Authorities are trying to catch whoever broke into a high school in Minden and smashed windows in several classrooms.
Samuel Porras hit 8 of 9 shots in the second half and scored 21 of his 30 points after halftime to lead Chaparral to a 65-59 win over Galena in the quarterfinals of the Las Vegas Prep Championship at Las Vegas High.
Joe Epstein finished with 13 points and four rebounds and was his brother’s quintessential sidekick Tuesday in The Meadows boys basketball team’s 40-37 win over Buckley (California) in the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
LeBron James, who ended 52 years of sports heartache by bringing Cleveland a championship and used his superstar platform to address social causes, was chosen as The Associated Press 2016 Male Athlete of the Year, an award he won previously in 2013.
UNLV’s basketball team opens Mountain West play at Colorado State on Wednesday and against Wyoming on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center. This is the part of the season first-year coach Marvin Menzies has been pointing toward.
With 320,000 people expected in the Las Vegas area this New Year’s Eve, revelers can expect to pay a little more for a room this weekend.
Two intruders broke into a Henderson Petland shop early Christmas morning, making off with two purebred puppies worth more than $6,000, the shop’s manager said.
Officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said they can’t go anywhere on the 1.6 million acre Desert National Wildlife Refuge without finding at least one Mylar balloon blown in from nearby Las Vegas.
Short-term rentals that become “party houses” in neighborhoods near the Strip have been an issue on Las Vegas City Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian’s to-do list for years.
A woman found dead in a central valley apartment Monday may have been strangled, Las Vegas police said.
It was a big year for Nevada’s drone industry. Local drone officials say they spent 2016 putting Nevada on the map. Officials hope to build on that momentum in 2017 and create more areas for drone operators to fly.
Rather than risk huge expense of a DUI conviction — or worse — partiers are urged to take advantage of free bus service and reduced rates for ride-sharing services.
Sequels and spin-offs to “Finding Nemo,” “Captain America,” and “Star Wars” powered the 2016 box office to a new domestic record.
While the world mourned the passing of Carrie Fisher on Tuesday, Cinnabon saw an opportunity to promote its brand.
Ina Hinds died in Las Vegas Dec. 16, at the age of 105. She was frequently mentioned in local news stories for her participation in active exercise classes past her 100th birthday.
Foothill backed off its full-court press late in the first quarter Tuesday and held Durango to two field goals the rest of the way in a 58-20 victory during pool play in the Gator Winter Classic at Green Valley.
Nevada prisons are going to start planning for their inmates’ successful release back into society on the first day they get into prison, rather than waiting for the end of their sentences.
Interested about crime trends in your neighborhood in the past week? Following is a breakdown.
Despite the thousands of bottles lining its shelves, The Whisky Attic is not a liquor wholesaler or a bar.
The lobby of Trump Tower has been cleared so police could investigate a so-called suspicious package that turned out to be an unattended backpack containing children’s toys.
Under a warm Oahu sun, with the tranquil, teal waters of Pearl Harbor behind them, former enemies cametogether to acknowledge the tremendous loss from the Japanese attack on U.S. military installations in Hawaii 75 years ago.
The National Labor Relations Board has certified a union representation vote for 268 security workers at Mandalay Bay who will be represented by the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America.
A day of quiet trading on Wall Street ended Tuesday with the Dow Jones industrial average inching closer to 20,000 and a record high for the Nasdaq composite.
Nevada Supreme Court Justice Michael Cherry is taking a turn as chief of the state high court, beginning Jan. 2.