Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn’t mind if he’s referred to in the past tense. After all, it was his decision to retire as an active boxer.
A special feeling, a sense of unbridled optimism, sweeps through Las Vegas sports books on the first Sunday of the NFL season. It was especially true in the morning. By mid-afternoon, when the usual suspects were getting routed and Peyton Manning was lobbing lame ducks, some things changed.
I’m not sure why people are so fascinated with license plates, but they are. These hunks of aluminum that we are required to attach to our vehicles were the subject of two recent inquiries from Warrior readers.
Georgia contestant Betty Cantrell was crowned 2016 Miss America on Sunday in a pageant that was overshadowed by events from three decades ago.
Despite the overcast conditions, rain mostly stayed away from the Las Vegas Valley on Sunday. And Monday shouldn’t be much different, according to the National Weather Service.
Three teenagers were arrested in Arizona after police say they were launching rocks at cars and pedestrians with a slingshot in an apparent “copycat” attack inspired by a wave of vehicle shootings along a major highway in Phoenix, authorities said Sunday.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Heck wouldn’t be the first Nevadan to wear two hats as a senator and reserve general officer if he succeeds in his bid to fill the seat of departing Democratic Sen. Harry Reid.
Nevada education officials have approved a plan to develop an outdated apartment complex near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, advancing efforts to house as many as 740 additional students near the campus by 2017.
The executive director of the state agency that certifies peace officers faces a state ethics inquiry tied to his prior side work as a paid instructor for police academies.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia captured his third Grand Slam title of the year Sunday, beating Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the U.S. Open men’s singles final in New York.
Sarah Thomas made her NFL regular-season debut on Sunday as part of the referee crew for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans game in Houston.
With ticket sales lagging for what was billed as the last fight of Floyd Mayweather Jr., MGM Resorts International stepped in with an offer of two tickets as part of a room package.
At least two Mexicans were killed, Mexico’s foreign ministry said in a statement late Sunday, when Egyptian police and military inadvertently opened fire on a group of tourists in the western desert of Egypt.
Four adults and two small children were displaced and a dog died in a west valley house fire Sunday afternoon, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.
A week after the Southeastern Conference set a record with 10 teams in the Associated Press Top 25, three dropped out after weekend losses. Also, BYU entered the Top 25 after two dramatic wins.
A retired Anaheim drama teacher was arrested on suspicion of molesting two students and possessing child pornography, police said last week.
The White House is calling it a “College Scorecard.” While it allows you to compare schools, it’s not a list. Some rankings “pretend there’s a big distinction between number 36 and 37,” said Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell.
In my younger days, I promised myself I would not become The Bemoaning Curmudgeon. You know, the middle-age/late middle-age geezer tossed into a crisis of values (or at least nostalgic protest) every time some new technological advance steps onstage to provoke a cultural shift in our expectations of self and each other.
Marriott is giving travelers in New York and London the chance to try out bleeding-edge virtual reality tech in the privacy of their hotel rooms.
Four firefighters were injured Saturday as wildfires spread across California and forced evacuations, officials said. The firefighters were burned in the Valley Fire in Lake County, about 115 miles west of Sacramento.
Two men shot and killed Friday outside an east valley smoke shop have been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
There are many ways to celebrate Roald Dahl Day. You can suck on an Everlasting Gobstopper. Walk across a carpet seething with snakes. Or you can simply read some Roald Dahl.
Thriller “The Perfect Guy” narrowly beat out horror film “The Visit” for first place at the weekend box office, picking up a leading $26.7 million.
A former Denver radio host has filed a lawsuit against Taylor Swift, claiming that a false accusation of groping two years ago cost him his job.
Las Vegas police reached out to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community last week as part of the department’s Adopt A Cop cultural immersion program.
“Super Mario Bros.,” one of the most popular video games of all time, turned 30 on Sunday.
Ray Murphy complained in his letter to the editor that the “Clark County Commission has just picked our pockets” (“More Cops tax,” Sept. 7 Review-Journal). Mr. Murphy writes that he has lived here since 2002, and he complains of sheriffs constantly asking for money for more officers.
Americans scored a quiet but crucial victory this month in the defense of their rights against an overreaching federal government that too often refuses to acknowledge that its powers are limited.
The new school year has begun, and physical education class apparently has been replaced by daily weightlifting sessions via the stuffed-to-bursting backpacks many kids are lugging to and from school every day.
A neurosurgeon who lost a lawsuit to a former UNLV football player — whose career was ended by spinal surgery a jury concluded was botched — could lose his medical license.
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Asian grocery store looks to add new location near Summerlin
Poker star falls short in pursuit of record 18th WSOP victory
Wynn’s plans to build a third tower on Strip still alive
Southwest Vegas food hall closing only a year after opening
‘Top Chef’ stars to close Las Vegas Strip pop-up restaurant