U.S. Sen. Dean Heller made news this morning when he came out against the Republican health care reform bill being debated in the Senate, saying it would hurt millions in America and thousands in Nevada who are newly eligible for Medicaid.
The power of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s veto pen now extends to Washington, D.C.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys rested their cases on Friday in the double murder trial of Thomas Randolph. Should jurors convict 62-year-old Randolph of first-degree murder, the panel is expected to decide his punishment. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
Named the “World’s Best Party Room” by HGTV and featured on the network’s “Million Dollar Rooms,” Moon Crest Estate in MacDonald Highlands features a 6,300-square-foot, $4 million mega entertainment floor.
A wildfire menacing a southern Utah ski town for nearly a week flared again, doubling in size for the second night in a row and torching more homes after residents fled the flames, officials said Friday.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has been awarded a $500,000 grant to fight terrorist recruitment and radicalization, Rep. Dina Titus announced Friday.
The Golden Knights, looking for a scoring center with their first selection as a franchise in the NHL Entry Draft, had the chance to take the player some hockey insiders say could be one of the best of this draft.
Gov. Brian Sandoval headed a list of dignitaries that on Friday welcomed Australian slot-machine manufacturer Aristocrat Technologies Inc. to Summerlin where the company is building a 180,000 square-foot Las Vegas campus.
The district must be willing to more quickly reform, be more transparent, and undergo a fundamental cultural shift to regain trust and credibility. Otherwise the community will take matters into its own hands.
No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz and the Philadelphia 76ers’ NBA summer league squad will meet the Golden State Warriors at 7:30 p.m. July 8 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Alon casino project is stuck on the drawing board — its main backer bailed several months ago, and the land is up for sale.
Recreational marijuana will soon be legal in Nevada, but travelers might not be able to light up at the airport.
A video of a young Mormon girl revealing to her congregation that she is lesbian before her microphone is turned off by local church leaders is sparking a new round of discussions about how the religion handles LGBT issues.
The relentlessly popular Backstreet Boys reached the ticket limit in a charity partnership with The Animal Foundation in just three hours.
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc said on Friday it received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with an investigation over disclosures made about the impact of the “Blackfish” documentary and trading in the company’s securities.
Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva will meet in the main event of a Bellator MMA pay-per-view card Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The Discovery Charter School had faced possible closure over low academic performance.
It’s officially summer, Las Vegas. While the first day of summer on Tuesday brought a record-tying high of 117 degrees, Las Vegas is showing no signs of cooling off any time this weekend.
An elected official in Washington is asking U.S. Park Police why teenagers were handcuffed for selling bottled water on the National Mall.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin say their fight is better than the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor bout. Alvarez and Golovkin will meet Sept. 16 at T-Mobile Arena.
Danny Pieper brought his friend Vinny to wait in line as some of the first customers to the new Trader Joe’s grocery store at Centennial Center Boulevard and Ann Road.
Measure co-sponsored by Nevada Sen. Dean Heller makes it easier to fire employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for wrongdoing.
A three-sport athlete, Basic’s Frank Harris was among the nation’s best high jumpers.
Steve Scalise, the Louisiana lawmaker shot last week at a U.S. congressional baseball team practice, is no longer in the intensive care unit of the hospital where he is being treated and remains in fair condition, the hospital said on Friday.
At a time when elite athletes often concentrate on one sport, Rancho’s Sam Pochop proved to be an all-around athlete.
From a betting standpoint, a quarterback with a new contract can focus on getting wins. But bettors should beware of jumping on the “over” 9½ wins that the South Point has set as Oakland’s total.
The Flint, Michigan, airport officer stabbed in the neck during what authorities are investigating as a terrorist act is recovering well from a 12-inch “slash” that caused significant bleeding but spared major arteries and a nerve by “millimeters,” one of his doctors said Friday.
One person is in critical condition after a stabbing at an apartment complex near the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino early Friday morning, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Oakland Raiders franchise quarterback Derek Carr signed a five-year, $125 million contract extension Friday. But the pact, while making him the first player in NFL history to reach $25 million per year, was not entirely money-driven.