A year ago, 28-year-old Jose Lemus had no one. He didn’t have a father or mother to support him, and he was living on the streets.
Are you a hero? Do you want to be one? Applications are scheduled to be accepted online for entry-level firefighters Dec. 8-22.
Seven people are facing multiple felonies in connection with a series of terrifying attacks on three tourists and one valley resident on the Las Vegas Strip in September.
An Ultimate Fighting Championship card in Seoul headlines a light weekend in the mixed martial arts world.
Cameron Coffman has put up good numbers for Wyoming, but UNLV getting back Blake Decker is a potential game-changer.
A Connecticut man charged with scaling the White House fence draped in the U.S. flag was ordered on Friday to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after officials say they found a suicide note and will.
The holidays can be the happiest time of the year. For criminals. Because of holiday shopping and traveling, thieves have more openings — and incentive — to come after your stuff.
Shelly Valdes of Las Vegas was out shopping at 9 a.m. at J.C. Penney at the Meadows mall like she does every year on Black Friday.
For retailers like Ronald Corso, owner of 11th Street Records, shopping locally isn’t just about building his business — it’s about building community.
What started as a do-over on a county ordinance for ride-hailing licensing in Clark County has erupted into a pressure campaign urging something Uber already is allowed to do — operate at McCarran International Airport.
They came to paradise, as much for anything, to learn about themselves. What they do well. What they need to improve. What they are today. What they might become tomorrow. UNLV’s basketball team headed home late Wednesday having answered some of those questions a 3-0 start against inferior opponents presented
A family-friendly alternative to black Friday shopping: the Motor Trend International Auto Show
Chicago police have arrested a suspect in the murder of a 9-year-old boy who they say was lured into an alley by gang members earlier this month and fatally shot, a department spokesman wrote on Twitter on Friday.
Three people are hospitalized after a stabbing at a party early Friday morning in the 4200 block of Tara Avenue.
Three weeks ago James Wright was just a man making a YouTube video singing and reviewing Patti Labelle’s infamous sweet potato pies.
The Dallas Cowboys confirmed Friday that quarterback Tony Romo suffered a hairline fracture in his left collarbone and will miss the rest of the season.
The largest shareholder in casino operator Affinity Gaming said Friday it reached an exclusivity agreement with the company’s board to purchase all outstanding shares of the Las Vegas-based company.
All across France, blue-white-red national flags flew from buildings on Friday. President Francois Hollande had asked people to hoist the tricolor in patriotic solidarity with the 130 people massacred two weeks ago in Paris.
It could be any seven-year-old boy’s letter to Santa — with one heart-wrenching exception: topping the list of requests for a walkie-talkie, Jurassic World game, and remote-control helicopter is a plea to find the gunman who shot him.
KRAKOW, Poland — A Polish court’s decision to deny the extradition of filmmaker Roman Polanski to the United States over a 1977 child sex conviction became legally binding on Friday after an appellate prosecutor’s office said it found no justification to appeal it.
A man is facing charges in Louisiana after stabbing his parents when they did not include him in a fast-food order.
The holidays are a great time for buying gifts — and also a prime time for thieves. But having your purse or wallet stolen in a busy mall might be the least of your worries this year when it comes to holiday shopping and identity theft.
When it comes to shingles, nearly one out of every three Americans will develop the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
At least two people were killed and another missing in Texas after being caught in high waters caused by a storm system that brought snow, ice and torrential rain to an area stretching from New Mexico to Illinois on Friday.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has officially received a PG-13 rating, for content described as “sci-fi action violence.”
Cue the bargain hunters: The Black Friday shopping marathon has begun.
Two irate Alaska Airlines customers were taken into custody at the ticket counter after missing their flight early Friday morning, according to McCarran International Airport spokeswoman Christine Crews.
You’d think that Gov. Brian Sandoval would be happier now than he was before the 2014 election. But he’s fought so much with Republican lawmakers and state officers that he may be longing for the calmer days of divided government.
The freeze watch will lift, but Friday will will be “cold and cloudy,” according to National Weather Service meteorologist Justin Pullin.
Say so long to dry turkey sandwiches and rewarmed mashed potatoes. Thanks to four Las Vegas chefs, we have far more interesting ways to use all those leftovers you’ll have when Thanksgiving Day draws to an end.