Tyrell Green scored 23 points and UNLV overcame 23 turnovers to defeat Southern Illinois Monday night at the Thomas & Mack center.
The UNLV women’s basketball team knew Oregon State would provide its stiffest challenge yet. The Beavers did just that, and UNLV, though it fell just short in a heartbreaker, showed it was up to that challenge.
Bishop Gorman saw a nine-point lead fizzle away in the final 4:43 of regulation and went on to lose 86-79 in overtime to nationally ranked Mater Dei (California) in the semifinals of the Tarknanian Classic’s Platinum Division.
UNLV’s basketball team has ensured itself a winning record in the non-conference portion of its schedule, news that wouldn’t make headlines for countless programs across the country, but significant for the Rebels.
An off-duty Las Vegas police officer fired his weapon during a scuffle with an attempted robbery suspect Monday afternoon at a southwest valley animal hospital.
More than 80,000 fireworks will light up the Las Vegas Strip at midnight on New Year’s Day 2017, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has announced.
Pvt. Robert Smith never received the Medal of Honor awarded by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877. His 82-year-old grandson, Jerry Reynolds of Elko, finally collected it Monday.
Kirk Cousins threw an interception and lost a fumble near his goal line, and the Washington Redskins lost control of their playoff future with a 26-15 loss to the defending NFC champion Carolina Panthers.
Temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley this week are expected to creep back to the norm, if not a bit above it, according to the National Weather Service.
Arbor View’s Comillion Smith scored a game-high 23 points Monday, and his cousin, Sevonyea Smith, collected 10 rebounds to help power the Aggies past Chaparral 83-69 in the Foothill Holiday Classic.
Delaying a controversial idea that has divided the Clark County School Board, trustees voted 4-3 Monday to postpone discussion on retaining a no-cost mentor to assist with the district’s mandated reorganization.
Police said Tuesday that the driver who rammed a truck into a crowded Christmas market in the heart of the German capital, killing at least 12 people and injuring nearly 50, did so intentionally and that they are investigating a suspected “terror attack.”
A driver of a crane is in the hospital Monday evening after the crane fell on top of a car.
Lamine Diane had 18 points Monday to lead Findlay Prep to a 95-37 win over Iolani (Hawaii) in the quarterfinals of the Iolani Classic in Honolulu.
A Turkish policeman fatally shot Russia’s ambassador to Turkey on Monday in front of a shocked gathering at a photo exhibit and then, pacing near the body of his victim, appeared to condemn Russia’s military role in Syria, shouting: “Don’t forget Aleppo! Don’t forget Syria!”
Christian McCaffrey is done playing college football even though Stanford has one more game. The star running back wants to prepare for the draft and said on Twitter on Monday he will not play in the Sun Bowl.
The Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument in North Las Vegas will get its first walking trail, spanning nearly 2 miles near the future site of the Villages at Tule Springs, a sprawling master-planned community.
Seven members of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority board will have at least 31 applicants from which to choose two public members to round out the nine-member board when it meets Jan. 12.
mugs aA Las Vegas man is facing a murder charge after an attack near UNLV earlier this month turned fatal.
There were many protesters but few faithless electors as Donald Trump won the Electoral College vote Monday — ensuring he will become America’s 45th president.
Shoe company Skechers has signed a 10-year lease for space next to the M&M store on the Strip.
If you’d like to spend New Year’s Eve without the crowds downtown or on the Strip, a range of other hotel-casinos and venues around the valley have celebrations worth considering.
Nightclubs pull out all the stops for New Year’s Eve, booking the best DJs, guest hosts and celebrities for the biggest party night of the year.
From headliners to nightclub DJs, the monorail to High Roller cabins, The Strip offers a variety of ways to ring in the New Year.
California researchers have named a newly discovered rare plant after Jimi Hendrix. The plant, found in Baja California, Mexico, has been christened Dudleya hendrixii , or “Hendrix’s liveforever.”
Here are a few downtown venues hosting parties to kick-off 2017:
New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas isn’t complete with fireworks display.
Rebels head coach Tony Sanchez announced the additions of defensive back Demitrious Gibbs and defensive end Roger Mann on Monday.
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