Public support for the legalization of marijuana is on the rise. According to a recent Gallup poll, 58 percent of Americans think it should be legalized.
What separates man from beast has long been debated. But the question has been answered in Nevada, where $14 million will be spent on deer crossings to keep the animals out of the grilles of travelers on Interstate 80 in the Pequop Mountains in Elko County.
A national nonpartisan group of senior citizens has sent an open letter to Gov. Brian Sandoval and state Attorney General Adam Laxalt urging them to join in a lawsuit seeking to stop the EPA from enacting the Clean Power Plan regulation it completed in October.
Even a genius is capable of a dumb decision. Bill Belichick is normally the sharpest gambler walking NFL sidelines, and the math usually supports his rolls of the dice, but he owns this rare blunder.
One person was killed and another was injured in a three-motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon on U.S. Highway 95 near Searchlight, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
A car slammed into two light poles in the central valley Saturday night, taking the lives of two men, Las Vegas police said.
The Minnesota Vikings defense picked off Eli Manning three times and returned one of the interceptions for a touchdown in a dominating 49-17 win over the New York Giants at TCF Bank Stadium on Sunday.
Today in Las Vegas, Sanders will hold an invitation-only Roundtable with Veterans in the afternoon and a 6:30 p.m. public event called Future to Believe In Event with Bernie Sanders.
As soon as the dog was released, it was clear something was wrong. “My baby,” Arturo Arenas-Alvarez said in halting English as a Henderson police K9 ran toward his sport utility vehicle, which sat nearby in a parking lot. “I’ve got my baby.”
Storms hit the South, Southwest and Midwest over the Christmas holiday weekend, unleashing floods and tornadoes that killed at least 43 people, flattened buildings and snarled transportation for millions during a busy travel time.
An unmarked police car was involved in a three-vehicle collision Saturday night at the intersection of Flamingo and Paradise roads, according to a release issued by Las Vegas police.
I’m an amateur when it comes to celebrating the arrival of the new year in the resort corridor. In my more than 20 years as a denizen of Southern Nevada, I’ve spent just two New Year’s Eves among the revelers, estimated this year to be around 332,000 strong.
A man’s body was found Sunday in a vehicle on Interstate 15 near Sloan, police said.
The cost to build a 5,000-square-foot juvenile residential facility in Clark County has raised concerns and questions among county officials.
A man who died while hiking at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Saturday has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s office.
The families of two black Chicagoans killed by police accused officers on Sunday of having used excessive force and Mayor Rahm Emanuel of having failed them, piling pressure on a city facing a U.S. federal probe over possible racial bias in policing.
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning strongly denied a report that is about to air and accuse him of using human growth hormone during his recovery from major neck surgery in 2011.
More than 400 California firefighters battled on Sunday to contain a final stretch of wildfire that caused the temporary closure of a major highway and forced evacuations northwest of Los Angeles, officials said.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” showed few signs of flagging over Christmas weekend, barreling past the $1 billion mark globally at a faster clip than any film in history.
A major tax package passed by the 2015 Legislature in the spring to fund Gov. Brian Sandoval’s education reform plan and a rampage last week on the Strip that garnered international attention were among the major stories this year.
Iraqi forces on Sunday took control of the government complex in central Ramadi, the last Islamic State stronghold in the western city, a military spokesman said.
Flash back to January 2015. Imagine someone saying that that North Las Vegas would land a major car-manufacturing plant. And that the Las Vegas Review-Journal would be sold — not once, but twice.
Foothill went on a 10-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to get back into the game on the way to a 56-49 win over Legacy in the Las Vegas Prep Championship at Las Vegas High.
Charles O’Bannon scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half Saturday to lead Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team to a 72-58 win over Capital Christian (Calif.) in the Maxpreps Holiday Classic in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Kayla Smith scored 16 points Saturday to lead Sierra Vista’s girls basketball team to a 59-18 win over the Savanna (Calif.) junior varsity in the Lady Rebel Holiday Classic in Anaheim, Calif.
Our annual version of the top 10 year-end local sports stories as 2015 comes to a close …
Brooke Haney finished with 15 points and eight rebounds, and the host Gators forced 37 turnovers in a 68-22 victory over Cheyenne during pool play at the Gator Winter Classic.
Davian Jordan led three double-figure scorers with 22 points Saturday to help Bonanza’s boys basketball team to a 62-50 win over Pahranagat Valley in a first-round bracket game of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in mysterious lawsuit
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2, shuts down 215 in northwest Las Vegas
Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school
Asian grocery store looks to add new location near Summerlin