Some unusual visitors joined the crowds of swimmers and kayakers trying to cool off on Lake Tahoe — a bear and a pair of cubs.
A second straight month of robust hiring — 255,000 jobs added in July — pointed to employer confidence that suggested that the economy is powering through a slump that struck early this year.
An elementary school is locked down following a shooting in an east Las Vegas neighborhood Friday afternoon, police said.
The family of a man shot and killed by Las Vegas police in August 2015 is seeking $13 million in a federal lawsuit that accuses officers of using excessive deadly force.
Republican Donald Trump took steps to steer his White House campaign back into favor with his party establishment on Friday by endorsing U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and two Republican senators seeking re-election, after expressing coolness toward them earlier this week.
Westbound lanes of Sands Avenue near the Strip were reopened Friday morning, but Las Vegas police are still investigating a car crash involving an armed robbery suspect.
The city of Reno will spend up to $50,000 investigating allegations that the city manager sexually harassed three women.
Longtime Bishop Gorman teacher and coach George DeFrancesco died on July 17. He was 75 years old.
Absent were the typical heated and profanity-laced exchanges that typify most meetings between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz when the UFC stars engaged in a media conference call Friday afternoon to promote their rematch at UFC 202.
Many cardholders hold false beliefs about how these pieces of plastic work. Here are six credit card myths, debunked.
The closure of Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal casino, planned for Oct. 10, may help bolster the arguments of both sides in a referendum over putting casinos in northern New Jersey.
Fresh off UNLV’s first fall football practice Friday at Rebel Park, coach Tony Sanchez said his top priority early in training camp is naming a starting quarterback.
Scientific Games Corp. on Friday tapped former Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Kevin Sheehan as new CEO and president, but shares dived on the news.
The Southern Nevada Health District plans to restart its program offering sexually transmitted disease testing and education to Clark County Detention Center inmates this fall.
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks jumped to record highs Friday after a strong jobs report for the month of July gave investors more confidence that the economy is still growing. Financial and technology stocks soared and investors sold the safe assets they have favored for most of this year.
The president of the American Gaming Association says while casino revenue has leveled off in Mississippi and other states, sports betting could be that new amenity consumers want, which will keep tax money rolling in.
In an effort to clarify her most recent statements about her use of a private email server as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton on Friday only further muddled a controversy that has dogged her presidential candidacy from the start.
After battling through low participation numbers and injuries last fall, Calvary Chapel athletic director Martha O’Kelley confirmed the school will not have a football team for the upcoming season.
Our nightlife picks this week include Breathe Carolina at Drai’s NightSplash and a Summer Olympics viewing party at Beer Park.
A federal judge said in court papers that he has allowed six of the defendants accused in the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge earlier this year to meet with their attorneys after they complained about their ability to prepare for trial from a county jail.
A crash on southbound U.S. Highway 95 near the exit for Valley View Boulevard has been cleared, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.
Las Vegas police are looking for two suspects in the robbery of a business in July.
A judge set bail at $50,000 Friday for a California man charged with attempted murder in connection with a near-fatal beating at a Strip resort.
A former day care employee was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison Friday for sexually assaulting three young girls.
Las Vegas police arrested a man in connection with a May shooting that left one person dead.
We wanted to find out what visitors (and residents) actually know about Nevada. We hit Fremont Street to ask random people trivia questions about the Silver State.
The Rio Olympics officially open today with the opening ceremony while competition goes into full swing Saturday.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC Fight Night 92 Saturday at Vivant Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City.
Apple announced a security bounty program at the cybersecurity convention Black Hat in Las Vegas.
The 23-year-old native of Parral, Chihuahua, is not only winning fights at a high level already, he employs perhaps the most exciting style of any fighter in the organization.