J. Russell Raker III, a “master collaborator” and a “bridge builder” who served as the associate vice president for Office of Institutional Advancement at Nevada State College, died unexpectedly Dec. 21. He was 75.
Executive Chef Bobby Silva has parted company with Sake Rok. Silva had helmed the kitchen at the Japanese restaurant/performance space in MGM’s Park since it opened this past spring.
A trio of significant earthquakes that struck a remote part of western Nevada early Wednesday were big enough to cause as much as $1 billion in damage if they had been centered beneath a big city, a leading expert said Wednesday.
Anglers have found action for black bass in the Callville Bay area of Lake Mead.
A new law requiring background checks for private party gun sales in Nevada is unenforceable because it specifically prohibits the state from running those checks through its databases, the attorney general’s office said in an opinion issued Wednesday.
UFC 207 media day took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 28, 2016. Eight of the fighters competing on the card squared off after their interviews.
The Las Vegas Monorail will run for 43 hours straight from 7 a.m. Saturday until 2 a.m. Monday, with stops at the MGM Grand, Bally’s, Flamingo, The Linq, SLS, the Las Vegas Convention Center and Westgate.
A West Virginia nonprofit group has fired its director after she wrote a Facebook post referring to first lady Michelle Obama as an “ape in heels.”
Reno’s former city manager has been cleared of wrongdoing in a five-month investigation into allegations he sexually harassed three female employees.
A Pennsylvania woman who walked 26 miles through the snowy Arizona backcountry for help after her family’s car got stuck says she survived by eating twigs and snow and a desire to rescue her stranded husband and 10-year-old son.
A southwest valley neighborhood is on lockdown while Las Vegas police investigate a suspicious package.
Have a stash of empty Amazon boxes laying around the house? The online retailer has partnered with Goodwill to help you put those empty boxes to good use.
You’re driving in rush-hour traffic on Interstate 15 when you’re confronted with a familiar sight: stopped traffic. Then you notice something less familiar: a vehicle that isn’t quite a tow truck, nor is it a police car.
Breaking down the UNLV basketball game at Colorado State at 8 p.m. PST Wednesday.
A man has been taken to University Medical Center after a shooting in central Las Vegas.
Dylann Roof has told a judge he plans on calling no witnesses and presenting no evidence to try to convince a jury to spare his life for killing nine black Charleston church worshippers in a hate crime.
Portion control is hardly glamorous, but now it’s just a little more attractive.
The Clark County coroner’s office has ruled a suspicious death in the west valley a homicide.
Legalization of medical marijuana is not linked with increased traffic fatalities, a new study finds. In some states, in fact, the number of people killed in traffic accidents dropped after medical marijuana laws were enacted.
RJ restaurant critic Heidi Knapp Rinella visited 52 restaurants this year in her exploration of Las Vegas cuisine. Here are her favorites from 2016.
Officers responded to reports of a person shot shortly after 6:30 p.m. in the area of Tropicana Avenue and Duneville Street, police said.
A man wanted in connection with several convenience store robberies in Henderson has been arrested.
Looking for where to watch your favorite team this weekend? Here are the channel numbers for DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket package for this week.
With its empty storefronts and a trickle of people walking around at times, Lake Las Vegas’ retail district can be a quiet place.
Boko Haram fighters fleeing an attack on their base last week may have used some of the girls kidnapped in 2014 from northeast Nigeria’s Chibok as human shields to prevent being fired upon by fighter jets, a military commander said on Wednesday.
A dramatic mirrored “infinity” bar provides a unique visual perspective at The Dorsey, a new 4,500-square-feet cocktail space with a worldly feel at The Venetian.
German authorities have detained a Tunisian man they suspect of involvement in the truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market which killed 12 people, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The Runnin’ Rebels return to the road tonight and open their Mountain West Conference schedule at Colorado State.
After one of the best knockouts of 2016, UFC lightweight Lando Vannata will look to capitalize on the momentum at UFC 209 in Las Vegas. Vannatta will fight David Teymur on March 4 at T-Mobile Arena.
The new restaurant American is aimed at offering a Strip dining experience without the hassle of fighting traffic.