The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee on Wednesday authorized using $3.7 million in grants and settlement funds to clear a backlog of 7,500 rape kits that were never tested in Nevada.
Each holiday seems to define its own atmosphere, and for Christmas Eve that would be cozy. For Tom Ryan, that coziness is defined by family and traditional foods.
New details were released Wednesday about the arrest of a 42-year-old Clark County School District employee who police say performed “lewd acts on himself” 36 times while working as an overnight custodian at a southwest valley elementary school.
An information technology employee with the Clark County School District was arrested Monday in connection with the theft of 40 iPads from a North Las Vegas school, CCSD police said Wednesday.
The influence of ride-hailing companies on Southern Nevada’s transportation landscape has surfaced in the Nevada Taxicab Authority’s November statistics, and if you’re a taxi company owner, it isn’t pretty.
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As Tony Sanchez prepares for his second season as UNLV’s football coach, he knows he needs help for the long-term health of the program.
A coalition of business groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging an initiative that seeks to gradually raise Nevada’s minimum wage.
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Funny thing about the Christmas holiday season: For many travelers, it’s the only time each year when the joys of visiting family members or escaping on a holiday vacation are strong enough to outweigh the fears of getting onto a plane and actually flying.
The UNLV Rebels return to Thomas & Mack Center tonight to host the Arizona State Sun Devils. Here’s what you need to know if you want to watch.
Audiences consider “The Nutcracker” a holiday tradition — for good reason. But it’s at least as much of a tradition — if not more — for those who bring the ballet to life.
The Rebels are 7-point favorites when they host Arizona State tonight at the Thomas & Mack. Game time is 7:00 p.m. PT.
Newspaper and TV reporters stuck microphones in his face, and a Brigham Young media relations representative was nearby, stepping in when it was time to go. One more question got asked, though, and Tanner Mangum obliged even as he was led to practice Wednesday at Rebel Park.
Fall 2006 was a banner hunting season for upland game bird hunting in Southern Nevada.
World leaders met in Paris to address climate change but what are we doing to help our amazing home, planet Earth?
Whether you are a foodie, gourmet cook or just like to hang out with friends and family, kitchens are where you do it.
Families are invited to step back in time for an Old-Time Ranch Christmas scheduled from 1 to 6 p.m. Dec. 19 at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park.
Tours of the Wayne Newton estate at 3310 E. Sunset Road are discounted up to 50 percent for Nevada residents during the holiday season.
A fire in a downtown Las Vegas laundry business caused the roof to collapse early Wednesday morning.
Las Vegas police released the names of two SWAT snipers who shot and killed a woman after an hourslong standoff Monday afternoon.
A Roeland Park, Kansas, man is fighting the city over whether he should have to pay up for the wild cats on his property. He said trying to do the right thing has landed him in court, facing fines.
Neither a sleigh nor a chimney was used but the founder of the Colorado River gaming town of Laughlin played Santa Claus on Tuesday, unwrapping a multi-million-dollar Christmas gift as an expression of thanks to Bullhead City, Ariz.
The British Airways Boeing 777 that aborted a takeoff at McCarran International Airport with 157 passengers and 13 crew members aboard in September will fly again.
Las Vegas police are investigating a death in the east valley Wednesday afternoon, according to a Metro release.
United States Women’s soccer forward Abby Wambach will step foot on the pitch tonight for one last time as the US Women’s National Team plays its final World Cup Victory Tour game. Then, she’ll hang up her cleats.
Tuesday’s Republican presidential debate on CNN averaged 18 million viewers, making it the third-most-watched primary debate of all time.
A Maryland judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday in the trial of Baltimore police officer William Porter, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of detainee Freddie Gray.
Police are looking for an inmate who walked away from a minimum-security facility in Jean on Tuesday, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.
Jack Frost is leaving his chilly mark on Las Vegas this week and no wonder, since he showed up at Neiman Marcus at the Fashion Show Mall with the missus, Jewel Frost.