John Glenn, who became one of the 20th century’s greatest heroes as the first American to orbit Earth, in addition to a long career as a U.S. senator, died on Thursday.
The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club concluded a successful Bing Crosby meet last Sunday. On closing day at any racetrack, all carryover pools must be paid out including the Pick 6.
Employment numbers at Tesla’s massive battery factory in Northern Nevada are far below projections made to state lawmakers when they passed a $1.3 billion tax incentive to lure the electric car company’s project to the state.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hit off the Solomon Islands at 1738 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was initially reported to be of magnitude 8.0.
Joe Rosa credits hard work and hard play for his long life. After being hit by a car at age 95, doctors said he’d likely never walk again, but a fitness trainer got him back on his feet. He says good times and girlfriends keep him young.
The most intriguing pre-Christmas matchup is in the Las Vegas Bowl, which pits Houston against San Diego State on Dec. 17. The Cougars lost their coach. The Aztecs have running back Donnel Pumphrey.
A federal judge on Thursday denied a mistrial for accused white South Carolina gunman Dylann Roof, who a day earlier was described as “evil” in testimony by a survivor of the deadly June 2015 attack on a historic black church.
Veteran NASCAR racer Kurt Busch says Mel Larson was an integral part in helping Las Vegas Motor Speedway becoming what it is today, as well as motorsports in general in Southern Nevada.
A senior U.S. military official for the first time says the U.S.-led coalition has killed 50,000 Islamic State militants in the last two years in Iraq and Syria.
Josie (last name withheld) of Summerlin has a solid job as an administrative assistant with good health insurance. One day her 3 1/2-year-old daughter Tatiana began bleeding profusely from her nose.
The news media widely reported this week that Shinzo Abe will be the first Japanese prime minister to visit Pearl Harbor when he goes later this month — but he won’t be.
The man accused of firing an assault rifle inside a Washington restaurant said he regrets how he handled the situation but refused to completely dismiss the false online claims involving a child sex ring that brought him there.
The home team in the Seattle-Green Bay series has won four in a row. The Seahawks are favored by 2½ to 3 points at Lambeau Field on Sunday.
Utah State’s Anthony Calvillo torched Ball State with 286 passing yards and three touchdowns and was named MVP of the second ever Las Vegas Bowl in 1993.
Derek Carr is a hot quarterback for the Raiders, who are 3-point underdogs at Kansas City in a road-oriented AFC West rivalry.
Scattered information will now be centralized and accessible inside the new Community Resource Center at Spring Valley Library.
It’s the movie theater you’ve been waiting for. Literally and figuratively. After a weeklong test run, Eclipse Theaters, 814 S. Third St., is celebrating its grand opening on Thursday, more than two years after its first announced opening date.
As light gives way to night a little sooner each day with the approach of the Dec. 21 winter solstice, community officials and partners warn that what’s billed as the most wonderful time of the year carries extra perils for pedestrians.
Leonardo DiCaprio and the head of his foundation met Wednesday with President-elect Donald Trump to discuss how jobs centered on preserving the environment can boost the economy.
Social media postings about a school district police officer shooting a Nevada high school student waving a knife toward classmates drew an immediate plea from authorities not to rush to conclusions about the on-campus incident.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 was reported off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Several Clark County business owners trying to compete with Republic Services of Southern Nevada are waiting for help from elected officials that will likely not come.
For the first time in more than two decades, life expectancy for Americans declined last year — a troubling development linked to a panoply of worsening health problems in the United States.
The Clark County School District and Metropolitan police departments will join forces for a toy drive Saturday at the Target store located at 6480 Sky Pointe Drive.
President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to slam a union leader who criticized his deal to discourage air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Corp. from closing an Indiana factory and moving its jobs to Mexico.
Greg Lake, the prog-rock pioneer who co-founded King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, has died. He was 69.
Michigan’s recount of presidential votes is over after a judge lifted an order that forced a statewide review of millions of ballots.
Federal officials investigating a fire that killed 36 people during a party at an Oakland warehouse plan to bring in engineers to examine the building’s electrical system, as they try to pinpoint the cause of the blaze.
Many of us eagerly watched on election night as Donald Trump picked up an unexpected win over Hillary Clinton to become the next U.S. president.