Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis on Thursday told the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee that he wants to move his NFL franchise to Las Vegas, and he pledged $500 million toward the construction of a $1.4 billion domed stadium if a public-private financing plan is approved by the Legislature.
President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated former Nevada Treasurer Kate Marshall as a member of the Election Assistance Commission.
Warm trade winds, swaying palms, crystal blue waters: There are several reasons why more than 8.5 million people visited Hawaii in 2015. As of December 2015, visitors spent an average of $197 per day, per person. For a family of four on holiday, the average can really add up.
A new sign outside is the first sign — literally — of the transformation that the Maryland Parkway nightlife staple underwent at the hands of Spike TV’s “Bar Rescue.”
Coppin State transfer Christian Kessee, who went to Valley High School, would like to play basketball for UNLV. But he is waiting to see how much interest new coach Marvin Menzies has in him.
The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee all but signed off Thursday on a proposal to fund the expansion and improvement of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
A woman involved in what appeared to be a minor crash April 6 died later that day, Metro learned Thursday.
Southern Nevada’s tourism machine continues to churn on all cylinders with a 2.9 percent increase in visitors for March and double-digit percentage increases in several categories for the quarter, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said Thursday.
A launch of the beer named after him and a benefit was held for Nicky, a K9 officer killed in the line of duty.
President Barack Obama has nominated UNLV law professor Anne Traum for a judgeship in U.S. District Court in Nevada.
BOSTON — Two major resort casinos won’t duke it out in Massachusetts’ southeastern corner after all.
The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in a long-awaited dispute over homeowner association dues in super-priority lien cases, finding that Nevada law does not allow for the collection of costs and fees in addition to nine months of back-owed assessments.
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller on Thursday joined other key players on veterans issues to announce what is being billed as “groundbreaking” legislation for the Veterans Affairs Department.
We are only eight days from the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Every Las Vegas race book will be rolling out the red carpet to horseplayers for the first leg of the Triple Crown.
NCAA basketball helped set a sports betting record in March in Nevada, but the heavy wagering did not translate to a positive statewide gaming win for the month, the Gaming Control Board reported Thursday. Nevada’s casinos won $922 million from gamblers in March, a 3 percent decrease over the same month in 2015, the monthly gaming report showed.
Looking forward to hitting the theater this summer? Here’s everything you need to know about movies coming summer of 2016.
With the performers from “Zarkana” taking their final bow on Saturday, here are a few things you may not know about Aria’s Cirque Du Soleil show.
Two years doesn’t seem like such a long time. But for Erich Bergen, the two years he spent in Las Vegas represents a turning point in his show business career.
More than 5,500 Nevada families have been able to purchase a home through a state program that provides grants for down payments, the state Housing Division said Thursday.
The people who cross the threshold into the JobConnect Center on South Maryland Parkway come from all different backgrounds and walks of life. But despite their many differences, they have one goal in common: to seek a better future.
Colombia’s highest court has cleared the way for same-sex couples to marry in the conservative Roman Catholic nation.
Metro is investigating a nonfatal shooting in the northeast Las Vegas Valley on Thursday morning.
The always game Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone tells media he offered to fight Nate Diaz at UFC 200.
A Marine accused of sexually abusing his girlfriend’s 1-year-old daughter and physically abusing her 4-year-old son at the Linq Hotel has been indicted, prosecutors said Thursday.
Almost three years after the Carpenter 1 fire burned through the Spring Mountains, the U.S. Forest Service is about to start work on two trails closed by the blaze. Repairs to the South Loop and Griffith Summit trails are slated to get underway this summer and wrap up in the fall.
The 2015 NL Rookie of the Year was replaced in left field by Javier Baez to start the fifth inning Thursday against Milwaukee.
The Arizona and Butler basketball teams will headline the Las Vegas Invitational, and Southern California is the marquee team in the Las Vegas Classic. Both tournaments will be played at Orleans Arena early next season.
Volkswagen’s CEO says he apologized in person to U.S. President Barack Obama for the carmaker’s emissions scandal, in which it rigged its cars to cheat on diesel engine pollution tests. CEO Matthias Mueller said he held a “two minute” conversation with the president during his visit to Hannover, Germany, this week.
A man wearing a white panda suit who allegedly made a bomb threat at Fox Television’s Baltimore affiliate on Thursday was shot and wounded by police outside the building, authorities said.
Tony Stewart said that if some of these race teams insist on leaving lug nuts off during pit stops to hasten a car’s return to the track and improve its position, it would only be a matter of time until wheels started flying off.
