A man once dubbed the “Houdini” of Alabama’s death row after averting seven prior execution dates was put to death Friday, capping years of litigation challenging the humaneness of lethal injection.
British police investigating the Manchester Arena bombing made a new arrest Friday while continuing to search addresses associated with the attacker who killed 22 people.
Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Donald Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin, according to U.S. officials briefed on intelligence reports.
sdHall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya has termed the proposed bout between retired boxer Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor a “circus,” saying the sport might never recover if the “farce” is allowed to take place.
Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell is being laid to rest Friday at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.
A person is dead after a vehicle hit a pedestrian Thursday night in the central valley, Las Vegas police said.
A Houston-area school is apologizing after a seventh-grade student was given an award that named her “most likely to become a terrorist.”
A lawsuit alleging that Hershey is intentionally under-filling packages of Whoppers, Reese’s Pieces and other candy has gotten the green light to move forward.
Marijuana tax, collective bargaining and a deadline day mark the 110th day of the Nevada Legislature.
Nick Rupp and Jaxson Otis combined to go 4-7 with two runs and two RBIs on Thursday to help the Sunset Region to a 12-8 win over the Sunrise Region in the Class 4A all-star baseball game the College of Southern Nevada.
The Cavaliers eliminated Boston in a 135-102 blowout Thursday night to set the stage for the highly-anticipated threequel with the Warriors that thankfully promises to be more like “Rocky III” than “The Hangover Part III.”
UNLV senior Justin Jones and sophomore Ernie De La Trinidad were named All-Mountain West second team in baseball, and Bryson Stott was the league’s co-freshman of the year.
Fans celebrated the 40th anniversary of the release of “Star Wars” at the Millenium Fandom Bar in the Arts District on Thursday night.
The 51s’ losing streak hit four games on Thursday as they fell for the third straight night to Round Rock, this time 6-4 at Dell Diamond.
Republican multimillionaire Greg Gianforte won Montana’s only U.S. House seat on Thursday despite being charged a day earlier with assault after witnesses said he grabbed a reporter by the neck and threw him to the ground.
The School Board’s move creates a locally controlled alternative to the state Department of Education’s own agreements that gave those schools an exemption from joining the controversial Achievement School District.
Ruperto Valencia, 59, of Santa Rosa, California, had been driving south toward Las Vegas along I-15 about noon when he took Glendale’s exit 91 at a speed too fast for traffic conditions, the Highway Patrol said.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are heading back to the Stanley Cup Final. Chris Kunitz beat Craig Anderson 5:09 into the second overtime to give the defending champions a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final Thursday night.
But until we are dedicated to that material change, we will continue to wallow at or near the bottom of the educational success lists. And because we are at the bottom of these lists, parental choice must be a potential alternative.
Clearly the press has no respect for the electorate, nor the office of the president. I’m guessing this is why most people do not get their news from mass media outlets, relying on the internet instead.
Third, Ms. Brice Howard states “we all know single-payer health care is on its way.” Well, darn it, I was one who didn’t.
Colbert’s monologue may have been offensive and ill-advised. But that shouldn’t be any of the government’s business.
During a hearing this week on the measure, Assembly Republicans questioned whether it would reduce prices or help diabetics. There skepticism is well founded. It would likely accomplish neither.
Nevada’s “death with dignity” bill has never been a partisan issue.
LeBron James scored 35 points and passed Michael Jordan to become the NBA’s all-time playoff scoring leader as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 135-102 on Thursday night to claim their third straight Eastern Conference title and a return trip to the NBA Finals.
On a conference call ahead of UFC 212 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo talked about a possible boxing career, while Max Holloway said he’s determined to prove he’s the greatest of all time.
Two venues were shut down on opening night as Crapshoot Comedy Festival grew up fast in its inaugural event downtown.
The Clark County School District’s response — or lack thereof — to instances of teachers’ sexual misconduct involving students is stunning.
Ensuring the environments those swimmers are in are safe is the responsibility of the Southern Nevada Health District, which oversees about 4,800 pools and spas.
Las Vegas police are investigating after a 17-year-old Laughlin High School student was found dead near Harrah’s Laughlin hotel-casino Tuesday evening after walking out of an exam that morning.