The Nevada attorney general’s office is intensifying efforts to fight financial fraud and protect the elderly and vulnerable citizens from exploitation.
Police are responding to a suspicious package reported at a northwest Las Vegas business.
Two bodies were found on Wednesday in a rural area of San Diego County charred by a major wildfire, sheriff’s officials said, as firefighters increasingly gained control over a larger blaze that also killed two people in central California.
Former Vice President Al Gore’s daughter was among 23 people arrested during a protest of a pipeline under construction, organizers say.
Along with fireworks and searing heat, expect about 307,000 visitors to swarm Las Vegas to celebrate Independence Day, most of whom will be driving into town.
It isn’t quite the bungle in the jungle the trailers make it out to be, but “The Legend of Tarzan” still has to be considered a swing and amiss.
The Pentagon announced Thursday that transgender people will be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces.
Johnny Manziel has been suspended for the first four games of next season for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy, and the free agent quarterback could face further discipline over his domestic violence case if he signs with another team.
A 21-year-old man has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed inside a Santa Rosa movie theater.
“From Reckless to Recovery” author Ross Fried’s life fell apart when his parents divorced. His mother left, his father uprooted him, and eventually Fried ended up couch surfing with friends, homeless in high school.
Find book signings and writing events throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
Premier Business Centers has acquired a second location in Nevada to expand its portfolio of alternative workspaces.
The troubadour, performing Friday at Boulder Station, is resigned to the fact that the song will always be more famous than he is. “Basically, no matter what happens to me, it’s here to stay,” he says. “And that’s not bad.”
Kristen Bicknell, a professional poker player from Nepean, Ontario, leads the final three players in the $1,500 buy-in Bounty No-limit Hold ’em event and has an opportunity to extend a meaningful streak.
The 51s hit the road for a four-game series with the Tacoma Rainiers before coming back home for Independence Day. Here are five players to watch in the series against Tacoma:
The 51s and 127 other teams will wear the specialty caps as part of a fund-raising initiative for Welcome Back Veterans, which aids military families.
Here are some spots in Las Vegas where you can show your American pride during Independence Day weekend and beyond.
State gaming win dipped 4.5 percent to $958.1 million in May compared with a year ago, leaving win for the nonrestricted gaming licensees flat for the first 11 months of the current fiscal year.
From the Las Vegas 51s’ fireworks extravaganza to Summerlin’s annual parade, find out where to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend.
Three children were shot dead by their father inside a bedroom within the family’s apartment sometime Wednesday. The father also killed the children’s mother — his wife — outside of a Walgreens at 6101 W. Lake Mead Boulevard before ultimately killing himself.
Touro University Nevada’s autism center unveiled a new name and new look Wednesday, promising that an increase in staff and space will cut waitlist times for families seeking services.
That wasn’t a difficult round. About an hour after the polls opened, it was clear you wanted Scorpions to face off against Hitmen in round three of our NHL “naming.” Here’s round four!
The veteran Vegas DJ, who makes a living warming up country star Jason Aldean’s stadium crowds, returns to town to spin records Friday at the Hard Rock Hotel’s Rehab pool party.
Kacey Oberlander is missing her dogs back home, and she’s more than a little stressed competing in the high-pressure environment at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.
This weekend is shaping up to be a gas at local movie theaters.
Tony Patt works in one of the coldest places in Las Vegas, where the temperature fluctuates between 15 degrees to 20 degrees below zero. But for Patt choosing between the Vegas summer or the subzero temperature is easy. “When you come out for a break in the sun, you almost wanna run back in already,” he said.
It’s been said that Muhammad Ali’s biggest opponent was Parkinson’s disease, which many attribute to boxing, but it turns out what made and ultimately led to the death of the former heavyweight champion could help others in their fight against his deadly opponent.
After Christine Smith underwent brain decompression surgery in 2007, life became a little more precious, and clinging to it seemed nearly impossible for a while. Smith is living with Chiari malformation, a rare neurological condition in which her herniated cerebellum is bulging below her skull and creating pressure around her spinal cord.
Thirteen young women became part of a 100-year-old tradition through the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada on May 26. The group hosted its High Award Banquet and the 100-year anniversary of the Girl Scouts’ Gold Award at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. This year’s award winners were presented with the Girl Scouts’ highest honor, which can be thought of as the equivalent of a Boy Scout becoming an Eagle Scout.
Cooking with cannabis: Essence Vegas invites chefs, chocolatiers to share tips in Welllness workshop
With medical marijuana dispensaries opening throughout Clark County, Essence Vegas is hosting Wellness Wednesdays to educate patient card holders about a number of topics. In its biweekly workshop on June 15, chefs talked about edible products, explaining how to cook cannabis, properly measure baked goods so they have an even dose and what goes into infusing butter with cannabis.