Clark County commissioners on Tuesday added two marijuana industry professionals as at-large members to the county’s new marijuana advisory panel.
Councilman Isaac Barron is seeking a second term, with a challenge from Hector Rivera, a political organizer who worked last year on Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign.
Councilman Stavros Anthony will need to ward off three challengers to win his third and final term on the Las Vegas City Council.
The Texas Senate has given final approval to a so-called “wrongful birth” bill seeking to prevent parents from suing doctors for malpractice after their child is born with severe disabilities.
President Donald Trump signed a bill into law Tuesday that updates NASA’s mission to add exploration of Mars and authorizes $19.5 billion in spending for the U.S. space agency for the current budget year.
Former Dean Foods Co. Chairman Tom Davis on Tuesday told jurors in Manhattan federal court that he passed insider information to Las Vegas sports gambler William “Billy” Walters using a cell phone the two called the “bat phone.”
The team said Tuesday the home run king will attend a few days of spring training, starting Wednesday in Scottsdale, Arizona. He’ll also visit the Giants’ minor league teams.
Ted Field’s Radar Pictures is developing a movie about the Chicago Cubs winning the 2016 World Series — their first in 108 years — with the team and its recently-retired catcher David Ross.
A snake carried onto a commuter airplane flying between Alaska communities caused a slight weekend commotion.
A SpeedVegas driving instructor has filed a civil lawsuit in Clark County District Court seeking an order to close the track south of Las Vegas until a series of safety protocols is instituted.
The only person with whom Dylann Roof shared his racist plan to massacre worshippers at a historically black South Carolina church is about to find out how long he will go to prison for lying to the FBI.
Three Minnesota football players were cleared of sexual harassment allegations in the final round of appeals at the school and will be allowed to return to spring practice, while two more had their suspensions upheld.
In the span of a little over a year, mostly pop-punk and emo-oriented bands like Panic!, Escape The Fate, You In Series, The Higher and The Cab all got signed.
Assembly Bill 119 would give priority to garnishments for spousal support that someone owes their ex-wife or ex-husband.
The U.S. and British governments are barring passengers on some international flights from bringing laptops, tablets, electronic games and other devices on board in carry-on bags.
A northwest valley intersection is closed Tuesday morning because of an overturned truck.
Despite the traffic jams and a handful of crashes, motorists on Tuesday appeared to embrace “The Big Squeeze” during the first morning commute involving lane closures on U.S. Highway 95.
Joey Lauria has built a career by overcoming challenges — including some of his own doing.
Power has been restored to nearly 3,000 people in the south valley Tuesday morning after a car crashed into a power box, according to NV Energy.
Rain and wind are expected in the valley this week, according to the National Weather Service.
Senators grilled U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch during a daylong hearing Tuesday at which the appellate judge refused to reveal his leanings on controversial topics like abortion rights, gun rights and religious freedoms.
Universal is leading the theme-park charge into “virtual lines” that give visitors options for exploring a park or watching live entertainment instead of the tedium of looking at someone’s back as you inch forward step by step to the thrill ride.
A robber pulled the trigger on a man but his gun didn’t go off during a robbery in the west-central Las Vegas Valley Monday night, police said.
Labrador retrievers have extended their record run as America’s most popular dog breed.
Four people were arrested following a shooting-turned-pursuit in the northeast Las Vegas Valley Monday evening, police said.
“We as a community simply will not survive in any way that is recognizable without a timely rebuild of that bridge,” said Big Sur Chamber of Commerce President Kirk Gafill, owner of the historic Nepenthe Restaurant, which has been serving Big Sur since 1949. The area also is without law enforcement and public services.
A 25-year-old sea turtle in Thailand who swallowed nearly a thousand coins tossed by tourists seeking good luck died Tuesday, two weeks after having surgery to remove the coins from its stomach.
Martin McGuinness, the Irish Republican Army commander who led his underground, paramilitary movement toward reconciliation with Britain, and was Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister for a decade in a power-sharing government, died Tuesday, his Sinn Fein party announced.
Here are three things to watch on Day 44 of the 2017 Legislative Session.
Palo Verde’s Jack Trent fired a 4-under-par 68 on Monday at Canyon Gate to lead the Panthers to team title in a Northwest Leaguematch.