In mid-May, a national sports poll revealed that 34 percent of Americans believe Michael Jordan, who is 52, could beat LeBron James in a game of one-on-one if they played today. Jordan probably believes the same thing.
A Bureau of Land Management team is managing two wildfires on the Arizona Strip, the agency said Tuesday.
While you can find a variety of helpful tips for your first time in Vegas, like how to stay safe, or how to find the best hotel, there are a few more things you should probably know, too.
Sierra Nevada Corp. has announced creation of a new Turkish subsidary, TRJet, to produce Turkey’s first regional jet.
The Clark County District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday that the officer-involved shooting of Travis Doering in April 2014 was reasonable and legally justified.
Republican leaders plan to launch a counter-offensive intended to undercut Hillary Clinton as she travels to Nevada this week.
A Las Vegas man who killed a woman and buried her in the Arizona desert after she tried to make him move out of her house was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Tuesday.
One reader asked for the secret to the old Silver City casino’s baked potatoes; “the skins were so crunchy, you had to use a steak knife to cut it.” Taste of the Town readers respond with their own secret recipes.
This is an ideal wine for seafood or fish dishes, so if you are looking for something special and you’re tired of always serving white, this wine is the ticket.
A 28-year-old Las Vegas man was ordered to serve 5 to 15 years in prison Tuesday in connection with the drowning death of his 2-year-old daughter.
British actor John Hurt, 75, who had starring roles in “The Elephant Man” and “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”, revealed on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but says he intends to go on working.
Clark County commissioners on Tuesday approved plans to hold auctions to lease out two large, vacant parcels of land near Laughlin.
Clark County commissioners approved a slate of fee changes on Tuesday that will make things a bit cheaper for airlines at McCarran International Airport.
A man was treated at a hospital after an early Tuesday morning shooting in the central valley, Las Vegas police said.
The Las Vegas Fire Department is battling a house fire that spread to two homes in the central Las Vegas Valley.
Gov. Brian Sandoval and NV Energy officials held a news conference Tuesday to announce an initiative to install electric-charging stations in key rural communities along U.S. 95 corridor between Las Vegas and Northern Nevada.
Brandon Spikes, released by the New England Patriots last week for ties to an alleged hit-and-run accident, placed his 2011 AFC Championship ring on eBay for just under $19,499.
While the largest proportion of deaths associated with smoking were for cancers of the lung, bronchus, trachea and larynx, about half of fatalities from tumors of the oral cavity, esophagus and bladder were also tied to cigarettes, the study found.
A 65-year-old German man who was infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus earlier this year has died in the hospital, the health ministry of the German state of Lower Saxony said on Tuesday.
One of the founders of modern Las Vegas whose name is synonymous with some of the Strip’s best known hotel-casinos, Kerkorian died Monday night in Los Angeles after a brief illness.
A San Francisco Bay Area school district agreed on Monday to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the families of four students who were sexually molested by their second-grade teacher, the San Jose Mercury News reported.
With Star Wars’ cinematic return in “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens” this Christmas, fans are already looking ahead to the vast possibilities of Disney’s announced Star Wars Anthology films, which are poised to tap the rich mythos of the Star Wars universe.
Celebrate National Candy Month with some rather unexpected sweets.
If you’re not immersed in dance music’s subculture, the buzz EDC generates likely resonates at the same frequency as white noise. But what may seem like little more than a debaucherous dance party in the desert, populated by people in wild getups, some wearing next to nothing at all, is far more than that to a legion of people all over the country.
Follow the link for the latest Southern Nevada Connie Mack baseball standings.
The world could see the destruction of entire ecosystems this century without urgent action on climate change, Pope Francis says in a draft of his keenly awaited encyclical on the environment.
We’ll see if Cavaliers fans at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena can keep Warriors guard Steph Curry’s 2-year-old daughter, Riley, awake today for Game 6 of the NBA Finals. According to Curry’s wife, Ayesha, the Cleveland crowd put her to sleep during Games 3 and 4.
Follow the link for the latest American Legion baseball standings.
Las Vegas ad campaigns are typically memorable, and rarely do they sell the city short. If they were just plain bad ads, it was probably because they’re outddated, which is the case with almost every Las Vegas ad after five years. Here are five cheesy Las Vegas commercials from the past.
A 10-year-old girl who died after falling unconscious after riding a roller coaster in Six Flags Magic Mountain died of natural causes, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office told KTLA on Tuesday.
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