Man killed in jump from Spaghetti Bowl flyover

A man jumped to his death from the U.S. Highway 95 portion of the Spaghetti Bowl Tuesday afternoon, Nevada Highway Patrol said.

4 dead, 3 missing in Zion National Park flash flood

Four people are dead and three people are missing Tuesday after canyoneering at Zion National Park during a flash flood, according to officials.

49ers fans brutally beat Vikings fan outside Levi’s Stadium

A group of 49ers fans were caught on video viciously beating a Vikings fan outside Levi’s Stadium on Monday night following San Francisco’s 20-3 season-opening win over Minnesota.

Santos officially gets rematch with ONE champion Askren in Singapore

Luis Santos firmly believes he was well on his way to taking Ben Askren’s ONE Championship welterweight belt before an eye poke ended their April fight just more than two minutes into the first round. He will get a chance to prove that he can finish what he started.

Uber, Lyft up and running, defy Clark County

Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft began operating in Southern Nevada Tuesday, defying Clark County officials who say they can’t conduct business until they have county business licenses.

 
Johnny Depp credits Wes Craven for the start of his career

Johnny Depp took questions at a rare public Q&A on Monday night at a screening of his Warner Bros. film “Black Mass” at the Toronto International Film Festival. The actor, who plays Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in the movie, turned reflective for a moment when a fan asked him about the late director Wes Craven casting him in his breakthrough role in 1984’s “Nightmare on Elm Street.”

Walker’s relevance in GOP field fading

Set against a backdrop of powerful hydraulic machines capable of raising many tons of dead weight, Wisconsin Gov. and GOP presidential candidate Scott Walker surely hoped for a similar boost to his sagging campaign Monday at XTreme Manufacturing in downtown Las Vegas.

SNWA could lease water to drought-stricken California

The Southern Nevada Water Authority would dip into its reserves to lease water to drought-stricken California under a plan slated for a vote by the agency’s board Thursday.

 
GoPro crash perfectly captures Burning Man festival — VIDEO

While photos show the art installations and crazy outfits of Northern Nevada’s Burning Man festival, few took their drones to the massive gathering to capture the bigger picture.

 
Councilman says God wouldn’t approve of saggy pants, proposes ban

A proposed ban on saggy pants in a small Alabama town is being rewritten to include short skirts on women, and one councilman said this week the pants are “not in His orders to do that to gain eternal life.”

Comedian Larry David predicts golfer Jordan Spieth will be ‘wildly bald’

As an avid golfer and noted bald man, comedian Larry David — “Seinfeld” co-creator and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator and star — has a special place in his heart for Jordan Spieth, the two-time major winner with a rapidly receding hairline.

Affinity Gaming selects Reganato as chairman

Casino operator Affinity Gaming said Tuesday David Reganato has been elected chairman of the company’s board replacing Richard Parisi.

County commissioners delay peddlers ordinance action

Clark County commissioners on Tuesday delayed a vote on a proposed ordinance limiting the hours that peddlers can knock on doors of homes.

Guard group honors Las Vegas lawyer

The National Guard Association of the United States presented Las Vegas lawyer Joe Brown with the Patrick Henry Award at its national conference Monday in Nashville, Tenn.

Ride-hailing companies run into another bump

Clark County commissioners expressed vocal disappointment Tuesday in the failure of Uber and Lyft to answer questions.

 
‘Hobbit’ actor arrested on assault charge

San Antonio police have arrested “Hobbit” and “Arrow” actor Manu Bennett on a misdemeanor assault charge while he attended the Alamo City Comic Con.

Sandoval ties prisons chief resignation to late report

An outside study on use of force at Nevada prisons will be submitted to the Department of Corrections on Monday, a week after Gov. Brian Sandoval asked for the resignation of the agency director for, in part, failing to deliver the report on time.

5 questions ahead of UNLV-Michigan

Five burning questions as UNLV’s football team prepares to play at Michigan at 9 a.m. PDT Saturday.

Multiple errors at Caesars leads to $1.5M Nevada fine, document shows

Caesars Palace maintained “highly deficient internal controls” inside the Strip resort’s private gaming salons, had numerous lapses in its anti-money laundering program and didn’t file suspicious transaction activity reports over a three-month period in 2012, according to a stipulated settlement the casino’s management entered into with Nevada gaming regulators last week.

 
Suspected Mississippi school shooter left ‘sorry’ note

He was a respected history professor who taught his favorite subject like it was front page news. She was a loving mother who had a long-standing relationship with the man who ended her life.

 
Disney releases first teaser trailer for ‘The Jungle Book’ — VIDEO

“The Jungle Book” is Disney’s latest toon-turned-motion picture with a star-studded cast, including names like: Ben Kingsley (Bagheera), Scarlet Johansson (Kaa), Bill Murray (Baloo) and Idris Elba (Shere Khan).

Latinos rally against Trump in Dallas

A downtown Dallas rally by presidential hopeful Donald Trump produced some of the sharpest scenes of conflict yet in his campaign as hundreds gathered to protest his positions on immigration and confronted supporters as they left the event.

 
21-year-old inmate sentenced to life in prison for raping prison teacher

Jacob Harvey, already serving a 30-year-sentence for rape, received a life sentence from a Pinal County Superior Court Judge Kevin White for the January 2014 attack at the Eyman prison complex in Florence, about 60 miles southeast of Phoenix.

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