in favor of a secret-ballot primary was resurrected Thursday and passed out by an Assembly committee.
New Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway, a 128-acre complex along the Kyle Canyon Wash, officially opens to the public Saturday morning.
If you thought dinosaurs only lived in steamy tropical climates, think again. Or, better yet, explore two contrasting dinosaur environments via “Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice,” which opens a summer run at the Discovery Children’s Museum on May 30.
It’s offering free pizzas from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday at its new location at 10520 S. Eastern Ave. in Henderson.
While we don’t know yet who will be performing at the at the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival this fall, Jonas headlines a Daytime Village lineup that includes Hozier, Walk the Moon, Shawn Mendes, Tove Lo, Trey Songz and Echosmith.
It’s been 10 years since Natalee Holloway vanished while on a high school graduation trip to Aruba, and after a decade of false hopes and dead ends, her father has never stopped looking for her.
What is there for an American professional basketball player competing overseas to do when the season ends and they are free to party in Tblisi, Georgia? Apparently, get really drunk and start ranting about their college career.
A man was in serious condition Thursday after being shot several times the night before in the central valley, according to Las Vegas police.
Secret Service and National Park Service officials are prepping for upgrades to the White House fence after several embarrassing security lapses in recent months.
The United States has infuriated some of its closest allies in recent years by fining their banks and spying on their citizens. But a crackdown on graft at soccer’s global governing body is winning wide applause abroad.
After years of saving and fundraising, the graduating class of New Hampshire’s Profile Senior High School finally had $8,000 for their senior trip. It was supposed to be a getaway to Ridin’ Hy Ranch and Resort — four days of revelry and relaxation in New York’s Adirondack Mountains.
An altercation outside an east valley Wal-Mart led to a shooting early Thursday morning, Las Vegas police said.
Las Vegas police arrested California fugitive Nicholas Boland twice last week, wanted in connection with a kidnapping case by the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department. But in Las Vegas, you could call it the case of the hidden key.
A “Right to Try” bill that will make it easier for terminally ill Nevadans to obtain experimental medications that could help prolong their lives has been signed into law by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill Thursday imposing a cooling-off period before lawmakers who leave office can return to the Nevada Legislature to lobby their former colleagues.
UNLV’s football program posted a four-year Academic Progress Rate average of 937. The minimum to be eligible for postseason play is 930. All 17 UNLV sports achieved above the four-year required APR.