Bone-chilling cold gripped much of the central U.S. as 2018 began Monday, breaking century-old records, icing over some New Year’s celebrations and leading to at least two deaths attributed to exposure to the elements.
More than a decade ago, the vision for an education building dedicated solely to the study of hospitality included a location at the very edge of UNLV’s campus.
A motorcyclist died Monday after crashing west of Las Vegas, troopers said.
If NFL coaching is a blade, Jon Gruden has stayed sharp during a prolonged stint as an ESPN broadcaster.
Tim Elliott and his coaches weren’t sure how he would handle walking to the cage on Saturday morning without his head coach just two weeks after his suicide, so they tried to prepare for the emotional moment.
As the ailing masses slept in Monday morning after their New Years’ revelry, a group set out into the desert to greet 2018 in a place few get to see.
When Veronica was raped more than 13 years ago, she says neither the police nor the hospital staff believed her story that a longtime friend attacked her while his mother was in the next room.
The team set an NHL record with 23 points in December and has the best record in the Western Conference while leading the Pacific Division with 54 points.
The Chainsmokers rocked XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas. This was expected.
American alcohol consumption spikes every December as the holidays descend, which may help explain why reducing or eliminating alcohol consumption is a common New Year’s resolution. If you have resolved to seek treatment for a drinking problem, there is good news and bad news.
Reese Witherspoon, Shonda Rhimes and Jennifer Aniston are among hundreds of Hollywood women who have formed an anti-harassment coalition called Time’s Up.
Customers lined up early to purchase recreational marijuana legally for the first time in California as the new year brought broad legalization some two decades after the state was the first to allow pot for medical use.
The Regional Transportation Commission is reporting traffic is backed up on southbound Interstate 15 as people head out of Las Vegas after the New Year holiday weekend.
The United Soccer League team will begin play during the 2018 season, starting with an exhibition game against Major League Soccer’s Montreal Impact on Saturday, Feb. 10 at Cashman Field.
Authorities in suburban Denver were investigating what led a 37-year-old man to fire more than 100 rounds in his apartment on sheriff’s deputies, killing one and injuring four others. Two civilians were also injured.
Chief Justice John Roberts is promising a careful evaluation of the federal judiciary’s sexual misconduct policies and an effort to highlight the work of court employees following the year’s destructive hurricanes.
Britney Spears deserves credit for delivering a contemporary Las Vegas spectacle in a theater that was devoid of such a destination production.
Floral floats rolled under sunny skies as the Rose Parade drew thousands of revelers for Southern California’s colorful New Year’s Day tradition.
The Chicago Bears fired John Fox on Monday after a 5-11 season, ending one of the least successful coaching stints in team history.
Jim Caldwell may have been the Detroit Lions’ most successful coach in the Super Bowl era. That was not enough to save his job.
“I said this could be a pull-the-heart-type of song, but we already have all that pain (and) suffering going on, so I felt it needed to be a powerful success song,” he said.
Three people were injured New Year’s Day after a suspected impaired driver crashed into a taxi in the central valley.
An expected 330,000 people’s worth of trash. Estimates were not available Monday, but the cleanup to ring in 2017 gathered more than 12 tons of garbage.
With Nevada National Guard troops and Las Vegas police observing, New Year’s Eve looked a lot like another New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas.
The Fremont Street Experience may not have the dramatic fireworks that cap the New Year’s Eve celebration on the Strip, but the party still rocks.
More than 300 Nevada National Guard troops joined the FBI and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to keep watch Sunday night as Las Vegas brought in the new year.
A man, a woman, two teenagers and an infant were in the SUV, McGrath said. As a teenage boy in the back seat tried to fight the man off, the driver grabbed a gun and hit the man in the head with it several times.
Fireworks lit the New Year’s sky early Monday morning as Las Vegas welcomed 2018.
Pickleball is an all-ages game that incorporates the strategy and skills of other racket sports but doesn’t require powerful shots to win.
The Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Act, passed by the 2017 Legislature, outlines safeguards for doctors before they prescribe controlled substances to treat pain and increases requirements necessary to continue a prescription.