UNLV junior Jakob Amilon’s main goal this season is to help the Rebels earn a spot in the national college tennis rankings.
Tesla Motors officials pulled back the curtains Friday at its Gigafactory under construction east of Reno, offering some local media a chance to see the progress of what will become one of the largest factories in the world.
Sharron Angle, who made a famously unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate in 2010, is running for a seat again.
The Eddie Bravo Invitational submission grappling tournament is one of the latest promotions to partner with UFC Fight Pass. Its founder, Eddie Bravo, hopes jiu-jitsu will air on pay-per-view some day.
When University of Nevada School of Medicine student Shavon Moore found out she’d been accepted into a psychiatry residency program, she was excited.
Visitors to Lake Tahoe’s east shore could soon have a new bike path linking upscale Incline Village to Nevada’s Sand Harbor State Park, but the price tag might induce sticker shock: $12.5 million for the 3-mile project.
Leopoldina Roubian feels like her phone rings as often as a 911 emergency call center. She and her friends rescued over 1,100 abandoned animals in Puerto Rico last year, mostly dogs.
A national monument created last year to preserve a vast, unspoiled sweep of central Nevada is about to get a new oil well.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson wants to introduce a dog to the legal system in an effort to help comfort child crime victims.
With a full beard, unique name and rock-solid game, Thomas Walkup was set to be in the media spotlight in the Sweet 16. Central Casting could not have picked a better tough guy to put on screen.
Peace walkers began the annual 60-mile Sacred Peace Walk on Sunday morning, starting from the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas to the Nevada Test Site north of the city.
The day’s best games came in the night contests. Texas A&M roared back from 10 points down in the last 30 seconds to force overtime and won it over Northern Illinois in a second extra period. And Wisconsin nailed a buzzer-beating 3 to survive and advance.
Legislation to block states from enacting their own labeling laws for genetically modified foods failed to advance in the Senate last week.
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is set to find out whether his brash demeanor will plague him in another Western state with a culture rooted in the Mormon faith that places a high value on manners and amiability.
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid conceded he was concerned about the lower vote numbers in this year’s Democratic primaries compared to the huge numbers coming out to vote for their favorite Republican hopeful.
Colleges are apparently under the mistaken belief that to keep their tax-exempt status, they must squelch free speech. Congress is working to highlight the issue and get the IRS and academia right with the First Amendment.
Donald Trump’s campaign in Arizona is centered on his hard line against illegal immigration, a stand that supporters embraced in a series of tense rallies ahead of Tuesday’s presidential primary in the border state.
While the Nevada Legislature’s lawyers are adamant that no lawmaker communications outside of final votes are public records available upon request, several lawmakers say the blackout is extreme and worth revisiting.
Kim Wanker has a serious case of lead foot. Trained as a professional race car driver, she thrives on the exhilaration that comes with going fast, pedal to the metal, the high-desert scenery hurtling past her car window. For the 54-year-old Wanker, speed takes her mind off her stressful work — dealing with alleged wife-beaters, child molesters and drug abusers across central Nevada.
Kevin Arnold had three minutes to prove himself worthy of reaching the Golden Gloves national Tournament of Champions, and the 28-year-old Las Vegan made the most of those minutes.
If you’ve ever wanted to feel the wind in your hair while Sisqo’s “Thong Song” moves through speakers — while you’re on a bicycle made for 15 in downtown Las Vegas — there’s a company for that.
Nevada state treasurer is hardly a high-profile job, but Republican Dan Schwartz has managed to stay in the news.
Vashti Cunningham, daughter of former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham, became the youngest high jump champion ever at the world indoor track and field championships Sunday.
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Monday in the Las Vegas Valley. The weather advisory runs from 11 a.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Tuesday.
It took a long time for Buddy Hield to heat up. But once it happened, Hield scalded another underdog with upset hopes. Teases are the theme of today’s NCAA Tournament action.
Vashti Cunningham, daughter of former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham, became the youngest high jump champion ever at the world indoor track and field championships Sunday.
Former Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt Bono said Sinatra Jr. later met with Bill Raggio on many occasions while the latter was Nevada’s longest-serving state senator.
The man who had been missing since Saturday night was found Sunday afternoon, according to Las Vegas police.
Brody Russell’s two-out RBI single in the ninth inning lifted Fresno State to a 4-3 win over UNLV in a Mountain West baseball game Sunday in Fresno, California.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in wild lawsuit
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