Nevada Highway Patrol will be joining forces with other local agencies in an effort to make the streets safer by looking for speeding drivers in the Las Vegas Valley.
To launch her own book imprint, Oprah Winfrey is releasing her first cookbook.
“Quiet Power” author Susan Cain is an introvert; so is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Beyoncé, Emma Watson and Steve Wozniak, creator of Apple computers.
Las Vegas poet Raegen Pietrucha’s debut chapbook, “An Animal I Can’t Name,” won the 2015 Two of Cups Press annual chapbook contest, a prize that includes publication.
Find book signings and writing events throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
A 9-year-old Central California boy braved strong currents and cold water to swim from San Francisco to Alcatraz Island and back.
The National Rifle Association said on Wednesday it stood by its position on terrorism watch lists and access to firearms, saying sales to potential buyers who are on the lists should be delayed while they are investigated by the FBI.
The Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con returns to the valley, giving fans the chance to meet animators and comic book artists and writers, check out exhibitors’ wares, play video games and dress up as their favorite comics characters.
Golden State center Andrew Bogut will need six to eight weeks to recover from a left knee injury, ruling him out for the remainder of the NBA Finals and almost certainly affecting his Olympic plans as well.
Omar Mateen drove around the Orlando area the night before the nightclub massacre, visiting several places, the mayor said Wednesday as investigators tried to piece together the killer’s movements and zeroed in on how much his wife may have known about the plot.
Disney has released the official trailer for its upcoming live-action adaptation of “Pete’s Dragon.”
More boomers are looking for personalized exercise based on abilities and goals, and embracing the idea of fitness as a means to better health and overall quality of life, not just sculpting the body, according to Colin Milner, founder and CEO of the International Council on Active Aging.
Oscar Pistorius removed his prostheses and hobbled on his stumps in court Wednesday as part of his defense team’s argument that the double-amputee athlete is a vulnerable man who deserves leniency when he is sentenced.
Even though it filmed in Las Vegas, the resulting movie is such a polarizing fantasia that, two days before it was scheduled to open here on March 18, its booking was canceled.
Nevada voters who trudged to the polls Tuesday did not appear to be in the mood for surprises. They sent expected U.S. Senate favorites to the general election and supported most incumbent state lawmakers who voted for Gov. Brian Sandoval’s record 2015 tax and budget package.
Incumbent Marilyn Kirkpatrick will advance to the November general election on Clark County Commission’s District B Democratic ticket.
Deep roughs, fast greens and wet weather await the field of 156 players in the U.S. Open. Jason Day is the betting favorite at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania.
Westgate oddsmakers posted Jason Day as the 13-2 favorite for the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.
Professional handicapper Wes Reynolds is using a mythical bankroll of $250 to bet the U.S Open futures board at the Westgate.
Jason DeWitt won the $1,500 buy-in “Millionaire Maker” No-limit Hold ’em tournament at the Rio Convention Center. He defeated Garrett Greer in heads-up play and collected $1,065,403 for the victory.
The biggest hurdle in Las Vegas’ attempt to have a professional major league sports team has been cleared.
Professional athletes flush with cash and free time, let loose on the Strip, undoubtedly were a concern for the NHL as it considered the city’s bid for an expansion team.
American Gaming Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman praised the potential impact of an NHL franchise in Las Vegas after a report indicated that the league will expand to Las Vegas and give the city its first major league sports team.
Republican voters tapped Danny Tarkanian in the Tuesday primaries to advance to the November general election in the open 3rd Congressional District race. Democrat Ruben Kihuen will be his party’s nominee in the 4th Congressional District, according to The Associated Press, which called the race at 9:37 p.m.
With a sigh of relief, incumbent Felicia Ortiz put her hand over her chest and looked up from a laptop. The screen showed she was the leader in the State Board of Education District 3 race. She finished the night with 46.3 percent of primary election votes with 100 percent of precincts reporting.
Michael Wixom, an 11-year incumbent on Nevada’s higher education board, lost to a candidate who didn’t raise or spend any money to fund his campaign, as Patrick Carter pulled off the upset in their District 6 race.
Three Las Vegas Justice Court candidates, including two incumbents, have won seats in Tuesday’s primary election.
Outspending Clark County School Board President Linda Young and securing endorsements from the local teachers and support staff unions failed to help Adam Johnson win enough votes in Tuesday’s primary election to earn a spot on November’s general ballot.