The Obama administration said Wednesday that $400 million in cash paid to Iran soon after the release of five Americans detained by Tehran was not ransom as some Republicans have charged.
The robbery trial of Bayzle Morgan, whose neo-Nazi tattoos were ordered concealed in front of jurors, was suspended Wednesday after prosecutors said they wanted the Nevada Supreme Court to clarify the wording for a verdict form.
Boyd Gaming’s business model downtown is driven by tourism from Hawaii through travel packages. All three of the properties – California, Fremont, Main Street – achieved solid gains, said President and CEO Keith Smith. Lower fuel costs saved the flight charter service about $400,000.
Voters in the city of Las Vegas will cast their ballots in future municipal elections at one of 15 voting centers, a consolidation of locations that’s expected to save thousands of dollars per election.
A man died in a crash on Interstate 15 Tuesday night, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
The Metropolitan Police Department served a search warrant for illegal rooster fighting and recovered about 600 birds at two eastern valley residences Wednesday afternoon.
Nevada Reps. Mark Amodei and Cresent Hardy are calling on the Obama Administration to approve an off-road race through a portion of the newly designated Basin and Range National Monument in Lincoln and Nye counties.
How Henderson City Attorney Josh Reid can say that his proposed changes to the city’s ethics laws were not loosening them is laughable. Give me a break. Reid sought to soften the city’s ethics laws so more relatives of the mayor, the council and department heads could benefit by doing business with the city.
Findlay Prep forward P.J. Washington, ranked by ESPN.com as the nation’s 16th-best prospect, included UNLV in his final eight.
Betting lines on Olympic basketball, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
Golden Enterainment, Nevada’s largest tavern operator and slot machine company, saw a strong second quarter with revenues increasing 16.5 percent and cash flow up 12.2 percent.
The Trump Taj Mahal casino will shut down after Labor Day, the victim of the longest strike in Atlantic City’s 38-year casino era.
On July 25, Fretz made it official that he would be leaving Desert Oasis for a job at Clyde High School in Northwest Ohio, where he will be teaching and coaching basketball.
Anglers have found good action for striped bass in the upper basins at Lake Mead.
Las Vegas City Council members publicly heaped praise on City Manager Betsy Fretwell as part of her annual review Wednesday, and granted her a pay raise and a bonus.
Federal and tribal officials reported progress Wednesday battling two large wildfires pushed by dry gusty winds through remote rangeland and rugged mountain canyons in northwestern Nevada.
Yosemite National Park is one of those places everyone should see at least once in their lifetime, and over the next two months are ideal times to go. By happy coincidence, it is easiest to go there during the very months when Las Vegans most need to escape the heat.
A Pennsylvania judge’s court order says former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky could take the stand during his appeal hearing.
As the first installment of Nevada’s new and controversial commerce tax comes due Aug. 15, there are concerns and confusion about the effects of the new levy.
The goal of Bratalian is to give people an authentic taste of Italy. Beyond the menu, the Henderson eatery is decorated as though people were sitting in the streets of Italy, complete with clotheslines hung with actual clothes. Like the decor, the menu’s flavors are similarly authentic.
While much of its business comes from special orders, wholesale and resort restaurant clients, the retail outlet at Pies Unlimited, 2465 W. Craig Road, packs in plenty of pies and products from adjacent sister businesses Say Cheesecake and Fantasy Cakes Bakery.
You’re waiting to see a show at the Palms, and you’ve got some time for dinner. You don’t want anything too fancy, but you’re not exactly feeling the food court either. Poke your head inside the 24 Seven Cafe, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, and you’ll find just about everything from breakfast and burgers to salad and salmon.
View rounds up dining events and news from across the Las Vegas Valley, from restaurant openings to special dinners and promotions.
Two men were sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison Wednesday for their roles in a multimillion-dollar investment scheme hatched in Switzerland.
Workforce development efforts in the state have been ongoing and numerous — and now a team of two is working to coordinate all of those efforts and target grant money.
Ask yourself these questions: “Would I give a few hours a week to save the life of a child? … A few hours a week that could provide the child with a voice that would help guarantee fulfillment of hopes and dreams and a life with a promising future?”
The inmate who walked away from a work crew in central Las Vegas last week has been taken into custody.
Metro’s new city neighborhood engagement team made 72 felony arrests, 31 misdemeanor arrests and seized 14 firearms during its first month of existence.
The Obama administration warned Congress Wednesday that money to fight the Zika virus is on the verge of running out amid political stalemate on Capitol Hill.
The Action Painting Experience is set to bring interactive activities to several locations around First Friday Aug. 5, allowing visitors to paint things to take home using the drip method made famous by Jackson Pollock.