Las Vegas police arrested a man in connection with a series of nine “cruiser” robberies earlier this week after he robbed a Burger King on the west side of the valley Friday morning.
Usain Bolt bid goodbye with another gold medal. Ryan Lochte apologized on Instagram.
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The 51s have spent most of the second half looking for quality starting pitching performances. Friday, they got that from Duane Below, but this time the offense fell short as Las Vegas lost 3-1 to Round Rock at Cashman Field to close out a four-game series.
At the UFC 204 press conference, middleweight title challenger Dan Henderson said win or lose he would retire after facing Michael Bisping for the belt.
The pay-per-view broadcast of the rematch begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, with four fights from the preliminary card airing on Fox Sports 1 at 5. The first fight inside T-Mobile Arena begins at 3:30 p.m.
An employee of the only lodge on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim is facing charges he sexually assaulted and choked a co-worker, according to a federal court indictment.
Most of those evacuated by Blue Cut fire have not been able to return to their communities, but some were able to go home Friday. Many found their homes intact, but others weren’t so lucky.
State Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson said Friday that funding proposals for a Las Vegas Convention Center expansion and a 65,000-seat domed stadium might have to be linked to win the approval of the Nevada Legislature.
Usain Bolt kneeled down and gave the track one final kiss, then flattened his hand, reached down and slapped the white number “3” painted at the starting line. Three Olympics, three races at each, three gold medals every time.
Temperatures will fall as a storm system moves over the Las Vegas Valley, with 103 degrees forecast for Friday and Saturday and a 10 to 20 percent chance for rain.
Vashti Cunningham cleared her first obstacle at the Rio Olympics. Saturday, she’ll see how high she can go.
In an email sent to Clark County commissioners, County Manager Don Burnette said he intends to leave after 26 years of working within the county manager’s office, but he did not specify a date for his departure.
The man found dead in a car in early August died of natural causes, the Clark County coroner’s office said.
Here is a breakdown of the fights on the main card of Saturday’s UFC 202 event at T-Mobile Arena.
UNLV’s basketball team went on a six-hour trip on a catamaran on Friday in a team-bonding exercise. The Rebels leave the Bahamas on Saturday after a weeklong visit that included three exhibition games.
Connor Fields took the lead on the second turn and became the first U.S. gold medalist in BMX history. He’s also believed to be just the second Southern Nevadan to win an individual Olympic gold, after Andre Agassi in tennis in 1996.
A western Pennsylvania man has been charged with fondling a sleeping woman who sat next to him on a flight from Las Vegas.
The “pit bull mix” that mauled and killed a 9-year-old Las Vegas boy Wednesday had been involved in a fight with another neighborhood dog last month, but Clark County animal control didn’t deem the pit bull mix dangerous or vicious at the time.
Jaime Santana, the man arrested Friday as a suspect in an Aug. 12 homicide, was on parole for an attempted robbery and ordered to complete a mental health program, court documents show.
Michelle Parrott’s children hear thunder when there is no storm. When rain does fall, they ask their mother if the floodwaters are rising again.
Wayne Allyn Root will write a column every Wednesday and Sunday beginning Sept. 7. RJ reporters Neal Morton and Ana Ley will alternate writing an every-other-Saturday education beat notes column that debuts Sept. 10, and police reporter Rachel Crosby will write a crime beat notes column on alternate Saturdays starting Sept. 17.
A Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota has won 11 of 22 races this season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and the team is heavily favored in Saturday’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
North Las Vegas police are investigating a Friday morning gun store burglary.
When you’re traveling, you’re thinking about seeing the sights and having fun. However, if you let your guard down while on vacation, you can put your money at risk.
Michael Conforto might not have gotten consistent playing time with the Mets, but he’s getting it in Las Vegas, showing why the Mets took him 10th overall in the 2014 draft. In his first six games, he’s 15-for-23 (.652) with two home runs, nine runs and six RBIs.
Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director who has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994, analyzes the field for Sunday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn.
Noah Hartsock has been promoted to the head coaching position for Centennial’s boys basketball program, the school announced Friday morning.