Vegas Stripped: Behind the scenes of a fireworks show

Here is a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to produce a massive firework show in Las Vegas, and why it remains a Grucci family passion.

Nevada experiments with ‘biochar’ to improve health of forests

State land stewards are experimenting with an ancient method to improve the health of Nevada forests and make use of the renewable resource — baking tree trunks and limbs in a slow cooker to turn them into charcoal.

Warranty trumps price when it comes to buying a used car

In the market for a used car? If you have been doing your research, you’re probably seeing some wide ranges in prices for similar used cars.

Tall wagon redesigned for 2016

The Lincoln MKX has been completely redesigned for 2016.

CES is (almost) all about cars this year

If you didn’t know any better, you’d think this year’s edition of CES, an international consumer electronics show, is all about cars.

 
Southern states now facing floods as Midwest rivers recede

Overflowing rivers receded in Missouri and Illinois on Friday after flooding swamped communities and forced towns to evacuate, but forecasters warned rain-swollen waterways could menace Southern states downstream.

Nevada Supreme Court limits life sentences for juveniles

The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that multiple prison terms handed out to juvenile offenders that amount to a life-without-parole sentence for crimes other than murder are unconstitutional because of a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision.

4 hospitalized in wrong-way crash on US 95 Thursday night

At least four people, including the driver of a car that was going the wrong way, were hospitalized after a crash that closed U.S. Highway 95 for four hours on New Year’s Eve.

TV’s Trapper John on ‘M*A*S*H*,’ Wayne Rogers, dies

Wayne Rogers, who portrayed wisecracking Army surgeon “Trapper John” McIntyre in the first three seasons of TV’s “M*A*S*H,” died Thursday, his publicist Rona Menashe told Reuters.

Scenes from a cold, clear New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas — PHOTOS

With all the flair and fascination Las Vegas can offer, the nation’s largest fireworks display blasted off at midnight over the Strip as 80,000 bursts of sound and color danced across the frigid nighttime sky in sync to music.

Teen struck by bullet from outside east valley house

A teen was struck by what may have been “celebratory gunfire” just after midnight Friday and taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Las Vegas police.

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