The state’s athletic commission voted unanimously Friday to begin what it called an open regulation project aimed at examining the drug’s place on the list of prohibited substances during a meeting at the Grant Sawyer Building.
Defense attorneys for Las Vegas sports bettor Bill Walters are seeking the dismissal of his indictment on insider-trading charges because at least one FBI agent leaked confidential grand jury and investigative information to the press.
A Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center employee was robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of the south valley hospital Friday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s main operating unit has cleared the way for the casino operator to exit bankruptcy protection.
There’s a new thrill on the streets of downtown Las Vegas, where high- and low-rollers alike are climbing aboard what officials call the first driverless electric shuttle operating on a public U.S. street.
Las Vegas real estate investor Michael Shustek is proposing to delist his company Vestin Realty Trust II from the Nasdaq exchange in what the company says is an attempt to save on expenses and management time.
A man suffered critical injuries Friday morning when he was hit while crossing Las Vegas Boulevard North. A late 1990s Chevrolet 1500 long-bed pickup truck left the scene before officers arrived, police said.
The two Canadian curlers are married with two children, who often travel on the road with them when they go to events.
Former Lincoln County Commissioner Adam Katschke, 44, was sentenced Friday to one-to-four years in prison for defrauding insurance companies.
Here is the latest Southern Nevada flag football coaches poll.
Several dozen bald eagles were spotted around Lake Mead this week as biologists and volunteers fanned out in boats for their annual survey of the national bird.
During the recent presidential campaign, rules to keep debate orderly at UNLV led to fractious discourse and left some students wondering where they could speak freely and safely.
Two males were shot in the central valley Friday morning, and Las Vegas police are investigating.
There are many terms used to describe Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for Secretary of Education.
The AFC divisional playoff game between the Steelers and Chiefs on Sunday has been moved from an early afternoon kickoff to primetime because of an ice storm due to hit the Kansas City area this weekend.
Here are five industries with promising futures, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, market research firm IBISWorld and financial information company Sageworks.
Prosecutors have added an attempted murder charge to the case against a man accused of shooting at a shoplifting suspect in June outside a Target store in Las Vegas.
The show, penned by label founder Berry Gordy Jr., includes dozens of Hitsville classics, from the Jackson Five’s “ABC” to Smokey Robinson’s “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me.”
Our arts picks this week include Las Vegas Little Theatre’s production of “A Little Night Music” and the Las Vegas Philharmonic performing works by Beethoven and Mozart.
U.S. House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost.
More than 40 million people visit Las Vegas every year. I’m guessing “Sleepless” screenwriter Andrea Berloff isn’t one of them.
Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals agreed to a $13,625,000 contract for 2017, avoiding arbitration and more than doubling the slugging outfielder’s salary two years before he can become a free agent for the first time.
Institutional problems within the Chicago Police Department have led to serious civil rights violations for years, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report released Friday.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday said overtures by Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives seeking input from states on the Affordable Care Act was a “positive consultation process.”
Las Vegas City Council, take heed: Folks in Summerlin are not happy about those trash-collection changes proposed by Republic Services of Southern Nevada. In fact, many seniors — especially those who live in the hilly sections of Sun City Summerlin — are downright livid over the prospect of having to push rolling trash carts, which Republic would provide, to and from the curb.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on May 6 for an HBO pay-per-view event, Golden Boy Promotions announced on Friday.
Our dining picks this week include the Black and Blue at Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken and a special Chinese New Year menu at Hakkasan.
This week’s lineup for budget-minded music fans includes Mike Xavier at The Bunkhouse Saloon and Lawn Mower Death Riders at Dive Bar.
A decision will made early next week on whether UNLV junior forward Dwayne Morgan will play again this basketball season, coach Marvin Menzies said Friday.
The teaser tweet from @DaveandMahoney on Jan. 6, which I referenced this week, was indeed an indication the radio team is heading back to Las Vegas.