A charter bus headed to a casino crashed in far South Texas on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring about 40 in a one-vehicle rollover, officials said.
Jack Murphy’s home run off reliever Jeff Walters in the eighth inning gave the host Oklahoma City Dodgers a 1-0 PCL victory over the Las Vegas 51s on Saturday night.
Jorge Valdiviezo is the first Mexican on the Built Ford Tough Series, where the PBR’s best 35 riders compete. The 26-year-old competed in the Last Cowboy Standing this weekend at Las Vegas Village.
Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director who has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994, analyzes the field for Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware.
Jimmie Johnson has won 10 of 28 starts on the high-banked, one-mile concrete layout at Dover International Speedway, including a sweep during his 2002 rookie year. He is the 7-2 favorite to win Sunday’s race.
If you think musicals are all about raindrops and roses, “Bright Side” provides something completely different.
Tandi Remy has attended and participated in Helldorado Days since birth and she has the pictures to prove it.
Hotel-casino owner Michael Gaughan brought the official South Point Express stagecoach out to the dusty hinterlands south of town and even agreed to pose for the photo with several NFR champions.
Cleveland native Stipe Miocic knocked out Fabricio Werdum 2:47 into the first round to win the heavyweight championship in the main event of UFC 198 on Saturday in Curitiba, Brazil.
This marks the first time the Las Vegas Triple-A team has featured two local products in the same season. Paul Sewald went to Bishop Gorman, and Chasen Bradford attended Silverado.
The college-bound quartet of Izzy Goldsmith, Hailey Houck, Adriana Piccininni and Kasdyn Rafie won the final race of the Division I Sunset Region boys and girls swimming and diving meet Saturday — a swimming curtain call — to cap off Palo Verde’s second straight girls team title.
It was mid-March when Coronado swimming coach David Stump got a phone call from senior Parker Evans.
It’s late afternoon and 23-year-old Grayson McClure is lying in the bed that has become his life, talking in his slow cadence about his years enduring a mysterious disease that medical science cannot solve, one many doctors have walked away from even trying to diagnose.
The man police believe killed two people before officers shot him multiple times in a March incident that also resulted in the death of police K-9 Nicky has died.
Tensions flared during the convention’s early hours, as Sanders supporters roared their displeasure, and party leaders briefly struggled to keep order.
Las Vegas High’s James took first in the 100-meter dash in 10.69 seconds and won the 200 in 21.66. He also ran a leg on two state-qualifying relay teams, as the Wildcats finished second in the 400 relay and third in the 800 relay.
Karina Haymore won two individual events and finished second in another to lead Centennial’s girls track team to its ninth consecutive Sunset Region title.
Parts of the Las Vegas Valley reached 100 degrees Friday, but temperatures are going to cool down over the weekend.
Artise McCoy won three individual events Friday and Saturday to lead Desert Pines’ boys track team to the title at the Division I-A Southern Region meet at Boulder City.
Thousands of tiny red crabs are carpeting beaches in Orange County and creating an amazing spectacle for swimmers and surfers.
Tanner Wright drove in four runs, and Centennial rallied for four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat visiting Bishop Gorman 8-4 for the Division I Sunset Region baseball title and a berth in the state tournament.
“Romeo and Juliet” is particularly close to the heart of James Canfield, artistic director of Nevada Ballet Theatre, which closes its season at The Smith Center this weekend with a reprise of their 2013 production.
Shortly after 7 p.m., police received a call about a fight in the park, and a report Metro Lt. Jeff Goodwin said. One of the individuals involved in the fight was reported to have a gun.
The early retirement “for convenience” of Chancellor Dan Klaich last week was obviously intended to release some of the pressure building in the steam engine of reform.
The Wolves used a balanced attack on offense, a handful of defensive gems and the arm of sophomore C.J. Dornak to post a 6-0 victory over visiting Green Valley to claim the Division I Sunrise Region championship. The win locked up a berth in the state tournament, which begins on Thursday at Bishop Manogue.
After being pulled earlier in the game when she got a little woozy in the heat, Kayla Coles re-entered and blasted a solo home run to help Rancho to an 8-0 win over Liberty in the Sunrise final at Bishop Gorman. It’s the first region title for Rancho, which will compete for its third state title next week in Reno.
Denman threw a six-hitter to help Shadow Ridge to a 4-3 win over Palo Verde in the Sunset final at Bishop Gorman. Shadow Ridge (30-5) advances to the state tournament next week in Reno.
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