An oceanographer will soon take the helm at Nevada’s Desert Research Institute, quelling long-simmering fears that the organization might be taken over by the state’s universities.
Lawyers fighting an attempt to repeal the brand-new commerce tax fight over the details before the Nevada Supreme Court.
Concerned about continued deterioration of drought-stricken rangeland in Nevada, the BLM’s state director wants to round up 4,000 wild horses in Elko County — more mustangs than were gathered across 10 Western states combined last year.
Peter Long, a veteran of state government, was named Monday as administrator of the Division of Human Resource Management.
In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week, local businesses are recognizing teachers’ hard work by offering special deals and discounts. Check out the list below to see what promotions are available throughout the week.
He was named the MVP of Super Bowl VII. Then Jake Scott had a falling out with Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula and was traded to the Washington Redskins, where he played the last of his eight seasons. Then he basically disappeared.
The Nevada Supreme Court again has suspended defense lawyer Mitchell Posin for professional misconduct.
North Las Vegas has completed the fourth phase of a project to clear up traffic congestion.
The Clark County coroner Monday identified the man police found dead in a northeast valley road early Saturday morning.
A mentally disabled West Texas teenager who told a school worker she had been impregnated by her stepfather was found with her uterus removed when authorities discovered her body in her family’s partially burned home, according to an arrest warrant.
A former Club Paradise stripper and three cocktail waitresses will not have to post bail on credit card fraud charges, a judge ruled Monday.
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding the person responsible for a weekend shooting at a Pahrump wedding reception.
Justin Lin is in talks to direct “Space Jam 2,” starring LeBron James, for Warner Bros.
Shares of U.S. casino operators rose Monday as monthly Macau gambling revenue fall less than feared.
Construction is dormant on the site of the former Fergusons Motel. And while officials with Downtown Project have not cited any difficulties with plans for the shuttered motel at Fremont and Eleventh streets, they said they want to “get it right the first time.”
Four Auburn football players have been arrested on misdemeanor drug charges.
The judge overseeing the trial of a Georgia man accused of intentionally leaving his toddler son in a hot SUV to die agreed Monday that the trial should be moved because of pretrial publicity.
The Las Vegas 51s begin an eight-game road trip Monday with the first four games against the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres.
Nevada Supreme Court justices asked pointed questions Monday on whether an effort to repeal the state’s new business tax is legally sound to proceed in the signature gathering process.
A teenager connected to an April homicide has been certified as an adult and booked into the Clark County Detention Center.
Ninety-eight-year-old Elmer J. Hess, of North Las Vegas, received France’s Legion of Honor medal Wednesday night during a ceremony in Las Vegas. Hess, a World War II Army tech sergeant from Monmouth, Illinois, was in the third wave to invade France’s Nazi-occupied Normandy coast at Utah Beach.
Financially strapped Atlantic City scraped together enough money to make a $1.8 million bond payment Monday morning, narrowly avoiding becoming the first New Jersey municipality to default on its debt in 78 years. Mayor Don Guardian likened the city’s desperate state to rummaging around the sofa cushions in search of stray cash.
Considering the Kentucky Derby is so brief, if you’re planning to throw a party to celebrate the Kentucky Derby on Saturday it might be a good idea to ensure the food and drink are worthy of your guests’ focus.
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read until you’ve watched the second episode of season six of “Game of Thrones,” titled “Home.”
T-Mobile Arena is adding another superstar to the line-up of performers that have graced its stage since opening in April — Britney Spears.
Entertaining can be a bit of a challenge these days. Our increased familiarity with foods Americans once thought strange or exotic leaves guests looking for something a little offbeat, and the more variety, the better.
UNLV’s men’s and women’s tennis teams swept the Mountain West Championships on Sunday, a week after the school’s men’s and women’s golf teams claimed conference crowns.
Jerry Sandusky will appear in court on Monday as his lawyers seek to persuade a judge to give the former Penn State assistant football coach an opportunity to argue for a new trial after his 2012 conviction on child sexual abuse charges.
Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil, who slipped to No. 13 after a video surfaced on social media right before the NFL Draft got underway, is not expected to begin his pro career under the league’s substance-abuse program.
A Minnesota judge on Monday confirmed the appointment of a special administrator to oversee the settlement of Prince’s estate.