3-year-old who fell into gorilla enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo is ‘doing well’

The family of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, prompting the killing of the endangered animal in order to rescue the child, said on Wednesday the boy is doing well and suggested donations in the gorilla’s name.

Here are the best (and worst) things you can buy in June

June is a month when most people would rather be enjoying the summer outdoors than spending time shopping in a store, so it’s harder to find good deals. There are a few, however, if you’re looking to buy certain items.

Photo by CHASE STEVENS

Every now and then when you go out for a walk you get a pleasant surprise – and such was the case after a long day of finishing up my downtown relocation.

Missing North Las Vegas man found

The man reported missing from his North Las Vegas home Tuesday morning has been located.

Taller of two Riviera towers to be imploded June 14

The taller of two hotel towers of the shuttered Riviera will be imploded early June 14, a spokesman for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said Wednesday.

Beginnings of basketball, football, soccer and more explored in new book

Rules are rules, and in sports you have to follow them. But why are games played like that, with different balls and a field of certain size? “On the Origins of Sports,” by Gary Belsky and Neil Fine, explains those head-scratchers.

Literary Las Vegas: Rick Ainsworth

Rick Ainsworth, author of “Thunder and Storm: The Haverfield Incident” and “Murder on Pratas Reef,” is back with “American Dictator: Changing of the Guard,” the first of a three-volume political thriller series.

Dave & Buster’s hiring 260 positions for Downtown Summerlin location

With construction of Dave & Buster’s first Nevada location well underway at Downtown Summerlin, the restaurant and entertainment outpost is looking to fill over 200 positions ahead of its August opening.

Audi Allroad lighter, quicker than tall wagaon brethren

The world is seemingly awash in tall wagons (aka crossovers) of all sizes that provide plenty of passenger and cargo space. It’s sort of a rebirth of the sport utility craze that took the 1990s by storm, but this time around the vehicles are smaller, lighter, more versatile, better on fuel and not based on hard-edged truck platforms.

Prestige honors Jeep during Military Appreciation Month

This year marks 75 years of Jeep, originally produced in 1941 for the United States Army in World War II. Prestige Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram honors Military Appreciation Month in May by celebrating the history of the iconic four-wheel-drive vehicle that has become a symbol of American pride and toughness.

An expert breaks down the pros, cons of hardtop, soft-top convertibles

There’s nothing more thrilling than dropping the top of a convertible on a sunny day and hitting the open road. Like all fun things automotive, though, there is a major consideration when it comes to convertible tops, especially in arid climates like Las Vegas: Should you have a hardtop or cloth-top convertible?

Saying goodbye to Danny Vegas

“He never yawned or said a commonplace thing”: That’s how his friends in the Killers chose to remember Dan Kemp, a Las Vegas-bred singer-songwriter, better known as Danny Vegas, who passed away Friday at the age of 47.