Turkey has identified the gunman in the Istanbul nightclub massacre, the foreign minister said Wednesday as the president vowed that the country won’t surrender to terrorists or become divided.
National Park officials blame an automated program for plunging the Washington Monument into darkness.
Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a call of a crash on the Strip early Wednesday morning.
Each new year brings resolutions — vows of self-improvement many people make but often fail to keep. Learn about the most common New Year’s resolutions and how much they’ll cost you in 2017.
Rex Tillerson, the nominee of President-elect Donald Trump for secretary of state, is severing ties with Exxon Mobil through a $180 million retirement package ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing.
Mariah Carey says she was “mortified” in “real time” during her disastrous live performance moments before the ball dropped on ABC’s “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve.”
Homicide detectives are investigating a body found near downtown early Wednesday morning.
Events begin Thursday in Memphis to mark what would have been Elvis Presley’s 82nd birthday, with a cake-cutting ceremony on the front lawn of his home at Graceland.
An Israeli military court has convicted a soldier of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an incapacitated Palestinian attacker.
Five players to watch in UNLV basketball games this week against Boise State at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center and at Utah State at 3 p.m. PST Saturday:
As much as the truth hurts — the odds of a non-Power 5 ever cracking a Final Four in football rank alongside those of Urban Meyer being satisfied with how Ohio State’s season concluded — a recent suggestion from the not-so-major conferences is ill-advised.
Up to 100 people can register for the indoor triathlon, which will take place in Green Valley and Summerlin and will include a 10-minute swim, 30-minute bike ride and 20-minute run.
For ‘under’ bettors and Las Vegas sports books, it was as bad as a beat gets. For ‘over’ bettors, it was a veritable New Year miracle.
Host Canada, the United States, Russia and Sweden are traditional world hockey powers, and all four teams bring strengths to the semifinals of the under-20 World Junior Hockey Championships.
UNLV plays Boise State on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center, one of eight games this season that begin at 8 p.m. Pacific time for the Rebels.
Bank of Nevada announced that Rachelle Crupi was elevated from regional president to president, effective Jan. 1
Brian Sandoval swore in new chief judges on Nevada’s appellate courts on Tuesday. Sandoval administered the oath of office to Supreme Court Justice Michael Cherry and Judge Abbi Silver of the Court of Appeals.
When a large group bellows “Happy New Year!” in unison on a bluff at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, the nearby canyon shouts a jubilant reply.
Bishop Gorman’s Chuck O’Bannon nailed two long 3-pointers in the final four minutes as the Gaels held off host Clark, 70-63.
Centennial’s Karen Weitz is expected to become the first basketball coach in state history to reach 600 career victories when the Bulldogs host Legacy in a Northwest League game at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Kavon Williams scored a game-high 16 points to help Cheyenne’s boys basketball team upset visiting Desert Pines, 56-52 on Tuesday.
Ethan Slater and Josiah Boyd each recorded second-period pins Tuesday, and Durango’s wrestling team beneffited from six forfeits in their 57-30 home win over Bonanza.
Tiarra Del Rosario threw a first-half scoring pass to Alyssa Karpinski, and Haylee Nerio made a game-saving tackle as Cimarron-Memorial’s flag football team held on to edge host Arbor View 8-6 on Tuesday.
Adrianna Jones dropped in a game-high 21 points, and Western’s girls basketball team held on for a 51-48 victory over visiting Mojave on Tuesday.
From psychedelic rock to fun hip-hop, Las Vegas is brimming with promising bands just waiting for you to discover them.