Frank Deford, the award-winning sports writer and commentator whose elegant reportage was a staple for years at Sports Illustrated and National Public Radio, has died. He was 78.
A Mississippi deputy killed in a shooting rampage had worked in Christian ministry before going into law enforcement, and liked doing puppet shows to deliver uplifting messages to children.
Assembly Bill 515 would create a confidential database of payday, high-interest and title loans done in Nevada. The idea is to create data, without the names of people receiving loans, that will better help the state get a sense of the industry’s activities.
During a table reading for “Sex Tips For a Straight Woman From a Gay Man,” Kendra Wilkinson arrived at a table reading — and had already memorized the show’s script.
John Coldsmith believes growing up on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania has been responsible for the work ethic he’s maintained in more than 40 years of work in hospitals.
Legendary golf instructor and Henderson resident Butch Harmon is one of five sports icons who will be inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame on Friday at Orleans Arena.
A bill that was amended in the Assembly late Friday could run Uber and Lyft out of business in Nevada, critics of the measure said Monday.
A Las Vegas man who died after being shot more than 10 times Thursday inside a central valley apartment complex during what police are calling a drug-related incident has been identified.
Nine desk jockeys from Las Vegas-area Bank of America branches have traded in their business suits for biking togs to raise funds and awareness for AIDS. They were set to be in the midst of a weeklong, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles called the AIDS/LifeCycle ride that began June 4 and ends June 10.
The president recognized the victims for “standing up to hate and intolerance.”
Police in Manchester, England issued a picture of the arena suicide bomber holding a blue suitcase and asked anyone who might have seen him with it before the attack to call a confidential hotline.
Casino host Bobby DeFroda has been working at Sunset Station since September 1997 — three months after it opened — and at first he wasn’t sold on its prospects for success.
The man shot and killed while leaving a North Las Vegas nightclub Saturday morning has been identified.
In the late 1950s, Jon Cobain wanted to see the world, but his blue-collar background and lack of experience made that a challenge. That changed when he became UNLV’s first graduate.
Take a look at the faces that have made headlines in Las Vegas in the last 30 days.
Broken Spectacles grew out of the Blind Center of Nevada’s music program, and they’ve played the at Smith Center for the Performing Arts, the Suncoast and the House of Blues. On June 3, they’ll play the Local Brews.
Tiger Woods attributed an “unexpected reaction” to prescription medicine for his arrest on a DUI charge that landed him in a Florida jail Monday for nearly four hours.
Two-term incumbent Anita Wood is locked in a tough battle to represent North Las Vegas’ Ward 3 against Scott Black, a businessman endorsed by Mayor John Lee.
Here are three things to watch on day 113 of the 2017 legislative session.
Forecast highs this week for the Las Vegas Valley “are running a few degrees above normal,” meteorologist Clay Morgan said.
A 73-year-old Australian fisherman said Monday that he caught a far bigger fish than he hoped for when a 9-foot great white shark leapt into his boat, knocking him off his feet.
Once upon a time, there was a fair princess who was kidnapped by an evil king who held her prisoner high in the tower of his castle, deep in the forest.
A woman was shot in the back Monday morning near Interstate 15, Las Vegas police said.
In the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, a Navy Seal team member fell to his death Sunday after his parachute failed to open during a Fleet Week demonstration over the Hudson River.
If you’re planning a big vacation trip this summer, move over. You’re going to have lots of company. By air or car, traveler numbers are expected to rise over last year thanks to a decent economy and stable gasoline prices.
The 24-year-old man who was abducted Sunday night in the central valley has been found unharmed, Las Vegas police said.
Authorities say they’ve detained a suspect in connection to a fire that damaged a Reno motel early Sunday and displaced dozens of guests.
The United States Postal Service plans to commemorate John F. Kennedy’s centennial Monday with a dedication of a new JFK postage stamp in Brookline, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb where the late president was born on May 29, 1917.
Sidney Crosby and the Penguins are looking to repeat as Stanley Cup champions against the Nashville Predators who are making their first appearance in the Finals and boast a wealth of talent.
The New York Mets’ injury woes aren’t just on the major league side. Las Vegas reliever Dave Roseboom was placed on the disabled list on Saturday