I met Google the poodle by lucky accident. His name on the Nevada SPCA list was Valdemar. Therein lies a tale.
Roughly 800 boxes of pottery shards, woven baskets and other artifacts collected across Southern Nevada are now in the hands of the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, which recently won federal approval to store such ancient treasures.
A Las Vegas betting expert was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in federal prison for running an illegal gambling operation and hiding money from the IRS.
Take the pleated skirt, add a little sparkle, a little shine, or make it totally spicy through leather, and you have this season’s amazingly cool revival
On Sept. 15, Bank of America hand-delivered big checks to several Southern Nevada nonprofits, with a focus on housing and community development.
Matt Youmans, Kelly Stewart and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller preview the college football and NFL weekend.
The Valley Health System is offering $55 mammogram screenings weekdays in October.
The group BARS, or “Brothers Are Radically Superb,” combine turfing, bone breaking, popping, and anything that inspires them to put on a improv-based theatrical show of raw self-expression.
The valley’s newest live entertainment venue will open at Craig Ranch Regional Park on Oct. 9.
Local nonprofit After-School All-Stars is set to host the UN-Gala Oct. 3, a day filled with sports and activities for the program’s children, dubbed the 20th Anniversary All-Star Games.
Las Vegas Firefighters Local 1285 plans to sell shirts through October for $20 each at heroic.supply to benefit Susan G. Komen Southern Nevada.
The Oklahoma attorney general on Thursday sought an indefinite stay of three upcoming executions including that of Richard Glossip, whose planned execution a day earlier was stopped at the last minute because of a mix-up with lethal injection drugs.
In all of Clark County’s roughly 40 combined cities and unincorporated communities, only one area is gaming free. Why is gambling illegal in Boulder City?
Do you know of a haunted location in the Las Vegas Valley? Have you had a spooky experience yourself?
Georgia death row inmate Kelly Gissendaner was executed by lethal injection Wednesday, Sept. 30 for her involvement in the killing of her husband. Watch the video above and listen to Gissendaner’s final words.
Police in Colorado are looking for a suspected arsonist who was caught on video apparently trying to ignite a jar of gasoline inside a bank’s overnight deposit box when he set off a fireball that appeared to engulf him, authorities said on Thursday.
On a recent solo kayak trip from Ketchikan to Petersburg in Alaska, a woman’s kayak was attacked by a bear. The woman, Mary Maley, learned very quickly bears will not hear (or care for) a human’s pleas to stop attacking.
If you want to get to know Panem like the back of your hand, Regal Cinemas has the deal for you.
A great fall road trip for savvy explorers of remote country is to the Hard Luck Mine Castle in Esmeralda County.
Dozens of U.S. Secret Service employees earlier this year combed the files of a House lawmaker who had been critical of security lapses at the agency and disclosed some of his personal information that was then published in the media.
A man charged with carrying out several recent shootings along a major highway in Arizona pleaded not guilty on Thursday to 15 felonies including drive-by shooting and aggravated assault, a court spokesman said.
We’re not quite into October, but Oktoberfest celebrations already are rolling in some quarters, with more on the way. The original Oktoberfest in Munich launched at midnight Sept. 19 and continues through Sunday.
With Ben Roethlisberger under center, the Pittsburgh Steelers would’ve been favored by 4 points over the rival Baltimore Ravens in today’s “Thursday Night Football” game at Heinz Field.
The 15th annual Las Vegas BikeFest returns Thursday through Sunday, featuring manufacturer demonstration rides, a custom bike show, an array of contests, motorcycle-related vendors and entertainment.
A rocked-up version of an old cowboy song is the soundtrack for Nevada’s newest advertising campaign.
Five things to look for when UNLV’s football team plays at UNR at 4 p.m. Saturday.
A suburban Chicago police officer whose shooting death has confounded investigators for weeks was killed with his own service weapon, authorities said Thursday.
Janet Jackson is canceling two nights at Planet Hollywood’s Axis theater on Oct. 9 and 10 and instead will play one arena concert at the MGM Grand Garden on May 14.