FBI Director James Comey says de-policing is contributing to escalating homicide rates, noting Las Vegas among his examples. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo says otherwise, but he shouldn’t be entirely dismissive of Comey’s points.
Peyton Koopman crushed a 2-and-0 pitch for a walk-off, two-run homer to give Boulder City a 4-3 win over Sierra Vista for the Division I-A state baseball title at Bishop Manogue High.
McClain O’Connor, Nick Vincent and Mike Wood combined on a two-hitter, and O’Connor scored three runs in a 6-1 win over the Lions in the second game of the state final at Wooster High in Reno on Saturday.
Pahranagat Valley got two strong pitching performances by sophomore Ashlyn Wadsworth, and used a small-ball approach in the second game to beat Wells 3-2 for the Division IV state title at Shadow Mountain in Sparks. It was the school’s fourth consecutive state championship.
Cooler temperatures and wind are expected over the weekend and into next week, according to the National Weather Service. Winds will be light from Saturday until Wednesday, with speeds ranging from 10 to 15 mph, the weather service said.
Standing on a patch of grass, Glenn Davis watched Saturday afternoon as peace marchers holding signs and chanting slogans passed by the apartment complex in the northeast valley where he has lived for a dozen years and where shootings, stabbings and other violence have become all too commonplace.
Christian Higbee threw a six-hitter with three strikeouts, and Pahranagat Valley scored six runs in the sixth inning en route to an 11-1, six-inning victory over Wells in the Division IV state final at Wooster High in Reno.
A massive space shuttle external propellant tank is squeezing through the streets of Los Angeles to join a display of the retired orbiter Endeavour at the California Science Center.
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Erislandy Lara puts his belt on the line against Vanes Matirosyan tonight at the Cosmopolitan. Follow all the action with our live blog.
Dave Van Assche started a postal services business three years ago in Williston, North Dakota, during the region’s oil boom. But business is down significantly after a year of low oil prices.
Cooper Esmay’s two home runs weren’t enough to rally UNLV to victory Saturday, as UNR held on for a 9-7 win over the Rebels in a Mountain West baseball regular-season finale in Reno.
Leaked flight data showing trouble in the cockpit and smoke in a plane lavatory are bringing into focus the chaotic final moments of EgyptAir Flight 804, including a three-minute period before contact was lost as alarms on the Airbus 320 screeched one after another.
A 35-year-old Dutch man suffering from high-altitude sickness died on his way down from Mount Everest’s summit in the first death confirmed there this year.
Finally, Exaggerator has beaten Nyquist, and it came in the Preakness on Saturday to end any chance of another Triple Crown.
The university’s inaugural graduation ceremony Saturday recognized 200 students who completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business, K-12 teacher education, information technology and health professions at the Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa.
Road rage might have led a man to get out of a taxicab and lay down on Las Vegas Boulevard, police said. Traffic is backed up at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road because of a man who exited a taxicab and lay in the street, Metro spokesman Michael Rodriguez said.
North Las Vegas police shot and killed a Silver Nugget security guard who they said beat his coworker to death in an employees-only area in the casino.
Beg, borrow and steal: Zika preparation involves a bit of all three as federal, state and local health officials try to get a jump on the mosquito-borne virus while Congress haggles over how much money they really need.
The man who died after he was hit by a motorcycle while trying to cross Boulder Highway in Henderson just before midnight Thursday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Juanita Broaddrick, who accuses Bill Clinton of raping her in 1978 and Hillary Clinton of warning her to keep her mouth shut about what happened, is on the phone from her home in Van Buren, Arkansas.
Mormon leaders are giving their young missionaries some help for those long walks beneath the blazing sun by granting them permission to wear sunglasses and wide-brimmed hats.
The magic behind Las Vegas and getting visitors to return again and again is creating experiences with gaming, entertainment, shopping, and dining.
Officials in northwest Alabama say a woman accused of killing a family dog to fake a miscarriage is facing criminal charges.
Fifteen months ago, Wolfgang Hauck didn’t know if he would live or die. Today, the 59-year-old cancer survivor and onetime bartender turned entrepreneur is bringing a hot new national franchise known as a gastropub to Las Vegas in September.