Former first lady Nancy Reagan, who as an aspiring actress married affable leading man Ronald Reagan, and then offered her unfailing support and Hollywood style as his unlikely political career took them to the Sacramento’s governor’s mansion and then all the way to the White House, has died. She was 94.
A wind advisory is in effect in the Las Vegas Valley until 8 p.m. Sunday, National Weather Service meteorologist Caleb Steele said.
Las Vegan Miesha Tate pulled off a stunning comeback to submit Holly Holm in the fifth round to win the women’s bantamweight title at UFC 196 on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden. A short time later, Nate Diaz submitted Conor McGregor in the second round of the main event.
Peyton Manning has informed the Denver Broncos that he will retire from the National Football League, according to the team’s official website.
The trash-strewn lot at 15th and Fremont streets wasn’t much of a picnic ground, but down here barbecues don’t come along every day.
Toll Brothers will offer homebuyers an opportunity to personalize their dream homes with special kitchen and bath packages during its Dream Kitchen &Bath Sales Event, which takes place from March 5 to 20. In addition to kitchen and bath upgrade savings, buyers can utilize Toll Brothers’ new Las Vegas Design Studio to see, touch and select all of the personalized elements of their new home.
On Friday, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties CEO Mark Stark told about 600 Realtors gathered in an Encore Wynn ballroom that their 15 percent gain over 2014 had “rocked” 2015.
Jessie Vargas of Las Vegas knocked down Sadam Ali of Brooklyn three times and stopped him at 2:09 of the ninth round Saturday to win the WBO welterweight title in Washington, D.C.
Two men were wounded, one critically, Saturday night in a shooting at a North Las Vegas townhome complex, police said.
Aaron Pleschner and Joe Stefanki drove in three runs apiece to lead San Jose State past UNLV 11-6 in a Mountain West baseball game at Wilson Stadium.
Colorado State (28-1, 18-0) won the 2015-16 Mountain West regular-season title and enters the league tournament as the No. 1 seed.
Despite 25 percent less downforce on a package that was introduced last season for two races and used last week at Atlanta, speeds were at an all-time high this week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway during testing, practices and qualifying for today’s Kobalt 400.
Las Vegan Kurt Busch won the pole position on Friday for Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Schedule for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Year 2 of the Tony Sanchez era at UNLV starts in earnest Monday morning with the first of 15 spring football practices at Rebel Park.
Motor sports handicapper Micah Roberts gives his analysis for Sunday’s Kobalt 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Las Vegan Kyle Busch, who started on the pole, dominated the field in the Boyd Gaming 300 in the No. 18 Toyota, leading 199 of 200 laps at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 results at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The U.S. Senate last week took up a bill to respond to what Democrats and Republicans are calling an epidemic of opioid and heroin overdoses in the country but once again ran into a major difference over funding.
Fiji’s loss to South Pacific neighbor Samoa long has been forgotten. The Warriors recovered with a 15-12 win against Argentina to end pool play Saturday and crushed Japan 43-7 in the quarterfinals in the USA Sevens rugby tournament at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Coach Mike Friday and his U.S. Eagles can’t afford another letdown against a powerhouse nation. The red, white and blue face the defending USA Sevens champion Fiji at 12:50 p.m. today at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Free spirit Johnny Manziel is back in Las Vegas, where he has added a party-seasoned sidekick to his circus.
Santa Clara’s Jared Brownridge scored 30 points Saturday in the quarterfinals of the men’s West Coast Conference basketball tournament against Brigham Young. But the Cougars shut down Brownridge’s teammates and put five players in double figures en route to a 72-60 victory at Orleans Arena.
This is what it’s come to for UNLV. The Rebels didn’t substitute until 3:09 remained in the first half, and by that time the mystery had been taken out of Saturday’s regular-season finale, San Diego State well on its way to a 92-56 victory.
