Dancer Prince C. Spencer, one of the last survivors of the golden age of tap, died in Las Vegas last week at the age of 98.
MONTEREY, Tenn. — A grieving brother and sister said their parents murder-suicide could have been prevented, and newly released 911 recordings may support that claim.
Independent filmmaker Stan Armstrong is once again telling an intriguing story from the heart of the real Las Vegas.
His latest effort is “City Within a City,” which focuses on the century-old Las Vegas Paiute Tribe and its diminutive reservation not far from Fremont Street.
A 55-year-old woman who kept mentally disabled adults and children captive in the basement of homes in Philadelphia, Texas and Florida for disability checks was sentenced to life in prison, AP reports.
The House approved legislation Thursday that could, someday, pave the way for construction of a highway directly linking Las Vegas and Reno
Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez will continue to preside over a wrongful termination case filed five years ago against Sands China Ltd., the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled.
When crews start construction work on Project Neon early next year, workers will be required to have every lane of the Spaghetti Bowl open to traffic from Black Friday through the March NASCAR races.
Workforce Connections and Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly hosted a special holiday hiring event on Thursday in Las Vegas.
A Southern California jury on Thursday convicted former Oakland Raiders defensive end Anthony Wayne Smith on three counts of first-degree murder, but the judge declared a mistrial for a fourth count.
Nevada Department of Transportation planners might have saved the best for last when it comes to improvements for the U.S. Highway 95 Northwest Corridor.
When Antoine Douglas tells his life story, it’s hard to believe him. Born prematurely and not expected to survive. Put up for adoption at age 5. Rubbing elbows with drug dealers and gangs in his Washington, D.C., neighborhood only to be saved by his cousin, who took him to a boxing gym when he was 9 and changed his life forever.
With the World Series over and basketball just getting started, football takes center stage on this weekend’s TV sports slate.
Mr. Trump may be a great dealmaker with other business people who are equally loutish or at least willing to put up with his lack of tact, but can he really be considered presidential and represent the powerful United States when meeting with world leaders who have impulse control, manners, cleverness and diplomacy skills?
Americans are an exceptionally tolerant and understanding people. Time and again, entrenched prejudices have given way to acceptance. And cultural shifts are happening faster than ever. Racial and gender barriers have fallen, gay marriage is the law of the land and transgender people, long ridiculed and marginalized, are widely accommodated and supported.
The vaccine given to prevent cervical cancer in women could end up saving men’s lives, too.
Police are looking for two people they say broke into a Laughlin elementary school, stole several items and fled in a stolen school van.
From Teddy Atlas’ perspective, he has never stopped teaching. And he has never stopped learning.
The signs praising police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz as an American hero have started to come down in the village of Fox Lake, Ill. Gliniewicz has become the main topic of conversation at coffee shops, bakeries and other small business in the quiet community near the Wisconsin border.
A woman died after she ran a red light and crashed into an RTC bus in the west Las Vegas Valley Thursday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
A man San Diego police accuse of shooting at officers responding to a domestic violence call on Wednesday, prompting a five-hour standoff that diverted incoming flights at the nearby international airport, has been identified as a Las Vegas resident.
A pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Maryland Parkway on Wednesday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
Matt Youmans, Kelly Stewart and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller preview the college football and NFL weekend.
A high school football player from western Kansas who collapsed on the sidelines during a playoff game has died, becoming the 11th confirmed U.S. high school football fatality since July, his family and researchers said.
With the Fresh & Easy and Haggen wind-downs already in action, many of the combined 21 closing stores across the valley are offering up to 50 percent off what’s left of their inventory.
Dusty Baker may not have been the first choice as the new manager for the Washington Nationals. But the veteran skipper and former All-Star outfielder may end up being the right pick for general manager Mike Rizzo and the Lerner ownership family.
U.S. Rep. Joe Heck introduced legislation Thursday aimed at alleviating a shortage of physician assistants at VA health facilities.
An African-American freshman at Columbia University claims she was denied entrance to a Halloween party hosted by Yale’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on Friday, because the party was for “white girls only,” the Huffington Post reports.
Bullets, blood and Samuel L. Jackson. As holiday traditions go, they seem about as appropriate as forcing yourself on anyone who happens to wander anywhere near mistletoe.
Potential GOP U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle on Thursday announced that a petition drive is underway asking voters to protect personal student data now being collected as part of Nevada’s education reform efforts.
Miami Heat guard Gerald Green is safe and healthy one day after being hospitalized for a yet-to-be disclosed reason, according to coach Erik Spoelstra.