Former construction company boss Leon Benzer, the man behind the massive scheme to take over and defraud Las Vegas-area homeowners associations, was sentenced Thursday to 15 ½ years in federal prison.
Wow. Looking at Olivia Newton-John and her daughter. It’s like looking at some kind of cloning experiment gone way better than projected.
Russia is the leading suspect in a sophisticated cyber attack on the unclassified email network of the U.S. military’s Joint Staff that prompted the Pentagon last month to restrict access to portions of that network, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Not everyone who moves to Las Vegas comes for weekend life on the Strip. In fact, you won’t find too many native Las Vegans on the Strip on any given night, unless they work there, of course.
A Las Vegas-based computer software maintenance company has expanded its headquarters in the Hughes Center by adding 11,000 square feet of office space for 60 more lawyers, finance workers, payroll employees and assistants.
So what does a company do with a 2.5-acre hole-in-the-ground on the Strip after years of an expensive and contentious construction defect lawsuit?
North Las Vegas’ city manager promoted three high-level employees Thursday.
The state treasurer’s office late Wednesday released proposed regulations for the creation of Nevada’s upcoming education savings accounts.
We’ve seen the baseball tradition of a player being given the silent treatment after hitting his first home run in the big leagues. But we haven’t seen a reaction like the one displayed by Tampa Bay Rays rookie Richie Shaffer after he homered for his first hit in the majors.
The first nuclear weapon was used in warfare 70 years ago on Aug. 6, 1945, killing more than 66,000 people and destroying the Japanese city of Hiroshima. What would it have done to Southern Nevada?
After more than two-and-a-half hours of discussion of regulations for skill-based slot machines, Nevada is no closer to seeing the potential industry-changing games on casino floors than when the hearing began Thursday afternoon.
The remains of two young Japanese climbers missing on the Matterhorn mountain since a 1970 snow storm in the Swiss Alps have been identified through DNA testing of their relatives, police said on Thursday.
After nearly two decades of punny headlines, media skewering and much, much Washington bashing, Jon Stewart is signing off as host of “The Daily Show.”
A Las Vegas woman imprisoned for torching a pet shop will not be released to deliver her baby, a judge ruled Thursday.
Las Vegas’ newest venue for small conferences, corporate retreats, weddings and parties isn’t in a Strip resort.
The victims of a suspected murder-suicide in north Kingman, Ariz., have been identified as John Arthur Sorensen, 77, and Kelly Rhae Orsolini, 57, by the Mohave County medical examiner’s office.
A young Tempe, Ariz., mother faces a felony child abuse charge after her severely malnourished 1-year-old was admitted to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The baby boy weighed just 14 pounds.
Federal, state and local transportation leaders on Thursday celebrated the start of a freeway interchange project expected to become the second busiest in the state within a few years.
Homicide detectives are investigating two dead bodies found in a trailer in the east valley Thursday afternoon, Las Vegas police said. Metro spokesman Officer Jesse Roybal said the bodies were found about 1:26 p.m. in the 1300 block of South Mojave Road, near Charleston Boulevard.
When Heart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a few years back, Chris Cornell delivered the introductory speech.
Ronda Rousey, who beat the ever-loving crap out of Bethe Correia last weekend, is known for her terrifyingly brief fights that end in less time than it will take you to read these words. That one took 34 seconds, and her first fight as an amateur took only 23.
The home stretch of summer preserves some uniquely Las Vegas traditions for magicians and the TV exposure that helps them.
A 16-year-old Las Vegas girl was hospitalized with critical injuries Thursday morning after police say she was thrown from the top of a moving car.
The list of invitees to next week’s USA Basketball minicamp at UNLV was announced Thursday, and the names of those attending but not participating trump those who will be playing at the Mendenhall Center and in the Aug. 13 Blue-White scrimmage at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Former “Friends” star Jennifer Aniston married long time boyfriend Justin Theroux at their Los Angeles area home after a four year romance, celebrity media reported on Thursday,
A rematch of the 2015 NBA Finals is expected on Christmas Day when the Golden State Warriors play host to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A said Thursday that it has confirmed two additional sites in Southern Nevada for its restaurants, bringing the planned total to three now in the works.
Police in upstate New York are investigating rape allegations against Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane.
Now and again, marine scientists plumbing the dark depths of the sea pull out a new fish species that is just out-and-out ugly. The latest discovery looks like a hunchbacked, rotting old shoe with spikes, a scraggly mustache and a big mouth with bad teeth. And it has a long, angular fishing pole-looking thing growing out of its head.