Nevada has the fourth-highest rate of fatal hit-and-run crashes per capita when compared with other states across the country, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reported in a study released Thursday.
CityCenter Holdings, a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International, agreed to sell the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas and adjacent retail properties for approximately $214 million.
The Lights striker has started the season in a slump, with no goals or assists in the team’s first four matches.
Avicii’s family has released a second statement about their late son this week, saying the famed DJ “could not go on any longer” and that “he wanted to find peace.”
The temperature is expected to rise into the 90s when the Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks finally get around to dropping the puck in their Western Conference semifinal series at T-Mobile Arena, but it should still be cool inside.
A tank containing crude oil or asphalt exploded at a large refinery in Wisconsin on Thursday, injuring several people and prompting fire officials to urge people living near the still-burning plant to evacuate their homes.
A study exploring the viability of consolidating police services across Southern Nevada’s higher education institutions reveals a UNLV police department that’s rife with problems and unable to support such a merger.
Former Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen has apologized for a series of offensive tweets he sent while in high school.
Thousands of Arizona teachers and their supporters are marching toward the state Capitol to demand more education funding in a historic statewide strike that’s shut down schools.
Democratic lawmakers filed a bill in the Senate Thursday to prevent U.S. presidents from abusing the pardon power of the office for personal gain or to obstruct an investigation.
The immersive virtual reality attraction opens Friday in St. Mark’s Square of the Grand Canal Shoppes.
Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, completing the spectacular late-in-life downfall of a comedian who broke racial barriers in Hollywood on his way to TV superstardom as America’s Dad.
A 118-year-old statue of the “Oh! Susanna” songwriter was removed from a Pittsburgh park Thursday after criticism that the work is demeaning because it includes a slave sitting at his feet, plucking a banjo.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that his personal attorney Michael Cohen represented him “with this crazy Stormy Daniels deal,” after previously denying any knowledge of a payment Cohen made to the porn actress who alleges an affair with Trump.
The European Space Agency has released the first image taken by its Trace Gas Orbiter showing the ice-covered edge of a vast Martian crater.
Mike Pompeo has been sworn is as secretary of state.
Narrowing the field to a manageable number of horses that you can return to when post positions are drawn for the Run for the Roses on Tuesday will give you an edge over handicappers who are grappling with a 20-horse field.
Shares of MGM Resorts International plunged as much as 10 percent Thursday morning after the company cut its earning guidance for 2018 due to weakness at two Strip properties.
Lawmakers assailed Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Thursday for the ethics and spending scandals that have prompted bipartisan calls for his ouster.
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Boston approved a plan Thursday to change the name of Yawkey Way, the street outside Fenway Park named in honor of a former Red Sox owner some have said was racist.
Comedian Patton Oswalt proudly spoke of his late wife after California authorities announced an arrest of a serial killer and rapist.
The Las Vegas Valley could meet or break a record high temperature today, according to the National Weather Service.
Four Democrats jostling to be Nevada’s next governor squared off Wednesday on gun control, immigration and the state’s struggling education system.
Penn National Gaming exceeded its own first-quarter expectations and remained on course to close on its merger with Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment that ultimately will save the company $100 million a year.
Two people were injured Thursday morning in a rollover crash in the central valley.
Southwest Airlines says bookings are down since the fatal accident on one of its planes last week.
A House bill expected to be filed Thursday would prohibit the Energy Department from taking any action to license Yucca Mountain as a nuclear repository until the federal government studies alternative uses for the Nevada site.
Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson withdrew his nomination to become secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday following mounting allegations of professional and personal misconduct that the White House physician called complete false and fabricated.
No one was injured Thursday morning in an attempted robbery in Henderson.