A gunshot wound to the head caused the death of a man whose body was found in a desert area Tuesday morning, according to the Clark County coroner, who ruled the death a homicide.
Nikki Wheatley and Dakota Gonzalez each had a double-double to help UNLV to a 68-61 victory over Pepperdine in a nonconference women’s basketball game Friday in Malibu, California.
UNLV President Len Jessup plans to meet late next week with a group of students who sent a letter to his office last Friday listing four demands related to protecting undocumented students on campus.
David Houston says 14-year-old had pulled knives to protect himself from “a beat-down” planned by his classmates when he was shot by a police officer at Hug High School.
A falling out between the Clark County School Board and Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky subsided somewhat after trustees decided not to take action this week on a proposal to hire a separate leader who would oversee the district’s reorganization and other legislative efforts.
Each December, Metro typically sees a slight upswing in crime, including burglaries and robberies. Police say it’s because people tend to carry around more cash and cards, shop at different places at sometimes odd hours, and — while out of town — leave cards and messages in mailboxes and on front porches unattended, for anyone to snatch.
Las Vegas fire crews responded to a house fire that may have been caused by squatters in the central valley residence Friday afternoon.
Oakland and Alameda County leaders will vote Tuesday on a financial and development plan to build a $1.3 billion football stadium at the Coliseum site to keep the Raiders from moving to Las Vegas.
Las Vegas High is looking for a new head football coach after James Thurman resigned last week.
A Clark County District Court judge ruled Friday that Erich Nowsch’s guilty plea will stand.
A notice of intent to seek the death penalty against Alonso Perez, 25, who also escaped North Las Vegas police custody for several days in September, was filed Friday.
Back in October, the World Series of Fighting opted to cancel their fight cards set for Nov. 12th and Dec. 3rd in order to create a mega-card for their first New York City event on New Year’s Eve.
The data storage company Switch and state regulators have reached an agreement to allow the company to leave as a retail customer of NV Energy.
About 2 p.m. a Metropolitan Police Department vehicle collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Pecos and East Russell roads. The injuries were minor, police said.
Hotel mogul Gary Tharaldson, a decade after selling $1 billion worth of properties, is building another burst of hotels in Las Vegas and other cities across the country.
The Las Vegas Valley will welcome two Chick-fil-A restaurants Jan. 26, each of which will employ approximately 100 full- and part-time workers.
Four of the largest employers in Las Vegas are doing good by their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer workforce, according to a Human Rights Campaign Foundation report.
The UFC makes its debut in Albany, New York, with a card that will be exclusively streamed through the organization’s online platform, Fight Pass.
UNLV officially announced the additions of DeAndre Smith as running backs coach and David Lockwood as cornerbacks coach Friday.
Dylann Roof wanted the world to know he hated black people and thought they were criminals.
The staff and students of Iverson Elementary School have been following the adventures of Swithbert the anglerfish all year. It has become one of the most popular stories in the school, but it isn’t in a book, on television or in a movie. It’s playingout on 9-year-old Carter Cebrzynski’s lunch bags.
Three mobile homes were damaged in a fire Friday morning and the fire spread to an electrical pole and power lines, according to the Clark County Fire Department.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 206 on Saturday at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
U.S. stocks rose for the sixth day in a row Friday as major indexes continued to set records. The biggest gains went to companies that have been mostly left out of the post-election rally, including health care companies and makers of household goods.
President-elect Donald Trump says Rudy Giuliani is taking himself out of consideration for a position in his administration.
The strange saga of the UFC 206 main event took another bizarre turn Friday morning.
The Los Angeles Galaxy and the San Jose Earthquakes will meet for an exhibition match at Cashman Field on Feb. 11.
A four-car crash sent one person to the hospital and caused traffic delays Friday morning.
Rival cable networks HBO and Showtime will have dueling cards on Saturday. Here’s a breakdown of all the fights.
Our dining picks this week include the Julford buffet at Ikea and two whiskey-pairing dinners.